To transfer sound in addition to picture data.

A picture memory 8 storing picture data is installed. When a CNG signal being a control signal showing facsimile communication from an opposite party is detected through a public telephone line L at the time of an incoming call (YES in the step S5 of a drawing 5), picture data are received and are stored in the picture memory 8 (step S43 of a drawing 7), the public telephone line L is disconnected (step S44), a transfer destination which is previously registered in a transfer destination telephone number table 7a in a RAM 7 is called (step S45) and picture data in the picture memory 8 are transmitted (step S46). When the CNG signal is not detected at the time of the incoming call (NO in the step S5 of the drawing 5), a hooking signal is transmitted to the public telephone line L (step S32 of a drawing 6) and the telephone number of the transfer destination, which is previously registered in a transfer destination facsimile table 7b, is dialed (step S34).