SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      WASHINGTON, DC  20549
                            FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

X  QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996.


   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 1-6654


           THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE COMPANY
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Connecticut                         06-0542646
   (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)

                          Not applicable
       (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                   if changed since last report)

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 .

THE REGISTRANT, A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN
GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1) (a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND IS
THEREFORE FILING THIS FORM WITH REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(2).

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Form 10-Q - Part I     The Southern New England Telephone Company



                 PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


The  Southern New England Telephone Company ("Telephone Company")
is  a wholly-owned telephone operating subsidiary of Southern New
England  Telecommunications Corporation ("Corporation")  and  has
its  principal executive offices at 227 Church Street, New Haven,
Connecticut 06510 (telephone number (203) 771-5200).

The  condensed financial statements on the following  pages  have
been  prepared  pursuant  to the rules  and  regulations  of  the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and, in the opinion of
management, include all adjustments of a normal recurring  nature
necessary for fair presentation for each period shown.  The  1995
financial  statements have been reclassified to  conform  to  the
current  year  presentation.  Certain  information  and  footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in
accordance  with  generally accepted accounting  principles  have
been  condensed  or  omitted  pursuant  to  such  SEC  rules  and
regulations.  Management believes that the disclosures  made  are
adequate  to  make  the  information  presented  not  misleading.
Operating results for any interim periods, or comparisons between
interim  periods, are not necessarily indicative of  the  results
that may be expected for full fiscal years.  It is suggested that
these  financial  statements  be read  in  conjunction  with  the
financial  statements and notes thereto included in the Telephone
Company's 1995 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Form 10-Q - Part I     The Southern New England Telephone Company


      CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
                                
                                
                                                 (Unaudited)
                                        For the Three Months Ended
                                                 March 31,
Dollars in Millions                        1996           1995
                                                      
Revenues                                              
Local service                            $ 164.7        $ 157.4
Network access                              97.0           91.5
Intrastate toll                             66.4           69.1
Publishing and other                        60.3           58.7
Total Revenues                             388.4          376.7
                                                      
Costs and Expenses                                    
Operating                                  106.3          105.6
Maintenance                                 86.4           83.1
Depreciation and amortization               74.4           74.8
Taxes other than income                     12.8           13.0
Total Costs and Expenses                   279.9          276.5
                                                      
Operating Income                           108.5          100.2
                                                      
Interest expense                            11.6           13.2
Other income, net                            1.0            1.3
                                                       
Income Before Income Taxes                  97.9           88.3
                                                       
Income taxes                                38.2           34.8
                                                       
Net Income                               $  59.7       $   53.5
                                                       
Retained Earnings, Beginning of Period   $  31.8        $ 648.0
  Net income                                59.7           53.5
  Dividends declared to parent             (35.6)         (32.0)
Retained Earnings, End of period         $  55.9        $ 669.5
                                                      

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                
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Form 10-Q - Part I    The Southern New England Telephone Company
                                
                                
                    CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
                                
                                
Dollars in Millions                      March 31, 1996    December 31, 1995
                                           (Unaudited)   
Assets                                                
Cash and temporary cash investments          $   124.2      $   70.5
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for                
  uncollectibles of $26.2 and $24.9,
  respectively                                   296.3         298.1
Accounts receivable from affiliates               11.0          10.9
Materials and supplies                            11.1          10.7
Prepaid publishing                                36.4          37.2
Deferred income taxes                             50.5          57.8
Other current assets                              50.0          25.2
Total Current Assets                             579.5         510.4
Total telephone plant, at cost                 4,198.7       4,166.9
Less:  Accumulated depreciation                2,893.6       2,832.9
Net Telephone Plant                            1,305.1       1,334.0
Deferred charges and other assets                 65.9          53.2
Total Assets                                  $1,950.5      $1,897.6
                                
Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity                  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses        $   203.3      $  180.9
Restructuring charge - current                    41.2          59.0
Advance billings and customer deposits            44.8          43.0
Accrued compensated absences                      33.8          33.8
Accounts payable to affiliates                    17.7          29.6
Other current liabilities                         93.7          61.8
Total Current Liabilities                        434.5         408.1
                                                      
