Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 610032 | 1 |
| 1991 | 647939 | 1 |
| 1992 | 660587 | 1 |
| 1993 | 859762 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1109652 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1409639 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1787000 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2078000 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2491605 | 3, 1 |
| 1999 | 2892435 | 3, 1 |
| 2000 | 3061387 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3315091 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3310933 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3340000 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3437491 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3367252 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3633188 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3940082 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4076140 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6783372 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6783372 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.99 | |
| 1991 | 1.03 | |
| 1992 | 1.02 | |
| 1993 | 1.3 | |
| 1994 | 1.64 | |
| 1995 | 2.04 | |
| 1996 | 2.52 | |
| 1997 | 2.87 | |
| 1998 | 3.37 | |
| 1999 | 3.82 | |
| 2000 | 3.96 | |
| 2001 | 4.2 | |
| 2002 | 4.11 | |
| 2003 | 4.06 | |
| 2004 | 4.1 | |
| 2005 | 3.94 | |
| 2006 | 4.17 | |
| 2007 | 4.44 | |
| 2008 | 4.52 | |
| 2009 | 7.4 | |
| 2010 | 7.27 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
