Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 982187 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 1032758 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 1096225 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 1095446 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 1130238 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 1195921 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 1254088 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 1256646 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 1261733 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 1294704 | 1, 2 |
| 2000 | 1299291 | 1, 2 |
| 2001 | 1288439 | 1, 2 |
| 2002 | 1276493 | 1, 2 |
| 2003 | 1212779 | 1, 3 |
| 2004 | 1111894 | 1, 3 |
| 2005 | 1037700 | 4, 2 |
| 2006 | 1038000 | 4, 2 |
| 2007 | 1012909 | 5 |
| 2008 | 949377 | 5 |
| 2009 | 905735 | 6 |
| 2010 | 891898 | 7, 8 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 27.83 | |
| 1991 | 28.99 | |
| 1992 | 30.47 | |
| 1993 | 30.15 | |
| 1994 | 30.81 | |
| 1995 | 32.31 | |
| 1996 | 33.6 | |
| 1997 | 33.42 | |
| 1998 | 33.33 | |
| 1999 | 34.04 | |
| 2000 | 34.06 | |
| 2001 | 33.75 | |
| 2002 | 33.48 | |
| 2003 | 31.89 | |
| 2004 | 29.32 | |
| 2005 | 27.44 | |
| 2006 | 27.51 | |
| 2007 | 26.9 | |
| 2008 | 25.26 | |
| 2009 | 24.13 | |
| 2010 | 23.79 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division