Act No. 19,039 provides a framework for the effective protection of trade secrets. Arts. 86-88 refer to trade secrets as business secrets. A trade secret is any knowledge relating to products or industrial processes that, when kept secret, confers on its holder a competitive advantage. In order to claim the protection that the Chilean law grants to holders of trade secrets, it is necessary to meet these three requirements: 1) the information should always remain secret, which means that it should not be generally known or readily accessible to third parties; 2) the information must have trade value –or at least potential commercial value– for the SME, and it should be linked to the fact it is secret; 3) the holder of the trade secret must take “reasonable steps” to protect the information as confidential.

According to Art. 26 bis of Law No. 21.245, concessionaires of public telecom services that are assigned rights to use the radioelectric spectrum must allow access and use of their facilities to other public service concessionaires (or concessionaires that are interested in establishing themselves as such) for virtual mobile and automatic roaming operations.

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

Chile has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

According to Arts. 14-15 of the Supreme Decree 1391, a homologation process is needed for telecom products, which requires an administrative resolution by the "Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes" (Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Transportation, ATT). Moreover, Art. 16 states that the importation of telecom equipment and antennas used for satellite reception requires prior authorisation from the ATT. It is reported that the products that require approval include: modems, wireless telephones, transceiver terminals, equipment for television broadcasting, equipment for sound broadcasting, equipment for Earth stations, power amplifiers for radio frequency, transceivers and transmitters switching stations, equipment for data networks, multiplexers, and optical line terminal equipment.
Art. 14 of the "Guidelines for the Registration and Approval of Telecommunications and ICT Equipment" stipulates that, for the homologation of any telecommunications or ICT device, terminal or equipment, the applicant must submit to the ATT, among other requirements, the following documents: a certificate of conformity for the equipment subject to homologation, issued by an international body recognised by the ATT, and laboratory test reports relating to the equipment to be approved.

According to Art. 195 of the Supreme Decree No. 25870, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 100, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). This regime only applies to shipments imported through the "Empresa de Correos de Bolivia" (ECOBOL), the designated postal operator. Parcel post and express shipments may be imported through ECOBOL, free of customs duties. These shipments are defined as those containing goods that are not sent by commercial companies, whose importation is neither prohibited nor subject to prior authorisation, and which meet the specified value threshold.

Bolivia lacks a framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce.

Bolivia has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Bolivia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Bolivia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

The General Telecommunications, Information and Communication Technologies Law regulates the telecom sector's licensing regime.
It is reported that, in 2024, the Bolivian Government refused to grant SpaceX, the owner of the Starlink satellite network, a licence to operate in the country on the grounds of data protection and national sovereignty. On 22 December 2025, however, the Government issued Supreme Decree No. 5509, which authorises global satellite internet providers such as Starlink and Kuiper to offer nationwide connectivity, and its sole article specifies that the implementation of telecommunications services through low‑Earth‑orbit satellites is permitted within Bolivian territory.

Bolivia has only partially appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

The "Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes" (ATT), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

Section 4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Free Software and Open Standards stipulates that public entities are prohibited from storing the State’s “non‑public” data on servers located outside the national territory. Such data must be held exclusively within the technological infrastructure of public institutions or through State‑operated cloud services, and in all cases within the country’s borders. In contrast, public entities may use open platforms for the management of public data, provided that local backups are maintained within the State's technological infrastructure to ensure continued accessibility and long‑term preservation.