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The
person who (or device that) answers a telephone is the called party. The
person who (or device that) initiates a telephone call is the calling
party.
In some situations, the called party may number more than one: such an
instance is known as a conference call. Strictly, in some systems, only
one called party is contacted at each event, as to initiate a conference
call the calling party contacts the first called party, then this person
contacts the second called party, but audio is transferred to both
called parties.
In a reverse charge (or collect) telephone call, the called party pays
the fee for the call, when it is usually the calling party that does so.
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