Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1602067 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 1816530 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 2027680 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 2234715 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 2456161 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 2716213 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 3024947 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 3452707 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 3971518 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 4686361 | 1, 2 |
| 2000 | 5483601 | 1, 2 |
| 2001 | 6694894 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7794763 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8735653 | 3 |
| 2004 | 9535016 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10474273 | 3 |
| 2006 | 10890050 | 3 |
| 2007 | 11228849 | 3 |
| 2008 | 11852539 | 3 |
| 2009 | 10312559 | 3 |
| 2010 | 9618123 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.82 | |
| 1991 | 3.13 | |
| 1992 | 3.44 | |
| 1993 | 3.72 | |
| 1994 | 4.02 | |
| 1995 | 4.38 | |
| 1996 | 4.79 | |
| 1997 | 5.38 | |
| 1998 | 6.08 | |
| 1999 | 7.05 | |
| 2000 | 8.11 | |
| 2001 | 9.72 | |
| 2002 | 11.11 | |
| 2003 | 12.22 | |
| 2004 | 13.09 | |
| 2005 | 14.12 | |
| 2006 | 14.41 | |
| 2007 | 14.59 | |
| 2008 | 15.13 | |
| 2009 | 12.94 | |
| 2010 | 11.86 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
