10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2022

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 1-8519

CINCINNATI BELL INC.

Ohio	31-1056105
(State of Incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

221 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(513) 397-9900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   ☒     No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T ( § 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes   ☒     No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ☐   No   ☒

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. Financial Information

Description		Page
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareowners' Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	36
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	36
	PART II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	37
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	37
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	37
Item 3.	Default upon Senior Securities	37
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosure	37
Item 5.	Other Information	37
Item 6.	Exhibits	38
	Signatures	39

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9
Costs and expenses
Cost of services and products, excluding items below		238.5			220.1
Selling, general and administrative, excluding items below		89.6			83.8
Depreciation and amortization		119.5			71.0
Restructuring and severance related charges		0.9			0.5
Transaction and integration costs		2.3			1.9
Total operating costs and expenses		450.8			377.3
Operating (loss) income		(15.0	)		32.6
Interest expense		16.5			32.4
Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans (benefit) expense		(2.6	)		2.6
Other (income) expense, net		(0.4	)		0.2
Loss before income taxes		(28.5	)		(2.6	)
Income tax (benefit) expense		(6.5	)		0.4
Net loss		(22.0	)		(3.0	)
Preferred stock dividends		—			2.6
Net loss applicable to common shareowners	$	(22.0	)	$	(5.6	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Cincinnati Bell Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Net loss	$	(22.0	)	$	(3.0	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation gain		1.8			1.0
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net of tax of $0.2		—			0.6
Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income, net of tax of $0.5		—			1.8
Defined benefit plans:
Amortization of prior service benefits included in net income, net of tax of ($0.1)		—			(0.5	)
Amortization of net actuarial loss included in net income, net of tax of $1.4		—			4.9
Total other comprehensive income		1.8			7.8
Total comprehensive (loss) income	$	(20.2	)	$	4.8

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Cincinnati Bell Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(in millions)

(Unaudited)

	6 3/4 % Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares				Common Shares				Additional Paid-in						Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Successor	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Income (Loss)			Total
Balance at December 31, 2021		—	$	—		—	$	—	$	1,716.1		$	(27.2	)	$	1.2		$	1,690.1
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—			(22.0	)		—			(22.0	)
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			1.8			1.8
Balance at March 31, 2022		—	$	—		—	$	—	$	1,716.1		$	(49.2	)	$	3.0		$	1,669.9
Predecessor
Balance at December 31, 2020		3.1	$	129.4		50.7	$	0.5	$	2,670.3		$	(2,831.6	)	$	(159.7	)	$	(191.1	)
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—			(3.0	)		—			(3.0	)
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			7.8			7.8
Shares issued under employee plans		—		—		0.2		—		—			—			—			—
Shares purchased under employee plans and other		—		—		—		—		(2.0	)		—			—			(2.0	)
Stock-based compensation		—		—		—		—		1.3			—			—			1.3
Dividends on preferred stock		—		—		—		—		(2.6	)		—			—			(2.6	)
Balance at March 31, 2021		3.1	$	129.4		50.9	$	0.5	$	2,667.0		$	(2,834.6	)	$	(151.9	)	$	(189.6	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Cincinnati Bell Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in millions, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)  

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4.8		$	5.6
Receivables, less allowances of $4.3 and $3.6		367.0			450.2
Inventory, materials and supplies		65.3			57.1
Prepaid expenses		51.2			50.4
Other current assets		10.6			9.1
Total current assets		498.9			572.4
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,963.2			1,966.6
Operating lease right-of-use assets		43.7			44.3
Goodwill		646.9			646.3
Intangible assets, net		899.6			928.3
Deferred income tax assets		6.9			5.3
Other noncurrent assets		39.4			35.6
Total assets	$	4,098.6		$	4,198.8
Liabilities and Shareowners’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	19.7		$	19.7
Accounts payable		350.5			399.2
Unearned revenue and customer deposits		90.0			83.2
Accrued taxes		19.1			25.3
Accrued interest		2.5			1.9
Accrued payroll and benefits		29.3			41.9
Other current liabilities		42.2			45.5
Total current liabilities		553.3			616.7
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,426.7			1,428.9
Operating lease liabilities		39.6			40.2
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		136.4			141.1
Pole license agreement obligation		45.6			46.2
Deferred income tax liability		133.3			139.6
Other noncurrent liabilities		93.8			96.0
Total liabilities		2,428.7			2,508.7
Shareowners’ equity
Additional paid-in capital		1,716.1			1,716.1
Accumulated deficit		(49.2	)		(27.2	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		3.0			1.2
Total shareowners’ equity		1,669.9			1,690.1
Total liabilities and shareowners’ equity	$	4,098.6		$	4,198.8

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Cincinnati Bell Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in millions)

(Unaudited)

	Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(22.0	)	$	(3.0	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		119.5			71.0
Provision for loss on receivables		0.7			—
Noncash portion of interest expense		1.3			1.4
Deferred income taxes		(7.9	)		(0.9	)
Pension and other postretirement payments in excess of expense		(4.7	)		(0.3	)
Stock-based compensation		—			1.3
Other, net		1.2			(0.3	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables		83.7			61.5
Increase in inventory, materials, supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets		(10.7	)		(9.0	)
Decrease in accounts payable		(50.8	)		(33.9	)
Decrease in accrued and other current liabilities		(14.4	)		(30.8	)
(Increase) decrease in other noncurrent assets		(3.0	)		3.3
Decrease in other noncurrent liabilities		(3.8	)		(0.5	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		89.1			59.8
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures		(87.8	)		(60.7	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		2.1			—
Other, net		0.3			0.1
Net cash used in investing activities		(85.4	)		(60.6	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in corporate credit and receivables facilities with initial maturities less than 90 days		1.7			5.8
Repayment of debt		(5.9	)		(5.8	)
Dividends paid on preferred stock		—			(2.6	)
Other, net		—			(2.0	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(4.2	)		(4.6	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		—			(0.1	)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(0.5	)		(5.5	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		6.1			17.2
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	5.6		$	11.7
Noncash investing and financing transactions:
Acquisition of property by assuming debt and other noncurrent liabilities	$	0.8		$	3.5
Acquisition of property on account	$	51.2		$	29.2

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.    Description of Business and Accounting Policies

Organization — On March 13, 2020, the Company (as defined below), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Red Fiber Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and RF Merger Sub Inc., an Ohio corporation and directly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). On September 7, 2021 (the “Closing Date” or “Merger Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio General Corporation Law (the “OGCL”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, and the Company survived the Merger as a wholly owned private subsidiary of Parent. As of the date of this filing, the Company has ceased to be a registrant, however due to contractual terms in certain indentures, the Company is required to voluntarily file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

As a result of the Merger, for accounting purposes, Parent is the acquirer and Cincinnati Bell Inc. is the acquiree and accounting predecessor. The financial statement presentation includes the financial statements of historical Cincinnati Bell Inc. as “Predecessor” for periods prior to the Closing Date and of the Company as “Successor” for the periods after the Closing Date. In connection with the Merger and the related accounting determination, the Company has elected to apply push-down accounting and reflect in its financial statements the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes include a black line division between the columns titled "Predecessor" and "Successor" to signify that the amounts shown for the periods prior to and following the Merger are not comparable. The Company has elected to record all expenses that were contingent on the closing of the Merger in the Predecessor period. See Note 2 for additional information on the Merger.

Description of Business — Cincinnati Bell Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Cincinnati Bell," "we," "our," "us" or the "Company") provide diversified telecommunications and technology services. For ease of reference, the terms “Cincinnati Bell,” “we,” “our Company,” “the Company,” “us,” or “our” as used in this report refer to both the Predecessor and the Successor and their respective subsidiaries.

The Company generates a large portion of its revenue by serving customers in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio and the islands of Hawaii. An economic downturn or natural disaster occurring in these, or a portion of these, limited operating territories could have a disproportionate effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows compared to similar companies of a national scope and similar companies operating in different geographic areas.

The Company has receivables with two customers, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) and CVS Health Corporation (“CVS”), which make up 12%  and 11%, respectively, of the outstanding accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2022. The Company has receivables with one customer, Verizon, which make up 26% of the outstanding accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2021. Revenue derived from foreign operations was approximately 7% and 6% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Basis of Presentation — The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, other comprehensive income, financial position and cash flows for each period presented.

