UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         WASHINGTON, DC  20549

                             FORM 10-K/A
                                
(Mark One)

X  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 
   ACT OF 1934.
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.

   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
    For the transition period from          to        .

Commission File Number 1-6654

                  THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                    Connecticut                   06-0542646
           (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer
           incorporation or organization)       Identification Number)
                          

              227 Church Street, New Haven, CT       06510
         (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
                      

                                (203) 771-5200
                        (Registrant's telephone number,
                             including area code)




                   THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
            Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the Period Ended 12/31/97
                                
                               Exhibit Index
                               _____________
                                
  Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the SEC, are
  incorporated by reference as exhibits hereto.

Exhibit
Number

 99a      Annual Report on Form 11-K for the SNET Management Retirement 
          Savings Plan for the plan year ended December 31, 1997 (filed 
          as Exhibit 99a to Form SE dated June 18, 1998 for Southern New
          England Telecommunications Corporation, File No. 1-9157).


 99b      Annual Report on Form 11-K for the SNET Bargaining Unit Retirement 
          Savings Plan for the plan year ended December 31, 1997 (filed as
          Exhibit 99b to Form SE dated June 18, 1998 for Southern New England
          Telecommunications Corporation, File No. 1-9157).




        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by 
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
                                               (Registrant)
                                
                                
                                   BY:  /s/ Donald R. Shassian
                                            Donald R. Shassian
                           Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  June 19, 1998