Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 220000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 237320 | 2 |
| 1992 | 248789 | 2 |
| 1993 | 265130 | 2 |
| 1994 | 304600 | 2 |
| 1995 | 320300 | 2 |
| 1996 | 338200 | 2 |
| 1997 | 354000 | 2 |
| 1998 | 354036 | 2 |
| 1999 | 358900 | 2 |
| 2000 | 364400 | 2 |
| 2001 | 387620 | 2 |
| 2002 | 374000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 376100 | 2 |
| 2004 | 388000 | 3 |
| 2005 | 398100 | 3 |
| 2006 | 423810 | 3 |
| 2007 | 458180 | 3 |
| 2008 | 477670 | 4 |
| 2009 | 494312 | 5 |
| 2010 | 520002 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6 | |
| 1991 | 6.29 | |
| 1992 | 6.41 | |
| 1993 | 6.64 | |
| 1994 | 7.44 | |
| 1995 | 7.65 | |
| 1996 | 7.92 | |
| 1997 | 8.16 | |
| 1998 | 8.05 | |
| 1999 | 8.07 | |
| 2000 | 8.1 | |
| 2001 | 8.52 | |
| 2002 | 8.13 | |
| 2003 | 8.09 | |
| 2004 | 8.26 | |
| 2005 | 8.38 | |
| 2006 | 8.83 | |
| 2007 | 9.43 | |
| 2008 | 9.71 | |
| 2009 | 9.93 | |
| 2010 | 10.31 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
