Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 403000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 497000 | 1 |
| 1992 | 654000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 827000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1007000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1128000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1208000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1300528 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1393355 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1471000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1425000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1191335 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1127447 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1219213 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1308569 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1341156 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1266119 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2393767 | 2, 3 |
| 2008 | 2991158 | 2, 3 |
| 2009 | 3516281 | 2, 3 |
| 2010 | 3749364 | 3, 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1.63 | |
| 1991 | 1.97 | |
| 1992 | 2.55 | |
| 1993 | 3.17 | |
| 1994 | 3.8 | |
| 1995 | 4.19 | |
| 1996 | 4.42 | |
| 1997 | 4.69 | |
| 1998 | 4.96 | |
| 1999 | 5.17 | |
| 2000 | 4.95 | |
| 2001 | 4.09 | |
| 2002 | 3.83 | |
| 2003 | 4.1 | |
| 2004 | 4.35 | |
| 2005 | 4.41 | |
| 2006 | 4.12 | |
| 2007 | 7.72 | |
| 2008 | 9.55 | |
| 2009 | 11.12 | |
| 2010 | 11.73 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
