POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


    WHEREAS, The Southern New England Telephone Company, a Connecticut 
corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), proposes to file 
shortly with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, their annual report 
on Form 10-K; and

    WHEREAS, each of the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, 
of the Company, and holds the office, or offices, in the Company herein 
below indicated under his or her name;

    NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, and each of them, hereby constitutes 
and appoints Donald R. Shassian their attorney-in-fact for them and in their 
name, place and stead, and in each of their offices and capacities with 
the Company, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to 
execute and file any amendment or amendments thereto, hereby 
giving and granting to said attorney full power and authority to do and 
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be 
done in and about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as 
the undersigned might or could do, if personally present at the doing 
thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney may or 
shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the undersigned has executed this Power of 
Attorney this 12th day of March 1997.




Principal Executive Officer:                  Directors:                    



/s/ Daniel J. Miglio                                                            
    Daniel J. Miglio                                                      
Chairman, President, Chief
 Executive Officer and Director

                                             /s/ William F. Andrews         
                                                 William F. Andrews, Director
                                
                   
                         
                                             /s/ Richard H. Ayers
                                                 Richard H. Ayers, Director
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                             /s/ Zoe Baird                  
                                                 Zoe Baird, Director


                                             /s/ Robert L. Bennett
                                                 Robert L. Bennett, Director


                                             /s/ Barry M. Bloom             
                                                 Barry M. Bloom, Director


                                             /s/ Frank J. Connor               
                                                 Frank J. Connor, Director


                                             /s/ William R. Fenoglio        
                                                 William R. Fenoglio, Director


                                             /s/ James R. Greenfield           
                                                 James R. Greenfield, Director


                                             /s/ Ira D. Hall
                                                 Ira D. Hall, Director
                                                 
                                                 
                                                 
                                             /s/ Burton G. Malkiel          
                                                 Burton G. Malkiel, Director


                                            /s/ Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr.      
                                                Frank R. O'Keefe, Jr., Director



                      POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:


    WHEREAS,  The Southern New England Telephone  Company,  a

Connecticut  corporation  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  the

"Company"), proposes to file shortly with the Securities  and

Exchange  Commission, under the provisions of the  Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; 

and



   WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;



    NOW,  THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby  constitutes  and

appoints Donald R. Shassian her attorney-in-fact for her  and

in her name, place and stead, and in her capacity as director

of  the Company, to execute and file such annual report,  and

thereafter  to  execute and file any amendment or  amendments

thereto,  hereby  giving and granting to said  attorney  full

power and authority to do and perform each and every act  and

thing  whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done  in  and

about the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as

the  undersigned might or could do, if personally present  at

the  doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all  that

said  attorney may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be done,

by virtue hereof.



   IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has executed this Power

of Attorney this 17th day of March 1997.






                             /s/ Claire L. Gaudiani
                                 Claire L. Gaudiani, Director