Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2414726 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2633273 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2821700 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3139468 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3513000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3872845 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4645453 | 1 |
| 1997 | 5394757 | 1 |
| 1998 | 6366944 | 1 |
| 1999 | 6665422 | 1 |
| 2000 | 7192778 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7371545 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7766000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7848266 | 1 |
| 2004 | 7588676 | 1 |
| 2005 | 7678804 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7860205 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7924098 | 3, 4 |
| 2008 | 7928944 | 3, 4 |
| 2009 | 7473867 | 3, 4 |
| 2010 | 6809418 | 5, 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 7.27 | |
| 1991 | 7.78 | |
| 1992 | 8.18 | |
| 1993 | 8.93 | |
| 1994 | 9.81 | |
| 1995 | 10.62 | |
| 1996 | 12.52 | |
| 1997 | 14.28 | |
| 1998 | 16.56 | |
| 1999 | 17.05 | |
| 2000 | 18.09 | |
| 2001 | 18.24 | |
| 2002 | 18.91 | |
| 2003 | 18.81 | |
| 2004 | 17.9 | |
| 2005 | 17.84 | |
| 2006 | 17.99 | |
| 2007 | 17.87 | |
| 2008 | 17.62 | |
| 2009 | 16.37 | |
| 2010 | 14.71 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
