Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 560000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 572100 | 2 |
| 1992 | 578400 | 2 |
| 1993 | 583460 | 2 |
| 1994 | 587113 | 2 |
| 1995 | 582800 | 2 |
| 1996 | 579500 | 2 |
| 1997 | 567800 | 2 |
| 1998 | 556600 | 3 |
| 1999 | 544197 | 3 |
| 2000 | 533387 | 3 |
| 2001 | 531456 | 3 |
| 2002 | 542846 | 3 |
| 2003 | 563679 | 3 |
| 2004 | 578973 | 3 |
| 2005 | 594404 | 3 |
| 2006 | 603900 | 3 |
| 2007 | 624700 | 2 |
| 2008 | 626000 | 2 |
| 2009 | 630000 | 1 |
| 2010 | 589860 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 15.8 | |
| 1991 | 16.29 | |
| 1992 | 16.77 | |
| 1993 | 17.31 | |
| 1994 | 17.84 | |
| 1995 | 18.08 | |
| 1996 | 18.27 | |
| 1997 | 18.11 | |
| 1998 | 17.9 | |
| 1999 | 17.61 | |
| 2000 | 17.34 | |
| 2001 | 17.33 | |
| 2002 | 17.73 | |
| 2003 | 18.42 | |
| 2004 | 18.9 | |
| 2005 | 19.39 | |
| 2006 | 19.67 | |
| 2007 | 20.32 | |
| 2008 | 20.33 | |
| 2009 | 20.42 | |
| 2010 | 19.08 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
