A circuit control apparatus for establishing a connection to a
communication partner via a public circuit network or via a computer
network is disclosed. The circuit control apparatus includes: a
specifying information storing part 171 for storing specifying
information for specifying a called party to which the circuit control
apparatus originates a call to establish a connection via the public
circuit network; a circuit control part 11 for immediately originating a
call via the public circuit network for establishing a connection to a
called party specified by the specifying information, and for trying to
originate a call via the computer network for establishing a connection
to a called party that is not included in the specifying information
storing part; and a changing part 16 for changing specifying information
in the specifying information storing part.