Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2911198 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 2950756 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 3004944 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 3059806 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 3123026 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 3193412 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 3251124 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 3340501 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 3495858 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 3638119 | 1, 2 |
| 2000 | 3835000 | 1, 2 |
| 2001 | 3864839 | 1, 2 |
| 2002 | 3700867 | 1, 2 |
| 2003 | 3614249 | 1, 2 |
| 2004 | 3491307 | 1, 2 |
| 2005 | 3348177 | 1, 2 |
| 2006 | 3098580 | 1, 2 |
| 2007 | 2825095 | 1, 2 |
| 2008 | 2975049 | 3, 4 |
| 2009 | 2773420 | 5, 3 |
| 2010 | 2623175 | 5, 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 56.63 | |
| 1991 | 57.24 | |
| 1992 | 58.1 | |
| 1993 | 58.94 | |
| 1994 | 59.92 | |
| 1995 | 61.02 | |
| 1996 | 61.86 | |
| 1997 | 63.3 | |
| 1998 | 65.96 | |
| 1999 | 68.38 | |
| 2000 | 71.82 | |
| 2001 | 72.16 | |
| 2002 | 68.91 | |
| 2003 | 67.12 | |
| 2004 | 64.65 | |
| 2005 | 61.78 | |
| 2006 | 56.93 | |
| 2007 | 51.66 | |
| 2008 | 54.12 | |
| 2009 | 50.2 | |
| 2010 | 47.26 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