The adjustments referred to above are of a normal and recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations for interim reporting.

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business Combinations — In accounting for business combinations, we apply the accounting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification 805 (“ASC 805”), “Business Combinations,” which requires the recording of net assets of acquired businesses at fair value. In developing fair value estimates for acquired assets and assumed liabilities, management analyzes a variety of factors including market data, estimated future cash flows of the acquired operations, industry growth rates, current replacement cost for fixed assets, and market rate assumptions for contractual obligations. Such a valuation requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, particularly with respect to the intangible assets. In addition, any contingent consideration is presented at fair value at the date of acquisition, and transaction costs are expensed as incurred. The Company reports in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements provisional amounts for the items for which accounting is incomplete. Goodwill is adjusted for any changes to provisional amounts made within the measurement period. See Note 2 for disclosures related to mergers and acquisitions.

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Use of Estimates — Preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various regulatory and tax proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters. The Company believes adequate provision has been made for all such asserted and unasserted claims in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable with assurance.

Accounting Policies — The complete summary of significant accounting policies is included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s accounting policies in the Successor Period are consistent with the accounting policies in the Predecessor Period.  

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash — Cash consists of funds held in bank accounts. Cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Restricted cash consists of funds held in an escrow account related to a cost method investment. Restricted cash is included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets follows:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4.8	$	5.6
Restricted cash included in Other noncurrent assets		0.8		0.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	5.6	$	6.1

Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired and recorded in connection with business acquisitions. Goodwill is allocated at the business segment level. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that such assets may be impaired. If the net book value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the excess of the carrying value of goodwill of a reporting unit over its fair value.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets — Intangible assets represent purchased assets that lack physical substance but can be separately distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or legal rights, or because the asset is capable of being separately sold or exchanged. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") licenses for wireless spectrum represent indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company may renew the wireless licenses in a routine manner every ten years for a nominal fee, provided the Company continues to meet the service and geographic coverage provisions required by the FCC. Intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  

Long-Lived Assets — Management reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets, including intangible assets with definite lives, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset (or group of assets) and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. Long-lived intangible assets are amortized based on the estimated economic value generated by the asset in future years.  

Income and Operating Taxes

Income taxes — In accordance with ASC 740-270, the Company’s income tax provision for interim periods is determined through the use of an estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income/loss plus or minus the tax effects of discrete items. The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate benefit is higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate due to state income taxes, offset in part by the effect of permanent items such as the GILTI inclusion and entertainment expenses that are not fully deductible for tax.

Operating taxes — Certain operating taxes such as property, sales, use, and gross receipts taxes are reported as expenses in operating income primarily within cost of services. These taxes are not included in income tax expense because the amounts to be paid are not dependent on our level of income. Liabilities for audit exposures are established based on management's assessment of the probability of payment. The provision for such liabilities is recognized as either property, plant and equipment, operating tax expense, or depreciation expense depending on the nature of the audit exposure. Upon resolution of an audit, any remaining liability not paid is released against the account in which it was originally recorded. Certain telecommunication taxes and surcharges that are collected from customers are also recorded as revenue; however, in accordance with ASC 606, revenue associated with these charges is excluded from the transaction price. 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The ASU is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank

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Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. These amendments are effective as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company will adopt the standard when LIBOR is discontinued and does not expect the standard to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.  

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

2.    Mergers and Acquisitions

Acquisition by Red Fiber Parent LLC

On September 7, 2021, pursuant to the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the OGCL, Parent completed the acquisition of Cincinnati Bell in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion, including assumption of debt of $1,357.1 million. Upon the Effective Time, the separate existence of Merger Sub ceased and the Company survived the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of Cincinnati Bell’s issued and outstanding Common Shares was converted into the right to receive $15.50 per share in cash, without interest. Trading of the Company’s Common Shares was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Common Shares were subsequently delisted from the NYSE. Additionally, the Company redeemed Depositary Shares simultaneously with the redemption of the 6 3/4% Preferred Shares, at a redemption price of $50 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per 6 3/4% Preferred Stock), and the Depositary Shares were subsequently delisted from the NYSE.

The Company accounted for this transaction as a business combination in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their estimated fair values, using primarily Level 3 inputs, as described in Note 7, as of the Merger Date. Transaction costs of the acquirer are not included as a component of consideration transferred but are accounted for as expenses in the period in which such costs are incurred, or, if related to the issuance of debt, capitalized as debt issuance costs. Acquisition-related transaction costs incurred as part of the Merger, primarily included advisory, legal and accounting fees. Transaction costs were expensed as incurred and recorded to “Transaction and integration costs” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on estimated fair values at the Merger Date. The preliminary allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed reflect various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. The determination of the final purchase price allocation to specific assets acquired and liabilities assumed is incomplete at March 31, 2022. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocations that are not yet finalized relate to the fair values of property, plant and equipment, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, income and non-income based taxes and goodwill. The Company expects to continue to obtain information to assist in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired as of the Merger Date during the measurement period.

Measurement period adjustments will be applied retrospectively to the Merger Date. We have not finalized the allocation of the purchase price as it requires extensive use of accounting estimates and valuation methodologies in the determination of such fair values. Any subsequent changes in the estimated fair values assumed upon the finalization of more detailed analysis within the measurement period will change the allocation of the purchase price and will be adjusted during the period in which the amounts are determined. The allocation of goodwill to our Network reporting unit and IT Services and Hardware reporting unit is preliminary as of the date of this filing.

The purchase price for Cincinnati Bell Inc. consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)
Cash consideration for Cincinnati Bell Inc. common stock	$	807.3
Cash consideration for preferred stock		155.2
Cash consideration for debt repayment		658.2
Total purchase price	$	1,620.7

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Based on fair value estimates, the purchase price has been allocated on a preliminary basis to individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Assets acquired
Cash	$	11.2
Receivables		318.5
Inventory, materials and supplies		56.4
Prepaid expenses		5.6
Other current assets		40.5
Property, plant and equipment		1,950.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets		42.3
Goodwill		646.3
Intangible assets		969.6
Deferred tax assets		6.9
Other noncurrent assets		20.2
Total assets acquired		4,068.2
Liabilities assumed
Current portion of long-term debt		11.8
Accounts payable		381.1
Unearned revenue and customer deposits		51.2
Accrued taxes		24.6
Accrued interest		19.4
Accrued payroll and benefits		49.3
Other current liabilities		75.0
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,378.0
Operating lease liabilities		38.6
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		151.6
Pole license agreement obligation		46.7
Deferred income tax liability		148.8
Other noncurrent liabilities		71.4
Total liabilities assumed		2,447.5
Net assets acquired	$	1,620.7

Given the size and complexity of the transaction, the entire purchase price allocation disclosed herein continues to be considered provisional at this time and subject to adjustment to reflect new information obtained about factors and circumstances that existed as of the Closing Date that if known would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date, while the measurement period remains open. No measurement period adjustments were recorded in the first quarter of 2022.

In connection with this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill attributable to increased access to a diversified customer base, acquired workforce in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and India with industry expertise and expected synergies. The goodwill related to this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

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The Company recorded definite-lived intangible assets related to the customer relationships, trade names and technology and an indefinite-lived intangible asset related to FCC licenses. The preliminary fair value of the most significant identified intangible assets, customer relationships and trade names, were valued using the multi-period excess earnings method and relief from royalty method, under the income approach. The Company applied judgment which involved the use of significant assumptions with respect to revenue growth rates, customer attrition rate, discount rate and terminal growth rate in relation to the customer relationships and royalty rates and discount rate in relation to the trade names. The preliminary fair values of the identifiable intangible assets acquired on the Merger Date were as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Fair Value		Useful Lives
Customer relationships	$	850.0	15 years
Trade names		108.0	3 to 10 years
Technology		5.0	7 years
FCC licenses and spectrum usage rights		6.6	Indefinite
Total identifiable intangible assets	$	969.6

Acquisition of Paniolo Fiber Assets

On August 31, 2021, the Company acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Paniolo Cable Company, LLC (the “Paniolo Acquisition”), previously held by the bankruptcy estate of Paniolo, which include inter-island submarine and middle-mile terrestrial fiber infrastructure assets in Hawaii as well as central offices and landing stations for the submarine fiber. The Company accounted for the Paniolo Acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805-10-55 “Business Combinations” because the assets acquired from Paniolo do not include an assembled workforce, and the gross value of the assets acquired meets the screen test in ASC 805-10-55-5A related to substantially all of the fair value being concentrated in a single asset or group of assets (i.e., the fiber infrastructure assets) and, thus, the assets are not considered a business. The acquisition of Paniolo’s assets augments the Company’s existing backbone network and increases the Company’s total submarine and terrestrial fiber footprint by more than 400 miles.  

