Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 341201 | |
| 1991 | 410542 | |
| 1992 | 479480 | |
| 1993 | 529981 | |
| 1994 | 555449 | |
| 1995 | 582611 | |
| 1996 | 618551 | |
| 1997 | 704389 | |
| 1998 | 772180 | |
| 1999 | 826746 | |
| 2000 | 894164 | |
| 2001 | 955145 | |
| 2002 | 908957 | |
| 2003 | 908809 | |
| 2004 | 902258 | |
| 2005 | 896252 | |
| 2006 | 897026 | |
| 2007 | 906485 | 1 |
| 2008 | 985711 | 1 |
| 2009 | 965423 | 2, 1 |
| 2010 | 1009906 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 4.74 | |
| 1991 | 5.59 | |
| 1992 | 6.41 | |
| 1993 | 6.95 | |
| 1994 | 7.14 | |
| 1995 | 7.36 | |
| 1996 | 7.68 | |
| 1997 | 8.6 | |
| 1998 | 9.28 | |
| 1999 | 9.77 | |
| 2000 | 10.41 | |
| 2001 | 10.95 | |
| 2002 | 10.26 | |
| 2003 | 10.1 | |
| 2004 | 9.88 | |
| 2005 | 9.67 | |
| 2006 | 9.54 | |
| 2007 | 9.51 | |
| 2008 | 10.2 | |
| 2009 | 9.85 | |
| 2010 | 10.17 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
