Exhibit 24


                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer and a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James D. Ellis, Donald E.
Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher, Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of
Texas, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and in each of his offices and capacities in
the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or
amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the doing
thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.        
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
Chairman of the Board, Director
and Chief Executive Officer

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Peter A. Ritcher, Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of
Texas, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and in each of his offices and capacities in
the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any amendment or
amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the doing
thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Donald E. Kiernan 
Donald E. Kiernan
Senior Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Clarence C. Barksdale 
Clarence C. Barksdale
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ James E. Barnes  
James E. Barnes
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Augusta A. Busch III
August A. Busch III
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ William P. Clark   
William P. Clark
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Martin K. Eby, Jr.  
Martin K. Eby, Jr.
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Herman E. Gallegos  
Herman E. Gallegos
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Jess T. Hay  
Jess T. Hay
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ James A. Henderson       
James A. Henderson
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Carlos Slim Helu 
Carlos Slim Helu
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Bobby R. Inman    
Bobby R. Inman
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Charles F. Knight   
Charles F. Knight
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Lynn M. Martin   
Lynn M. Martin
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ John B. McCoy     
John B. McCoy
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Mary S. Metz
Mary S. Metz
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Toni Rembe
Toni Rembe
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ S. Donley Ritchey
S. Donley Ritchey
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Joyce M. Roche 
Joyce M. Roche
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Laura D'Andrea Tyson    
Laura D'Andrea Tyson
Director

                                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


               KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

               THAT, WHEREAS, SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as the
"Corporation," proposes to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, an annual report on Form 10-K; and

               WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Corporation;

               NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., James
D. Ellis, Donald E. Kiernan, Peter A. Ritcher,
Michael J. Viola, or any one of them, all of the City of San Antonio and State of Texas, the undersigned's
attorneys for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, and in the undersigned's office
and capacity in the Corporation, to execute and file such annual report, and thereafter to execute and file any
amendment or amendments thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and concerning the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present at the
doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do, or cause to be
done, by virtue hereof.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned executed this Power of Attorney the 26th day of January
2001.





/s/ Patricia P. Upton
Patricia P. Upton
Director