SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-02-04
TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIOTELEPHONE)
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                               Amendment No. 1 to
                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)


                     HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE & CABLE CORPORATION

                                (Name of Issuer)


                     COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE

                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   4455421030

                                 (Cusip Number)

                                Wayne Wirtz, Esq.
                             SBC Communications Inc.
                                175 East Houston
                              San Antonio, TX 78205
                                 (210) 351-3736

                (Name and Address, and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                 October 8, 1999

             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule  13D and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
[ ].

                         (Continued on following pages)

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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 2 OF 13 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                            SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                43-1301883
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 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
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 3.  SEC USE ONLY
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 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          AF
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 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
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 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware
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                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
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13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                HC
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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 3 OF 15 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                              AMERITECH CORPORATION
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                36-3251481
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 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
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 3.  SEC USE ONLY
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 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          AF
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 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
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13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                               CO
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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 4 OF 13 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                      AMERITECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                36-3707086
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 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
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 3.  SEC USE ONLY
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 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          AF
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 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
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 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
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13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                CO
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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 5 OF 13 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON        AMERITECH INTERNATIONAL DENMARK CORPORATION
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                36-4202222
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 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
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 3.  SEC USE ONLY
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 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          AF
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              ------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
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13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                CO
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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 6 OF 13 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON              AMERITECH DENMARK FUNDING CORPORATION
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON               36-4221487
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 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3.  SEC USE ONLY
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 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          AF
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                CO
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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 7 OF 13 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                 AMERITECH DENMARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
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 3.  SEC USE ONLY
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          AF
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                CO
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CUSIP NO.  4455421030        13D                      PAGE 8 OF 13 PAGES

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 1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                      AMERITECH LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP             (A)  [    ]
                                                                  (B)  [    ]
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 3.  SEC USE ONLY
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 4.  SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                          WC
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 5.  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                             [   ]
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 6.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             Luxembourg
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                  7.    SOLE VOTING POWER                                      0
NUMBER OF
SHARES            --------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY      8.    SHARED VOTING POWER                            2,565,587
OWNED BY
EACH              --------------------------------------------------------------
REPORTING         9.    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                 0
PERSON
WITH              --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                       2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11.   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
      BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                                         2,565,587

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12.   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
      ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                                     [   ]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13.   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)                   21.4%

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14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                CO
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         Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D is being filed to correct an
inadvertent mistake on the signature page of the Schedule 13D and the signature
page of the Joint Filing Agreement filed on February 3, 2000.

ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

         This statement relates to common stock, par value $.001 per share
(the "Shares"), of Hungarian Telephone & Cable Corporation, a company organized
under the laws of state of Delaware (the "Company"). The Shares trade on the
American Stock Exchange. The principal executive office of the Company is 100
First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902.



ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

(a) and (b)
         SBC Communications Inc. is a Delaware corporation ("SBC"), with its
     principal office and principal place of business at 175 E. Houston, San
     Antonio, Texas 78205-2233. Other than executive officers and directors,
     there are no persons or corporations controlling or ultimately in control
     of SBC. SBC is a communications holding company whose subsidiaries and
     affiliates provide communications services, including landline and wireless
     telecommunications services and equipment, directory advertising,
     publishing services, and Internet access services.

     Ameritech Corporation ("Ameritech") is a Delaware corporation and a
     wholly-owned subsidiary of SBC with its principal office and principal
     place of business at 30 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.
     Ameritech provides communications services, including local and long
     distance telephone, cellular, paging, directory advertising, security
     monitoring, cable TV, electronic commerce and on-line services.

     Ameritech International, Inc. ("Ameritech International") is a Delaware
     corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameritech with its principal
     office and principal place of business at 255 West Randolph Street,
     Chicago, Illinois 60606. Ameritech International provides a wide range of
     communications services outside of the United States.

     Ameritech International Denmark Corporation ("AIDC") is a Delaware
     corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameritech International with
     its principal office and principal place of business at 255 West Randolph
     Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. AIDC provides a wide range of
     communications services.

          Ameritech Denmark Funding Corporation ("ADFC") is a Delaware
     corporation. All of the common stock of ADFC is owned by AIDC. ADFC also
     has outstanding shares of Stated Rate Auction Preferred Stock, Series A,
     Series B, Series C and Series D, which are held by institutional third
     party investors. ADFC invests in telecommunications businesses and other
     investments. The address of its principal office and principal place of
     business is 30 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

          Ameritech Denmark Holdings, L.L.C. ("ADH-LLC") is a Delaware limited
     liability company. The Class A Membership Interest in ADH-LLC is owned by
     ADFC and



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     the Class B Membership Interest in ADH-LLC is owned by AIDC. ADH-LLC
     invests in telecommunications businesses and other investments. The address
     of its principal office and principal place of business is 30 South Wacker
     Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. ADH-LLC owns all of the outstanding share
     capital of Ameritech Luxembourg S.a.r.l., a limited liability company
     organized under the laws of Luxembourg ("Ameritech Luxembourg").