The aggregate purchase price paid upon closing of the Paniolo Acquisition after transactional costs was $52.3 million, consisting of $29.3 million in cash and $23.0 million in committed purchase money financing. The assets are recorded as network equipment and buildings in “Property, plant and equipment, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2022, $0.5 million and $22.2 million of the committed purchase money financing was recorded in “Current portion of long-term debt” and “Long-term debt, less current portion,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2021, $0.5 million and $22.3 million of the committed purchase money financing was recorded in “Current portion of long-term debt” and “Long-term debt, less current portion,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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3.    Revenue

The Network segment provides products and services to both residential and commercial customers that can be categorized as Fioptics, previously referred to as “Consumer/SMB Fiber” in Hawaii and collectively with Fioptics in Cincinnati, Enterprise Fiber or Legacy. The products and services within these three categories can be further categorized as either Data, Voice, Video or Other. Fioptics and Legacy revenue include both residential and commercial customers. Enterprise Fiber revenue includes ethernet and dedicated internet access services that are provided to enterprise customers, as well as revenue associated with the Southeast Asia to United States ("SEA-US") trans-Pacific submarine cable system.

Residential customers have implied month-to-month contracts. Commercial customers, with the exception of contracts associated with the SEA-US cable system, typically have contracts with a duration of one to five years and automatically renew on a month-to-month basis. Customers are invoiced on a monthly basis for services rendered. Contracts for projects that are included within the Other revenue stream are typically short in duration and less than one year. Contracts associated with the SEA-US cable system typically range from 15 to 25 years and payment is prepaid.

The IT Services and Hardware segment provides a full range of Information Technology ("IT") solutions, including Communications, Cloud and Consulting services. IT Services and Hardware customers enter into contracts that have a typical duration of one to five years, with varied renewal options at the end of the term. Customers are invoiced on a monthly basis for services rendered. The IT Services and Hardware segment also provides enterprise customers with Infrastructure Solutions, which includes the sale of hardware and maintenance contracts. These contracts are typically satisfied in less than twelve months and revenue is recognized at a point in time.

The Company has elected the practical expedient described in ASC 606-10-32-18 that allows an entity to not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if the entity expects that the period of time between the transfer of a promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for such good or service will be one year or less. Customers are typically billed immediately upon the rendering of services or the delivery of products. Payment terms for customers are between 30 and 120 days. Subsequent to the acquisition of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco., Inc. ("Hawaiian Telcom"), the Company began recognizing a financing component associated with the up-front payments for services to be delivered under indefeasible right of use ("IRU") contracts for fiber circuit capacity. The IRU contracts typically have a duration ranging from 15 to 25 years.

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Performance Obligations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer, or a series of distinct goods or services, and is the unit of account defined in ASC Topic 606. The transaction price identified in the contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Contract modifications for changes to services provided are routine throughout the term of our contracts. In most instances, contract modifications are for the addition or reduction of services that are distinct, and price changes are based on the stand-alone selling price of the service and, as such, are accounted for on a prospective basis as a new contract.

Goods and services are sold individually, or a contract may include multiple goods or services. For contracts with multiple goods and services, the transaction price identified in the contract is allocated to each performance obligation using the stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract.

Certain customers of the Company may receive cash-based rebates based on volume of sales, which are accounted for as variable consideration. Potential rebates are considered at contract inception in our estimate of transaction price based on the estimated projection of sales volume. Estimates are reassessed quarterly.

Performance obligations are satisfied either over time as services are performed or at a point in time. Substantially all of our service revenue is recognized over time. For services transferred over time, the Company has elected the practical expedient to recognize revenue based on amounts invoiced to the customer as the Company has concluded that the invoice amount directly corresponds with the value of services provided to the customer. Management considers this a faithful depiction of the transfer of control as services are provided evenly over the month and are substantially the same over the life of the contract. As the Company has elected the practical expedients detailed at ASC 606-10-50-13, revenue for these unsatisfied performance obligations that will be billed in future periods has not been disclosed.

As of March 31, 2022, our estimated revenue, including a financing component, expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations associated with customer contracts that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) is $186.6 million. Certain IRU contracts extend for periods of up to 30 years and are invoiced at the beginning of the contract term. The revenue from such contracts is recognized over time as services are provided over the contract term. The expected revenue to be recognized for existing customer contracts is as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$	10.2
2023		15.2
2024		16.9
2025		16.9
2026		17.0
Thereafter		110.4

Network

The Company has identified four distinct performance obligations in the Network segment, namely Data, Voice, Video and Other. For each of the Data, Voice and Video services, service is delivered to the customer continuously and in a substantially similar manner for each period of the agreement, the customer takes full control over the services as the service is delivered, and as such, Data, Voice and Video are identified to be a series of distinct services. Services provided by the Network segment can be categorized into three main categories that include Fioptics, Enterprise Fiber and Legacy, each of which may include one or more of the aforementioned performance obligations. Data services include high-speed internet access, digital subscriber lines, ethernet, routed network services, SONET (Synchronous Optical Network), dedicated internet access, wavelength, digital signal and IRU revenue. Voice services include traditional and fiber voice lines, switched access, digital trunking and consumer long distance calling. Video services are offered through our fiber network to residential and commercial customers based on various standard plans with the opportunity to add premium channels. To receive video services, customers are required to use the Company's set top boxes that are billed as part of the monthly recurring service. Set top boxes are not considered a separate performance obligation from video because the equipment is necessary for the service to operate and the customer has no alternative use for the equipment.

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Services and products not included in Data, Voice or Video are included in Other revenue and are comprised of wire care, time and materials projects, subsidized fiber build projects and advertising. Transfer of control of these services and products is evaluated on an individual project basis and can occur over time or at a point in time.

The Company uses multiple methods to determine stand-alone selling prices in the Network segment. For Data, Video and Voice products in Fioptics, market rate is the primary method used to determine stand-alone selling prices. For Data performance obligations under the Enterprise Fiber category, and Voice, Data and Other performance obligations under the Legacy category, stand-alone selling prices are determined based on a list price, discount off of list price, a tariff rate, a margin percentage range, or a minimum margin percentage.

IT Services and Hardware

The Company has identified four distinct performance obligations in the IT Services and Hardware segment. These performance obligations are Communications, Cloud, Consulting and Infrastructure Solutions. Communications services are monthly services that include data and VoIP services, tailored solutions that include converged IP communications of data, voice, video and mobility applications, enterprise long distance, MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) and conferencing services. Cloud services include storage, backup, disaster recovery, SLA-based monitoring and management, cloud computing and cloud consulting. Consulting services provide customers with IT staffing, consulting and emerging technology solutions. Infrastructure Solutions includes the sale of hardware and maintenance contracts as well as installation projects.

For the sale of hardware, the Company evaluated whether it is the principal or the agent. The Company has concluded it acts as an agent because it does not control the inventory before it is transferred to customers, it does not have the ability to direct the product to anyone besides the purchasing customer, and it does not integrate the hardware with any of its own goods or services. Based on this assessment, the performance obligation is to arrange a sale of hardware between the vendor and the customer. In the instance where there is an issue with the hardware, the Company coordinates with the manufacturer to facilitate a return in accordance with the standard manufacturer warranty. Hardware returns are not significant to the Company.

Within the IT Services and Hardware segment, stand-alone selling prices for the four performance obligations are determined based on either a margin percentage range, minimum margin percentage or discount from standard price list if it is determined to be representative of stand-alone selling price.

