Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 164931 | |
| 1991 | 173965 | |
| 1992 | 180108 | |
| 1993 | 192488 | |
| 1994 | 203817 | |
| 1995 | 209310 | |
| 1996 | 219551 | |
| 1997 | 243390 | |
| 1998 | 264070 | |
| 1999 | 278876 | |
| 2000 | 316767 | |
| 2001 | 311842 | |
| 2002 | 318189 | |
| 2003 | 318879 | |
| 2004 | 322338 | |
| 2005 | 322300 | |
| 2006 | 325500 | |
| 2007 | 307301 | 1 |
| 2008 | 314792 | 1 |
| 2009 | 303227 | 1 |
| 2010 | 293315 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 13.57 | |
| 1991 | 14.21 | |
| 1992 | 14.6 | |
| 1993 | 15.48 | |
| 1994 | 16.27 | |
| 1995 | 16.59 | |
| 1996 | 17.3 | |
| 1997 | 19.08 | |
| 1998 | 20.61 | |
| 1999 | 21.67 | |
| 2000 | 24.52 | |
| 2001 | 24.04 | |
| 2002 | 24.45 | |
| 2003 | 24.42 | |
| 2004 | 24.59 | |
| 2005 | 24.5 | |
| 2006 | 24.65 | |
| 2007 | 23.18 | |
| 2008 | 23.65 | |
| 2009 | 22.69 | |
| 2010 | 21.87 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