     Ameritech Luxembourg is a Luxembourg limited liability company and a
     wholly-owned subsidiary of AIDC with its principal office and principal
     place of business at 15, rue de la Chapelle, L-1325, Luxembourg. Ameritech
     Luxembourg provides a wide range of communication services and manages
     Danish communication holdings in Luxembourg.

     Ameritech, Ameritech International, AIDC, ADFC, ADH-LLC, and Ameritech
     Luxembourg are collectively referred to as the "Ameritech Entities."

(c)  Per Instruction C, the name, business address, and principal occupation of
     each executive officer and director of SBC is set forth in Exhibit I hereto
     and incorporated herein by reference.

(d)  During the last five years, neither SBC nor the Ameritech Entities, nor, to
     the best of their knowledge, any of their directors or executive officers
     has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
     or similar misdemeanors).

(e)  During the last five years, neither SBC nor the Ameritech Entities, nor, to
     the best of their knowledge, any of their executive officers or directors
     has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body
     of competent jurisdiction resulting in a judgment, decree or final order
     enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
     subject to, Federal or State securities laws, or finding any violation with
     respect to such laws, and which judgment, decree or final order was not
     subsequently vacated.

(f)  SBC and all of the Ameritech Entities, except for Ameritech Luxembourg, are
     incorporated in the State of Delaware. Ameritech Luxembourg is incorporated
     in the country of Luxembourg. Each executive officer and director of SBC is
     a citizen of the United States except for SBC director Carlos Slim Helu,
     who is a citizen of Mexico.



ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

         Tele Danmark A/S ("Tele Danmark") originally purchased 420,908 Shares
of the Company pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 1, 1997
between the Company and Tele Danmark (the "Share Agreement"). Tele Danmark paid
the Purchase Price by exchanging shares it held in two Hungarian companies. On
October 7, 1997, Tele Danmark purchased an additional 548,250 Shares in exchange
for shares it held in two Hungarian companies. On May 12, 1999, Tele Danmark
purchased an additional 1,571,429 shares for $11,000,000 pursuant to a stock
purchase agreement ("1999 Purchase Agreement").



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ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

         SBC acquired indirect record ownership of the Shares upon the closing,
on October 8, 1999, of SBC's acquisition of Ameritech pursuant to an Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated May 10, 1998. Ameritech purchased an ownership interest
in Tele Danmark on January 12, 1998. As of the date of filing, SBC owns 41.6% of
the outstanding ordinary shares of Tele Danmark. SBC at the present time has no
plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the transactions
described in paragraphs (a) - (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.


ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

(a)  Ameritech Luxembourg directly beneficially owns 90,000,000 shares of Tele
     Danmark representing 41.6% of the outstanding stock of Tele Danmark.
     Ameritech Luxembourg has the right to nominate six members of the twelve
     member Tele Danmark Board of Directors. As described in Item 2, each of the
     remaining Ameritech entities indirectly beneficially owns the Shares by
     virtue of its indirect ownership of Ameritech Luxembourg. SBC possesses
     ultimate beneficial ownership of the Shares by virtue of its sole ownership
     of all of the Ameritech Entities.

(b)  Each of the Ameritech Entities has power to vote, or dispose of, the shares
     of Tele Danmark by virtue of its ownership of Ameritech Luxembourg.
     However, SBC has ultimate sole power to vote, or dispose of, such shares by
     virtue of its sole ownership of the Ameritech entities.

(c)  None

(d)  Not Applicable.

(e)  Not Applicable.

ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR
         RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         Under the Share Agreement, for so long as Tele Danmark owns at least
300,000 Shares, Tele Danmark has the right to nominate one representative for
election to the Company's Board of Directors and has pre-emptive rights to
maintain its current ownership percentage in the Company's outstanding common
stock. A copy of the Share Agreement is attached as Exhibit II.

         Under the 1999 Purchase Agreement, Tele Danmark agreed, until May 11,
2000, not to transfer any Shares subject to that Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Company.



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ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

Directors and Executive Officers of SBC Communications Inc.  Exhibit I hereto.

Share and Purchase Agreement dated as of July 1, 1997 between the Company and
Tele Danmark. Exhibit II hereto.

Joint Filing Agreement.  Exhibit III



                                    SIGNATURE

 After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                        SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.




Dated: February 4, 2000         By: /s/ James S. Kahan
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                                 James S. Kahan
                                        Senior Executive Vice President,
                                             Corporate Development

                                                and on behalf of:
                                             AMERITECH CORPORATION
                                         AMERITECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                   AMERITECH INTERNATIONAL DENMARK CORPORATION
                                          AMERITECH LUXEMBOURG S.a.r.l.
                                      AMERITECH DENMARK FUNDING CORPORATION
                                        AMERITECH DENMARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.    Description                                            Page No.

     I         Directors and Executive Officers
               of SBC Communications, Inc.

    II         Share Disposition and Purchase Agreement, dated
               as of October 27, 1997

   III         Joint Filing Agreement



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                                    EXHIBIT I

                       DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
                  SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. AS OF OCTOBER 8, 1999

         The name, present principal occupation or employment, and the name of
any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted, of
each director, advisory director and executive officer of SBC Communications
Inc. ("SBC"), is set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, each occupation
set forth opposite an executive officer's name refers to employment with SBC.