For hardware sales, revenue is recognized net of the cost of product and is recognized when the hardware is either shipped or delivered in accordance with the terms of the contract. For certain projects within Communications and Consulting, revenue is recognized when the customer communicates acceptance of the services performed. For contracts with freight on board shipping terms, management has elected to account for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the good, and, therefore, has not evaluated whether shipping and handling activities are promised services to its customers.

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Contract Balances 

The Company recognizes incremental fulfillment costs as an asset when installation expenses are incurred as part of performing the agreement for Voice, Video and Data product offerings in the Network segment in which the contract life is longer than one year. These fulfillment costs are amortized ratably over the expected life of the customer, which is representative of the expected period of benefit of the asset capitalized. The expected life of the customer is determined utilizing the average churn rate for each product. The Company calculates average churn based on the historical average customer life. We also recognize an asset for incremental fulfillment costs for certain Communications services in the IT Services and Hardware segment that require us to incur installation and provisioning expenses. The asset recognized for Communication services is amortized over the average contract life. Churn rates and average contract life are reviewed on an annual basis. Fulfillment costs are capitalized to “Other noncurrent assets.” The related amortization expense is recorded to “Cost of services and products.”

The Company recognizes an asset for the incremental costs of acquiring a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that certain sales incentive programs related to Voice, Video, Data and certain Communications and Cloud services meet the requirements to be capitalized. The contract asset established for the costs of acquiring a contract is recorded to “Other noncurrent assets.” Sales incentives are amortized ratably over the period that services are delivered using either an average churn rate or average contract term, both representative of the expected period of benefit of the asset capitalized. Customer churn rates and average contract term assumptions are reviewed on an annual basis. The related amortization expense is recorded to “Selling, general and administrative.”

Management has elected to use the practical expedient detailed in ASC 340-40-25-4 to expense any costs to fulfill a contract and costs to obtain a contract as they are incurred when the amortization period would have been one year or less. This practical expedient has been applied to fulfillment costs that include installation costs associated with wiring projects and certain Cloud services. In addition, this practical expedient has been applied to acquisition costs associated with revenue from certain Communications projects.

The following table presents the activity for the Company’s contract assets:

	Fulfillment Costs									Cost of Acquisition									Total Contract Assets
(dollars in millions)	Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company			Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company			Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	0.7		$	0.7		$	1.4		$	3.3		$	0.3		$	3.6		$	4.0		$	1.0		$	5.0
Additions		0.5			0.5			1.0			2.6			0.7			3.3			3.1			1.2			4.3
Amortization		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		(0.2	)		(0.4	)		(0.1	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)		(0.2	)		(0.7	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	1.1		$	1.1		$	2.2		$	5.5		$	0.9		$	6.4		$	6.6		$	2.0		$	8.6

The Company recognizes a liability for cash received up-front for IRU contracts. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of contract liabilities were included in "Other current liabilities." At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $56.5 million and $57.2 million, respectively, of contract liabilities were included in "Other noncurrent liabilities."

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Disaggregated Revenue

The following table presents revenues disaggregated by product and service lines:

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Data	$	126.1		$	121.3
Video		48.6			48.6
Voice		59.3			65.9
Other		9.5			7.0
Total Network		243.5			242.8
Consulting		83.4			65.5
Cloud		24.6			23.4
Communications		54.9			54.0
Infrastructure Solutions		35.9			30.9
Total IT Services and Hardware		198.8			173.8
Intersegment revenue		(6.5	)		(6.7	)
Total revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9

The following table presents revenues disaggregated by contract type:

	Successor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(dollars in millions)	Network		IT Services and Hardware		Intersegment revenue elimination			Total
Products and Services transferred at a point in time	$	7.4	$	38.5	$	—		$	45.9
Products and Services transferred over time		231.2		158.7		—			389.9
Intersegment revenue		4.9		1.6		(6.5	)		—
Total revenue	$	243.5	$	198.8	$	(6.5	)	$	435.8
	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)	Network		IT Services and Hardware		Intersegment revenue elimination			Total
Products and Services transferred at a point in time	$	5.9	$	33.4	$	—		$	39.3
Products and Services transferred over time		232.1		138.5		—			370.6
Intersegment revenue		4.8		1.9		(6.7	)		—
Total revenue	$	242.8	$	173.8	$	(6.7	)	$	409.9

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4.    Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The changes in the Company's goodwill consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)	IT Services and Hardware		Network		Total Company
Goodwill, balance as of December 31, 2021	$	157.4	$	488.9	$	646.3
Activity during the year:
Currency translations		0.6		—		0.6
Goodwill, balance as of March 31, 2022	$	158.0	$	488.9	$	646.9

As mentioned in Note 2, in connection with the Merger, the Company’s assets and liabilities were measured at fair value as of the date of the Merger. The allocation of goodwill to our Network reporting unit and IT Services and Hardware reporting unit continues to be preliminary as of the date of this filing.

No impairment losses were recognized in goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

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Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2022							December 31, 2021
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net
(dollars in millions)	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer relationships	$	851.1	$	(62.2	)	$	788.9	$	850.0	$	(36.2	)	$	813.8
Trade names		108.3		(8.9	)		99.4		108.0		(5.0	)		103.0
Technology		5.0		(0.4	)		4.6		5.0		(0.2	)		4.8
Total		964.4		(71.5	)		892.9		963.0		(41.4	)		921.6
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
FCC licenses and spectrum usage rights		6.7		—			6.7		6.7		—			6.7
Total intangible assets	$	971.1	$	(71.5	)	$	899.6	$	969.7	$	(41.4	)	$	928.3

In connection with the Merger, the company recorded $963.0 million of finite-lived intangible assets and $6.6 million of indefinite-lived intangible assets representing the fair values at the Merger Date. See Note 2 for additional information regarding the Merger. The change in gross carrying amounts for finite-lived intangible assets is due to foreign currency translation on finite-lived intangible assets denominated in foreign currency. The finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives based on a number of assumptions including the estimated period of economic benefit and utilization.

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $30.1 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. No impairment losses were recognized on intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

The estimated useful lives for each finite-lived intangible asset class are as follows:

Customer relationships	15 years
Trade names	3 to 10 years
Technology	7 years

The annual estimated amortization expense for future years is as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$	90.1
2023		113.1
2024		103.9
2025		92.2
2026		85.1
Thereafter		408.5
Total	$	892.9

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5.    Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Current portion of long-term debt:
Credit Agreement - Term B-1 Loans	$	5.0		$	5.0
Credit Agreement - Term B-2 Loans		6.5			6.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets Financing Arrangement		0.5			0.5
Other financing arrangements		0.4			0.5
Finance lease liabilities		7.3			7.2
Current portion of long-term debt		19.7			19.7
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables Facility		155.7			153.6
Credit Agreement - Term B-1 Loans		493.8			495.0
Credit Agreement - Term B-2 Loans		641.9			643.5
7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2023 (1)		23.7			24.0
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes (1)		97.2			97.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets Financing Arrangement		22.2			22.3
Other financing arrangements		—			0.4
Finance lease liabilities		40.3			42.3
		1,474.8			1,478.6
Net unamortized discount		(4.8	)		(4.9	)
Unamortized note issuance costs		(43.3	)		(44.8	)
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,426.7			1,428.9
Total debt	$	1,446.4		$	1,448.6

(1) As of March 31, 2022, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively. Each adjustment is being amortized over the life of the respective notes and is recorded as a reduction of interest expense.    

Credit Agreement

There were no outstanding borrowings on the Credit Agreement’s revolving credit facility, leaving $400.0 million available for borrowings as of March 31, 2022. The revolving credit facility matures in September 2026, and the Term B-1 Loans and Term B-2 loans under the Credit Agreement mature in November 2028.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $155.7 million in borrowings and $18.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility ("Receivables Facility”), leaving $40.5 million remaining availability on the total borrowing capacity of $215.0 million. The maximum borrowing limit for loans and letters of credit under the Receivables Facility is $215.0 million in the aggregate. The available borrowing capacity is calculated monthly based on the quantity and quality of outstanding accounts receivable, and thus may be lower than the maximum borrowing limit. The Receivables Facility is subject to renewal in June 2023 and has a termination date in June 2024.

