The State of Palestine has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments. In fact, the country is not a member of the WTO.

The country has a telecommunications authority: the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). However, it is reported that the decision making process of this entity is not fully independent from the government.

The State of Palestine has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.

The State of Palestine does not have a comprehensive regime of data protection in place.

According to Art. 31 of Decree No. 10 of 2018 on Cybercrime, a service provider – defined as any person who enables users to communicate by means of information technology or who processes, stores or hosts computer data on behalf of an information service provider or its users – must retain subscriber information for a period of not less than three years.
Under Art. 1 of the Decree, “subscriber information” includes all information held by the service provider relating to service subscribers, such as the type of communications service used, technical requirements, duration of the service, the subscriber’s identity, postal or geographical address or telephone number, payment information available under the service or installation agreement, and any other information concerning the location of the communication equipment based on that agreement.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Palestine's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Palestine's law and jurisprudence.

According to Art. 2 of the Instructions No. 1 of 2009 on the Registration of the Data of Subscribers to Cellular Telecommunications Services, all licensees providing cellular telecommunications services are required to register a minimum set of subscriber data for mobile services and obtain a copy of the subscriber’s personal identification document. The minimum data to be recorded comprise the subscriber’s full name, national identification card or passport number, place of residence and work, and date and place of birth.

It is reported that the country's intellectual property framework is outdated and weakly enforced, with particularly limited enforcement of IPR rules in relation to music and audiovisual works.

The State of Palestine has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

The State of Palestine has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

The State of Palestine is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II). In fact, the country is not a member of the WTO.

According to Art. 24 of the Public Procurement Law, the procuring entity, the General Supplies Department or the Central Tenders Department can only apply the international bidding method in the following cases:
(i) where the procurement is of a special or complex nature, as determined by the procuring entity;
(ii) where the required supplies, works or services are not available locally at competitive prices and with the required quality; or
(iii) where no bids have been submitted by local bidders after all procurement methods permitted by law have been exhausted.