According to Arts. 4, 5, and 8 of Law No. 13/AN/98/4ème L, there are limits to the proportion of shares that foreign investors can acquire in publicly controlled firms. Djibouti Télécom (DT), which is fully state-owned has a monopoly on the provision of telecom services and remains the country's only telecommunications operator (internet, fixed and mobile telephone services). In July 2021, the Council of Ministers announced its intention to open the capital of Djibouti Télécom, the national monopoly, to a private operator. During a meeting of the Council of Ministers in September 2021, the Government of Djibouti approved a draft law defining the terms and conditions for the legal sale of 40% of the stock of the public fixed-line and mobile telephony operator, Djibouti Télécom, to a "top-flight strategic partner".

The Government holds equity in Djibouti Telecom, the state-owned enterprise that operates as the monopoly provider of telecommunications services. The company is wholly owned by the Fonds Souverain de Djibouti (FSD), the national sovereign wealth fund. In 2021, the Government reportedly announced its intention to attract a strategic investor to acquire up to a 49% stake in Djibouti Telecom. To date, this initiative has not yielded any tangible results.

A general requirement for accounting and functional separation for dominant network operators has not been found in the law. Yet, some requirements apply to Djibouti Telecom, which benefits from an exclusive licence and, as of 2023, has a monopoly on national and international telecommunications throughout the country. According to Art. 68 of Law No. 80/AN/04/5th L, the Regulatory Agency may open up the provision of telecommunications services to competition in certain markets and localities, where Djibouti Telecom may only operate through subsidiaries. In this case, pursuant to Art. 70, relations between the operator and its subsidiaries are governed by the principle of financial and accounting separation.

Djibouti Telecom holds the monopoly of national and international telecommunications throughout Djibouti. In this respect, Art. 68 of Law No. 80/AN/04/5th L provides that Djibouti Telecom shall be granted an exclusive licence.
Art. 12 of the Law provides that the establishment and operation of telecommunications networks or services open to the public, using limited resources or using the public highway, is subject to obtaining a licence issued by the Minister. According to Art. 14, licences are granted if minimum conditions of continuity, quality and availability are respected, conditions for infrastructure sharing are met, a contribution is made to the cost of universal access to ICTs, and specific requirements for national defence and public security are met, among others.
Art. 7.e further clarifies that the Minister issues suspends, and withdraws licences on the proposal of the Regulatory Agency under the conditions laid down by the provisions of this law.

Djibouti has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Art. 2 of Law No. 074/AN/20/8ème L provides for the establishment of the Multisectoral Regulatory Authority of Djibouti, which is a legal entity of public law, independent, with financial autonomy and management. The Authority is responsible for inter alia telecommunications and ICT.

According to Art. 14 of the 1992 Freedom of Communication Law, participants in the financial management of any press body must be citizens of Djibouti. Section 2 states that the law applies to all forms and modes of social communication, including audiovisual communication companies. In addition, according to Art. 17, the director and deputy director of any media outlet must be a resident of Djibouti.
The Law does not define what a media outlet is. However, it is reported that a media outlet is a broadcasting channel that provides news, information, and feature stories to the public through newspapers, magazines, social media, the Internet, television, and radio.

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

According to Art. 17.2.5 of Law No. 53/AN/09/6ème L, a margin of preference of up to 7.5% may be granted to offers from natural persons of Djiboutian nationality or legal entities under Djiboutian law and whose capital is majority held by the State or by natural persons of Djiboutian nationality. Additionally, a margin of preference of up to 4% may be granted to offers from foreign persons who undertake to subcontract at least 20% of the amount of the services covered by the contract to local providers. Moreover, a margin of preference of up to 15% may be granted to offers proposing supplies manufactured in the Republic of Djibouti.

It is reported that there is a lack of transparency in public procurement, and that there is an absence of regulatory measures to address conflicts of interest within governmental procurement and tendering processes.

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

According to Arts. 4, 5, and 8 of Law No. 13/AN/98/4ème L, there are limits to the proportion of shares that can be acquired by foreign investors in publicly controlled firms. Djibouti Télécom (DT), which is fully state-owned, has a monopoly on the provision of telecom services and remains the country's only telecommunications operator (internet, fixed and mobile telephone services). In July 2021, the Council of Ministers announced its intention to open the capital of Djibouti Télécom, the national monopoly, to a private operator. During a meeting of the Council of Ministers in September 2021, the Government of Djibouti approved a draft law defining the terms and conditions for the legal sale of 40% of the stock of the public fixed-line and mobile telephony operator, Djibouti Télécom, to a "top-flight strategic partner".

It is reported that Algerian foreign exchange regulations prohibit the use of online payment processors for transferring funds between accounts.