Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2669697 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 2717600 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 2742046 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 2763132 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 2801000 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 2810000 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 2842000 | 1, 3 |
| 1997 | 2861000 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 2841497 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 2850305 | 1, 2 |
| 2000 | 2848809 | 1, 2 |
| 2001 | 2806172 | 1, 2 |
| 2002 | 2725607 | 1, 2 |
| 2003 | 2567592 | 1, 2 |
| 2004 | 2368000 | 1, 2 |
| 2005 | 2120000 | 2, 4 |
| 2006 | 1910000 | 2, 4 |
| 2007 | 1740000 | 2, 4 |
| 2008 | 1650000 | 5, 4 |
| 2009 | 1430000 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1250000 | 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 53.54 | |
| 1991 | 54.25 | |
| 1992 | 54.46 | |
| 1993 | 54.59 | |
| 1994 | 55.07 | |
| 1995 | 55.01 | |
| 1996 | 55.45 | |
| 1997 | 55.67 | |
| 1998 | 55.16 | |
| 1999 | 55.22 | |
| 2000 | 55.07 | |
| 2001 | 54.12 | |
| 2002 | 52.44 | |
| 2003 | 49.28 | |
| 2004 | 45.31 | |
| 2005 | 40.42 | |
| 2006 | 36.27 | |
| 2007 | 32.89 | |
| 2008 | 31.04 | |
| 2009 | 26.77 | |
| 2010 | 23.3 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division