Long-term debt                                   746.7         746.6
Unamortized investment tax credits                17.0          17.6
Restructuring charge - long-term                  12.6          13.0
Other liabilities and deferred credits           152.7         149.4
Total Liabilities                              1,363.5       1,334.7
                                                      
Shareholder's Equity                                  
Common Stock; $12.50 par value;                       
  30,428,596 shares issued and 
  30,385,900 outstanding                         380.4         380.4
Proceeds in excess of par value                  152.1         152.1
Retained earnings                                 55.9          31.8
Less:  Treasury stock; 42,696 shares, at cost     (1.4)         (1.4)
Total Shareholder's Equity                       587.0         562.9
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity    $1,950.5      $1,897.6
                                                       
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                
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Form 10-Q - Part I     The Southern New England Telephone Company
                                
                                
               CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                
                                                           (Unaudited)
                                                    For the Three Months Ended
                                                            March 31,
Dollars in Millions                                      1996         1995
                                                          
Operating Activities                                      
  Net income                                            $  59.7     $  53.5
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to                     
    cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                        74.4        74.8
      Restructuring payments                              (18.2)      (15.9)
      Change in operating assets and liabilities, net      13.5        40.2
      Other, net                                            3.5         4.5
  Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities               132.9       157.1
                                                          
Investing Activities                                      
  Cash expended for capital additions                     (57.3)      (78.7)
  Other, net                                                1.1         1.0
  Net Cash Used by Investing Activities                   (56.2)      (77.7)
                                                          
Financing Activities                                      
  Cash dividends paid                                     (23.0)      (30.0)
  Net Cash Used by Financing Activities                   (23.0)      (30.0)
                                                          
Increase in Cash and Temporary Cash Investments            53.7        49.4
                                                          
Cash and temporary cash investments at                     
  beginning of period                                      70.5        44.2
                                                          
Cash and Temporary Cash Investments at 
  End of Period                                        $  124.2    $   93.6
                                                          
Income Taxes Paid                                      $    9.5    $     .1
                                                          
Interest Paid                                          $   10.2    $   10.3
                                                       

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
                                
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Form 10-Q - Part I   The Southern New England Telephone Company
                                
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                      (Dollars in Millions)
                           (Unaudited)

Note 1:  Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting   Pronouncement  -  Effective  January  1,   1996,   the
Telephone  Company implemented Statement of Financial  Accounting
Standard ("SFAS") No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-
Lived  Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of."   The
implementation  did not have a material impact on  the  financial
statements.

Note 2:  Restructuring Charge

In  December 1993, the Telephone Company recorded a restructuring
charge  of  $335.0  to provide for a comprehensive  restructuring
program.  Specifically, the program included costs to be incurred
to  facilitate  employee separations.  The charge  also  included
incremental  costs  of:   implementing appropriate  reengineering
solutions;  designing and developing new processes and  tools  to
continue  the Telephone Company's provision of excellent service;
and  retraining of the remaining employees to help them meet  the
changing demands of customers.

The  original 1993 restructuring charge and costs incurred during
1994 and 1995 are summarized as follows:

                          Balance     Costs     Costs    Balance
                             at     incurred  incurred      at
                          Dec. 31,   during    during    Dec. 31,
                            1993      1994      1995       1995
Employee separation costs  $160.0     $38.6    $107.8     $13.6
Process and systems 
  reengineering             145.0      35.0      74.2      35.8
Exit and other costs         30.0       1.5       5.9      22.6
Total                      $335.0     $75.1    $187.9     $72.0

The  Telephone Company incurred restructuring costs in 1996 as follows:

For the Three Months Ended March 31,                        1996
Employee separation costs                                  $ 3.8
Process and systems reengineering                           13.4
Exit and other costs                                         1.0
Total Costs Incurred                                       $18.2

Costs  incurred  for employee separations included  payments  for
severance,  unused compensated absences, health care continuation
and employee retraining.  Process and systems reengineering costs
included  incremental  costs  incurred  in  connection  with  the
execution  of  numerous reengineering programs involving  network
operations, customer service, repair and support processes.  Exit
and other costs included expenses related to the initial phase of
redesigning  work space requirements to reduce overall  corporate
space requirements.