Under the Receivables Facility, certain U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, as originators, sell their respective trade receivables on a continuous basis to Cincinnati Bell Funding LLC (“CBF”) or Cincinnati Bell Funding Canada Ltd. ("CBFC"), wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries of the Company. Although CBF and CBFC are wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries of the Company, CBF and CBFC are legally separate from the Company and each of the Company’s other subsidiaries. Upon and after the sale or contribution of the accounts receivable to CBF or CBFC, such accounts receivable are legally assets of CBF and CBFC and, as such, are not available to creditors of other subsidiaries or the parent company. The Receivables Facility includes an option for CBF to sell, rather than borrow against, certain receivables on a non-recourse basis. As of March 31, 2022, there was no outstanding balance for accounts receivable sold.

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6.    Leases

Lessee Disclosures

The Company primarily leases real estate for offices, retail stores and central offices, as well as equipment, cell towers and fleet vehicles. Upon adoption of ASC 842, the Company elected not to recognize leases with terms of one-year or less on the balance sheet.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company's leases is as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Operating lease assets, net of amortization	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	43.7	$	44.3
Finance lease assets, net of amortization	Property, plant and equipment, net		9.1		10.7
Operating lease liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities	Other current liabilities		9.6		9.6
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities		39.6		40.2
Total operating lease liabilities			49.2		49.8
Finance lease liabilities:
Current finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt		7.3		7.2
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, less current portion		40.3		42.3
Total finance lease liabilities		$	47.6	$	49.5

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Successor		Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	0.8	$	0.5
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2.5	$	2.5
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	2.8	$	4.2
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
New operating leases	$	1.9	$	1.7
New finance leases	$	0.8	$	3.5

7.    Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the Company uses a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the use of observable inputs. The three levels are:

Level 1 — Quoted market prices for identical instruments in an active market;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs); and

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect management's determination of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are developed based on the best information available, including our own data.

The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment.

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Disclosure on Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the Company's financial instruments approximate the estimated fair values as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, except for the Company's long-term debt and other financing arrangements. The carrying and fair values of these items are as follows:  

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion*	$	1,441.7	$	1,413.4	$	1,443.0	$	1,443.0
Other financing arrangements		52.4		48.5		53.1		51.7

*Excludes finance leases, other financing arrangements and note issuance costs.

In connection with the Merger, the carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt and other financing arrangements include fair value adjustments as of the Merger Date. The fair value of our long-term debt was based on closing or estimated market prices of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, which is considered Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the other financing arrangements was calculated using a discounted cash flow model that incorporates current borrowing rates for obligations of similar duration, which is considered Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2022, the current borrowing rate was estimated by applying the Company's credit spread to the risk-free rate for a similar duration borrowing.

8.    Pension and Postretirement Plans

As of March 31, 2022, the Company sponsors three noncontributory defined benefit plans and a postretirement health and life insurance plan in Cincinnati (collectively the "Cincinnati Plans"), and one noncontributory defined benefit plan for union employees, one cash balance pension plan for nonunion employees, and two postretirement health and life insurance plans for Hawaiian Telcom employees (collectively the "Hawaii Plans").

In accordance with ASC 715, only the service cost component of net benefit cost is eligible for capitalization, which was immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Pension and postretirement (benefits) costs are as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Postretirement and Other Benefits
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor		Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Three Months Ended March 31, 2022		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	0.1	$	0.1
Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans expense:
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		3.9			3.8			0.7		0.6
Expected return on plan assets		(7.2	)		(7.5	)		—		—
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit		—			—			—		(0.6	)
Actuarial loss		—			6.3			—		—
Pension / postretirement (benefit) cost	$	(3.3	)	$	2.6		$	0.8	$	0.1

Amortizations of prior service benefit and actuarial loss in the three months ended March 31, 2021 represent reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no contributions to the qualified pension plans, and contributions to the non-qualified pension plans were $0.6 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, contributions to both qualified and non-qualified pension plans were $0.7 million. Based on current assumptions, no contributions are expected to be made to the qualified pension plans in 2022. Contributions to the non-qualified pension plans in 2022 are expected to be approximately $2 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, contributions to our postretirement plans were $1.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Management expects to make total cash payments of approximately $7 million related to its postretirement health plans in 2022.

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9.    Shareowners' Equity (Deficit)

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent acquired all of the equity interests in the Company. In connection with the consummation of the Merger Agreement, each of our issued and outstanding Common Shares was converted to $15.50 in cash per Common Share and paid to the shareholders.  

Additionally, the Company redeemed each of our issued and outstanding Depositary Shares simultaneously with the redemption of the 6 ¾% Preferred Shares at a redemption price of $50 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per 6 ¾% Preferred Share).     

Effective October 18, 2021, Parent amended and restated the Articles of Incorporation of Cincinnati Bell to reduce the number of authorized shares from 96,000,000 Common Shares to 100 Common Shares, each with $0.01 par value. As of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Parent is the sole shareholder of the Company’s 100 Common Shares.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component were as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Successor	Unrecognized Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Cost)				Unrealized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges, Net				Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	2.6			$	—			$	(1.4	)	$	1.2
Foreign currency gain		—				—				1.8			1.8
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	2.6			$	—			$	0.4		$	3.0
Predecessor
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	(138.8	)		$	(19.7	)		$	(1.2	)	$	(159.7	)
Reclassifications, net		4.4		(a)		1.8		(b)		—			6.2
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net		—				0.6		(c)		—			0.6
Foreign currency gain		—				—				1.0			1.0
Balance as of March 31, 2021	$	(134.4	)		$	(17.3	)		$	(0.2	)	$	(151.9	)

(a) These reclassifications are included in the other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense and represent amortization of prior service benefit and actuarial loss, net of tax. The other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense are recorded in "Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans (benefit) expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8 for further disclosures.

(b) These reclassifications are reported within "Interest expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the hedged transactions impact earnings.

(c) The unrealized gain, net on cash flow hedges represents the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments that occurred during the period, net of tax.

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10.    Business Segment Information

The Company’s segments are strategic business units that offer distinct products and services and are aligned with the Company's internal management structure and reporting. The Company operates two business segments identified as Network and IT Services and Hardware.

The Network segment provides products and services that can be categorized as Data, Video, Voice or Other. Data products include high-speed internet access, digital subscriber lines, ethernet, SONET, dedicated internet access, wavelength, digital signal and IRU. Video services provide our customers access to over 400 entertainment channels, over 150 high-definition channels, parental controls, HD DVR, Video On-Demand and access to a live TV streaming application. Voice represents traditional voice lines as well as fiber voice lines, consumer long distance, switched access and digital trunking. Other services consist of revenue generated from wiring projects for enterprise customers, advertising, directory assistance, maintenance, information services and subsidized fiber build project revenue related to extending the Company’s fiber network in the Greater Cincinnati territory subsidized through our UniCity program.

The IT Services and Hardware segment provides end-to-end solutions from consulting to implementation to ongoing optimization. These solutions include Cloud, Communications and Consulting services along with the sale, installation and maintenance of major branded Telecom and IT hardware reported as Infrastructure Solutions.

Certain corporate administrative expenses have been allocated to the segments based upon the nature of the expense and the relative size of the segment. Intercompany transactions between segments have been eliminated.

