To provide a communication apparatus and a communication control method for properly attaining a speech when receiving a call even in the case of automatic dialing and properly performing facsimile communication.

A facsimile machine 1 detects a dial tone from a line while the line is closed before closing the line and making a dial at automatic dialing to a destination designated in advance via the line for facsimile communication, stops dialing by the automatic dial function when no dial tone is detected, makes an operator call while the line is closed, and connects the handset to the line when detecting hook-off. Further, when no hook-off is detected even when the operator calling is consecutive for a prescribed time, the facsimile machine 1 opens the line and stops the operator calling to open the like when detecting a busy tone during the operator calling (steps S101 to S113).