PURPOSE: To allow a facsimile terminal equipment to receive accurately without missing of picture information by allowing the facsimile store and forward equipment to discriminate whether or not the facsimile terminal equipment is able to receive picture information and to execute transmission control of the picture information when the facsimile store and forward equipment discriminates it that the facsimile terminal equipment cannot receive the picture information.

CONSTITUTION: The facsimile terminal equipment 30 is provided with a notice means 301 informing a facsimile store and forward equipment 10 that data of a predetermined quantity are receptible, and the facsimile store and forward equipment 10 is provided with a receptible data quantity memory 13 storing a data quantity receptible by the facsimile terminal equipment 30, a discrimination section 15 discriminating whether or not the facsimile terminal equipment 30 is able to receive picture information, and a transmission control section 16 controlling the transmission of picture information based on the result of discrimination by the discrimination section 15.