<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM SBC
COMMUNICATIONS INC.'S MARCH 31, 1998 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                                     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                       DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                            MAR-31-1998
<CASH>                                          688
<SECURITIES>                                    176
<RECEIVABLES>                                 5,557
<ALLOWANCES>                                    464
<INVENTORY>                                       0<F1>
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                              7,455
<PP&E>                                       71,151
<DEPRECIATION>                               42,016
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               44,919
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                        10,454
<BONDS>                                      12,904
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                             0
<PREFERRED>                                       0
<COMMON>                                      1,986
<OTHER-SE>                                    9,168
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 44,919
<SALES>                                           0<F2>
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                              6,855
<CGS>                                             0<F3>
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                 3,879
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                              1,201
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                127
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              256
<INCOME-PRETAX>                               1,533
<INCOME-TAX>                                    563
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             970
<DISCONTINUED>                                    0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                   0
<CHANGES>                                        15
<NET-INCOME>                                    985
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  0.50
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  0.50
<FN>
<F1> THIS AMOUNT IS IMMATERIAL.
<F2> 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.
<F3> 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).
</FN>