   Name                  Present Principal Occupation or Employment
   ----                  ------------------------------------------

Directors
- ---------
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Royce S. Caldwell        President - SBC Operations
Clarence C. Barksdale    Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Washington University
James E. Barnes          Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
                              Executive Officer, MAPCO Inc., Retired
August A. Busch, III     Chairman of the Board and President,
                              Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Ruben R. Cardenas        Partner, Cardenas, Whitis & Stephen, L.L.P.
William P. Clark         Chief Executive Officer, Clark Company
Martin K. Eby, Jr.       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                              Officer, The Eby Corporation
Herman E. Gallegos       Independent Management Consultant
Jess T. Hay              Chairman, HCB Enterprises Inc.; Chairman of
                              the Texas Foundation for Higher Education
Bobby R. Inman           United States Navy, Retired
Charles F. Knight        Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
                              Emerson Electric Co.
Mary S. Metz             President, S.H. Cowell Foundation
Toni Rembe               Partner, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
S. Donley Ritchey        Managing Partner, Alpine Partners
Joyce M. Roche           Independent Consultant
Richard M. Rosenberg     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                              (Retired), BankAmerica Corporation
Carlos Slim Helu         Chairman of the Board, Telefonos de
                              Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Patricia P. Upton        President and Chief Executive Officer,
                              Aromatique, Inc.

Advisory Director
- -----------------
Gilbert F. Amelio        President and Founder, AmTech, LLC

Executive Officers
- ------------------
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.  Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
                              Executive Officer
Royce S. Caldwell        President - SBC Operations
Cassandra C. Carr        Senior Executive Vice President - External Affairs
J. Cliff Eason           President - SBC International
James D. Ellis           Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Charles E. Foster        Group President - SBC
Karen Jennings           Senior Vice President - Human Resources
James S. Kahan           Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
Donald E. Kiernan        Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
                              Chief Financial Officer
Stanley T. Sigman        President and Chief Executive Officer -
                              SBC Wireless Inc.








                                                                   Exhibit 10.96
                            STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT


         THIS STOCK PURCHASE  AGREEMENT  (this  "Agreement") is made and entered
into as of the 1st day of July,  1997  between  Hungarian  Telephone  and  Cable
Corp., a Delaware, United States corporation ("HTCC"), as the buyer (HTCC or the
"Buyer"),  and Tele  Danmark  A/S,  a  corporation  organized  under the laws of
Denmark ("TD"), as the seller (TD or the "Seller").

                                R E C I T A L S:

         WHEREAS, Seller is the record and beneficial owner of 24,000 registered
shares (the "KNC Shares") of capital stock,  par value HUF 10,000 per share,  of
Kelet-Nograd Com Rt., a Hungarian corporation ("KNC"), constituting 20.0% of all
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of KNC on a fully diluted basis;

         WHEREAS, Seller is the record and beneficial owner of 20,000 registered
shares (the "Raba-Com Shares") of capital stock, par value HUF 10,000 per share,
of Raba Com Rt., a Hungarian corporation ("Raba-Com"), constituting 20.0% of all
of the issued and  outstanding  capital  stock of  Raba-Com  on a fully  diluted
basis;

         WHEREAS,  KNC and Raba-Com  are parties to  Concession  Contracts  (the
"Concession Contracts") with the Ministry of Transportation,  Telecommunications
and Water Management of the Republic of Hungary (the "Ministry") which authorize
such  companies  to provide,  among  other  services,  local  telecommunications
services in the area of Salgotarjan, in the case of KNC, and the area of Sarvar,
in the case of Raba-Com;

         WHEREAS,  Buyer,  HTCC  Consulting  Kft., a Hungarian  corporation  and
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  Buyer  ("Consulting"),   Seller,  and  the  Danish
Investment  Fund for Central and Eastern  Europe (the "Danish Fund") are parties
to a certain  Joint  Venture and  Shareholders'  Agreement  dated as of June 23,
1994, as amended, regarding each of the parties' ownership interests in KNC (the
"KNC Agreement");

         WHEREAS, Buyer, Consulting, Seller and the Danish Fund are parties to a
certain Joint Venture and Shareholders'  Agreement dated as of June 23, 1994, as
amended,  regarding  each of the parties'  ownership  interests in Raba-Com (the
"Raba-Com Agreement");

         WHEREAS,  Seller  desires to sell,  transfer and deliver to Buyer,  and
Buyer  desires to purchase  and accept from Seller,  all of Seller's  respective
right,  title and interests in KNC and Raba-Com,  upon the terms and  conditions
set forth in this Agreement;

         WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer desire to terminate the KNC Agreement and the
Raba-Com Agreement;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
undertakings herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:








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                                    ARTICLE I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         1.1 Defined  Terms.  For purposes of this  Agreement  and any amendment
hereto, the following terms are defined as set out below:

         "Affiliate"  means, with respect to any Person,  any Person directly or
indirectly  controlling,  controlled by, or under common control with such other
Person.

         "Lien" means,  with respect to any asset,  any mortgage,  lien,  claim,
pledge, option, charge, right of first refusal, security interest or encumbrance
of any kind in respect of such asset.

