Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 620000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 643042 | 2 |
| 1992 | 652466 | 2 |
| 1993 | 694296 | 2 |
| 1994 | 667124 | 2 |
| 1995 | 704504 | 2 |
| 1996 | 739200 | 2 |
| 1997 | 740114 | 2 |
| 1998 | 742298 | 2 |
| 1999 | 731527 | 3, 2 |
| 2000 | 734693 | 3, 2 |
| 2001 | 721752 | 2 |
| 2002 | 701211 | 2 |
| 2003 | 653853 | 2 |
| 2004 | 650455 | 2 |
| 2005 | 731094 | 2 |
| 2006 | 657380 | 2 |
| 2007 | 644043 | 4 |
| 2008 | 592850 | 5 |
| 2009 | 561650 | 5 |
| 2010 | 532100 | 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 23.27 | |
| 1991 | 24.31 | |
| 1992 | 24.97 | |
| 1993 | 27 | |
| 1994 | 26.38 | |
| 1995 | 28.27 | |
| 1996 | 30.02 | |
| 1997 | 30.35 | |
| 1998 | 30.68 | |
| 1999 | 30.45 | |
| 2000 | 30.81 | |
| 2001 | 30.49 | |
| 2002 | 29.83 | |
| 2003 | 28.01 | |
| 2004 | 28.05 | |
| 2005 | 31.71 | |
| 2006 | 28.67 | |
| 2007 | 28.23 | |
| 2008 | 26.1 | |
| 2009 | 24.84 | |
| 2010 | 23.63 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
