SBC Communications Announces Five-Year Networking and Data Services Contract with Intec Telecom Systems

SAN ANTONIO -- Feb. 8, 2005 -- SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) today announced a new contract with Intec Telecom Systems PLC (LSE:ITL). With U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Intec is a market leader in billing, multi-service mediation, and real-time mobile service charging software.

Under the terms of the contract, SBC companies will provide SBC PremierSERV(SM) Network-Based Virtual Private Network (NVPN) utilizing MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) technology, SBC PremierSERV Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), and SBC PremierSERV Data CPE Support Services for U.S. Intec locations, while NTT America will manage Arcstar Global IP-VPN (MPLS) service to support Intec's global network across Canada, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Together, these services will help provide improved communications among Intec employees as well as help establish a platform to provide additional support for future video applications and VoIP capabilities.

"We were looking for a company that could provide us with a dependable, managed network solution in order to streamline our communications," said Jim Hammar, assistant global IT director for Intec. "Intec's familiarity with the strength of SBC companies' underlying operational support systems (OSS) was a strong factor in our decision. SBC companies are able to meet our needs with a network that will help to enable video conferencing capabilities among our facilities worldwide."

About Intec Telecom Systems

Intec is a leading OSS product vendor for fixed, mobile, and next-generation networks (i.e. WLAN, 3G and IP), with more than 650 installations of its products worldwide in 450 customers. Founded in 1997, Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 2000. Intec is a market leader in billing, mediation, mobile charging, and activation systems. For the year ended 30 September 2004, Intec reported revenues of GBP 68.8 ($128.3) million, with an adjusted net earnings after tax of GBP 8.7 million ($16.5 million). For more information, visit the Intec website at www.intecbilling.com.

About NTT America

NTT America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation, the winner of the Best Global Carrier award at the 2004 World Communication Awards (WCA) and the long distance and international service arm of the Fortune Global 500 leader in the telecom industry: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT). NTT America is North America's natural gateway to the Asia Pacific and provides enterprise customers with world-class network services and support with a single point of contact for reliable end-to-end connections between the U.S. and Asia Pacific regions. Services available through NTT America include managed network services, systems integration, collocation, hosting and various IP solutions. For additional information on NTT America and its services, visit us on the Web at www.nttamerica.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 49.1 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.