Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In re Applications of           )
                                )
AMERITECH CORP.,                )
   Transferor,                  )
                                )
AND                             )
                                )
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.,        )       CC Docket No. 98-141
   Transferee,                  )
                                )
For Consent to Transfer Control of)
Corporations Holding Commission Licenses and)
Authorizations Pursuant to Sections 214 and)
310(d) of the Communications Act and)
Parts 5, 22, 24, 25, 63, 90, 95 and 101 )
of the Commission's Rules       )


                             ORDER


   Adopted:  September 1, 1998          Released:  September 1, 1998

By the Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division

     1.  Pursuant to Section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.46, various consumer groups
have moved for a sixty-day extension of the dates for filing comments and petitions to deny in response to the
applications of SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC") and Ameritech Corporation ("Ameritech") to transfer
control of Commission licenses and authorizations.  SBC and Ameritech ("Applicants") filed transfer of
control applications on July 24, 1998 in connection with a planned merger between the two corporations.  By
public notice released July 30, 1998, the Commission established a pleading cycle with Petitions/Comments
due September 15, 1998 and Oppositions/Responses due October 15, 1998.

     2.  On August 14, 1998, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel et al. filed a motion to extend the deadline for
filing Petitions/Comments to November 16, 1998, with Oppositions/Responses due December 16, 1998.  Ohio
Consumers' Counsel et al. state that the requested extension of time would enable interested parties to provide
more thorough and deliberate input into the record of this proceeding.  Ohio Consumers' Counsel et al. state
that their analysis of the proposed merger is not expected to be completed until "mid to late October."  They
also state that the requested extension of time would not adversely affect SBC and Ameritech because
Applicants face approval proceedings in at least three states, as well as the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and because Applicants allegedly had not anticipated completion of the approval process until
the latter half of 1999.

     2.  Applicants filed a Response to the Motion for Extension of Time on August 27, 1998.  Applicants
assert that they would be prejudiced by the requested extension because it would likely result in an equivalent
delay in obtaining a decision on their applications.  Applicants state that the Commission has provided more
time for filing Petitions/Comments in this proceeding than in other recent large merger proceedings.

     3.  In responding to the Ohio Consumers' Counsel et al. Motion and the joint opposition filed by
SBC/Ameritech, we seek to balance the desire of Applicants to have their filing reviewed as expeditiously as
possible with the need of interested parties to have an adequate opportunity to respond to the filing.  We
recognize that the proposed transaction is very large and could impact many individuals and organizations. 
Because we find that allowing commenters additional time to conduct their analysis may benefit the
Commission's deliberations in the above-captioned proceeding, without causing undue delay, and because Ohio
Consumers' Counsel et al. have timely moved for an extension under Section 1.46, we hereby grant an
extension of time of thirty (30) days for filing Petitions/Comments and Oppositions/Responses in the above-
captioned proceeding.

     3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, That Petitions/Comments in this proceeding must be filed no later
than October 15, 1998.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That Oppositions/Responses in this proceeding must
be filed no later than November 16, 1998.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              _________________________
                              Carol  E. Mattey
                              Chief, Policy and Program Planning Division
                              Common Carrier Bureau