EX 23
Form 11-K for 2004
File No. l-8610
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8, No. 333-101433) pertaining to SBC Savings and Security Plan of our report dated June 14, 2005, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedules of SBC Savings and Security Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
June 22, 2005