In  July 1995, the early-out offer ("EOO") was available  to  the
bargaining-unit work force and approximately 2,600 employees,  or
41.4%  of  the  total  bargaining-unit work force,  accepted  the
offer.  As  of March 31, 1996, approximately 2,080 employees  had
left  the Telephone Company, with the remaining 520 employees  to
leave  no  later  than  June  1996.  Future  adjustments  to  the
restructuring  charge are expected to include pension  settlement
gains of approximately $23 in the second quarter of 1996.

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Form 10-Q - Part I   The Southern New England Telephone Company


                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                      (Dollars in Millions)
                           (Unaudited)

Total  employee separations under the restructuring  program  are
expected  to approximate up to 4,000 employees.  As of March  31,
1996,  approximately  3,260 employees had  left  the  Corporation
under  the  restructuring  program:   890  employees  left  under
severance  plans  through the end of 1994, 2,140  employees  left
primarily under the EOO in 1995 and 230 employees left under  the
EOO  and  severance  plans in the first  quarter  of  1996.   The
remaining employee separations are expected to occur primarily in
1996.   Total employee separations to date were offset  partially
by an increase in provisional employees.

To   date,   the   Telephone  Company  has  implemented   network
operations,  customer  service, repair and support  programs  and
developed  new  processes to substantially reduce  the  costs  of
business  while  significantly  improving  quality  and  customer
service.   The  initial installation and ongoing  development  of
these new integrated processes have enabled the Telephone Company
to  increase its responsiveness to customer specific needs and to
eliminate certain current labor-intensive interfaces between  the
existing systems.

As  a  result  of  employee separations  since  March  31,  1995,
employee-related  expenses for the first  quarter  of  1996  were
reduced  by  approximately $16 compared with  the  first  quarter
1995,  net  of  costs  for provisional employees.   Most  of  the
reduction in employee-related expenses, due to the EOO,  will  be
realized  in  1996 since the majority of the employee separations
occurred  in  the fourth quarter of 1995, with the  remainder  to
occur no later than June 1996.  After full implementation of  the
restructuring program, the Corporation anticipates annual savings
of approximately $120 from reduced employee-related expenses, net
of  costs  for provisional employees.  These anticipated  savings
will also be substantially offset by growth in the business.

Cash expenditures for the restructuring program are estimated  to
be  $80 in 1996.  The EOO was funded primarily by the pension and
postretirement  plans.  Incremental capital expenditures  related
to the restructuring program approximated $5 in the first quarter
of  1996.   These  items  were recorded in  property,  plant  and
equipment  and will result in increased depreciation  expense  in
future  years.   The  Corporation  currently  anticipates   total
incremental  capital expenditures of approximately  $30  in  1996
under the restructuring program.

Specific  process  and systems reengineering projects  under  the
restructuring program are expected to be completed in  1996.   In
addition, shifts within reserve categories are expected to  occur
in  1996.   Management  believes  that  the  total  restructuring
reserve  balance of $53.8 as of March 31, 1996 plus the  expected
net  adjustments of approximately $23, discussed previously,  are
adequate  for  future  estimated costs  under  the  restructuring
program.

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Form 10-Q - Part I   The Southern New England Telephone Company


              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                      (Dollars in Millions)

Comparison of three months ended March 31, 1996 vs. three months 
ended March 31,1995
 
Operating Results
 
 Net  income was $59.7 in 1996 compared with $53.5 in 1995.   The
 increase  was  due to strong growth in demand for local  service
 and  network  access  combined with cost-reduction  initiatives,
 offset partially by anticipated lower intrastate toll rates.

