The "Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes" (ATT), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

Section 4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Free Software and Open Standards stipulates that public entities are prohibited from storing the State’s “non‑public” data on servers located outside the national territory. Such data must be held exclusively within the technological infrastructure of public institutions or through State‑operated cloud services, and in all cases within the country’s borders. In contrast, public entities may use open platforms for the management of public data, provided that local backups are maintained within the State's technological infrastructure to ensure continued accessibility and long‑term preservation.

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 is regulated in certain sectoral laws, including:
- the General Law of Telecommunications, Information, and Communication Technologies;
- the General Law on Consumer Rights (Art. 40);
- the Financial Services Law (Art. 475);
- the Digital Citizenship Law (Art. 12).

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.

Art. 5 of Supreme Decree No. 353 provides that owners of mobile terminal equipment, as well as account holders, must register in the Registers referred to in Art. 4 either by electronic means (including websites, SMS, email, and similar channels) or by appearing in person at the offices of their service provider, and that where registration is carried out electronically, information relating to personal identity shall be verified against other public registers; Art. 4 further provides that these Registers shall contain, in the case of the Register of Ownership of Mobile Terminal Equipment, the name of the owner, the number of the personal identification document, and the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) code or its equivalent, and, in the case of the Nominal Register of Account Holders, the name of the account holder, the number of the personal identification document, and the telephone number.

According to Bi-Ministerial Resolution No. 007, prior import authorisation is required for radar apparatus, other radio-navigation apparatus and radio remote-control apparatus under HS heading 8526, specifically national tariff subheadings 8526.10.00.00, 8526.91.00.90 and 8526.92.00.00. Under Arts. 7 and 9 of Regulatory Administrative Resolution ATT-DJ-RA-TL-LP No. 1833/2014, the authorisation must be obtained before shipment and is issued individually by the Telecommunications and Transport Regulation and Oversight Authority (ATT), following verification of the required documentation and submission of a valid ATT type-approval certificate.

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" (Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Transportation, ATT). Moreover, Art. 16 states that the importation of telecom equipment and antennas used for satellite reception requires prior authorisation from the ATT. It is reported that 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.
Art. 14 of the "Guidelines for the Registration and Approval of Telecommunications and ICT Equipment" stipulates that, for the homologation of any telecommunications or ICT device, terminal or equipment, the applicant must submit to the ATT, among other requirements, the following documents: a certificate of conformity for the equipment subject to homologation, issued by an international body recognised by the ATT, and laboratory test reports relating to the equipment to be approved.

Art. 30 of Supreme Decree No. 0181 establishes that, for goods, specific preference margins and numerical adjustment factors shall apply according to the procurement modality: under the Support for National Production and Employment (ANPE) scheme, a 10% preference margin is granted for goods produced domestically regardless of input origin, with an adjustment factor of 0.90; a 25% margin applies where nationally sourced components (raw materials and labour) constitute between 30% and 50% of the gross production cost, with an adjustment factor of 0.75; and a 35% margin applies where such components exceed 50%, with an adjustment factor of 0.65. In the case of public tendering, a 10% preference margin is likewise applied to domestically produced goods regardless of input origin, with an adjustment factor of 0.90; a 20% margin applies where national components represent between 30% and 50% of the gross production cost, with an adjustment factor of 0.80; and a 30% margin applies where national components exceed 50%, with an adjustment factor of 0.70.

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 97.5% of the shares of ENTEL, while the other 2.5% 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.

Art. 31 of Supreme Decree No. 0181 stipulates that, in the procurement of goods and services through public tender procedures and the Support for National Production and Employment (ANPE) modality, a preference margin of 20% shall be applied to the bid price submitted by micro‑ and small‑sized enterprises, associations of small-scale urban and rural producers, peasant economic organisations, and artisans. The numerical adjustment factor applicable in such cases shall be 0.80. In addition, these entities may also benefit from the preference margins established under Art. 30.

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.

Art. 87 Bis of Supreme Decree No. 0181 stipulates that, where a contract is awarded to a foreign bidder, the latter shall be required to subcontract national enterprises, provided that such enterprises are available within the domestic market

It is reported that Bolivia’s public tendering process is nontransparent and acts as a barrier to participation. Government requirements and the details of tenders are not always clearly defined, and procurement notices are not always made public. Concerns have also been raised that certain state-owned companies are not required to publish their tenders through the official procurement system or to follow the procedures established under the national public procurement framework.