SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, DC  20549
                                 FORM 10-K/A
(Mark One)

  X    ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934.
       For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993.

       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
       For the transition period from           to           .

Commission File Number 1-9157

             SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   Connecticut                            06-1157778
          (State or other jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation or organization)             Identification Number)

           227 Church Street, New Haven, CT                 06510
        (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

                                (203) 771-5200
                       (Registrant's telephone number,
                             including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                               Name of each exchange        
Title of each class                             on which registered        

Common stock-par value $1 per share     New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges

Rights to purchase common stock         New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges
(Currently traded with common stock)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X    No     

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to 
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be 
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or 
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this 
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  X  

At February 28, 1994, 64,001,753 common shares were outstanding.

At February 28, 1994, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by 
non-affiliates was $2,022,514,890.


                     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

(1)  Portions of the registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for the 
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 (Part II)

(2)  Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement dated March 28, 
1994 issued in connection with the 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders  
(Part III)





           SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

                FORM 10-K/A for the Period Ending 12/31/93

                              EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the SEC, are 
incorporated by reference as exhibits hereto.


                                                                          
Exhibit                                                                
Number                                                                    


99a       Annual Report on Form 11-K for the SNET Management
          Retirement Savings Plan for the plan year ended 
          December 31, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 99a to Form SE 
          dated 6/2/94, File No. 1-9157).


99b       Annual Report on Form 11-K for the SNET Bargaining
          Unit Retirement Savings Plan for the plan year ended
          December 31, 1993 (filed as Exhibit 99b to Form SE 
          dated 6/2/94, File No. 1-9157).






    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf 
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                       Southern New England Telecommunications Corporation
                                          (Registrant)


                    BY                 /s/ John A. Sadek
                                           John A. Sadek
                                  Vice President and Comptroller




Date:  June 3, 1994