Revenues and Sales

 For the Three Months Ended March 31,             1996       1995
 Local service                                  $164.7     $157.4
 Network access                                   97.0       91.5
 Intrastate toll                                  66.4       69.1
 Publishing and other                             60.3       58.7
 Total Revenues                                 $388.4     $376.7

 Local  service revenues, derived from providing local  exchange,
 public  telephone  and  local private line  services,  increased
 $7.3,  or  4.6%,  in 1996.  The increase was  due  primarily  to
 strong   growth   of  3.3%  in  access  lines  in   service   to
 approximately  2,090,000  lines as  of  March  31,  1996.   This
 increase  included  significant  growth  in  second  residential
 access  lines.  Local  service revenues also  increased  due  to
 growth  in subscriptions to SmartLink[R] advanced calling features,
 including Caller ID, missed call dialing, call blocking and call
 tracing.  Management expects competition to impact local service
 revenues beginning in 1996 as other telecommunications providers
 start to offer local service during the year [see Competition].
 
 Network access revenues, generated primarily from interstate and
 intrastate services, increased $5.5, or 6.0%.  Interstate access
 revenues  increased $3.6, or 4.1%, due primarily  to  growth  in
 interstate minutes of use of approximately 9% and an increase in
 access   lines  in  service,  discussed  previously.   Partially
 offsetting the impact of the increase in minutes of  use  was  a
 decrease  in  tariff  rates implemented on August  1,  1995,  in
 accordance   with   the  Telephone  Company's   annual   Federal
 Communications  Commission  ("FCC")  filing  under   price   cap
 regulation.   In addition, intrastate access revenues  increased
 $1.9  due primarily to an increase in intrastate minutes of  use
 by competitive providers of intrastate long-distance service.
 
 Intrastate toll revenues, which include primarily revenues  from
 toll  and WATS services, decreased $2.7, or 3.9%.  Toll  message
 revenues decreased $2.1 due primarily to reduced intrastate toll
 rates,  offset  partially  by a 6.2% increase  in  toll  message
 volume.    The  decline  in  rates  was  attributable   to   the
 introduction  of  several discount calling  plans  that  provide
 competitive options to business and residence customers.  Higher
 toll  volume  was  due mainly to stormy weather  experienced  in
 Connecticut during the first three months of 1996.  The offering
 of  competitive discount calling plans and the implementation of
 intrastate  equal access through December 1996 will continue  to
 place downward pressure on intrastate toll revenues.
 
 Growth  in  Yellow Pages advertising was the primary contributor
 to the $1.6 increase in publishing and other revenues.
 
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Form 10-Q - Part I   The Southern New England Telephone Company
 
 
              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                      (Dollars in Millions)
 
Comparison of three months ended March 31, 1996 vs. three  months
ended March 31,1995
 
Costs and Expenses

 For the Three Months Ended March 31,             1996     1995
 Operating                                       $106.3  $105.6
 Maintenance                                       86.4    83.1
 Total operating costs                            192.7   188.7
 Depreciation and amortization                     74.4    74.8
 Taxes other than income                           12.8    13.0
 Total Costs and Expenses                        $279.9  $276.5

 Operating  costs -  Operating costs consist primarily of employee-
 related  expenses,  including  wages  and  benefits.   Cost   of
 services  and  general  and administrative  expenses,  including
 marketing,  represent the remaining portion of  these  expenses.
 Total operating costs increased $4.0, or 2.1%, due primarily  to
 an increase in contracted services for systems operations (i.e.,
 outsourcing  of  data  center operations)  and  an  increase  in
 advertising.   Partially  offsetting  these  increases   was   a
 reduction in employee-related expenses as a result of a  smaller
 work  force.   The Telephone Company's work force  decreased  to
 8,218 employees at March 31, 1996, compared with 9,141 employees
 at  March  31,  1995,  due primarily to the  EOO  and  severance
 programs  under  the restructuring program [see  Note  2].   The
 decrease  in employee-related expenses was partially  offset  by
 overtime  for storm-related repairs and a compensation  increase
 for bargaining-unit employees.  Employee-related expense savings
 are anticipated to continue from employee separations.
 
Interest Expense

 For the Three Months Ended March  31,              1996    1995
 Interest expense                                  $11.6   $13.2

 Interest  expense  decreased $1.6, or 12.1%,  due  primarily  to
 reporting capitalized interest as a cost of telephone plant  and
 a reduction to interest expense.  Prior to the discontinuance of
 SFAS No. 71, capitalized interest was reported as a component of
 other income, net.

