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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM SBC
COMMUNICATIONS INC.'S DECEMBER 31,1997 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS 
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 1,000,000
       
                                           
                                         YEAR
                              DEC-31-1997
                                   DEC-31-1997
                                                 398
                                           320
                                        5,410
                                           395
                                              0
                                     7,062
                                              65,286
                                      37,947
                                      42,132
                               10,252
                                             12,019
                                    0
                                              0
                                               934
                                           8,958
                        42,132
                                                  0
                                    24,856
                                                    0
                                        9,488
                                     4,922
                                       523
                                     947
                                      2,337
                                           863
                                  1,474
                                           0
                                          0
                                                0
                                         1,474
                                         0.81
                                         0.80

 THIS AMOUNT IS IMMATERIAL.
 NET SALES OF TANGIBLE PRODUCTS IS NOT MORE THAN 10% OF TOTAL OPERATING
     REVENUES AND THEREFORE HAS NOT BEEN STATED SEPARATELY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
     PURSUANT TO REGULATION S-X, RULE 5-03(B). THIS AMOUNT IS INCLUDED IN THE "TOTAL
     REVENUES" TAG.
 COST OF TANGIBLE GOODS SOLD IS INCLUDED IN COST OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS IN THE
     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE "TOTAL-COST" TAG, PURSUANT TO REGULATION S-X,RULE
     5-03(B).