As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 1999.
Registration No. 333-88667-1



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware                                                             43-1301883
(State or Other Jurisdiction of            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)

 175 E. Houston, San Antonio, Texas                                   78205-2233
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                             (Zip Code)


                SBC Savings Plan, SBC Savings and Security Plan,
                Pacific Telesis Group 1994 Stock Incentive Plan,
     Pacific Telesis Group Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan,
          Pacific Telesis Group Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan,
                    SNET Management Retirement Savings Plan,
                  SNET Bargaining Unit Retirement Savings Plan,
                          SNET 1986 Stock Option Plan,
                         SNET 1995 Stock Incentive Plan,
                 Ameritech Savings Plan for Salaried Employees,
         Ameritech Savings and Security Plan for Non-Salaried Employees,
                       Ameritech Long Term Incentive Plan,
                    Ameritech 1989 Long Term Incentive Plan,
              Ameritech Corporation Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan,
                     DonTech Profit Participation Plan, and
         Old Heritage Advertising & Publishers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan

                            (Full Title of the Plans)

Name, address and telephone number                    Please send copies of all
of agent for service:                                 communications to:
Joy Rick                                              Wayne Wirtz
SBC Communications Inc.                               Assistant General Counsel
175 E. Houston, 11th Floor                            SBC Communications Inc.
San Antonio, Texas 78205-2233                         175 E. Houston, 2nd Floor
(210) 821-4105                                        San Antonio, Texas
                                                      78205-2233
                                                      (210) 821-4105






                                EXPLANATORY NOTE


          The registrant  hereby  deregisters all shares of common stock covered
     by this  Registration  Statement  (File No.  333-88667  filed on October 8,
     1999) that were not issued by the registrant  pursuant to the  registration
     statement  and related  prospectuses  (38,397,895  shares as of October 31,
     2002).  The  unsold  shares  will  be  carried  forward  and  used on a new
     registration statement on Form S-8 for the following plans: the SBC Savings
     Plan,  SBC Savings and  Security  Plan,  Pacific  Telesis  Group 1994 Stock
     Incentive Plan,  Pacific Telesis Group Stock Option and Stock  Appreciation
     Rights Plan, Pacific Telesis Group Nonemployee  Director Stock Option Plan,
     SNET 1986 Stock Option Plan, SNET 1995 Stock Incentive Plan, Ameritech Long
     Term Incentive  Plan,  Ameritech 1989 Long Term Incentive  Plan,  Ameritech
     Corporation   Long-Term   Stock   Incentive   Plan,   and  DonTech   Profit
     Participation Plan.

Item 8.  Exhibits

Exhibit Number    Description of Exhibits

     24           Power of Attorney of Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.









                                   SIGNATURES


          The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
     1933,  the registrant  certifies that it has reasonable  grounds to believe
     that it meets all of the  requirements  for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
     caused this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed
     on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
     San Antonio,  State of Texas,  on this  25th day of  November 2002.

                                                     SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.


                                             By: Randall L. Stephenson
                                                 Randall L. Stephenson
                                                 Senior Executive Vice President
                                                 and Chief Financial Officer


          Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this
     Post-Effective  Amendment to registration  statement has been signed by the
     following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

Principal Executive Officer:                Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.*
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Principal Financial                         Randall L. Stephenson
and Accounting Officer:                     Senior Executive Vice President
                                            and Chief Financial Officer




                                       By:   Randall L. Stephenson
                                             Randall L. Stephenson, as
                                             attorney-in-fact for Mr. Whitacre
                                             and on his own behalf as
                                             Principal Financial and
                                             Accounting Officer

                                             November 25, 2002




* By power of attorney






                                   SIGNATURES


          The Plans.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
     the  administrator  for the  Plans set forth  below  has duly  caused  this
     registration  statement  to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,
     thereunto duly authorized,  in the City of San Antonio,  State of Texas, on
     this 25th day of November 2002.

                                   SBC Savings Plan
                                   SBC Savings and Security Plan
                                   Ameritech Savings and Security Plan for
                                   Non-Salaried Employees

                                   By SBC Communications Inc.,
                                   Administrator for each of the foregoing Plans



                                   By:  Karen E. Jennings
                                        Karen E. Jennings
                                        Senior Executive Vice President -
                                        Human Resources and Communications







                                   SIGNATURES


          The Plan.  Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
     the sponsor for the Plan set forth below has duly caused this  registration
     statement  to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
     authorized,  in City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on this 25th day of
     November 2002.


                                            DonTech Profit Participating Plan

                                            By DonTech,
                                            Administrator for the foregoing Plan



                                            By:  Robert Gross
                                                 Robert Gross
                                                 Vice President - Finance &
                                                 Chief Financial Officer