Income Taxes

 For the Three Months Ended March  31,              1996    1995
 Income Taxes                                      $38.2   $34.8

 The  combined federal and state effective tax rate for the three
 months  ended March 31, 1996 was 39.0% compared with  39.4%  for
 the same period in 1995.  The decrease in the effective tax rate
 was  due  primarily to the combined effect of lower  Connecticut
 state tax rates and a higher level of tax credits in 1996.
                                
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Form 10-Q - Part I    The Southern New England Telephone Company
                                
                                
              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                      (Dollars in Millions)
                                
Comparison of balances as of March 31, 1996 vs. December 31, 1995

Other Current Assets
 Other  current  assets  increased  $24.8  due  primarily  to  an
 increase  in  prepaid  property  taxes  partially  offset  by  a
 decrease  in income taxes receivable.  The increase  in  prepaid
 property  taxes  is a result of the Telephone  Company's  annual
 payment  of property taxes in March 1996.  The prepaid  property
 taxes  will  be  amortized  over the  remainder  of  1996.   The
 decrease  in  income taxes receivable was due to the  timing  of
 income tax payments.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
 Accounts  payable and accrued expenses increased  $22.4  due  to
 timing of payments of accounts payable.
 
Other Current Liabilities
 Other  current liabilities increased $31.9 due to the timing  of
 income tax payments and an increase in dividends payable.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 The  Telephone  Company generated cash flows from operations  of
 $132.9  during the three months ended March 31, 1996 as compared
 with  $157.1 during the three months ended March 31, 1995.   The
 decrease was due primarily to higher income tax payments as well
 as  the  timing of accounts receivable collections.  The primary
 use of corporate funds continued to be capital expenditures.
 
 For the three months ended March 31, 1996, cash outlays relating
 to  the  Telephone Company's restructuring charge totaled $18.2.
 Primarily  all of the expenditures related to incremental  costs
 incurred  for  executing numerous reengineering programs  during
 the  first  three  months of 1996.  All cash  expenditures  were
 funded  with cash flows from operations.  Management anticipates
 that  cash  expenditures  in connection with  the  restructuring
 program  will  approximate $80 in 1996 and will be  funded  from
 operations.
 

Competition

The  Telephone Company is experiencing increased competition from
companies  and carriers, including competitive access  providers,
that  construct and operate their own communications systems  and
networks,   as   well   as  from  companies   that   resell   the
telecommunications  systems and networks of underlying  carriers.
Over 105 telecommunications providers have received approval from
the  Department  of  Public  Utility Control  ("DPUC")  to  offer
competitive intrastate long-distance services.  In addition, over
45  companies  have  filed  for initial  certificates  of  public
convenience  and necessity and are awaiting DPUC  approval.   The
implementation of intrastate equal access for all dual  preferred
interexchange  carrier  capable switches  will  be  completed  by
December 1996.

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Form 10-Q - Part I   The Southern New England Telephone Company


              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                      (Dollars in Millions)

To  provide competitive products, the Telephone Company, with its
affiliates,  has  realigned its discount and rate  structures  to
provide  Connecticut  customers  with  SNET  All  Distance[SM], a
seamless  toll  service  product  line  which  includes  discount
calling   plans   that   combine   intrastate,   interstate   and
international  calling.   The migration  of  customers  to  these
bundled calling plans will continue to place downward pressure on
intrastate toll rates and revenues.

Concerning   competition  for  local  exchange   service,   eight
telecommunications providers have been granted a  certificate  of
public  convenience  and  necessity for local  service  and  four
additional applications are pending before the DPUC.  The  effect
of  increased  competition on local service  revenues  cannot  be
predicted  at  this  time.   While some  customers  may  purchase
services  from  competitors, the Telephone Company  expects  that
most  competitors  will utilize its network  and  that  increased
network  access revenues will offset a portion of  local  service
revenues lost to competition. Local service competition began  in
1996.


