It is reported that there is an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Chad to deliver telecom services to end users. It is practised in the mobile and fixed sectors based on commercial agreements.

Law No. 006/PR/2008 defines the regulation of foreign investment in Chad. It has been reported that certain sectors are closed or restricted de facto under this legislation. These include fixed telephony services, which are reserved for state enterprises. It is also reported that the only limit on foreign control is on ownership of companies deemed related to national security. Art. 11 stipulates that private investments are permitted in Chad, subject to specific provisions designed to ensure that the State's economic and social policy is respected, particularly regarding the protection of health, safety and public hygiene, social protection and environmental protection.

Groupe Sotel Tchad, the main fixed-line operator, is reportedly fully state-owned.

It is reported that Chad mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market.

Airtel Chad and Tigo Chad have stated that they were obliged to comply with orders from the government to shut down the internet and limit access to social media in certain regions of the country for a period of 16 months. The operators stated that this obligation emanated from their license conditions with the ARCEP (the regulatory authority for electronic communications and postal services), which require them to cooperate with government authorities and, if necessary, restrict access to the networks in the interest of national security. The text of the agreements is not publicly available.

Chad has not appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Chad has a telecommunications authority: Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP). However, it is reported that this entity is not fully independent.

Art. 29 of Law No. 007/PR/2015 on the Protection of Personal Data prohibits the transfer of personal data to a country that is not a member of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) or the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) unless that state ensures a sufficient level of protection of the privacy, freedoms and fundamental rights of individuals. Certain exceptions apply (Arts. 30-33). Before any transfer of personal data abroad, it is required that the data controller informs the regulatory authority, the National Agency for Information Security and Electronic Certification (ANSICE).

Chad has not joined any free trade agreement committing to open transfers of cross-border data flows.

Chad is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Revised Bangui Agreement is a regional intellectual property law that is not only a regional convention applicable in all member states but also serves as a national intellectual property law in Chad and each of the other member states. The Revised Bangui Agreement contains provisions on copyright in Annex VII: Chapter IV (Limitations to Economic Rights) and establishes a regime of copyright exceptions. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. In addition, Arts. 34-38 of Law No. 005/PR/2003 also provide for limitations on copyright.

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

According to Art. 80 of the Code of Public Procurement, the procurement entities may decide when preparing the international tender dossier to give preference to the bidders mentioned below, provided that their offer is deemed to conform to that of the highest bidder and that the price offered is not more than 15% higher than that offered by the latter. This preference can be given:
- To craftsmen and business leaders of Chadian nationality, individually or in groups;
- To companies whose majority of the share capital belongs either to natural persons of Chadian nationality or to legal persons governed by Chadian law whose majority of the capital is held by natural persons of Chadian nationality."
According to Art. 126 of the Code: "When awarding a contract (...) priority is given to the economically and technically most advantageous tender according to the evaluation criteria fixed in the consultation file, to the submission presented by:
- A natural person of Chadian nationality or a legal person under Chadian law;
- A natural person or a legal person justifying an economic activity in the National Territory;
- Business groups associating with Chadian companies or providing for significant subcontracting to nationals.