It is reported that the government owns 60% of Société Centrafricaine de Télécommunications (SOCATEL) stock. SOCATEL is the leading telecommunications and Internet service provider in the Central African Republic.

According to Law No. 18.002, the regulatory authorities may impose accounting separation concerning certain activities in the field of interconnection and/or access for the dominant operator (Art. 50). It is also reported that the Central African Republic imposes functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecommunications sector.

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

According to Art. 2 of Law No. 17-020, the Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

CAR has not signed any agreement with binding commitments on data transfer across-border.

The Central African Republic does not have a comprehensive data protection law. However, there is a sectoral law that applies to the telecommunications sector. Law No. 18.002 of January 2018 governing electronic telecommunications mentions the protection of the privacy of users of electronic communication networks and services (Arts. 112-115) and the protection of personal data (Arts. 116-126).

It is reported that a basic legal framework for intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in The Central African Republic's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that a basic legal framework for intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in The Central African Republic's law and jurisprudence.

According to Art. 61 of Law No. 18.002, telecom operators must identify all their subscribers. It is reported that there has been an identity requirement for SIM cards since 2014.

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

It is reported that the Government is authorised to conduct competitive bidding when the price of the project exceeds 250 million CFA francs (approx. USD 415,160) for services and above 25 Million CFA francs (approx. USD 41,516) for intellectual services.

According to Law No. 08-017 on the Public Procurement Code in CAR, when awarding a public contract or a public service delegation, preference may be given to the bid submitted by a company with its head office in the Central African Republic. Firms having their registered office in a CEMAC Member State may benefit from the above-mentioned preference rules. This margin of preference, quantified as a percentage of the amount of the bid, may in no case exceed 15% for national firms and 10% for firms having their headquarters in CEMAC countries (Art. 64).
Moreover, a contract applicant who plans to subcontract at least 30% of the total value of the contract to a company in a CEMAC member state may be granted a margin of preference not exceeding 5%, which may be added to the preference referred to in Art. 64 of this law (Art. 26). This applies to contracts for a local authority or one of its public establishments.

CAR is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.