Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 20700000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 22296491 | 1 |
| 1992 | 22848601 | 1 |
| 1993 | 23475147 | 1 |
| 1994 | 24097265 | 1 |
| 1995 | 25018894 | 1 |
| 1996 | 25914510 | 1 |
| 1997 | 28250447 | 1 |
| 1998 | 29246000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 30949000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 32070000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 33278200 | 1 |
| 2002 | 35500000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 36100000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 38500000 | 2, 3 |
| 2005 | 40100000 | 2, 3 |
| 2006 | 43900000 | 4 |
| 2007 | 45218214 | 5 |
| 2008 | 45539288 | 5 |
| 2009 | 45379601 | 5 |
| 2010 | 44958734 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 13.96 | |
| 1991 | 15 | |
| 1992 | 15.35 | |
| 1993 | 15.76 | |
| 1994 | 16.19 | |
| 1995 | 16.83 | |
| 1996 | 17.46 | |
| 1997 | 19.07 | |
| 1998 | 19.79 | |
| 1999 | 21.01 | |
| 2000 | 21.85 | |
| 2001 | 22.77 | |
| 2002 | 24.4 | |
| 2003 | 24.92 | |
| 2004 | 26.68 | |
| 2005 | 27.88 | |
| 2006 | 30.59 | |
| 2007 | 31.56 | |
| 2008 | 31.81 | |
| 2009 | 31.72 | |
| 2010 | 31.45 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
