SAN ANTONIO -- SBC Communications Inc.(NYSE:SBC):

SBC Communications Inc. reports that its communications network and services are working well following the successful transition overnight as its CWA-represented employees began a four-day work stoppage.

The company's advanced, highly automated, digital network is functioning with its normal 99.99 percent reliability. As always, the company is monitoring its network around-the-clock at operations and command centers across the country.

The company has deployed a talented team comprising SBC management employees and retirees to temporary work assignments critical to maintaining smooth operations.

SBC Communications Inc.