EXHIBIT 23-b



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No.  333-____) of SBC  Communications  Inc. of our report
dated May 24, 2002  relating to the financial  statements of the DonTech  Profit
Participation  Plan,  which appears in the Annual  Report of SBC  Communications
Inc. on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
November 22, 2002