Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 22825 | |
| 1991 | 23716 | |
| 1992 | 23741 | |
| 1993 | 23256 | |
| 1994 | 22637 | |
| 1995 | 22246 | |
| 1996 | 22856 | |
| 1997 | 23557 | |
| 1998 | 24032 | |
| 1999 | 24851 | |
| 2000 | 24952 | |
| 2001 | 23156 | |
| 2002 | 24408 | |
| 2003 | 24292 | |
| 2004 | 23958 | |
| 2005 | 23823 | |
| 2006 | 23043 | |
| 2007 | 22459 | 1 |
| 2008 | 21822 | 1 |
| 2009 | 20924 | 1 |
| 2010 | 20175 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 47.99 | |
| 1991 | 50.46 | |
| 1992 | 51.55 | |
| 1993 | 51.73 | |
| 1994 | 51.42 | |
| 1995 | 51.16 | |
| 1996 | 52.64 | |
| 1997 | 53.85 | |
| 1998 | 54.18 | |
| 1999 | 55.14 | |
| 2000 | 54.55 | |
| 2001 | 49.95 | |
| 2002 | 51.99 | |
| 2003 | 51.17 | |
| 2004 | 50 | |
| 2005 | 49.37 | |
| 2006 | 47.54 | |
| 2007 | 46.24 | |
| 2008 | 44.9 | |
| 2009 | 43.03 | |
| 2010 | 41.42 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
