Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3026732 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3131235 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3594533 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3982435 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4986887 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 5714158 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 6262637 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 6826799 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 7095464 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 7223168 | 1, 2 |
| 2000 | 7894205 | 1, 3 |
| 2001 | 8131435 | 1, 3 |
| 2002 | 7708568 | 4, 1 |
| 2003 | 8603869 | 1, 5 |
| 2004 | 8760566 | 4, 1 |
| 2005 | 9441673 | 4, 1 |
| 2006 | 9459794 | 4, 1 |
| 2007 | 9500000 | 1, 6 |
| 2008 | 9742833 | 1, 7 |
| 2009 | 9768135 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10000000 | 9 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9.27 | |
| 1991 | 9.46 | |
| 1992 | 10.72 | |
| 1993 | 11.72 | |
| 1994 | 14.49 | |
| 1995 | 16.39 | |
| 1996 | 17.75 | |
| 1997 | 19.11 | |
| 1998 | 19.64 | |
| 1999 | 19.77 | |
| 2000 | 21.38 | |
| 2001 | 21.8 | |
| 2002 | 20.47 | |
| 2003 | 22.64 | |
| 2004 | 22.85 | |
| 2005 | 24.41 | |
| 2006 | 24.24 | |
| 2007 | 24.13 | |
| 2008 | 24.53 | |
| 2009 | 24.38 | |
| 2010 | 24.74 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division