Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 415403 | 1 |
| 1991 | 451421 | 1 |
| 1992 | 492108 | 1 |
| 1993 | 530370 | 1 |
| 1994 | 582149 | 1 |
| 1995 | 621996 | 1 |
| 1996 | 669032 | 1 |
| 1997 | 761088 | 1 |
| 1998 | 823501 | 1 |
| 1999 | 896849 | 1 |
| 2000 | 929141 | 1 |
| 2001 | 950866 | 1 |
| 2002 | 946533 | 1 |
| 2003 | 938186 | 1 |
| 2004 | 996701 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1006001 | 2 |
| 2006 | 986867 | 2 |
| 2007 | 965216 | 2 |
| 2008 | 959286 | 2 |
| 2009 | 953400 | 3 |
| 2010 | 962187 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 13.36 | |
| 1991 | 14.42 | |
| 1992 | 15.6 | |
| 1993 | 16.69 | |
| 1994 | 18.19 | |
| 1995 | 19.3 | |
| 1996 | 20.61 | |
| 1997 | 23.28 | |
| 1998 | 25.03 | |
| 1999 | 27.12 | |
| 2000 | 27.99 | |
| 2001 | 28.6 | |
| 2002 | 28.46 | |
| 2003 | 28.23 | |
| 2004 | 30.01 | |
| 2005 | 30.28 | |
| 2006 | 29.66 | |
| 2007 | 28.94 | |
| 2008 | 28.67 | |
| 2009 | 28.4 | |
| 2010 | 28.56 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
