Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 995839 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1128129 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1291133 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1497577 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1774100 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2157202 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2651215 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3095300 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3423000 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3725779 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3798254 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3742152 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3669200 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3602912 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3564000 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3415715 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3360371 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3250635 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3093996 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3068685 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2977234 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9.6 | |
| 1991 | 10.89 | |
| 1992 | 12.47 | |
| 1993 | 14.47 | |
| 1994 | 17.15 | |
| 1995 | 20.88 | |
| 1996 | 25.71 | |
| 1997 | 30.08 | |
| 1998 | 33.35 | |
| 1999 | 36.39 | |
| 2000 | 37.2 | |
| 2001 | 36.74 | |
| 2002 | 36.12 | |
| 2003 | 35.55 | |
| 2004 | 35.25 | |
| 2005 | 33.86 | |
| 2006 | 33.39 | |
| 2007 | 32.37 | |
| 2008 | 30.87 | |
| 2009 | 30.68 | |
| 2010 | 29.82 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
