What do you call the person receiving the telephone call?

Operator

The purpose for making and receiving calls is to be able to communicate over distances. The most drastic benefit has been all the lives saved from being able to make a telephone call during an...

Often this person is called a receptionist. Other times they may be called a secretary, operator, etc. It also depends on what other job function they have.

llamar

In small companies the receptionist usually answers phone calls.