An IP telephone has a power source circuit. A direct current from a
network is used to charge an input capacitor via an input current
limiting resistor. A resultantly charged voltage is inputted to and is
converted by a DC/DC converter to produce an output voltage. In parallel
with the input current limiting resistor, a limit removing unit including
a switching transistor is arranged. The output voltage is delayed by a
delay circuit to activate a driving transistor, which drives the
switching transistor. The input voltage to the converter is monitored by
an input voltage sensor. Therefore, the telephone power source circuit
copes with a plurality of hubs of different power supplying
specifications in an internet (IP) telephone network in which telephones
are connected to a local-area network of the IEEE802.3 standard and the
like.