SEC Company Response from AT&T INC. (T, TBB, TBC, T-PA, T-PC) (CIK 0000732717) (T) — May 24, 2005
AT&T INC. (T, TBB, TBC, T-PA, T-PC) (CIK 0000732717)
Date: May 24, 2005 · CIK: 0000732717 · Accession: 0000950134-05-010710
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SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
175 East Houston
San Antonio, Texas 78205
May 20, 2005
By Facsimile to (202) 772-9205
Michele M. Anderson,
Division of Corporation Finance,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549-0510
Re:
SBC Communications Inc.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3
File No. 333-118476
Dear Ms. Anderson:
In accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of
1933 (the “Securities Act”), SBC Communications Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby respectfully
requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3
(the “Post-Effective Amendment”) be accelerated, and that the Post-Effective Amendment be declared
effective as soon as is practicable.
In the event that there is any change in the acceleration request set forth in the preceding
paragraph, the Registrant will promptly notify the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of such change, in which case the Registrant may be making
an oral request for acceleration of the effectiveness of the Post-Effective Amendment, in
accordance with Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act. Such
request may be made by any officer of the Registrant or by any lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
The Registrant confirms that it is aware of its obligations under the Securities Act. In
addition, the Registrant hereby acknowledges that
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should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority,
declare the Post-Effective Amendment effective, it does not
foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the
Post-Effective Amendment;
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the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated
authority, in declaring the Post-Effective Amendment effective, does not
relieve the Registrant from its full responsibility for the adequacy and
accuracy of the disclosure in the Post-Effective Amendment; and
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the Registrant may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of
effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or
any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
Sincerely,
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC.
By:
/s/ Charles P. Allen
Charles P. Allen
Assistant Treasurer
cc:
John T. Bostelman
(Sullivan & Cromwell LLP)