Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 336648 | 1 |
| 1991 | 339057 | 1 |
| 1992 | 336945 | 1 |
| 1993 | 349000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 349471 | 1 |
| 1995 | 353163 | 1 |
| 1996 | 356158 | 1 |
| 1997 | 370800 | 1 |
| 1998 | 387642 | 1 |
| 1999 | 433762 | 1 |
| 2000 | 488606 | 1 |
| 2001 | 574415 | 1 |
| 2002 | 665639 | 1 |
| 2003 | 724261 | 1 |
| 2004 | 768196 | 1 |
| 2005 | 855958 | 1 |
| 2006 | 961573 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1055118 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1088089 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1119786 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1163625 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3.18 | |
| 1991 | 3.18 | |
| 1992 | 3.14 | |
| 1993 | 3.23 | |
| 1994 | 3.22 | |
| 1995 | 3.24 | |
| 1996 | 3.25 | |
| 1997 | 3.37 | |
| 1998 | 3.51 | |
| 1999 | 3.92 | |
| 2000 | 4.4 | |
| 2001 | 5.16 | |
| 2002 | 5.96 | |
| 2003 | 6.46 | |
| 2004 | 6.84 | |
| 2005 | 7.61 | |
| 2006 | 8.54 | |
| 2007 | 9.36 | |
| 2008 | 9.66 | |
| 2009 | 9.94 | |
| 2010 | 10.34 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
