Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 190218 | |
| 1991 | 202209 | |
| 1992 | 214409 | |
| 1993 | 231090 | |
| 1994 | 245094 | |
| 1995 | 286352 | |
| 1996 | 338035 | |
| 1997 | 429712 | |
| 1998 | 517000 | |
| 1999 | 610701 | |
| 2000 | 676631 | |
| 2001 | 756085 | |
| 2002 | 845968 | |
| 2003 | 944140 | |
| 2004 | 1132121 | |
| 2005 | 1248161 | |
| 2006 | 1354926 | |
| 2007 | 1413695 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1448891 | |
| 2009 | 1413234 | |
| 2010 | 1498604 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.13 | |
| 1991 | 2.21 | |
| 1992 | 2.29 | |
| 1993 | 2.42 | |
| 1994 | 2.5 | |
| 1995 | 2.86 | |
| 1996 | 3.3 | |
| 1997 | 4.1 | |
| 1998 | 4.82 | |
| 1999 | 5.56 | |
| 2000 | 6.02 | |
| 2001 | 6.57 | |
| 2002 | 7.17 | |
| 2003 | 7.8 | |
| 2004 | 9.13 | |
| 2005 | 9.81 | |
| 2006 | 10.39 | |
| 2007 | 10.58 | |
| 2008 | 10.58 | |
| 2009 | 10.07 | |
| 2010 | 10.41 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
