Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 620000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 620150 | 1 |
| 1992 | 620300 | 1 |
| 1993 | 620390 | 2 |
| 1994 | 635237 | 2 |
| 1995 | 639532 | 2 |
| 1996 | 645068 | 2 |
| 1997 | 658296 | 3 |
| 1998 | 680200 | 2 |
| 1999 | 730000 | 2 |
| 2000 | 801200 | 2 |
| 2001 | 864800 | 2 |
| 2002 | 926000 | 4, 2 |
| 2003 | 941366 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1013400 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1094200 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1176976 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1253300 | 4, 2 |
| 2008 | 1310500 | 4, 5 |
| 2009 | 1401100 | 4, 5 |
| 2010 | 1500000 | 4, 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 8.6 | |
| 1991 | 8.46 | |
| 1992 | 8.33 | |
| 1993 | 8.2 | |
| 1994 | 8.28 | |
| 1995 | 8.24 | |
| 1996 | 8.22 | |
| 1997 | 8.32 | |
| 1998 | 8.53 | |
| 1999 | 9.08 | |
| 2000 | 9.88 | |
| 2001 | 10.56 | |
| 2002 | 11.18 | |
| 2003 | 11.24 | |
| 2004 | 11.95 | |
| 2005 | 12.74 | |
| 2006 | 13.53 | |
| 2007 | 14.21 | |
| 2008 | 14.65 | |
| 2009 | 15.45 | |
| 2010 | 16.33 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division