8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       Date of Report: September 11, 2003


                              CINCINNATI BELL INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


              Ohio                        1-8519                  31-1056105
  (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)

            201 East Fourth Street
               Cincinnati, Ohio                                   45202
   (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 397-9900








FORM 8-K                                                    CINCINNATI BELL INC.


ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced that it has obtained all the remaining
regulatory approvals necessary to complete the previously announced sale of
substantially all of the assets of its broadband business to privately held C
III Communications, LLC. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1


































                                   SIGNATURES

     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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                 CINCINNATI BELL INC.


                                 By:   /s/ Christopher J. Wilson
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                           Christopher J. Wilson
                                           Vice President and General Counsel




Date: September 11, 2003























                                  Exhibit Index


       Exhibit No.                   Exhibit                       Page No.
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           99.1           Press Release of the Company
                             dated September 5, 2003

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

CINCINNATI BELL INC.
PRESS RELEASE

Investor Contact:                       Media Contact:
- -----------------                       --------------
Kevin Sullivan                          Libby Korosec
513.397.5752                            513.397.1589
kevin.sullivan@cinbell.com              libby.korosec@cinbell.com
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        CINCINNATI BELL ANNOUNCES FINAL CLOSE ON SALE OF BROADBAND ASSETS

CINCINNATI - SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 -- Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) today
announced that it has obtained all the remaining regulatory approvals necessary
to complete the previously announced sale of substantially all of the assets of
its broadband business to privately held C III Communications, LLC.

Under the terms of the sale, Cincinnati Bell Inc. has now transferred to C III
Communications all remaining assets located in states where regulatory approvals
had been pending. C III Communications, in turn, has now released $10.2M of the
cash purchase price that had been held in escrow pending regulatory approval.

These transactions conclude the process of Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s sale of its
broadband assets. Cincinnati Bell will be a customer of C III Communications and
will continue to market its broadband products to its business customers.
Cincinnati Bell will also resell long distance services provided by C III
Communications under the Cincinnati Bell Any Distance brand.

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ABOUT CINCINNATI BELL
Cincinnati Bell is one of the nation's most respected and best performing local
exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service
excellence. The company was recently ranked number one in customer satisfaction,
for the third year in a row, by J.D. Power and Associates for residential long
distance among mainstream users. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of
telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers
in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Cincinnati Bell is headquartered in Cincinnati,
Ohio. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com.