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.

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" (ATT). Moreover, Art. 16 states that to import telecom equipment and antennas used for satellite receiving, a previous authorisation by the ATT is needed. 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.
According to Art. 18 of Administrative Resolution ATT-DJ-RA TL 1022/2013, international test reports are accepted for the homologation process to obtain a certificate of conformity. Acceptable international test reports include CE and FCC test reports. However, technical documents must be reviewed and validated by ATT.

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 joined any free trade agreement committing to open transfers of cross-border data flows.

Bolivia has not implemented a comprehensive data protection law. However, personal data in Bolivia is regulated by the following sectoral laws:
- the General Law of Telecommunications, Information, and Communication Technologies;
- the General Law on Consumer Rights (Art. 40);
- the Financial Services Law (Art. 475);
- the Law of Medical Professional Practice (Arts. 3, 4, 12 and 13);
- the Supreme Decree No. 28168/2005 (Art. 19);
- the Digital Citizenship Law (Art. 12).
There is currently a bill on data protection, Law on Privacy and Data Protection of Citizens in Bolivia (Bill 2019), pending consideration by the Legislative Assembly.

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Bolivia's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Bolivia's law and jurisprudence.

According to a Communication by the Telecommunications and Transportation Regulation and Supervision Authority (ATT), when acquiring new SIM cards, it is necessary to fill out the Account Ownership and Mobile Terminal Equipment Registers before the respective operator, providing accurate information and data, in order to identify those responsible for the use of mobile telecommunication services.

Bolivia has signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty in December 1996, but has not ratified it.

Bolivia lacks a comprehensive regime for the protection of trade secrets.

According to Art. 21 of the General Telecommunications, Information and Communication Technologies Law, there is a passive infrastructure sharing obligation both in the fixed and mobile sectors.

According to Art. 16 of the Investment Promotion Law, foreign investment in strategic sectors of the State, including in the telecommunications sector, can only be made in mixed capital companies in which the foreign investors have less than 50% of the shareholding, and the State has a majority shareholding.

According to the Supreme Decree No. 29544, the State of Bolivia nationalised the share package held by the company ETI EURO TELECOM INTERNATIONAL NV in Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones Sociedad Anónima - ENTEL S.A.A. The Bolivian State owns 97.47% of the shares of ENTEL, while the other 2.53% is owned by minority shareholders. In addition, according to Art. 19 of Law No. 516, assets and investments recovered as a result of the nationalisation processes carried out by the State may not be privatised under any modality.

The country does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, according to Art. 45 of the General Telecommunications, Information, and Communication Technologies Law, accounting separation is mandated since 2011.