In accordance with Special Management Measure No. 14 of the Special Administrative Measures (Negative List) for Foreign Investment Access (2021 Edition), foreign investors are prohibited from holding more than 50% equity interest in any enterprise engaged in value-added telecommunication services, with the exception of e-commerce, domestic multi-party communication services, store-and-forward services, and call centre services. Similarly, Art. 6 of the Provisions on the Administration of Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises stipulates that foreign investors may not hold more than 50% equity interest in enterprises conducting value-added telecommunication services, unless otherwise prescribed by the state. This provision was revised in 2022 to include the exception “unless otherwise prescribed by the State,” aligning with national and local regulations aimed at further relaxing restrictions on the proportion of foreign ownership in the telecommunications sector. As specified in Art. 8 of the Telecommunications Regulations, value-added telecom businesses refer to telecommunication and information services provided through public network infrastructure. These services include electronic mail, voice mailboxes, online database storage and retrieval, electronic data interchange, online data processing and transaction processing, value-added fax, internet service provision (ISP), internet content provision (ICP), and video teleconferencing.

China is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 and its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

According to Art. 6 of the Provisions on Administration of Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises and Section VII of the Negative List 2021, for foreign-funded telecommunications enterprises operating value-added telecommunications services (including online database storing and searching; electronic data exchange; online data processing and transactions processing; domestic multiparty communication services; IP-VPN; ISP; ICP and video teleconferencing), the proportion of foreign investors' capital contribution in the enterprise shall not exceed 50% in the end. An exception applies to e-commerce, for which 100% foreign equity and ownership is allowed. Furthermore, the proportion of capital contribution between Chinese investors and foreign investors in foreign-invested telecommunications enterprises in different periods shall be determined by the industry and information technology department of the State Council in accordance with relevant regulations.
In addition, according to Art. 5 of the Provisions on Administration of Foreign-Invested Telecommunications Enterprises, if the enterprise is engaged in the basic telecom business within a province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, it shall have a registered capital of not less than 100 million yuan (approx. USD 14,000,000). However, if the enterprise is engaged in the basic telecom business nationwide or beyond a single province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, it shall have a registered capital of not less than 1 billion yuan (approx. USD 140,000,000).
Under the Special Management Measures for Foreign Investment Access (Negative List) 2021, authorities must treat foreign investors with the same degree of accommodation as domestic investors unless set out otherwise in the negative list. While no caps have been set out in the negative list with regard to basic telecommunication services, the negative list provides that the basic telecommunication business must be controlled by the Chinese party.

In April 2007, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China announced anti-dumping duties on electrolytic capacitor paper (HS 480511, 480591) imported from Japan. This measure was revised and extended in April 2013 and then in April 2019. The rate of duty imposed ranges from 15% to 40.83%, depending on the company.

Internet news collecting, editing and publishing services are reserved for State media (or its controlled subsidiaries) and news media controlled by the Party news department. Private investment is expressly prohibited in news collecting and editing services.
As per the 2021 Negative List, investment in internet news services is prohibited. It also provides that the printing of publications must be controlled by the Chinese Party.
The New Regulations also provide that the Government may have a “special management share” in certain internet news providers. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) does not elabourate on the meaning of the special management share. It is understood that the Government could use any special management share in an Internet News Provider to retain control over specific issues. It is unclear whether the regime would apply to all types of Internet News Providers, including privately-owned ones.
Additionally, the Provisions on the Management of Internet News Services issued by the CAC, like the old rules, ban Sino-foreign equity joint ventures, Sino-foreign cooperative joint ventures, or wholly foreign-invested enterprises from engaging in the Internet news industry. Any cooperation involving internet-based news information services and foreign-invested enterprises must be reported to the national CAC for security assessment.
The Provisions on the Management of Internet News Services also broadened the definition of “internet news information services” to “services of collecting, editing, and releasing internet news information; reposting such news information; and providing a platform to spread such news information.” They also broaden the definition of “news information” to include relevant reports and commentaries on politics, the economy, military affairs, foreign affairs, and other public affairs, as well as relevant reports and commentaries on social emergencies.

Law No. 08/PR/2015 concerning electronic transactions and the Consumer Protection Law provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

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

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

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

It is reported that over the period 2016-2021, authorities have restricted the internet during mobilisations, accounting for almost two and half years of internet cuts or disruptions since 2016. The latest event was reported in December 2023 and affected nearly 1.8 Million people at an approximate cost of USD 780,000 USD.
In addition, the indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 2 in Chad for the year 2023. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet several times this year."

Cryptographic services are under the authority of the National Agency for Computer Security and eCertification (ANSICE). Provision of cryptographic services without licensing, registration or authorisation is a criminal offence under section V of Law No. 009/PR/2015 on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime, punishable by fines in the range of approx. USD 1,830 to 18,300, and/or imprisonment of between one and five years.

According to Order No. 036/MPTIC/SG/2011, specifying rules and procedures for approving telecommunications terminal equipment is subject to obtaining approval issued by the Chadian Telecommunications Regulatory Office (OTRT) (Arts 4(a) and 12(a)).

The regime of approval of telecommunications equipment is set out in Order No. 036/MPTIC/SG. Art. 16 establishes that the Office Tchadien de Régulation des Télécommunications (OTRT, Chadian Office of Telecommunications Regulation) - which has now become the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP, Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Posts) - determines the procedure for the approval of equipment and national and international labouratories, as well as the conditions for the recognition of standards and specialisations and techniques. ARCEP may accept test reports or certificates of conformity from approved bodies in foreign countries.

According to the Instruction No. 8/GR/2019 issued by the Governor of the Bank of Central African States to facilitate the interpretation and implementation of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) Regulation 02/18/CEMAC/UMAC/CM, there is a limit of 1 million XAF (approx. USD 1,700) per month and per person for the remote settlement of transactions, including online payments. According to Arts. 7-8, justification needs to be provided above this limit. The Instruction provides guidance on the provision of Art. 34 of the Regulation, which implements certain limits for using electronic payment instruments outside the CEMAC and applies to the six CEMAC member states, including Chad.