Selected financial data for the Company’s business segment information is as follows:

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Revenue
Network	$	243.5		$	242.8
IT Services and Hardware		198.8			173.8
Intersegment		(6.5	)		(6.7	)
Total revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9
Intersegment revenue
Network	$	4.9		$	4.8
IT Services and Hardware		1.6			1.9
Total intersegment revenue	$	6.5		$	6.7
Operating (loss) income
Network	$	(3.1	)	$	31.3
IT Services and Hardware		(4.9	)		8.6
Corporate		(7.0	)		(7.3	)
Total operating (loss) income	$	(15.0	)	$	32.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets
Network	$	81.5		$	55.0
IT Services and Hardware		6.3			5.7
Total expenditures for long-lived assets	$	87.8		$	60.7
Depreciation and amortization
Network	$	93.4		$	60.8
IT Services and Hardware		26.0			10.1
Corporate		0.1			0.1
Total depreciation and amortization	$	119.5		$	71.0

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(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Network	$	2,943.9	$	2,949.2
IT Services and Hardware		819.8		842.0
Corporate and eliminations		334.9		407.6
Total assets	$	4,098.6	$	4,198.8

11.    Subsequent Events

On May 2, 2022, the Company acquired Agile Networks LLC, based in Canton, Ohio, for approximately $65 million. Agile Networks LLC provides internet, co-location and data transport services primarily to customers in Ohio and Pennsylvania. We are currently in the process of assessing the accounting for this transaction and will disclose our preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

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Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and results that are subject to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “endeavors,” “strives,” “may,” “will,” “proposes,” “potential,” “could,” “should,” “outlook” or variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of future financial performance, anticipated growth and trends in businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned these forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, in particular, the risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A, and those discussed in other documents the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Introduction

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis section provides an overview of Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s financial condition as of March 31, 2022 and the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. References in this Quarterly Report to “Successor” refer to the Company on or after September 8, 2021 and references to “Predecessor” refer to the results prior to September 8, 2021. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Results for interim periods may not be indicative of results for the full year or any other interim period.

altafiber Brand

In March 2022, the Company announced that we will begin doing business as “altafiber” in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana as we continue to expand our geographic reach and invest in our fiber network that delivers broadband connectivity. The branding change will not impact our Hawaiian Telcom business or IT Services business, which is branded as CBTS.

Acquisition by Red Fiber Parent LLC

On March 13, 2020, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Red Fiber Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and RF Merger Sub Inc., an Ohio corporation and directly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). On September 7, 2021 (the “Closing Date” or “Merger Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio General Corporation Law (the “OGCL”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, and the Company survived the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Upon completion of the Merger, Parent was deemed the accounting acquirer and Cincinnati Bell Inc. the accounting acquiree. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities associated with Cincinnati Bell Inc. were recorded at their fair values measured as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill.

Executive Summary

Segment results described in the Executive Summary are net of intercompany eliminations.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries ("altafiber," "Cincinnati Bell," "we," "our," "us" or the "Company") provide integrated communications and IT solutions that keep consumer and enterprise customers connected with each other and with the world. Through our Network segment, previously referred to as Entertainment and Communications, the Company provides Data, Video, and Voice solutions to consumer and enterprise customers over an expanding fiber network and a legacy copper network. In addition, enterprise customers across the United States, Canada and Europe rely on the IT Services and Hardware segment for the sale and service of efficient, end-to-end communications and IT systems and solutions.

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Consolidated revenue totaling $435.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $25.9 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to strategic revenue growth in both segments offsetting declines in Legacy revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, Fioptics revenue increased $10.0 million compared to the same period in 2021 as the Company continues to focus on high-speed internet activations while Legacy revenue decreased $10.9 million compared to the comparable period in the prior year. IT Services and Hardware experienced revenue growth in all practices, most significantly in the Consulting practice in which revenue increased 27% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year.

Operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $15.0 million compared to operating income of $32.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. Revenue growth in both segments was more than offset due most significantly to higher depreciation and amortization expenses related to the increased value of property, plant and equipment and intangibles as a result of fair value adjustments recorded as of the Merger Date in addition to increases in cost of services and products and SG&A expenses to support revenue growth.

Interest expense decreased $15.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to the extinguishment of the 7% Senior Notes due 2024 and 8% Senior Notes due 2025 in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the termination of the interest rate swaps in the Predecessor period of 2021. These decreases were partially offset by interest expense incurred related to the $350 million incremental increase to the Term B-1 Loans and issuance of the Term B-2 Loans in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans expense decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the comparable period in the prior year due to remeasuring the pension and postretirement projected benefit obligations, actuarial gains (losses) and prior service costs (benefits) as of the Merger Date as well as favorable asset returns in 2021 also favorably impacting the annual remeasurement performed in December as well as the Merger Date remeasurement.

Loss before income taxes totaled $28.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, an increase in the loss of $25.9 million compared to the same period in 2021. Lower interest expense and pension and postretirement benefit plans expense in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year was more than offset by the decrease in operating income.

The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was a benefit of $6.5 million, which is slightly higher than the period’s income at the statutory rate, due primarily to state tax benefit. The income tax provision for the comparable period was an expense of $0.4 million which was lower than the current period due to a smaller loss before income taxes in the comparable period and a low estimated annual effective tax rate applied to that loss as the result of a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets related to disallowed interest expense.

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business - Update

Beginning in March 2020 and continuing through the first quarter of 2021, our business experienced the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic most significantly due to increased bad debt expense and reduced revenue in certain of our revenue streams. Subsequent to the first quarter of 2021, bad debt expense has returned to pre-pandemic levels and strategic revenue trends are normalized and improving. Starting in 2021 we started to experience logistics challenges in obtaining inventory in a timely manner due to demand exceeding the supply of certain inventory products which continues to impact operations in the first quarter of 2022. Additionally, access to skilled employees and contractors may create delays or increased costs in the planned build-out of the fiber network in both geographies.

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Network

The Network segment provides products and services that are categorized as Fioptics, previously referred to as “Consumer/SMB Fiber” in Hawaii and collectively with Fioptics in Cincinnati, Enterprise Fiber or Legacy. Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC ("CBT"), a subsidiary of the Company, is the incumbent local exchange carrier ("ILEC") for a geography that covers a radius of approximately 25 miles around Cincinnati, Ohio, and includes parts of northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. CBT has operated in this territory for approximately 150 years. Voice and data services in the Enterprise Fiber and Legacy categories that are delivered beyond the Company's ILEC territory, particularly in Dayton and Mason, Ohio, are provided through the operations of Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC ("CBET"), a subsidiary of CBT. On July 2, 2018, the Company acquired Hawaiian Telcom. Hawaiian Telcom is the ILEC for the State of Hawaii and the largest full-service provider of communications services and products in the state. Originally incorporated in Hawaii in 1883 as Mutual Telephone Company, Hawaiian Telcom has a strong heritage of over 135 years as Hawaii’s communications carrier. Its services are offered on all of Hawaii’s major islands, except its video service, which currently is only available on the island of Oahu.

Fioptics products include high-speed internet access, categorized below as data, voice lines and video as well as subsidized fiber build project revenue included in Other related to extending the Company’s fiber network in the Greater Cincinnati territory subsidized through our UniCity program. The Company is able to deliver speeds of up to 30 megabits or more to approximately 80% of Greater Cincinnati and up to 20 megabits or more to approximately 55% of Hawaii's total addressable market.

Enterprise Fiber products include metro-ethernet, dedicated internet access, wavelength, IRU contracts, and wireless backhaul to macro-towers and small cell. Hawaiian Telcom Enterprise Fiber revenue also includes revenue from the SEA-US cable. As enterprise customers migrate from legacy products and copper-based technology, our metro-ethernet product becomes the preferred method of transport due to its ability to support multiple applications on a single physical connection.

Legacy products include traditional voice lines, consumer long distance, switched access, digital trunking, DSL, DS0, DS1, DS3 and other value-added services such as caller identification, voicemail, call waiting and call return.