Regulatory Matters

State Regulatory Initiatives

In   March  1996,  the  DPUC  issued  a  decision  that  replaces
traditional  rate  of return regulation with  alternative  (price
based)  regulation to be employed during the transition  to  full
competition.   The decision contains the following  major  items:
price  cap  regulation for non-competitive services; a five  year
monitoring  period on financial results; and a price cap  formula
on   services   categorized  as  non-competitive  (utilizing   an
inflation  factor, a 5% productivity offset, a  narrowly  defined
exogenous  factor,  a  potential service quality  adjustment  and
various  pricing bands).  In addition, basic local service  rates
for  residence, business and coin may not be raised above current
levels until January 1, 1998, at which time the price cap formula
becomes  effective  for  these services, unless  they  have  been
reclassified   into  the  emerging  competitive  or   competitive
categories.  The decision also authorized a rate of return on the
Telephone Company's common equity of 11.90% during the monitoring
period.   The impact of these changes on the Telephone  Company's
operating  results will depend on the timing of  classifying  the
various  products  and services into categories (non-competitive,
emerging  competitive  and  competitive)  for  pricing  (banding)
changes.  As of March 31, 1996, the Telephone Company's  rate  of
return was below the 11.90% threshold.

Federal Regulatory Initiatives

On  January 17, 1996, the Telephone Company filed with the FCC  a
petition  requesting  authorization  to  provide  interstate  and
international  telecommunications  services  under   non-dominant
regulation.  If approved, the Telephone Company would provide the
service rather than SNET America, Inc., a separate subsidiary  of
the Corporation.

On  February  1, 1996, the U.S. Congress passed legislation  that
created  broad  changes in telecommunications law and  regulation
nationwide.    The  majority  of  the  federal   legislation   is
consistent  with legislation enacted by the State of  Connecticut
in  1994.  Certain provisions of the federal legislation relating
to  the  prices  the  Telephone Company charges  competitors  for
certain services (those that are below cost today based on  their
end use prices) could, however, have the effect of producing

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Form 10-Q - Parts I & II   The Southern New England Telephone Company

              MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                      (Dollars in Millions)

below cost prices, therefore necessitating the development  of  a
significantly larger state universal service fund than previously
anticipated.   The  legislation allows  local  exchange  carriers
("LECs")  with  less  than  2%  of  the  nation's  access  lines,
including  the  Telephone Company, to petition  the  DPUC  for  a
suspension  or  modification of certain  requirements  under  the
federal law that apply specifically to LECs.  The DPUC may  grant
a  suspension or modification of the requirements if such  action
is  consistent with the public interest and avoids a  significant
adverse economic impact on users or a requirement that is  unduly
economically burdensome or technically infeasible.  The Telephone
Company filed such a petition with the DPUC on March 15, 1996.

On  April  2,  1996, the Telephone Company filed its 1996  annual
interstate  access  tariff under price cap regulation  to  become
effective  July 1, 1996.  The Telephone Company again  elected  a
4.0%  productivity factor and will be allowed to  earn  up  to  a
12.25%  interstate  rate of return annually  before  any  sharing
mechanism  is invoked.  The filing, if approved by  the  FCC,  is
anticipated to decrease interstate network access revenues by $.6
for the period July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997.  Management expects
this  decrease to be offset by increased demand.  The  price  cap
interstate  rate of return of 11.58% for calendar year  1995  was
also reported to the FCC.


                  PART II  -  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
       
          There were no material developments in the first
          quarter of 1996.


Item 6    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
       
    (b)   Reports on Form 8-K
       
          On  January 22, 1996, the Telephone Company  filed  a
          report   on   Form  8-K,  dated  January  22,   1996,
          announcing the Corporation's 1995 financial results.
        
          On  April  23,  1996, the Telephone Company  filed  a
          report  on Form 8-K, dated April 23, 1996, announcing
          the  Corporation's financial results  for  the  first
          quarter of 1996.
      
                               - 12 -



Form 10-Q - Part II    The Southern New England Telephone Company





                           SIGNATURES




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

                   The Southern New England Telephone Company

May 7, 1996



                   /s/ Donald R. Shassian
                       Donald R. Shassian, Senior Vice President
                       and Chief Financial Officer






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