Poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEEK) and poly(4-phenoxybenzoyl-1,4-phenylene, Poly-X 2000) (PPBP), were sulfonated with sulfuric acid by incorporating sulfonic acid moieties in order to convert these polymers to proton-conducting polymers. The sulfonated polymers containing 65 mol% sulfonic acid showed a high proton-conductivity of 10(-2)-10(-4) S cm(-1) at room temperature. Sulfonated PPBP showed a much higher and more stable proton conductivity than sulfonated PEEK, which is in agreement with the strong water absorption of the former compound.