A communication control apparatus that controls, in a second communication device, data communication from a first communication device to the second communication device, the second communication device transferring data received from the first communication device to a third communication device, the communication control apparatus including a first obtaining section that obtains a permitted reproduction period of the second communication device, this period being a period during which reproduction of data identical to lost data is permitted, a second obtaining section that obtains a first recovery period used for recovery of the lost data in the third communication device, and a control section that controls loss recovery processing in the second communication device, the lost data being recovered by the second communication device within a time difference that is a period obtained by subtracting the first recovery period from the permitted reproduction period.