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Change			% Change
Revenue:
Data	$	126.1		$	121.3		$	4.8			4	%
Video		48.6			48.6			0.0			0	%
Voice		59.3			65.9			(6.6	)		(10	)%
Other		9.5			7.0			2.5			36	%
Total Revenue		243.5			242.8			0.7			0	%
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of services and products		108.0			110.1			(2.1	)		(2	)%
Selling, general and administrative		45.2			40.6			4.6			11	%
Depreciation and amortization		93.4			60.8			32.6			54	%
Total operating costs and expenses		246.6			211.5			35.1			17	%
Operating (loss) income	$	(3.1	)	$	31.3		$	(34.4	)	n/m
Operating margin		(1.3	)%		12.9	%				(14.2) pts
Capital expenditures	$	81.5		$	55.0		$	26.5			48	%

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	Successor		Predecessor
Metrics information (in thousands):	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021		Change			% Change
Cincinnati
Fioptics
Data
Internet FTTP*		267.5		244.4		23.1			9	%
Internet FTTN*		19.9		25.8		(5.9	)		(23	)%
Total Fioptics Internet		287.4		270.2		17.2			6	%
Video
Video FTTP*		105.4		106.0		(0.6	)		(1	)%
Video FTTN*		16.1		19.9		(3.8	)		(19	)%
Total Fioptics Video		121.5		125.9		(4.4	)		(3	)%
Voice
Fioptics Voice Lines		100.7		102.6		(1.9	)		(2	)%
Fioptics Units Passed
Units passed FTTP*		554.3		503.0		51.3			10	%
Units passed FTTN*		122.1		137.6		(15.5	)		(11	)%
Total Fioptics units passed		676.4		640.6		35.8			6	%
Enterprise Fiber
Data
Ethernet Bandwidth (Gb)		7,233		6,797		436			6	%
Legacy
Data
DSL		49.1		60.8		(11.7	)		(19	)%
Voice
Legacy Voice Lines		150.0		170.5		(20.5	)		(12	)%

* Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP), Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN)

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	Successor		Predecessor
Metrics information (in thousands):	March 31, 2022		March 31, 2021		Change			% Change
Hawaii
Fioptics
Data
Internet FTTP*		66.2		61.4		4.8			8	%
Internet FTTN*		8.1		10.3		(2.2	)		(21	)%
Total Fioptics Internet		74.3		71.7		2.6			4	%
Video
Video FTTP*		28.8		30.0		(1.2	)		(4	)%
Video FTTN*		7.9		9.8		(1.9	)		(19	)%
Total Fioptics Video		36.7		39.8		(3.1	)		(8	)%
Voice
Fioptics Voice Lines		28.6		29.4		(0.8	)		(3	)%
Fioptics Units Passed **
Units passed FTTP*		224.2		189.3		34.9			18	%
Units passed FTTN*		62.7		69.3		(6.6	)		(10	)%
Total Fioptics units passed		286.9		258.6		28.3			11	%
Enterprise Fiber
Data
Ethernet Bandwidth (Gb)		4,270		3,978		292			7	%
Legacy
Data
DSL		28.7		34.9		(6.2	)		(18	)%
Voice
Legacy Voice Lines		134.3		155.6		(21.3	)		(14	)%

* Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP), Fiber-to-the-Node (FTTN)

** Includes units passed for both consumer and business on Oahu and neighboring islands.

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Revenue

	Successor						Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022						Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Cincinnati		Hawaii		Total		Cincinnati		Hawaii		Total
Revenue
Fioptics
Data	$	51.3	$	10.8	$	62.1	$	45.0	$	10.2	$	55.2
Video		39.5		9.1		48.6		39.4		9.2		48.6
Voice		8.5		2.8		11.3		8.6		2.9		11.5
Other		3.5		—		3.5		0.2		—		0.2
		102.8		22.7		125.5		93.2		22.3		115.5
Enterprise Fiber
Data		21.5		11.7		33.2		21.1		10.5		31.6
Legacy
Data		19.3		11.5		30.8		22.5		12.0		34.5
Voice		23.7		24.3		48.0		27.4		27.0		54.4
Other		3.8		2.2		6.0		3.6		3.2		6.8
		46.8		38.0		84.8		53.5		42.2		95.7
Total Network revenue	$	171.1	$	72.4	$	243.5	$	167.8	$	75.0	$	242.8

Fioptics

Fioptics revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $10.0 million compared to the same period in the prior year as the increase in the subscriber base for internet more than offset the decline in video and voice subscribers. The internet subscriber base continues to increase as we focus our attention on growing the internet FTTP subscriber base. In addition, the Average Revenue Per User (“ARPU”) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased for internet in Cincinnati by 8% and nominally in Hawaii compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to price increases and more customers subscribing to higher broadband tiers. Video ARPU also increased in the three months ended March 31, 2022 in Cincinnati and Hawaii by 4% and 5%, respectively, compared to the comparable period in the prior year which offset the decline in video subscribers. Video ARPU increases are related to price increases as well as the change in the mix of subscribers. Other revenue increased for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to revenue associated with fiber build projects in Cincinnati.

Enterprise Fiber

Enterprise Fiber revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $1.6 million compared to the comparable period in the prior year. Increased revenue as a result of customers migrating from legacy product offerings to higher bandwidth fiber solutions, as evidenced by the 6% and 7% increases in Ethernet Bandwidth in Cincinnati and Hawaii, respectively, was offset by pricing pressures to provide higher speeds at a lower cost.

Legacy

Legacy revenue decreased $10.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to the decline in voice lines and DSL subscribers. Voice lines declined 12% and 14% in Cincinnati and Hawaii, respectively, as the traditional voice lines become less relevant. DSL subscribers decreased by 19% and 18% in Cincinnati and Hawaii, respectively, as subscribers demand the higher speeds that can be provided by fiber.

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Operating Costs and Expenses

Cost of services and products for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased $2.1 million compared to the comparable period in 2021 primarily due to decreases in payroll related costs, operating taxes and contract services which were partially offset by an increase in operating materials. Payroll related costs decreased $1.0 million primarily due to lower healthcare costs. The decrease in operating taxes of $1.4 million was due to lower regulatory fees. Contract services decreased $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to a significant general insurance liability claim incurred in the first quarter of 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, operating materials increased $1.9 million compared to the same period in 2021 as a result of increased purchases associated with a significant wiring project and the expansion of our fiber network.

SG&A expenses increased $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due primarily to increases in contract services, advertising and bad debt expense. Increased contract services of $1.6 million is due to higher utilization of outside contractors on certain specialized projects, legal expense incurred in the first quarter of 2022 related to regulatory matters associated with the fiber network build as well as expense associated with a legal dispute in Hawaii. The increase in advertising costs of $1.0 million is due to increased marketing campaigns and promotional events. Bad debt expense increased $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to lower expense in the first quarter of 2021 as a result of focus on collection efforts for aged receivables of customers who did not pay their bills timely due to an inability to pay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and favorable resolution in the first quarter of 2021 of reserved balances associated with a customer that filed for bankruptcy in a prior period.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $32.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the comparable period in the prior year due to additional expense incurred subsequent to the Merger Date related to the increased value of property, plant and equipment and intangibles as a result of recording amounts at fair value.

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Capital Expenditures

	Successor						Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022						Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Cincinnati		Hawaii		Total		Cincinnati		Hawaii		Total
Fioptics capital expenditures
Construction	$	25.1	$	9.5	$	34.6	$	6.5	$	4.8	$	11.3
Installation		10.9		5.1		16.0		11.2		3.1		14.3
Other		2.0		0.3		2.3		1.7		0.1		1.8
Total Fioptics		38.0		14.9		52.9		19.4		8.0		27.4
Enterprise Fiber		2.7		3.6		6.3		8.9		3.7		12.6
Other		9.5		12.8		22.3		6.4		8.6		15.0
Total Network capital expenditures	$	50.2	$	31.3	$	81.5	$	34.7	$	20.3	$	55.0

Capital expenditures in Cincinnati are incurred to expand our Fioptics product suite, upgrade and increase capacity for our networks, and to extend the life of our fiber and copper networks. The Company is focused on expanding our FTTP footprint, and in the first quarter of 2022, we passed an additional 23,500 FTTP addresses in Cincinnati. As of March 31, 2022, the Company is able to deliver its Fioptics services with speeds up to 30 megabits or more to approximately 676,400 residential and commercial addresses, or 80% of our operating territory in Cincinnati. Cincinnati construction capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $18.6 million compared to the same period in 2021 due to passing more addresses in 2022 and the timing of capital expenditures, which does not necessarily coincide with the timing of when addresses become available. Cincinnati installation capital expenditures are primarily related to the timing of expenditures for customer premise equipment (“CPE”) utilized for installations. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, Cincinnati installation capital expenditures decreased $0.3 million compared to the comparable period in 2021 primarily due to less CPE purchased.

Enterprise Fiber capital expenditures in Cincinnati are related to success-based fiber builds, including associated equipment, for enterprise and carrier projects to provide ethernet services as well as network refresh projects that ensure we continue to grow our capacity and services within the network core. Cincinnati Enterprise Fiber capital expenditures decreased $6.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to expenditures incurred in the first quarter of 2021 associated with a scheduled network refresh project. Other capital expenditures are related to IT projects, cable and equipment maintenance and capacity additions, real estate upgrades and maintenance, plus other minor capital purchases.

