An object of the present invention is to provide an image communication apparatus capable of preventing the useless use of not-cheaped BJ ink owing to the innocent behavior of an infant or the like, and capable of preventing the disturbance of the rhythm of a home life by a cat or the like. An image communication apparatus includes operation instructing means for instructing reading operation, image processing operation, image recording operation, calling operation and communication operation; and operation instruction disabling means for disabling an instruction of each operation by the operation instructing means.