

                        CONSENT OF SALOMON BROTHERS INC
 
     We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the description of our
opinion letter, dated July 29, 1994, under the captions 'Summary--Opinion of
Financial Advisor to the Associated Board,' 'The Merger--Background of the
Merger,' 'The Merger--Associated's Reasons for the Merger; Recommendation of the
Associated Board' and 'The Merger--Opinion of the Financial Advisor to the
Associated Board' in the Prospectus of Southwestern Bell Corporation, and in the
Information Statement included as Appendix D to the Prospectus under the caption
'Management--Treatment of Acorn Options,' and to the inclusion of our opinion
letter as Appendix C to the Prospectus, which Prospectus is part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Southwestern Bell Corporation. By giving
such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any
part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term 'expert' as
used in, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is
required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
 
                                          SALOMON BROTHERS INC

                                          By: /s/ Michael J. Carr
                                              Managing Director
 
New York, New York
 
July 29, 1994

