EXHIBIT 99.1


             SBC COMMENCES TENDER OFFER FOR SENIOR COMCAST CELLULAR
                                CORPORATION DEBT


         San Antonio, Texas, June 17, 1999-SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC") today
announced that it has commenced a tender offer for all of the outstanding 9 1/2%
Senior  Notes due May 1,  2007 (the  "Securities")  issued by  Comcast  Cellular
Corporation  ("Comcast  Cellular"),  in  connection  with the  closing  of SBC's
purchase of all stock of Comcast  Cellular,  which is expected to be consummated
shortly.

         Under  the  terms of the  offer,  SBC  will  purchase  the  outstanding
Securities of Comcast  Cellular at a purchase price determined by reference to a
fixed spread of 50 basis points over the yield to maturity of the United  States
Treasury 6.625% Note due April 30, 2002, plus accrued and unpaid interest to but
excluding  such date of payment.  The purchase price includes an amount equal to
3.5% of the principal  amount that will be paid only for Securities  tendered at
or prior to a "consent payment deadline," which is expected to be 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on June 30, 1999.

         In connection with the offer,  SBC is also seeking  consents to certain
proposed amendments to the Indenture under which the Securities were issued. The
purpose of the proposed amendments is to eliminate certain restrictive covenants
contained  in the  Indenture,  thereby  affording  Comcast  Cellular  additional
financial and  operational  flexibility.  The offer is conditioned  upon,  among
other  things,  the receipt of the  requisite  consents  to adopt such  proposed
amendments, and the closing of SBC's purchase of all stock of Comcast Cellular.

         The offer  will  expire at 5:00 p.m.,  New York City time,  on July 15,
1999, unless extended. Withdrawal rights for any Securities tendered will expire
at 5:00 p.m.,  New York City  time,  on the first  business  day  following  the
"consent payment deadline." Payment for tendered Securities will be made in same
day funds on the first  business day following  expiration  of the offer,  or as
soon thereafter as practicable.

         Goldman,  Sachs & Co. will act as Dealer  Managers  for the offer.  The
Information Agent is Beacon Hill Partners,  Inc., and the Depositary is The Bank
of New York.

         This press  release is neither an offer to purchase nor a  solicitation
of an offer  to sell  the  Securities.  The  offer  is made  only by an Offer to
Purchase and Consent  Solicitation  Statement dated June 17, 1999.  Persons with
questions regarding the offer



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should contact the Information Agent at (800) 755-5001 or the Dealer Managers at
800-828-3182.

         SBC  Communications  Inc.  (www.sbc.com)  is a  global  leader  in  the
telecommunications  industry,  with more than 37.7 million  access lines and 7.2
million wireless  customers across the United States,  as well as investments in
telecommunications  businesses in nine other  countries.  Under the Southwestern
Bell, Pacific Bell, SNET, Nevada Bell and Cellular One brands,  SBC, through its
subsidiaries,  offers a wide range of innovative services.  SBC offers local and
long-distance telephone service,  wireless communications,  data communications,
paging, Internet access, and messaging, as well as telecommunications equipment,
and directory  advertising and publishing.  SBC has more than 130,000  employees
and its annual revenues rank it in the top 50 among Fortune 500 companies.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
            Larry L. Solomon
            Tel:     210/351-3990

            Fax:     210/351-2903
            Internet:      solomonl@corp.sbc.com, for SBC Communications

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