It is reported that there is no obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Singapore to deliver telecom services to end users. However, it is practised in both the mobile and fixed sectors based on commercial agreements.

Singapore retains state-linked ownership in the telecommunications sector through Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel), the incumbent telecommunications operator. According to Singtel’s Annual Report 2025, Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited is Singtel’s largest shareholder, holding 50.29% of Singtel’s issued share capital. Since Temasek is wholly owned by the Singapore Minister for Finance, Singtel remains majority-owned through a government-owned investment holding company.

Singapore does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, accounting separation is required in some instances (dominant licensees and their related companies).
Under Section 2.3 of the Code of Practice for Competition in the Provision of Telecommunication and Media Services 2022, a telecommunications licensee or regulated person may be classified as a dominant entity where it operates facilities that are sufficiently costly or difficult to replicate, creating a significant barrier to market entry, or where it has the ability to exercise significant market power in a market covered by its telecommunications or media licence.
The Accounting Separation Guidelines, issued under Section 28 of the Telecommunications Act, allow the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) to require facilities-based operators and individually licensed services-based operators to comply with accounting separation. The Guidelines provide for two levels of accounting separation: detailed segment reporting, which applies to dominant facilities-based operators and certain related entities, and simplified segment reporting, which applies to certain entities linked to a dominant operator.
Functional or structural separation is not generally imposed on all dominant operators. However, IMDA may impose structural separation as an enforcement remedy in appropriate cases under Sec. 12.6.4.6 of the 2022 Code.

The "Guidelines for Submission of Application for Services-Based Operations Licence" outline the procedures for obtaining the Services-Based Operations (SBO) Licence, which authorises an operator to provide services-based telecommunications services in Singapore. Generally, operators that lease international transmission capacity to deliver their services are required to obtain an SBO (Individual) Licence. According to Section 2.3 of the Guidelines, applicants seeking an SBO (Individual) Licence for prepaid services must ensure that their company possesses a minimum paid-up capital of SGD 100,000 (approx. USD 74,000).

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

Although Singapore is a signatory to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), its coverage schedules do not include "telecommunications-related services" (CPC 754) and do not fully cover "computer-related services" (CPC 84) and "telecommunications services" (CPC 752), which are important service sectors for digital trade.

Singapore does not impose a general maximum foreign equity share in sectors relevant to digital trade, including telecommunications, computer services, e-commerce, or other digital services. Singapore does not have a general investment law establishing nationality-based equity caps. Instead, foreign investors may generally establish and own companies under the ordinary company law framework.
Under Art. 17(1) of the Companies Act 1967, any person may, whether alone or together with another person, form an incorporated company.

Pursuant to Section 145.1 of the Companies Act, every company is required to appoint at least one director who is ordinarily resident in Singapore.

Under Art. 38 of the Telecommunications Act 1999 and Section 10 of the Code of Practice for Competition in the Provision of Telecommunication and Media Services 2022, acquisitions of voting shares or voting power in a designated telecommunications licensee are subject to notification and approval thresholds before the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
A designated telecommunications licensee must notify IMDA where a person holds or controls 5% or more but less than 12% of its voting shares or voting power. Prior written approval from IMDA is required before any person becomes a 12% controller or 30% controller of a designated telecommunications licensee.

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

The Copyright Act provides a clear regime of copyright exceptions that follows the fair use model, which enables the lawful use of copyrighted works by others without obtaining permission. Part 5, Division 2 sets out these exceptions, including use for research or study, criticism or review, and reporting current events, across different categories of works and subject matter.

Pursuant to Section 10.1 of the "Directions Issued to Authorised Dealers on Electronic Fund Transfer Cards", certain transactions are expressly prohibited when using credit or debit cards, including payments associated with virtual currency transactions, payments related to betting, gaming, or gambling activities outside the jurisdiction of Sri Lanka, and payments for the import of goods into Sri Lanka for commercial purposes.

Circular No. 02 of 2025, issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, stipulates that the maximum value for fund transfers conducted via the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch (CEFTS) shall not exceed LKR 5 million (approx. USD 16,000) per transaction.