Exhibit 23(d)



              Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-4, No. 333-22841) and related Prospectus of 
Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation for the registration of 
700,500 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference 
therein of our report dated February 6, 1997, with respect to the financial 
statements and schedule of The Woodbury Telephone Company included in its 
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996, filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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                                 Ernst & Young LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
March 10, 1997