Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2132290 | |
| 1991 | 2198243 | |
| 1992 | 2268486 | |
| 1993 | 2334836 | |
| 1994 | 2394000 | |
| 1995 | 2444000 | |
| 1996 | 2484000 | |
| 1997 | 2775000 | |
| 1998 | 2475000 | |
| 1999 | 2446000 | |
| 2000 | 2401000 | |
| 2001 | 2337856 | |
| 2002 | 2316919 | |
| 2003 | 2236113 | |
| 2004 | 2180429 | |
| 2005 | 2108628 | |
| 2006 | 2055057 | |
| 2007 | 1988166 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1895917 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1783426 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1701622 | 3, 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 50.27 | |
| 1991 | 51.57 | |
| 1992 | 52.93 | |
| 1993 | 54.18 | |
| 1994 | 55.24 | |
| 1995 | 56.07 | |
| 1996 | 56.65 | |
| 1997 | 62.9 | |
| 1998 | 55.75 | |
| 1999 | 54.77 | |
| 2000 | 53.46 | |
| 2001 | 51.79 | |
| 2002 | 51.08 | |
| 2003 | 49.05 | |
| 2004 | 47.53 | |
| 2005 | 45.61 | |
| 2006 | 44.02 | |
| 2007 | 42.1 | |
| 2008 | 39.67 | |
| 2009 | 36.89 | |
| 2010 | 34.85 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
