SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                        Washington, D.C.  20579 
  
                          --------------------
  
                                FORM 8-K 
    
                             CURRENT REPORT 
    
                  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE 
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
    
                                 May 11, 1998 
              Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) 
 
                            -------------------- 
  
                             AMERITECH CORPORATION 
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
                                 DELAWARE 
               (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 
  
  
          1-8612                                  36-3251481 
 (Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer 
                                             Identification No.) 
  
                 30 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 
             (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) 
    
                               (800) 257-0902
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 Item 5.   Other events. 
  
      On May 11, 1998, Ameritech Corporation ("Ameritech") and SBC
 Communications Inc. ("SBC"), a Delaware corporation, jointly announced
 that Ameritech, SBC and SBC Delaware, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a Delaware
 corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBC, had entered into an
 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 10, 1998 (the "Merger
 Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger Sub would be merged with and into
 Ameritech (the "Merger").   
  
      Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the
Merger, each outstanding share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share,
of Ameritech would be converted into 1.316 shares of common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of SBC.
  
      The transaction, which has been approved by the board of directors of
 each company, is intended to be accounted for as a pooling of interests and
 be a tax-free reorganization.   Consummation of the transactions
 contemplated in the Merger Agreement is subject to the expiration or
 earlier termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period and
 the receipt of other regulatory approvals, approval of the merger by the
 shareholders of Ameritech, approval of the issuance of common stock of SBC
 pursuant to the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of SBC and other
 closing conditions.  
  
      The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger
 Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as an exhibit and incorporated
 herein by reference. 
  
 Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
           Exhibits. 
  
      No financial statements or pro forma financial information are
 required to be filed as a part of this report.  The exhibits filed as part
 of this report are listed in the Exhibit Index hereto. 
  


                                 SIGNATURE 
    
      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. 
  
  
                                     AMERITECH CORPORATION 
  
    
                                     By: /s/ Barbara A. Klein
                                         ____________________________
                                         Barbara A. Klein

 Dated:  May 11, 1998



                           AMERITECH CORPORATION 
  
                               EXHIBIT INDEX 
  
                     Number and Description of Exhibit* 
    
 1.   None 
  
 2.   Agreement and Plan of Merger among Ameritech Corporation, SBC
      Communications Inc. and SBC Delaware, Inc., dated as of May 10, 1998. 
  
 4.   None 
  
 16.  None 
  
 17.  None 
  
 20.  None 
  
 23.  None 
  
 24.  None 
  
 27.  None 
  
 99.  Press Release dated May 11, 1998 issued jointly by Ameritech
      Corporation and SBC Communications Inc. 
  
    
 * Exhibits not listed are inapplicable.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
                        Washington, D.C.  20579 
  
                          --------------------
  
                                FORM 8-K 
    
                             CURRENT REPORT 
    
                  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE 
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
    
                                 May 11, 1998 
              Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) 
 
                            -------------------- 
  
                             AMERITECH CORPORATION 
           (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 
  
                                 DELAWARE 
               (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 
  
  
          1-8612                                  36-3251481 
 (Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer 
                                             Identification No.) 
  
                 30 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606 
             (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) 
    
                               (800) 257-0902
            (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 Item 5.   Other events. 
  
      On May 11, 1998, Ameritech Corporation ("Ameritech") and SBC
 Communications Inc. ("SBC"), a Delaware corporation, jointly announced
 that Ameritech, SBC and SBC Delaware, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), a Delaware
 corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBC, had entered into an
 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 10, 1998 (the "Merger
 Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger Sub would be merged with and into
 Ameritech (the "Merger").   
  
      Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the
Merger, each outstanding share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share,
of Ameritech would be converted into 1.316 shares of common stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of SBC.
  
      The transaction, which has been approved by the board of directors of
 each company, is intended to be accounted for as a pooling of interests and
 be a tax-free reorganization.   Consummation of the transactions
 contemplated in the Merger Agreement is subject to the expiration or
 earlier termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period and
 the receipt of other regulatory approvals, approval of the merger by the
 shareholders of Ameritech, approval of the issuance of common stock of SBC
 pursuant to the Merger Agreement by the shareholders of SBC and other
 closing conditions.  
  
      The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger
 Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as an exhibit and incorporated
 herein by reference. 
  
 Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
           Exhibits. 
  
      No financial statements or pro forma financial information are
 required to be filed as a part of this report.  The exhibits filed as part
 of this report are listed in the Exhibit Index hereto. 
  

                                 SIGNATURE 
    
      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. 
  
  
                                     AMERITECH CORPORATION 
  
    
                                     By: /s/ Barbara A. Klein
                                         ____________________________
                                         Barbara A. Klein

 Dated:  May 11, 1998

                           AMERITECH CORPORATION 
  
                               EXHIBIT INDEX 
  
                     Number and Description of Exhibit* 
    
 1.   None 
  
 2.   Agreement and Plan of Merger among Ameritech Corporation, SBC
      Communications Inc. and SBC Delaware, Inc., dated as of May 10, 1998. 
  
 4.   None 
  
 16.  None 
  
 17.  None 
  
 20.  None 
  
 23.  None 
  
 24.  None 
  
 27.  None 
  
 99.  Press Release dated May 11, 1998 issued jointly by Ameritech
      Corporation and SBC Communications Inc. 
  
    
 * Exhibits not listed are inapplicable.