Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3948654 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 4190087 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 4496544 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 4744016 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 4976205 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 5162772 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 5328794 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 5430855 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 5535521 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 5610931 | 2, 3 |
| 2000 | 5659274 | 2, 3 |
| 2001 | 5607779 | 2, 3 |
| 2002 | 6293806 | 2, 3 |
| 2003 | 6300432 | 2, 3 |
| 2004 | 6352302 | 2, 3 |
| 2005 | 6311656 | 2, 3 |
| 2006 | 6170455 | 4, 5 |
| 2007 | 5469425 | 6, 7 |
| 2008 | 5253695 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5248056 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5203292 | 8 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 38.86 | |
| 1991 | 40.89 | |
| 1992 | 43.44 | |
| 1993 | 45.34 | |
| 1994 | 47.06 | |
| 1995 | 48.38 | |
| 1996 | 49.55 | |
| 1997 | 50.17 | |
| 1998 | 50.86 | |
| 1999 | 51.3 | |
| 2000 | 51.51 | |
| 2001 | 50.83 | |
| 2002 | 56.84 | |
| 2003 | 56.7 | |
| 2004 | 56.99 | |
| 2005 | 56.44 | |
| 2006 | 55 | |
| 2007 | 48.59 | |
| 2008 | 46.53 | |
| 2009 | 46.33 | |
| 2010 | 45.81 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division