         "Person"  means  an  individual,  a  corporation,  a  partnership,   an
association, a trust or other entity or organization,  including a government or
political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

         1.2 List of  Additional  Definitions.  The  following is a list of some
additional  terms used in this Agreement and a reference to the Section  thereto
in which such term is defined:

         Term                                           Section
         Buyer                                          Preamble
         Concession Contracts                           Recitals
         Consulting                                     Recitals
         Danish Fund                                    Recitals
         HTCC Common Stock                              Sec. 2.2(a)
         Indemnitee                                     Sec. 7.3
         Indemnitor                                     Sec. 7.3
         Issuance Sec. 6.4
         KNC                                            Recitals
         KNC Agreement                                  Recitals
         KNC Shares                                     Recitals
         Ministry Recitals
         Raba-Com Recitals
         Raba-Com Agreement                             Recitals
         Raba-Com Shares                                Recitals
         Seller                                         Preamble
         Transaction Shares                             Sec. 2.2(a)
         Securities Act                                 Sec. 2.2(b)


                                   ARTICLE II
                           PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES

         2.1 Purchase and Sale of Shares;  Release of Liens.  Upon the terms and
subject  to  the   conditions  of  this   Agreement  and  in  exchange  for  the
consideration  set forth in Section 2.2 below,  on the date  hereof  Buyer shall
purchase  and accept  from  Seller,  and Seller  shall sell,  transfer,  assign,
convey,  endorse and deliver to Buyer all of Seller's right, title and interests
in the KNC Shares and the Raba-Com Shares, free and clear of all Liens.

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         2.2  Consideration.

                   (a) In consideration  for the purchase of all of the Seller's
         right,  title and  interests in the KNC Shares and  Raba-Com  Shares as
         provided in Section 2.1 above,  as of the date hereof Buyer shall issue
         to Seller an aggregate of 420,908 shares (the "Transaction  Shares") of
         Buyer's common stock, $.001 par value per share ("HTCC Common Stock").

                   (b) The Transaction Shares shall be duly authorized,  validly
         issued,  fully  paid  and  non-assessable.  Seller  agrees  to hold its
         Transaction  Shares and not to convey  such  shares for a period of six
         (6) months from the date hereof  without the prior  written  consent of
         Buyer and, in any event, not to offer to sell or otherwise transfer the
         Transaction  Shares without either  registration  or exemption from the
         Securities  Act of  1933,  as  amended  (the  "Securities  Act").  Each
         certificate  for HTCC Common  Stock  issued to Seller  pursuant to this
         Agreement shall bear the following legend:

                   " The shares of stock  represented by this  certificate  have
                   been issued  pursuant to a certain Stock  Purchase  Agreement
                   dated as of July 1,  1997  between  Hungarian  Telephone  and
                   Cable Corp.  and Tele  Danmark  and have not been  registered
                   under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  and may not be
                   sold or otherwise transferred without registration thereunder
                   or an applicable exemption therefrom."


                                   ARTICLE III
                              REQUIRED DELIVERABLES

         3.1  Deliveries  by  Seller.  On or as of  the  date  hereof  and  as a
condition to Buyer's  obligation to issue and deliver the Transaction  Shares to
Seller,  Seller  shall  deliver  or cause to be  delivered  to Buyer  all of the
following documents and instruments as more specifically described below:

                   (a) the KNC Shares  duly  endorsed  in blank for  transfer to
         Buyer;

                   (b) an  irrevocable  power of attorney from Seller to Buyer's
         Hungarian  attorney  (Dr.  Peter  Lakatos,  Koves &  Partners  Clifford
         Chance, H-1075 Budapest,  Madach Imre ut 14) authorizing him to receive
         and  endorse  to Buyer on behalf of Seller all the  Raba-Com  Shares as
         soon as the new Raba-Com share  certificates  are printed  according to
         the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Raba-Com;

                   (c) An irrevocable  declaration  from Seller addressed to the
         Board of  Directors of  Raba-Com,  authorizing  it to release the newly
         printed Raba-Com Shares to Buyer's Hungarian attorney; and

                   (d) an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as
         Exhibit 3.1  terminating  the KNC Agreement and the Raba-Com  Agreement
         executed by Seller and the Danish Fund.

         3.2 Deliveries by Buyer. On or as of the date hereof and as a condition
to Seller's  obligation to deliver the  deliverables as set forth in Section 3.1
above,  Buyer  shall  deliver  or cause to be  delivered  to  Seller  all of the
following documents and instruments as more specifically described below:

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                   (a) a certificate(s) representing the Transaction Shares; and


                   (b) an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as
         Exhibit 3.1  terminating  the KNC Agreement and the Raba-Com  Agreement
         executed by Buyer and Consulting.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

         Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

         4.1  Corporate  Existence  and  Power.  Seller  is a  corporation  duly
incorporated,  validly  existing and in good standing under the laws of Denmark,
and  has  all  corporate   powers  and  all  material   governmental   licenses,
authorizations,  consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now
conducted.

         4.2 Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance of
this  Agreement and the  consummation  of the  transactions  effected  hereby by
Seller are  within its  corporate  powers and have been duly  authorized  by all
necessary  corporate  action,  including the approval by its board of directors.
This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Seller.

