The called party (in some contexts called the `B-Number`) is a person who (or device that) answers a telephone call. 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 ca.....
a telecommunication network user that is the destination of a call attempta telephone network user reached by a calling party