It is reported that the Instituto Nacional das Comunicações de Moçambique (INCM), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

According to Art. 7 of the Telecommunications Network Security Regulation, personal data of the residents in Mozambican territory must be stored within the boundaries of national borders and governed by the jurisdiction of Mozambique. However, the network and public telecommunications service operator can store consumer data in the cloud, outside of the territorial space, provided it ensures that the personal data storage is subject to the national jurisdiction and it is made available to the authorities upon request.

Mozambique has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

It is reported that Mozambique does not mandate functional or accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market.

There are minimum capital to obtain a telecom licence under the Telecommunications Regulatory Fees Decree No. 68/2016. The limits, listed in Annex II are the following:
- 70 Millions Meticals for unified licenses (approx. USD 1,090,000);
- 56 Millions to 86.000 Meticals for telecommunications network (approx. USD 877,000 to USD 1,300);
- 11.25 Millions to 43.000 Meticals for telecommunications services (approx. USD 176,000 to USD 6,700);
- 34.000 to 113.000 Meticals for supply, installation and maintenance, import, distribution and sale of telecommunications equipment (approx. USD 530 to USD 1,790);
- 25.000 to 55.000 Meticals for numbering licenses (approx. USD 390 to USD 860).

Tmcel - Moçambique Telecom SA is a state-owned enterprise, which was once the monopoly holder in the sector, but no longer leads the market. Vodacom, SA remains the operator holding the largest market share with 49% of subscribers.

It is reported that there is an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Mozambique to deliver telecom services to end users. It is practiced in the mobile sector and in the fixed sector based on commercial agreements.

There is no comprehensive regulatory framework for trade secrets in Mozambique, but the Industrial Property Code covers general principles applicable to trade secrets. Art. 213 (3) considers it an offence of unlawful competition to remove, disclose or use confidential data or information relating to the production or use of certain products or processes or relating to the provision of services of a competitor, without their consent and in a manner which is contrary to honest commercial practices, provided that such information is secret, in the sense that it is not known or easily accessible to persons in circles that usually deal with the kind of information in question, either as a whole or in the specific configuration and assembly of its components; has a commercial value because it is secret; has been subject to reasonable precautions, taken by the person lawfully in control of the information, under the circumstances, to keep it secret.

Mozambique has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Mozambique has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Mozambique has a copyright regime under the Copyright Act. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 9-20 lists the exceptions, which include reproduction for private purposes; reproduction in the form of a quotation; use for educational purposes; among others.

Mozambique is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Under Art. 5 of the Electronic Transactions Law, the domain name regulation falls under the competence of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologie - INTIC (Regulatory entity), which can grant the registration or assign this function to third parties (agents). According to Art. 8 the Decree No. 82/2020, only national entities providing internet DNS services, ICT service providers and foreign companies with a branch in Mozambique can be eligible and qualify as domain registration agents.

Although foreign patents might be recognized or registered in Mozambique (upon the payment of a fee amounting to MZN 5,400, equivalent to USD 84), there is a requirement to have a local representative when applying for the registration. According to the Industrial Property Code, if the applicant is a resident (based or with registered offices in Mozambique), the application for registration may be filed directly with Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) with no need to appoint an Intellectual Property official agent. On the contrary, if the applicant is not domiciled or resident in Mozambique, he/she must be represented by a Mozambican Intellectual Property Agent.

There are minimum capital to obtain a telecom licence under the Telecommunications Regulatory Fees Decree No. 68/2016. The limits, listed in Annex II are the following:
- 70 Millions Meticals for unified licenses (approx. USD 1,090,000);
- 56 Millions to 86.000 Meticals for telecommunications network (approx. USD 877,000 to USD 1,300);
- 11.25 Millions to 43.000 Meticals for telecommunications services (approx. USD 176,000 to USD 6,700);
- 34.000 to 113.000 Meticals for supply, installation and maintenance, import, distribution and sale of telecommunications equipment (approx. USD 530 to USD 1,790);
- 25.000 to 55.000 Meticals for numbering licenses (approx. USD 390 to USD 860).