Exhibit 20.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

          SCC COMMUNICATIONS CORP. RELEASES EARNINGS GUIDANCE FOR 2001

              COMPANY PROJECTS 2001 REVENUE GROWTH OF 30% TO 40%,
                          PROFITABILITY BY 4TH QUARTER

BOULDER, CO (March 13, 2001) - SCC Communications Corp. (NasdaqNM: SCCX), a
leading provider of data processing and data management services to the
telecommunications industry, today announced its financial guidance for 2001.

SCC anticipates continued top-line growth in 2001, projecting revenues to
increase between 30 percent and 40 percent, ranging between $56 million and $60
million. Further, the Company projects sequential quarterly bottom-line
improvements beginning in the second quarter of 2001, with profitability
emerging in the fourth quarter of 2001.

"While most of the tech sector is seeing significant declines in revenue growth
and profitability, demand for SCC's products and services continues with little
abatement," said George Heinrichs, SCC's chairman and CEO. "Our target customer
base - both within and surrounding the telecommunications industry - looks to
SCC for its expertise in accurate, high-volume, mission-critical data processing
and real-time transaction services."

Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission implemented its Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101 (SAB 101) in the fourth quarter of 2000, which
requires revenue recognition for up-front customer/contract fees to be spread
over the life of a contract. Adoption of SAB 101 will have a measurable impact
on SCC's financial results. As a result, SCC's projected financial performance
for 2001 reflects lower numbers than previously published Wall Street consensus
estimates. However, these lower numbers are not attributable to reduced demand
but rather to the impact of SAB 101.

"Historically, up-front nonrecurring engineering and enhancement fees, which SAB
101 now requires to be amortized over the life of each customer's contract, have
ranged between 15 percent and 20 percent each year," explains Michael Dingman,
SCC's chief financial officer. "The impact of spreading these one-time, initial
revenues over a period that could be as long as five years has, in effect,
tempered our reportable revenue growth and profitability for fiscal 2001.
However, this accounting change has no impact on our cash flow," added Dingman.

The Company's projections are exclusive of its planned acquisition of Lucent
Public Safety Systems, Inc. Upon completion of this acquisition transaction, SCC
will revise its projections accordingly.

CORPORATE PROJECTIONS

SCC's expectations for first quarter-2001 revenue range between $12 million and
$13 million. The Company's expectations for fiscal 2001 revenue range between
$57 million and $60 million, representing an expected increase of between 32
percent and 39 percent over 2000. Gross margins are expected to be in the range
of 22 percent to 25 percent in the first quarter 2001, and 30 percent to 32
percent for the year 2001.

Sequential quarterly top-line revenue projections are expected to increase
between 9 and 11 percent beginning in Q2 of 2001.

The adoption of SAB 101 results in a net income per share deferral of between
$0.55 and $0.66 for fiscal 2001. The SAB 101 effect in Q1 coupled with increases
in up-front costs for accelerated wireless deployment, results in projected
earnings per share for Q1 ranging from a negative $0.36 to $0.30 per share. For
fiscal 2001 the Company expects earnings per share to range from a negative
$0.80 to $0.75.

Q4-2001 earnings per share projections range from a positive $0.01 to $0.04.


ILEC BUSINESS SEGMENT

SCC's expectations for its ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier) business
unit's first quarter-2001 revenue range between $7 million and $7.5 million. The
Company's expectations for the ILEC business unit's fiscal 2001 revenue range
between $30 million and $31 million, representing an expected increase of
between 4 percent and 8 percent over 2000. ILEC gross margins are expected to be
in the range of 34 percent to 37 percent in the first quarter 2001, and 35
percent to 37 percent for the 2001 year.

CLEC BUSINESS SEGMENT

SCC's expectations for its CLEC (competitive local exchange carrier) business
unit's first quarter-2001 revenue range between $2.4 million and $2.7 million.
The Company's expectations for the CLEC business unit's fiscal 2001 revenue
range between $10.5 million and $11.5 million, representing an expected increase
of between 49 percent and 57 percent over 2000. CLEC gross margins are expected
to be in the range of 49 percent to 51 percent in the first quarter 2001, and 49
percent to 51 percent for the 2001 year.

WIRELESS BUSINESS SEGMENT

SCC's expectations for its Wireless business unit's first quarter- 2001 revenue
range between $1.6 million and $1.8 million. The Company's expectations for the
Wireless business unit's fiscal 2001 revenue range between $9.5 million and
$11.5 million, representing an expected increase of between 126 percent and 174
percent over 2000. Wireless gross margins are expected to be in the range of
negative 35 percent to negative 39 percent in the first quarter, and positive 2
percent to positive 10 percent for the year.

DIRECT BUSINESS SEGMENT

SCC's expectations for its Direct business unit's first quarter- 2001 revenue
range between $1 million and $1.2 million. The Company's expectations for the
Direct business unit's fiscal 2001 revenue range between $5.6 million and $6.2
million, representing an expected increase of between 93 percent and 114 percent
over 2000. Direct gross margins are expected to be in the range of negative 62
percent to negative 56 percent in the first quarter 2001, and negative 5 percent
to zero percent for the 2001 year.

CASH FLOW

SCC ended the year with $12 million in cash and marketable securities.
Management expects that funding needs for basic operations will be met through
cash on hand, expected operating cash flow and available equipment lease
financing.

ABOUT SCC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

SCC Communications Corp. (NasdaqNM: SCCX) is a leading provider of
mission-critical data processing and management services, notification
technologies and supporting services to wireless and wireline telecommunications
companies and public safety organizations. For more than 20 years, SCC has
successfully served carriers ranging from large local exchange companies to
small independent telephone companies across the United States. As the leading
provider of 9-1-1 data processing and transaction services to wireline and
wireless carriers, our customer solutions have evolved rapidly to include
turnkey location- specific data and related applications, unequaled notification
systems and Internet-based communications. Today, SCC provides connectivity and
data services to incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), competitive local
exchange carriers (CLECs), integrated communications providers (ICPs) and
wireless carriers in the United States. SCC provides services to 21 leading
wireless telecommunications carriers and 41 leading wireline telecommunications
carriers. SCC currently manages the records for more than 100 million wireline
and wireless telephone subscribers, including 5.4 million CLEC subscribers and
more than 3.7 million revenue-generating wireless subscribers. The company also
develops innovative, value-added information technology systems and software
products for the location-based services market. To receive SCC press releases
and company updates via e- mail, please register at the company's Web site:
http://www.scc911.com


The matters discussed in this press release include forward- looking statements
that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary
significantly from the SCC's expectations based on a number of factors,
including (1) lengthy sales cycles associated with SCC's services and products,
(2) SCC's reliance on large contracts from a limited number of significant
customers, (3) rate of adoption of 9-1-1 technology by wireless carriers and
other potential customers, (4) continuing rapid change in the telecommunications
industry that may affect both SCC and its customers, (5) continuing demand for
SCC's services and products, (6) market acceptance of new products and services
introduced by the Company, (7) SCC's ability to accurately predict its costs
related to new products, and (8) additional factors described in SCC's Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2000.


CONTACT:
Michael D. Dingman, Jr.,
Chief Financial Officer
SCC Communications Corp.
303-581-5716