         4.3 Governmental Authorization;  Consents. The execution,  delivery and
performance  of this  Agreement by Seller require no action by or in respect of,
or filing with, any governmental body, agency,  official or authority other than
actions or filings which have been taken or made on or prior to the date hereof.
No consent,  approval,  waiver or other action by any Person under any contract,
agreement, indenture, lease, instrument or other document to which it is a party
or by which it is bound is required or necessary for the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the  transactions  effected
hereby.

         4.4 Non-Contravention.  The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Seller does not (i) contravene or conflict with the  certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other charter documents of Seller or (ii) contravene or
conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any law, regulation,
judgment,  injunction,  order or decree  binding upon or applicable to Seller or
(iii) contravene or conflict with any contract to which Seller is a party.

         4.5 Ownership of Shares.  Seller is the record and beneficial  owner of
the KNC  Shares  and the  Raba-Com  Shares  which  comprise  20.0% of all of the
outstanding capital stock of each of KNC and Raba-Com, on a fully diluted basis.
Seller has legal,  valid and marketable title to the KNC Shares and the Raba-Com
Shares,  free and clear of all Liens except for the rights of Buyer,  Consulting
and the Danish Fund as set forth in the KNC Agreement and the Raba-Com Agreement
which  agreements  are being  terminated  as of the date  hereof as  required by
Article III.

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         4.6 Accredited Investor. Seller understands that the Transaction Shares
that it will acquire  pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered  under
the United State Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). The Transaction
Shares are being  acquired under this Agreement in good faith solely for its own
account,  for investment and not with a view toward resale or other distribution
within the meaning of the Act. Seller is a sophisticated or accredited  investor
for purposes of (i) the securities laws of the United States of America and (ii)
the ability of Buyer to issue the Transaction Shares without  registration under
the securities laws of the United States of America.

         4.7 Finder's Fees.  There is no investment  banker,  broker,  finder or
other  intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf
of Seller who might be  entitled to any fee or  commission  from Buyer or any of
its  Affiliates  upon  consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  by this
Agreement.


                                    ARTICLE V
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

         Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

         5.1   Organization   and  Existence.   Buyer  is  a  corporation   duly
incorporated,  validly  existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware
and  has  all  corporate   powers  and  all  material   governmental   licenses,
authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now
conducted.

         5.2 Corporate Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by
Buyer of this  Agreement  and the  consummation  by  Buyer  of the  transactions
contemplated  hereby are within the corporate powers of Buyer and have been duly
authorized  by all  necessary  corporate  action  on the  part  of  Buyer.  This
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of Buyer.

         5.3 Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance
by Buyer of this  Agreement  requires  no action by or in respect  of, or filing
with,  any  governmental  body,  agency,  official or authority  other than such
actions or filings that have been taken or made on or prior to the date hereof.

         5.4 Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer
of this  Agreement  does not  contravene  or conflict  with the  Certificate  of
Incorporation  or  By-Laws  of Buyer or any  provision  of any law,  regulation,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon Buyer.

         5.5 Finder's Fees.  There is no investment  banker,  broker,  finder or
other  intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf
of Buyer who  might be  entitled  to any fee or  commission  from  Seller or any
Affiliate  of Seller  upon  consummation  of the  transactions  effected by this
Agreement.

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         5.6 Litigation.  There is no action, suit,  investigation or proceeding
pending against, or to the knowledge of Buyer,  threatened against or affecting,
Buyer  before  any  court or  arbitrator  or any  governmental  body,  agency or
official which in any manner  challenges or seeks to prevent,  enjoin,  alter or
materially delay the transactions effected hereby.

         5.7 Transaction  Shares. All of the Transaction Shares issued to Seller
in connection with the transactions effected hereby are duly authorized, validly
issued,   fully  paid  and  nonassessable  shares  of  HTCC  Common  Stock.  The
Transaction Shares represent 9.1% of the outstanding shares of HTCC Common Stock
(including the Transaction Shares) as of the date hereof.

         5.8  Due  Diligence.   Buyer  has  provided  Seller,  through  Seller's
representative  employee  working out of Buyer's  offices in Budapest,  Hungary,
with all the material  financial and budgeting  information  regarding Buyer and
its  Hungarian  subsidiaries.  Buyer  has also  provided  Seller  with all other
material  information  that Seller has requested and all such  information  that
investors in the United States public markets currently have access to in making
an investment  decision  regarding a purchase or sale of HTCC Common Stock. None
of the  documents  or other  information  provided to Seller  contain any untrue
statement  of a material  fact or omits to state a material  fact  necessary  in
order to make the statements contained therein not misleading.

         5.9 No Undisclosed  Material  Liabilities;  No Material Adverse Change.
Other than as disclosed in Buyer's filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange  Commission  pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  as amended,  or disclosed to Seller's  representatives  working at
Buyer's  Hungarian  offices or Seller's  representative  on KNC's and Raba-Com's
Boards of  Directors,  since  March 31,  1997,  (i) there have been no  material
liabilities  incurred by Buyer other than those incurred in the ordinary  course
of  business  consistent  with  past  practice  and (ii)  there has not been any
material adverse change in the business,  assets or financial condition of Buyer
and its Hungarian subsidiaries taken as a whole.


