Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1469000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1493000 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1534000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1593000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1658000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1719000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1726600 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1776400 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1809000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1833400 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1831000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1823000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1765000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1798000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1800500 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1729000 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1761645 | 3, 2 |
| 2007 | 1746874 | 3, 2 |
| 2008 | 1750000 | 4, 5 |
| 2009 | 1870000 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1870000 | 6, 7 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 43.23 | |
| 1991 | 43.33 | |
| 1992 | 43.79 | |
| 1993 | 44.69 | |
| 1994 | 45.76 | |
| 1995 | 46.77 | |
| 1996 | 46.45 | |
| 1997 | 47.34 | |
| 1998 | 47.81 | |
| 1999 | 48.03 | |
| 2000 | 47.46 | |
| 2001 | 46.66 | |
| 2002 | 44.55 | |
| 2003 | 44.72 | |
| 2004 | 44.14 | |
| 2005 | 41.82 | |
| 2006 | 42.1 | |
| 2007 | 41.27 | |
| 2008 | 40.91 | |
| 2009 | 43.26 | |
| 2010 | 42.81 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
