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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM SBC
COMMUNICATIONS INC.'S DECEMBER 31, 1998 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 1,000,000
       
                                     
                                12-MOS
                       DEC-31-1998
                            DEC-31-1998
                                          460
                                      6
                                 6,262
                                    472
                                       0
                              7,538
                                       73,466
                               43,546
                               45,066
                         9,989
                                      11,612
                             0
                                       0
                                      1,988
                                   10,792
                 45,066
                                           0
                             28,777
                                             0
                                16,714
                              5,177
                                513
                              993
                               6,374
                                  2,306
                           4,068
                                    0
                                 (60)
                                        15
                                  4,023
                                  2.06
                                  2.03

 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 OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
     IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE "TOTAL-COST" TAG, PURSUANT TO
     REGULATION S-X, RULE 5-03(B).