                                   ARTICLE VI
                                OTHER AGREEMENTS

         6.1 Buyer's  Board of  Directors.  At the next  meeting of the Board of
Directors of Buyer,  Buyer shall take or initiate  such actions as are necessary
to elect to the Buyer Board of Directors  one person to be designated by Seller.
Seller's designee, or his successor(s), shall be entitled to be re-nominated for
reelection  to the  Buyer  Board  of  Directors  for as long as  Seller  and its
Affiliates collectively hold at least 300,000 shares of HTCC Common Stock.

         6.2  Subsidiary  Board of Directors.  The  designee(s)  of Seller shall
maintain their current seat on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory  Board
of each of KNC and Raba-Com for the remainder of the 1997-1998 term. Buyer shall
nominate and support for election one designee of Seller for one seat of each of
the Board of Directors and Supervisory Board of each of KNC and Raba-Com at each
annual meeting of stockholders of KNC and Raba-Com for as long as Seller and its
Affiliates collectively hold at least 300,000 shares of HTCC Common Stock. Buyer
and Seller shall cause the Deed of Foundation or Articles of Association of each
of KNC and Raba-Com to be amended so that there are no resolutions which require
the unanimous  approval of the Board of Directors or  Supervisory  Board of such
companies.


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         6.3 The Danish Fund  Shares.  If Seller  acquires,  within  twelve (12)
months of the date hereof,  the shares of KNC and Raba-Com currently held by the
Danish Fund,  Seller shall sell such shares to Buyer,  and Buyer shall  purchase
such  shares  from  Seller,  on  financial  terms  substantially  similar to the
purchase  and sale of the KNC  Shares and  Raba-Com  Shares as set forth in this
Agreement.

         6.4 Pre-emptive Rights. As of the date hereof,  following  consummation
of the  transactions  effectuated  hereby,  Seller  owns  9.7% of the  presently
outstanding shares of HTCC Common Stock. Seller's ownership of HTCC Common Stock
includes  the  Transaction  Shares  and  25,000  shares  of  HTCC  Common  Stock
previously  purchased  by  Seller.  In  connection  with any  public or  private
issuance of shares of HTCC Common  Stock (an  "Issuance")  and  provided  Seller
continues to own at least 300,000  shares of HTCC Common Stock as of the date of
the  Issuance,  Buyer shall grant  Seller the right for a thirty (30) day period
following  any such  Issuance to  purchase  such number of shares of HTCC Common
Stock  sufficient  to maintain  Seller's  percentage  ownership  interest in the
outstanding shares of HTCC Common Stock, with such percentage ownership interest
to be calculated immediately prior to the Issuance and with the number of shares
subject to such  purchase  right to be  calculated  after  giving  effect to the
Issuance.  Seller must  exercise  such right within 30 days of such Issuance and
must pay the purchase price for such shares in cash (U.S. Dollars)  concurrently
with the exercise of such right.  The  purchase  price per share for such shares
shall be the  greater  of (x) the cash paid per share in the  Issuance,  (y) the
value assigned per share in the Issuance in a non-cash  transaction,  or (z) the
fair market value per share of HTCC Common  Stock on the date of  issuance.  The
"fair market value" of a share of Common Stock means the average of the high and
low quoted sales price on the date in question (or, if there is no reported sale
on such date, on the last preceding date on which any reported sale occurred) of
a share on the  American  Stock  Exchange,  or, if the  shares are not listed or
admitted to trading on such Exchange,  on the principal United States securities
exchange  registered under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended,  on which the
shares as listed or  admitted  to  trading,  or if the  shares are not listed or
admitted to trading on any such exchange,  the mean between the closing high bid
and low asked  quotations  with  respect to a share on such date on the National
Association of Securities  Dealers,  Inc.  Automated  Quotation  System,  or any
similar system then in use, of if no such  quotations  are  available,  the fair
market value on such date of a share as the Committee shall determine. Customary
adjustments  may be made in the  number of shares  offered to Seller in order to
eliminate fractional shares.

         6.5 Future Financing. Buyer shall discuss with Seller, through Seller's
representative  on Buyer's Board of  Directors,  the financing for any potential
acquisitions  that Buyer may consider,  which board discussion shall include the
possible financing of any such acquisition  through equity financing provided by
Seller  which  equity  financing  could  increase   Seller's  equity  percentage
ownership of Buyer.


                                   ARTICLE VII
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

         7.1  Indemnification  by Each Seller.  Seller does hereby indemnify and
hold Buyer harmless from and against the following:


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                   (a)  any  and  all  losses,  claims,  liabilities,   damages,
         deficiencies,  costs or  expenses  suffered or incurred by Buyer or its
         Affiliates resulting from any untrue representation, breach of warranty
         or  non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement by Seller contained in
         this  Agreement,  any  document  delivered  by Seller  pursuant to this
         Agreement,  or in  any  statement,  exhibit,  schedule  or  certificate
         furnished or to be furnished to Buyer pursuant  hereto or in connection
         with the transactions provided for herein; and

                   (b)  any  and  all  actions,  suits,   proceedings,   claims,
         complaints,   demands,  assessments,   judgments,  costs  and  expenses
         suffered or incurred by Buyer or its Affiliates,  including  reasonable
         attorneys' fees and disbursements, incident to any of the foregoing.

