according to one aspect of the present invention , there is provided an image communication apparatus comprising a first fax communication unit configured to make communications with a partner apparatus according to a first fax communication function using a public telephone network , a second fax communication unit configured to make communications with a partner apparatus according to a second fax communication function using an ip network , an accepter unit configured to accept an operation designation of the first and second fax communication functions , and a limiter unit configured to limit the first and second fax communication functions based on the operation designation accepted by the accepter unit .