Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 812000 | |
| 1991 | 883120 | |
| 1992 | 962247 | |
| 1993 | 1068094 | |
| 1994 | 1122409 | |
| 1995 | 1176316 | |
| 1996 | 1278142 | |
| 1997 | 1400343 | |
| 1998 | 1477000 | |
| 1999 | 1600000 | |
| 2000 | 1761327 | |
| 2001 | 1880000 | |
| 2002 | 1950000 | |
| 2003 | 2079464 | |
| 2004 | 2486720 | |
| 2005 | 2572000 | |
| 2006 | 2841297 | |
| 2007 | 3068409 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3069140 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2576165 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2922731 | 1 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3.21 | |
| 1991 | 3.41 | |
| 1992 | 3.62 | |
| 1993 | 3.93 | |
| 1994 | 4.04 | |
| 1995 | 4.16 | |
| 1996 | 4.44 | |
| 1997 | 4.79 | |
| 1998 | 4.98 | |
| 1999 | 5.32 | |
| 2000 | 5.77 | |
| 2001 | 6.07 | |
| 2002 | 6.2 | |
| 2003 | 6.52 | |
| 2004 | 7.68 | |
| 2005 | 7.82 | |
| 2006 | 8.51 | |
| 2007 | 9.05 | |
| 2008 | 8.91 | |
| 2009 | 7.37 | |
| 2010 | 8.24 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
