Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3).
                                      Registration Statement No. 33-59713
     
     
     
     SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                              
             SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 17, 1995
                             to
                PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 31, 1995
                           for the
  SHAREHOLDER DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

      The  Prospectus  dated May 31,  1995,  is  amended  to
reflect the changes itemized below:
     
     - Under   the   caption   entitled  "INCORPORATION   OF
       DOCUMENTS  BY REFERENCE" on page 2, please substitute
       the following for items (2) and (3), respectively:
          
          (2) The  Corporation's  Quarterly  Reports  on
              Form  10-Q  for  the quarters  ended  March  31,
              1995, June 30, 1995 and September 30, 1995;
          (3) The Corporation's Current Reports on  Form 8-K  
              dated January 24, 1995, April 20, 1995, May 18,
              1995,  July 1, 1995, July 24, 1995,  August 2,
              1995 and October 23, 1995; and
       
     - Effective  December 18, 1995, the  Corporation's  new
       Transfer  Agent and Registrar, State Street Bank  and
       Trust  Company,  will  assume administration  of  the
       Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment and Stock  Purchase
       Plan  ("Plan")  from  the  Corporation.   After  this
       date,  please  refer all questions and correspondence
       regarding  the  Plan  and  send  all  optional   cash
       payments  to State Street Bank and Trust  Company  at
       the following address and telephone number:
     
                      State Street Bank and Trust Company
                      P.O. Box 8209
                      Boston, MA  02266-8209
                      Telephone:  1-800-243-1110
     
     Please  affix  this Supplement to your  Prospectus  for
     future reference.