Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 462082 | |
| 1991 | 495890 | |
| 1992 | 510997 | |
| 1993 | 523925 | |
| 1994 | 545719 | |
| 1995 | 566464 | |
| 1996 | 593328 | |
| 1997 | 627136 | |
| 1998 | 657456 | |
| 1999 | 555291 | |
| 2000 | 583811 | |
| 2001 | 639165 | |
| 2002 | 719286 | |
| 2003 | 791131 | |
| 2004 | 863374 | |
| 2005 | 929400 | |
| 2006 | 1018072 | |
| 2007 | 1079874 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1114564 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1138729 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1161148 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 10.59 | |
| 1991 | 11.33 | |
| 1992 | 11.67 | |
| 1993 | 11.98 | |
| 1994 | 12.51 | |
| 1995 | 13.06 | |
| 1996 | 13.77 | |
| 1997 | 14.69 | |
| 1998 | 15.57 | |
| 1999 | 13.33 | |
| 2000 | 14.22 | |
| 2001 | 15.82 | |
| 2002 | 18.12 | |
| 2003 | 20.3 | |
| 2004 | 22.55 | |
| 2005 | 24.67 | |
| 2006 | 27.4 | |
| 2007 | 29.41 | |
| 2008 | 30.66 | |
| 2009 | 31.61 | |
| 2010 | 32.5 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division