Communication apparatus

Abstract

The invention provides a communication apparatus capable of practically using a line selecting function such as an LCR function, in a system in which a plurality of communication apparatuses including the communication apparatus are connected in parallel to each other on one line. Therefore, a facsimile apparatus and a telephone set are connected in parallel to each other on the same line. When the facsimile apparatus detects a dial signal sent by the telephone set, the facsimile apparatus converts the detected dial signal to another dial signal by referring to an LCR table stored to a RAM. The facsimile apparatus sends the converted dial signal to a switching apparatus over a line, and establishes a least expensive communication line among public communication lines.

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