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Electronic communications apparatus for indicating an incoming telephone call, for maintaining an Internet connection for a time period in the event an incoming telephone call is accepted, and for assisting in re-establishing an Internet connection in the event Internet connection is terminated during the course of the telephone call; and electronic communications apparatus for indicating an incoming facsimile, for maintaining an Internet connection for a time period in the event an incoming facsimile is accepted, and for assisting in re-establishing an Internet connection in the event Internet connection is terminated during the course of the facsimile