         7.2  Indemnification  by Buyer.  Buyer does hereby  indemnify  and hold
Seller harmless from and against the following:

                   (a)  any  and  all  losses,  claims,  liabilities,   damages,
         deficiencies,   costs  or  expenses  suffered  or  incurred  by  Seller
         resulting  from  any  untrue  representation,  breach  of  warranty  or
         non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement by Buyer contained in this
         Agreement  or  in  any  statement,  exhibit,  schedule  or  certificate
         furnished or to be furnished by Buyer to Seller  pursuant  hereto or in
         connection with the transactions provided for herein; and

                   (b)  any  and  all  actions,  suits,   proceedings,   claims,
         complaints,   demands,  assessments,   judgments,  costs  and  expenses
         suffered or incurred by Seller,  including  reasonable  attorneys' fees
         and disbursements, incident to any of the foregoing.

         7.3 Notice of  Third-Party  Claims.  If any action,  suit or proceeding
shall be commenced  against,  or any claim or demand  shall be asserted  against
Buyer or Seller,  in respect of which a party (Buyer or Seller) proposes to seek
indemnification  under this Article VII, the party seeking  indemnification (the
"Indemnitee")  shall  give  prompt  notice  thereof  to  the  other  party  (the
"Indemnitor"), and shall permit the Indemnitor, at its sole cost and expense, to
assume  the  defense of any such claim or any  litigation  resulting  therefrom;
provided,  however,  that  the  Indemnitee  shall  have the  option,  at its own
expense, to participate in the defense thereof;  and provided further,  that the
failure of any  Indemnitee  to give notice as provided  herein shall not relieve
the  Indemnitor of its  obligations  under this Article VII except to the extent
that the  Indemnitor  is actually  prejudiced  by such  failure to give  notice.
Failure by the Indemnitor to notify the Indemnitee of its election to defend any
such action  within  fifteen  (15) days after notice  thereof  shall be deemed a
waiver by the  Indemnitor of its right to defend such action.  In the defense of
such claim or any litigation  resulting  therefrom,  the  Indemnitor  shall not,
without the written consent of the  Indemnitee:  (a) consent to the entry of any
judgment,  or (b)  enter  into  any  settlement  which  does not  include  as an
unconditional  term thereof the giving by the  claimant or the  plaintiff to the
Indemnitee  of a  release  from  all  liability  in  respect  to such  claim  or
litigation.  If such defense is  unsuccessful  or  abandoned by the  Indemnitor,
then, upon the Indemnitor's failure to pay an amount sufficient to discharge any
such  claim or  judgment,  the  Indemnitee  may pay and  settle the same and the
indemnitor's liability shall be conclusively established by any such payment. If
the  Indemnitor  fails to assume the  defense  of any such  claim or  litigation
resulting therefrom,  the Indemnitee may defend against and settle such claim or
litigation in such manner as it may seem  appropriate  and the Indemnitor  shall
promptly  reimburse  the  Indemnitee  for the amount of all  expenses,  legal or
otherwise,  incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense against or
settlement of such claim or litigation. If no settlement is made, the Indemnitor
shall promptly  reimburse the Indemnitee for the amount of any judgment rendered
with  respect to such claim or such  litigation  and of all  expenses,  legal or
otherwise, incurred by the Indemnitee in the defense thereof.


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                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         8.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties  made herein by the parties shall survive for a period of twelve (12)
months after the date hereof. Any claim for  indemnification  with respect to an
alleged  breach of a  representation  or warranty  not asserted by notice to the
indemnifying party, which notice specified a particular breach and the facts and
circumstances  relating thereto in reasonable detail, prior to the expiration of
such  survival  period may not be pursued and is  irrevocably  waived after such
time.

         8.2 Execution of Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or
more counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed an original,  but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document.  Execution counterparts may
be delivered by  facsimile  provided  that  original  execution  copies shall be
delivered to each of the parties for signature.

         8.3 Assignment, Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their  successors  and assigns.
Neither this  Agreement nor any rights or  responsibilities  hereunder  shall be
assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties.

         8.4 Applicable  Law;  Consent to  Jurisdiction;  Forum.  This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed  and enforced in accordance  with the laws of
the State of  Delaware  without  giving  effect to the  provisions,  policies or
principles  of any state  relating  to choice or  conflict of laws except to the
extent  Hungarian  corporate  law  may  apply  to any  matter  covered  by  this
Agreement.  In  accordance  with  Title 6,  Section  2708 of the  Delaware  Code
Annotated,  each  party  hereby  submits  to the  jurisdiction  of the courts of
Delaware  and agrees to be served with legal  process  from any of such  courts.
Each party hereby  irrevocably  waives,  to the fullest extent permitted by law,
any objection that it may have,  whether now or in the future,  to the laying of
the venue in, or to the  jurisdiction  of,  any and each of such  courts for the
purpose of any such suit, action,  proceeding or judgment and further waives any
claim that any such suit, action,  proceeding or judgment has been brought in an
inconvenient forum.

