Argentina has established both functional (Art. 47 of Law No. 27,078) and accounting separation (Art. 12 of Decree No. 764) for the operator with significant market power.

Argentina has a single licensing system, regulated by the National Entity for Communications (ENACOM), for providing all types of telecommunications services, with or without its own infrastructure. When applying for a license, national and foreign operators are subject to the same requirements. The single license does not expire unless the operator requests its cancellation or ceases to fulfil its obligations as a service provider.
However, it has been reported that there are several long-standing applications for authority to operate certain satellite systems pending at the Undersecretariat of Information and Communications Technologies, which has failed to provide any information on the reason for the delay in processing such applications. Also, it has been reported that the country has high spectrum usage fees for satellite services.

According to Arts. 48 and 54 of Law No. 27.078, as amended by Decree No. 690/2020, the National Communications Agency (ENACOM) regulates the pricing of essential and strategic public services, including basic fixed and mobile telephony services. This regulatory framework has been identified as a potential obstacle to the bidding process for fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology, which the government intended to initiate in early 2023. It is reported that if service prices continue to be set by the state, as stipulated in the Decree, companies may struggle to recover their investment.

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

It is reported that the "Ente Nacional de Comunicaciones" (ENACOM), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

It is reported that enforcement of intellectual property rights remains a persistent challenge in Argentina, with stakeholders noting prevalent unfair competition stemming from the sale of pirated goods and services.

Argentina signed the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in December 1970 but has not ratified it.

Argentina has a copyright regime under Law 11,723. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, thus limiting third parties' lawful use of copyrighted works. Arts. 10, 27, 28, 36 list the exceptions, which include the use and transmission of news of general interest (the original version must be published if the source is mentioned); the publication of parliamentary speeches, provided it is not done for profit; the performance of literary or artistic works in public events organised by educational institutions, provided that the performance is not broadcast and is free of charge.

Argentina is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

In April 2009, the Argentine authorities decided to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty under Resolution No. 106/2009 on imports of electrical connection terminals (HS codes 8536.1000, 8536.5090 and 8536.9090) from China and Germany. This measure was reviewed and extended in September 2015 and subsequently in July 2021 for a period of five years. The rate of duty on imports from China is 208% of the FOB price. The duty rate on imports from Germany is 138% of the FOB price for a period of 5 years.

Art. 2 of Chapter II of Law 27,437 states that a preference for goods of national origin is granted when the amount of the selection procedure is equal or superior to the threshold of Decree 1,023/2001 (Art. 25.d.1 and its complementary provisions), which is reported to be around 8 million Argentine Pesos (approx. USD 66,000). The margin of preference for goods of domestic origin is 15% for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives listed in the National Institute of Partnerships and Social Economy of the Ministry of Social Development and 8% for other enterprises providing identical or similar services under cash payment terms. If the bids are all from companies of foreign origin, a margin of preference of 1% is granted for every five percentage-point share of the gross production value of the covered goods, which is locally integrated, up to a maximum margin of preference of 8%. Decree No. 800/2018 is the implementing Decree of Law 27,437.

Law 27,328 establishes that at least 33% of the goods and services used in public-private partnership contracts must be provided by local companies.

Argentina gives preference to MSMEs in public procurement procedures through the Compremipyme Programme. Under Art. 39 of Law No. 25,300, establishing the Programme, the jurisdictions and entities of the national public sector should apply a 5% preference right to tenders from MSMEs supplying goods or services produced in the country for purposes of comparing them with the best tender and awarding the goods or services contract to such enterprises. The Programme also stipulates a minimum preference rate of 10% in tenders or bids for the procurement of goods and services in which only MSMEs are competing. Furthermore, Art. 40 authorises the Executive to consider partial bids in order to facilitate and increase the participation of MSMEs in tenders and bids for the procurement of goods and services in quantities in line with their scale of production.

Argentina is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 1997.