Abstract: In a switching device for power supply to accessories included in a telephone device, from the loop current to the telephone device, a parallel load is connected between the intercom cables for carrying the loop current, a supply current for the accessories being distributed by a current distribution switching section at the output of the parallel load, according to priority classes assigned to the respective accessories. The control device of the telephone has a highest priority, possibly in combination with a speech mode. This control device has a memory for storing the last-dialed telephone number for the purpose of repeated re-dialing. The memory contents are retained for several hours after the device is switched off the cables.