Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1992 | 600000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 600000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 250000 | 2, 1 |
| 1995 | 237843 | 1 |
| 1996 | 272250 | 1 |
| 1997 | 302889 | 1 |
| 1998 | 333182 | 1 |
| 1999 | 367921 | 1 |
| 2000 | 780000 | 1, 3 |
| 2001 | 847026 | 1, 3 |
| 2002 | 902836 | 3, 4 |
| 2003 | 938019 | 3, 4 |
| 2004 | 951526 | 3, 4 |
| 2005 | 968857 | 3, 4 |
| 2006 | 989000 | 3, 4 |
| 2007 | 1064452 | 3, 4 |
| 2008 | 1031355 | 3, 4 |
| 2009 | 998644 | 4 |
| 2010 | 998615 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1992 | 15.26 | |
| 1993 | 16.32 | |
| 1994 | 7.22 | |
| 1995 | 7.14 | |
| 1996 | 8.24 | |
| 1997 | 9 | |
| 1998 | 9.57 | |
| 1999 | 10.22 | |
| 2000 | 21.12 | |
| 2001 | 22.6 | |
| 2002 | 23.91 | |
| 2003 | 24.8 | |
| 2004 | 25.16 | |
| 2005 | 25.62 | |
| 2006 | 26.15 | |
| 2007 | 28.17 | |
| 2008 | 27.33 | |
| 2009 | 26.51 | |
| 2010 | 26.56 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