         8.5 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement,
each party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the execution
and  performance  of this  Agreement and the  consummation  of the  transactions
effected hereby,  including the fees,  expenses and disbursements of its counsel
and advisors.

         8.6 Entire  Agreement;  Severability.  This Agreement  constitutes  the
entire  understanding  among the  parties and  supersedes  and cancels any other
agreement,  representation,  or communication,  whether oral or written, between
the parties  hereto  relating  to the  transactions  contemplated  hereby or the
subject  matter  hereof  unless  such  other   agreement,   representation,   or
communication is in writing and bears a date  contemporaneous with or subsequent
to the date hereof. In the event that any provision or any part of any provision
of this Agreement  shall be void or  unenforceable  for any reason,  whatsoever,
then such  provision  shall be  stricken  and of no force and  effect.  However,
unless  such  stricken  provision  goes  to the  essence  of  the  consideration
bargained for by a party,  the  remaining  provisions  of this  Agreement  shall
continue in full force and effect, and to the extent required, shall be modified
to preserve their validity.


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         8.7  Notices.  Any  notice,  certification,  request,  demand and other
communication  hereunder  shall be in  writing  and shall be deemed to have been
duly given and  delivered if mailed,  by  certified  mail,  first class  postage
prepaid, or delivered  personally or by recognized  overnight air courier, or if
sent by telecopier transmission, with transmission confirmed in writing:

      If to HTCC:                           and:

      Kiralyhago u.2.                       100 First Stamford Place, Suite 204
      H-1126 Budapest, Hungary              Stamford, CT  06902
      Telephone:  011-36-1-457-6300         Telephone:  203-348-9069
      Facsimile:   011-36-1-202-4778        Facsimile:   203-348-9128
      Attn:  Andrew E. Nicholson            Attn:  Peter T. Noone, Esq.


      If to Tele Danmark A/S:               With a copy to:

      Taastrap, Denmark                     Plesner & Gronborg
      Telephone:  011-45-43-50-91-80        Telephone:  011-45-33-12-11-33
      Facsimile:  011-45-43-52-11-92        Facsimile:  011-45-33-12-00-14
      Attn:  Ole Bertram                    Attn:  Christian Th. Kjolbye

or to such other  address as each party may  designate for itself by like notice
to the other parties.

         8.8 Waivers.  Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or
the time for its  performance  may be  extended,  by the party  entitled  to the
benefit thereof.  Any such waiver shall be validly and  sufficiently  authorized
for the purposes of this  Agreement  if, as to any party,  it is  authorized  in
writing by an authorized  representative of such party. The failure of any party
hereto to  enforce  at any time any  provision  of this  Agreement  shall not be
construed  to be a  waiver  of  such  provision,  nor in any way to  affect  the
validity  of this  Agreement  or any  part  hereof  or the  right  of any  party
thereafter to enforce each and every such provision.  No waiver of any breach of
this  Agreement  shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent
breach.

         8.9 Further  Assurances.  If, at any time after the date hereof,  Buyer
shall  consider  or  be  advised  that  any  further   assignments,   documents,
instruments,  agreements, or releases are necessary,  desirable or proper to (a)
vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise,  in Buyer, title in and to the
Shares,  or (b)  otherwise  carry out any of the  provisions or purposes of this
Agreement, the parties hereto agree to execute and deliver all such assignments,
documents,  instruments,  agreements or releases as reasonably may be necessary,
desirable or proper to vest,  perfect or confirm title to the Shares in Buyer or
to otherwise carry out any of the provisions or purposes of this Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.

                                    HUNGARIAN TELEPHONE AND CABLE CORP.



                                    By:  /s/James G. Morrison
                                       --------------------------------
                                         James G. Morrison, President and Chief
                                         Executive Officer


                                    TELE DANMARK A/S


                                    By:  /s/Lars Gronberg
                                    -----------------------------------
                                         Name:   Lars Gronberg
                                         Title:  Managing Director






                    Signature Page of Stock Purchase Agreement
                              Re: KNC and Raba-Com



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                                                                     EXHIBIT III




                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)  under the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended,  the undersigned  hereby agree to the joint filing with all
SBC and other  Ameritech  Entities  (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D
referred  to below) on behalf of each of them of a  statement  on  Schedule  13D
(including  amendments  thereto)  with  respect  to shares  of  common  stock of
Hungarian  Telephone & Cable  Corp.,  par value  $.001 per share,  and that this
Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.  This Agreement may be
executed  in any  number  of  counterparts  all of which  taken  together  shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

                                     * * * *

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement this
4th day of February 2000.



                                        SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.




Dated: February 4, 2000         By: /s/ James S. Kahan
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                                 James S. Kahan
                                        Senior Executive Vice President,
                                             Corporate Development



                                                and on behalf of:
                                             AMERITECH CORPORATION
                                         AMERITECH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                   AMERITECH INTERNATIONAL DENMARK CORPORATION
                                          AMERITECH LUXEMBOURG S.a.r.l.
                                      AMERITECH DENMARK FUNDING CORPORATION
                                        AMERITECH DENMARK HOLDINGS, L.L.C.







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