UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          WASHINGTON, DC  20549
                              FORM 10-K/A

(Mark One)
X  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE 
   ACT OF 1934.
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995.

   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          (I.R.S. Employer
            of 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:

Title of each class                      Name of each exchange on
                                         which registered
                              
Common stock-par value $1 per share      New York and Pacific Stock Exchanges
per share                     
                              
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, 1997, 65,793,847 common shares were outstanding.

At February 28, 1997, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by 
non-affiliates was $2,383,418,614.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's combined 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders 
and Proxy Statement dated March 20, 1997 issued in connection with 
the 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders [Part II and Part III]
                                



          SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
                                
        Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K for the Period Ended 12/31/96
                                
                             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, 1996 (filed 
        as Exhibit 99a to Form SE dated 6/11/97, 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, 1996 (filed as
        Exhibit 99b to Form SE dated 6/11/97, 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/ Donald R. Shassian
                                  Donald R. Shassian
                         Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  June 12, 1997