Abstract: Apparatus and method for the direct connection of a facsimile transceiver or other ancillary apparatus to the telephone network is disclosed. The connection is made by removing the microphone from a telephone hand set and substituting therefor a microphone. Conductors are interposed between the microphone and the contacts within the hand set to enable connection of a facsimile transmitter or other ancillary equipment thereto while the telephone remains normally useable even after this modification. The modification which can be performed without tools and in a very short time, thus enabling ready connection of facsimile equipment without the use of an acoustic coupler even when the telephone is not connected to the telephone network by a means of a standard jack or plug.