Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 69872 | |
| 1991 | 78161 | |
| 1992 | 76806 | |
| 1993 | 76180 | |
| 1994 | 78836 | |
| 1995 | 83707 | |
| 1996 | 89463 | |
| 1997 | 98125 | |
| 1998 | 105869 | |
| 1999 | 111184 | |
| 2000 | 114347 | |
| 2001 | 123302 | |
| 2002 | 126556 | |
| 2003 | 131856 | |
| 2004 | 139936 | |
| 2005 | 133074 | |
| 2006 | 131564 | |
| 2007 | 132854 | 1 |
| 2008 | 132756 | 1 |
| 2009 | 128964 | 1 |
| 2010 | 129314 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 27.28 | |
| 1991 | 29.96 | |
| 1992 | 28.9 | |
| 1993 | 28.14 | |
| 1994 | 28.62 | |
| 1995 | 29.92 | |
| 1996 | 31.54 | |
| 1997 | 34.16 | |
| 1998 | 36.43 | |
| 1999 | 37.82 | |
| 2000 | 38.42 | |
| 2001 | 40.88 | |
| 2002 | 41.39 | |
| 2003 | 42.51 | |
| 2004 | 44.46 | |
| 2005 | 41.67 | |
| 2006 | 40.6 | |
| 2007 | 40.4 | |
| 2008 | 39.79 | |
| 2009 | 38.11 | |
| 2010 | 37.71 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division