Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 320000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 332007 | 2 |
| 1992 | 339370 | 2 |
| 1993 | 349720 | 2 |
| 1994 | 377884 | 2 |
| 1995 | 411678 | 2 |
| 1996 | 438811 | 2 |
| 1997 | 468593 | 2 |
| 1998 | 498556 | 2 |
| 1999 | 515486 | 2 |
| 2000 | 522816 | 2 |
| 2001 | 506292 | 2 |
| 2002 | 475000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 461000 | 2 |
| 2004 | 444031 | 2 |
| 2005 | 442045 | 2 |
| 2006 | 451912 | 2 |
| 2007 | 495492 | 2 |
| 2008 | 498129 | 3 |
| 2009 | 492759 | 3 |
| 2010 | 482211 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 20.41 | |
| 1991 | 21.39 | |
| 1992 | 22.22 | |
| 1993 | 23.36 | |
| 1994 | 25.76 | |
| 1995 | 28.57 | |
| 1996 | 30.91 | |
| 1997 | 33.39 | |
| 1998 | 35.86 | |
| 1999 | 37.36 | |
| 2000 | 38.14 | |
| 2001 | 37.15 | |
| 2002 | 35.01 | |
| 2003 | 34.1 | |
| 2004 | 32.93 | |
| 2005 | 32.84 | |
| 2006 | 33.62 | |
| 2007 | 36.9 | |
| 2008 | 37.11 | |
| 2009 | 36.73 | |
| 2010 | 35.96 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
