SBC Communications Announces New Contract to Support the Online Services of C.P. Morgan Company, Inc.

SAN ANTONIO, October 14, 2004 - (HostReview) - SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC) today announced a new contract with Indianapolis-based C.P. Morgan Company Inc., a residential land development and homebuilding company serving Indianapolis and the surrounding communities.  Over the last 21 years, C.P. Morgan has built nearly 14,000 homes in more than 75 neighborhoods, and has received national recognition for quality community development.

The three-year contract calls for SBC companies to implement SBC PremierSERVSM Network-based Virtual Private Network (NVPN) and SBC PremierSERV Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) to support C.P. Morgan's online applications.

With the company's recent expansion in Charlotte, North Carolina, these services will help the homebuilder shorten the sales cycle by making contracts and credit approvals available to its sales force online and will help increase productivity. 

"C.P. Morgan's mission is to offer homebuyers more square feet for less money with more choices and less hassle," said Tim Conrad, senior IT manager, C.P. Morgan.  "With the help of SBC companies, one aspect of achieving this is by making the application process easier for our customers while decreasing our sales time and increasing the productivity of our employees." 

 "We're very happy to be part of C.P. Morgan's plans," said Cathy Coughlin, president, Business Communications Services, SBC Midwest.  "We are committed to providing our customers of all sizes the solutions that best meet their needs - especially during times of expansion."

About C.P. Morgan

C.P. Morgan is a residential land development and homebuilding company serving metropolitan Indianapolis area and surrounding markets. Founded in 1983, C.P. Morgan has built nearly 14,000 homes in over 75 neighborhoods, and has received national recognition for quality community development. For more information on C.P. Morgan, visit www.cpmorgan.com.

About SBC

SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which serves 25 million wireless customers. SBC companies provide high-speed DSL Internet access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and are among the nation's leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies also now offer satellite TV service. Additional information about SBC and SBC products and services is available at www.sbc.com.