PURPOSE: To improve the efficiency of facsimile reception, connect plural facsimile equipments to a current line without further line connection and to reduce the management maintenance cost attenuated with increase in number of terminal equipments.

CONSTITUTION: Plural memory reception exclusive facsimile equipments 23 each having a memory card receiving and storing transmission document information from an opposite facsimile equipment and having a function reading reception document information stored in the memory card, transmitting the information to a main terminal facsimile equipment 24 as required and printing out the information are connected to a sub exchange sharing plural lines to each terminal equipment. Moreover, plural facsimile equipments are connected to the exchange without increasing number of lines, and even when a main terminal facsimile equipment is busy, the facsimile reception from plural locations is attained simultaneously.