Exhibit 23-a CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) of SBC Communications Inc. pertaining to the registration of 13,000,000 shares of its common stock of our reports dated...

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                                                                    Exhibit 23-a





                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


      We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form  S-8)  of  SBC  Communications  Inc.  pertaining  to the  registration  of
13,000,000  shares of its common  stock of our reports  dated  February 14, 1997
(except  Note 3, as to which the date is April 1,  1997),  with  respect  to the
consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedules of SBC  Communications  Inc.
included in or  incorporated  by reference in its Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for
the year ended  December  31,  1996,  filed  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.




                                          ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Antonio, Texas
June 30, 1997