Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 396435 | |
| 1991 | 437503 | |
| 1992 | 491549 | |
| 1993 | 553206 | |
| 1994 | 615124 | |
| 1995 | 672330 | |
| 1996 | 738074 | |
| 1997 | 835090 | |
| 1998 | 915223 | |
| 1999 | 975178 | |
| 2000 | 1020097 | |
| 2001 | 1052930 | |
| 2002 | 1093654 | |
| 2003 | 1135758 | |
| 2004 | 1187734 | |
| 2005 | 1236860 | |
| 2006 | 1309683 | |
| 2007 | 1385523 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1595991 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1580148 | 2, 3 |
| 2010 | 1479485 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 21.92 | |
| 1991 | 22.91 | |
| 1992 | 24.41 | |
| 1993 | 26.07 | |
| 1994 | 27.55 | |
| 1995 | 28.63 | |
| 1996 | 29.83 | |
| 1997 | 31.98 | |
| 1998 | 33.21 | |
| 1999 | 33.66 | |
| 2000 | 33.63 | |
| 2001 | 33.43 | |
| 2002 | 33.6 | |
| 2003 | 33.4 | |
| 2004 | 32.47 | |
| 2005 | 30.39 | |
| 2006 | 28.09 | |
| 2007 | 25.63 | |
| 2008 | 25.71 | |
| 2009 | 22.77 | |
| 2010 | 19.7 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
