According to Art. 313 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador 2008, the State reserves the right to administer, regulate, control, and manage strategic sectors, including telecommunications. Furthermore, according to Arts. 316 of the Constitution of the State and Art. 14 of the Organic Law of Telecommunications, public telecommunications services are provided directly by the State, through public telecommunications companies, or indirectly through delegation to mixed economy companies in which it has a majority shareholding.

According to Art. 98 of the Organic Law on Communications, all the advertising that is disseminated in Ecuadorian territory through the media must be produced in Ecuadorian territory by Ecuadorian natural persons or foreigners residing in Ecuador or produced abroad by Ecuadorian persons residing abroad or foreign legal entities whose ownership of the majority of the share package corresponds to Ecuadorians and whose payroll for its realisation and production is made up of at least 80% of Ecuadorian nationals. In addition, the importation of advertising pieces produced outside the country by foreign companies is prohibited, with the exception of what is established regarding foreign legal entities, with a majority of shares owned by Ecuadorians. According to the same article, advertising production is understood as television and movie commercials, radio spots, photographs for static advertising, or any other audiovisual piece used for advertising purposes.

Art. 6 of the Organic Law on Communication provides that national mass media outlets may not have any part of their shareholding owned, whether directly or indirectly, by foreign organisations or companies domiciled outside the Ecuadorian State, nor by foreign nationals, except for those foreign nationals who lawfully reside within Ecuador. Under Art. 5, mass media outlets comprise public, private, and community organisations, as well as holders of radio and television frequency concessions, which engage in the mass dissemination of communicational content through print media, radio, television, and subscription-based audio or video services, including content generated or reproduced online. Art. 6 further establishes that mass media outlets acquire national status when their coverage, publication, or circulation, as applicable, reaches 30% or more of the country’s population.
However, Art. 67 of the General Regulations to the Organic Law on Communication establishes an exception, under which foreign companies or nationals of countries that have entered into trade agreements with Ecuador are exempt from the aforementioned restriction.

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According to Art. 98 of the Organic Code on Social Economy of Knowledge, Creativity, and Innovation, applicants who do not have residency in Ecuador must have an agent domiciled in the country who can help them register industrial property rights and answer petitions of competent national authority.

Dominican Republic has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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

Dominican Republic has signed and ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Self-certification is allowed in the country for radio transmission, electromagnetic interference (EMI) or electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The country allows foreign companies to self-certify that they comply with these standards, through a Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDoC).

According to Art. 29 of Law No. 183-02, foreign exchange brokerage may only be carried out by authorised financial brokerage entities and by Exchange Agents. Art. 30 states that to be an Exchange Agent, it is necessary to be constituted as a joint stock company organised in accordance with the laws of the Dominican Republic, with the objects clause and the exclusive habitual activity of carrying out exchange intermediation in free market conditions in the national territory, as well as abroad under the modality of remittance company.

According to Art. 4 of Decree No. 402-05 approving the Regulations for the Express Dispatch of Shipments, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 200, following the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Law No. 358-05 provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.

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

According to Art. 76 of the General Telecommunications law, the Dominican Telecommunications Institute (INDOTEL), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

Under Art. 80 of Law No. 172-13, personal data may only be transferred internationally if the owner of the data expressly authorises such transfer or if such transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract between the owner of the data and the person or entity responsible for the treatment of the personal data. Data transfer is considered a form of 'treatment' of personal data under Art. 6.20 of Law.