EX 23
Form 11-K for 2005
File No. 1-8610
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-99359) pertaining to The Southern New England Telephone Company Tax Reduction Act Stock Ownership Plan of our report dated June 20, 2006, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedules of The Southern New England Telephone Company Tax Reduction Act Stock Ownership Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2005.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Antonio, Texas
Date: June 23, 2006