Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 496360 | |
| 1991 | 502314 | |
| 1992 | 513403 | |
| 1993 | 567000 | |
| 1994 | 686431 | |
| 1995 | 958457 | |
| 1996 | 1199000 | |
| 1997 | 1312585 | |
| 1998 | 1477000 | |
| 1999 | 1600355 | |
| 2000 | 1675246 | |
| 2001 | 1816991 | |
| 2002 | 2095000 | |
| 2003 | 2411000 | |
| 2004 | 2658000 | |
| 2005 | 2903139 | |
| 2006 | 3243000 | |
| 2007 | 3452000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3633443 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3871114 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4069041 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 4.03 | |
| 1991 | 3.96 | |
| 1992 | 3.93 | |
| 1993 | 4.22 | |
| 1994 | 4.97 | |
| 1995 | 6.76 | |
| 1996 | 8.26 | |
| 1997 | 8.84 | |
| 1998 | 9.72 | |
| 1999 | 10.28 | |
| 2000 | 10.48 | |
| 2001 | 11.04 | |
| 2002 | 12.35 | |
| 2003 | 13.78 | |
| 2004 | 14.76 | |
| 2005 | 15.71 | |
| 2006 | 17.14 | |
| 2007 | 17.87 | |
| 2008 | 18.45 | |
| 2009 | 19.3 | |
| 2010 | 19.94 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
