Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 421803 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 458717 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 494268 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 527827 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 577173 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 614796 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 663497 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 710044 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 723204 | 1, 3 |
| 1999 | 757563 | 1, 3 |
| 2000 | 785399 | 1, 3 |
| 2001 | 801877 | 1, 4 |
| 2002 | 807787 | 1, 4 |
| 2003 | 812322 | 1, 4 |
| 2004 | 811022 | 1, 5 |
| 2005 | 816365 | 5, 6 |
| 2006 | 837462 | 5, 6 |
| 2007 | 857148 | 5, 6 |
| 2008 | 981935 | 7 |
| 2009 | 927561 | 7 |
| 2010 | 913648 | 7 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 21.89 | |
| 1991 | 23.7 | |
| 1992 | 25.43 | |
| 1993 | 27.04 | |
| 1994 | 29.45 | |
| 1995 | 31.27 | |
| 1996 | 33.65 | |
| 1997 | 35.94 | |
| 1998 | 36.54 | |
| 1999 | 38.21 | |
| 2000 | 39.56 | |
| 2001 | 40.33 | |
| 2002 | 40.57 | |
| 2003 | 40.73 | |
| 2004 | 40.59 | |
| 2005 | 40.78 | |
| 2006 | 41.73 | |
| 2007 | 42.59 | |
| 2008 | 48.65 | |
| 2009 | 45.83 | |
| 2010 | 45.01 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division