Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1992 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 500000 | 2 |
| 1994 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 500000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 500000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 500000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 860000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 916000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 980000 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1000000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1000000 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1000000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1180000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1180000 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1180000 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1180000 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.48 | |
| 1991 | 2.44 | |
| 1992 | 2.4 | |
| 1993 | 2.36 | |
| 1994 | 2.33 | |
| 1995 | 2.3 | |
| 1996 | 2.27 | |
| 1997 | 2.24 | |
| 1998 | 2.22 | |
| 1999 | 2.2 | |
| 2000 | 2.18 | |
| 2001 | 3.73 | |
| 2002 | 3.94 | |
| 2003 | 4.18 | |
| 2004 | 4.24 | |
| 2005 | 4.21 | |
| 2006 | 4.19 | |
| 2007 | 4.91 | |
| 2008 | 4.89 | |
| 2009 | 4.87 | |
| 2010 | 4.85 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