Hawaii construction capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $4.7 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to building out 7,600 new addresses in the first quarter of 2022, primarily in rural areas and on the neighbor islands. Hawaii installation capital expenditures increased $2.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the comparable period in 2021 primarily due to increased internet installations on the neighbor islands. Enterprise fiber capital in Hawaii is primarily driven by new ethernet customers. Hawaii capital expenditures classified as Other include IT projects, real estate projects, road jobs or plant damage projects, and network upgrades or optimization projects.

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IT Services and Hardware

The IT Services and Hardware segment provides end-to-end solutions ranging from consulting to implementation to ongoing optimization. These solutions include Cloud, Communications and Consulting services along with the sale and maintenance of major branded Telecom and IT hardware reported as Infrastructure Solutions. These services and products are provided through the Company's subsidiaries in various geographic areas throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. By offering a full range of equipment and strategic services in conjunction with the Company’s fiber and copper networks, the IT Services and Hardware segment provides our customers personalized solutions designed to meet their business objectives.

Cloud services include the design, implementation and on-going management of the customer’s infrastructure. This includes on-premise, public cloud and private cloud solutions. The Company assists customers with the risk assessment phase through an in-depth understanding of the customer’s business as well as designing and building a solution, using either the customer's existing infrastructure or new cloud based options that transform the way that the customer does business.

Communications solutions help to transform the way our customers do business by connecting employees, customers, and business partners. By upgrading legacy technologies through customized build projects and reducing customer costs, the Company helps to transform the customer’s business. These services include Unified Communications as a Service ("UCaaS"), Software-Defined Wide Area Network ("SD-WAN"), Network as a Service ("NaaS"), Contact Center and Collaboration.

Using our experience and expertise, Infrastructure Solutions are tailored to our customers’ organizational goals. We offer a complete portfolio of services that provide customers with efficient and optimized IT solutions that are agile and responsive to their business and are integrated, simplified and manageable. Through consulting with customers, the Company will build a solution using standard manufacturer equipment to meet our customers’ specific requirements.

Consulting services help customers assess their business and technology needs and provide the talent needed to ensure success. The Company is a premier provider of application services and IT staffing.

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Change			% Change
Revenue:
Consulting	$	83.4		$	65.5		$	17.9			27	%
Cloud		24.6			23.4			1.2			5	%
Communications		54.9			54.0			0.9			2	%
Infrastructure Solutions		35.9			30.9			5.0			16	%
Total revenue		198.8			173.8			25.0			14	%
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of services and products		136.8			116.5			20.3			17	%
Selling, general and administrative		40.0			38.1			1.9			5	%
Depreciation and amortization		26.0			10.1			15.9		n/m
Restructuring and severance related charges		0.9			0.5			0.4			80	%
Total operating costs and expenses		203.7			165.2			38.5			23	%
Operating loss (income)	$	(4.9	)	$	8.6		$	(13.5	)	n/m
Operating margin		(2.5	)%		4.9	%				(7.4) pts
Capital expenditures	$	6.3		$	5.7		$	0.6			11	%

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IT Services and Hardware, continued

	Successor		Predecessor
Metrics information:	Three months ended March 31, 2022		Three months ended March 31, 2021		Change		% Change
Consulting
Billable Resources		2,289		1,867		422		23	%
Communications
NaaS Locations		10,855		5,979		4,876		82	%
SD - WAN Locations		7,924		3,534		4,390	n/m
Hosted UCaaS Profiles*		305,443		286,046		19,397		7	%

* Includes Hawaii Hosted UCaaS Profiles

Revenue

IT Services and Hardware segment revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $25.0 million compared to the comparable period in the prior year due to growth in each of the practices. Consulting revenue is the most significant contributor in which revenue increased $17.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 primarily due to existing customer projects which continue to bill and grow in 2022. Cloud revenue increased $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the comparable period in 2021 due to providing ongoing public cloud services to new customers obtained in 2021 that continue to bill in 2022 in addition to an increase in professional services projects. Communications revenue increased $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year as the increase in revenue as a result of customers migrating to newer technologies, which has increased the Company’s Hosted UCaaS profiles, NaaS locations and SD-WAN locations, was partially offset by the decline in legacy communications revenue. The increase in Infrastructure Solutions revenue is due primarily to increased revenue associated with professional services projects and the sale of maintenance.

Operating Costs and Expenses

IT Services and Hardware cost of services and products increased $20.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to increases in payroll related costs, contractor costs and software licensing costs which were partially offset by lower regulatory fees. In the three months ended March 31, 2022, the increases in payroll related costs of $3.6 million and contractor costs of $18.2 million compared to the same period in the prior year are due to additional headcount to support the growth in the Communications and Consulting practices. Primarily as a result of existing consulting projects that continue to grow, billable resources increased by 422 persons compared to March 31, 2021. Higher software licensing costs were also incurred to support the revenue growth in the Communications practice.

SG&A expenses increased $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the comparable period in 2021 primarily due to an increase in payroll related costs as a result of additional headcount, non-employee commissions related to contractors and employee related expenses as travel and entertainment activity continued to be low in the first quarter of 2021 as a result of the pandemic.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $15.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 due to additional expense incurred subsequent to the Merger Date related to the increased value of property, plant and equipment and intangibles as a result of recording amounts at fair value.

Restructuring and severance related charges recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are associated with initiatives to reduce and contain costs.

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IT Services and Hardware, continued

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures are dependent on the timing of success-based projects. Capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were primarily related to projects supporting the Cloud and Communications practices. In addition to success-based projects, the Company incurred $0.8 million for implementation work associated with internal software projects in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Financial Condition, Liquidity, and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $49.2 million and $1,446.4 million of outstanding indebtedness.

The Company’s primary source of cash is generated by operations. The Company generated $89.1 million and $59.8 million of cash flows from operations during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $445.3 million of short-term liquidity, comprised of $4.8 million of cash and cash equivalents, $400.0 million of undrawn capacity on our Revolving Credit Facility, and $40.5 million available under the Receivables Facility.

The Receivables Facility permits maximum borrowings of up to $215.0 million. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had borrowings of $155.7 million and $18.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Receivables Facility on a borrowing capacity of $215.0 million. While we expect to continue to renew this facility, we would be required to use cash, our Revolving Credit Facility, or other sources to repay any outstanding balance on the Receivables Facility if it was not renewed.

The Company’s primary uses of cash are for capital expenditures and debt service and, to a lesser extent, to fund pension and retiree medical obligations. The Company believes that its cash on hand, cash generated from operations, and available funding under its credit facilities will be adequate to meet its cash requirements for the next twelve months.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the Credit Agreement covenants and ratios.

While the Company is no longer a SEC registrant or issuer following the merger transaction, certain covenants included in the 7 ¼% Notes due 2023 and the Cincinnati Bell Telephone Notes due 2028 require the Company to make ongoing voluntary filings with the SEC. Subsequent to September 30, 2021, the Company filed an extension with the SEC to extend the filing deadline for our periodic report on Form 10-Q from November 15, 2021, the required filing date for a non-accelerated filer, to November 22, 2021. On March 28, 2022, the Company submitted a notification of late filing to the SEC for our annual report on Form 10-K. Due to the auditor transition, complexities of purchase accounting and reporting Predecessor and Successor periods, the Company's periodic report on the Form 10-Q and annual report on Form 10-K were not filed timely causing the Company to no longer be in compliance with these reporting requirements. The Company subsequently filed the Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021 and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 on May 13, 2022 and May 19, 2022, respectively. As of the date of this filing, the Company is current with the reporting requirements.

Cash Flows

Cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled $89.1 million, an increase of $29.3 million compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase is primarily due to lower interest payments of $18.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the comparable period in 2021 primarily due to the extinguishment of the 7% Senior Notes due 2024 and 8% Senior Notes due 2025 in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the termination of the interest rate swaps in the Predecessor period of 2021 in addition to improved working capital.

Cash flows used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled $85.4 million, an increase of $24.8 million compared to the same period in the prior year due to the increase in capital expenditures.

Cash flows used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2022 totaled $4.2 million, a decrease of $0.4 million compared to the comparable period in 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company borrowed $1.7 million on the Receivables Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company borrowed $1.8 million and $4.0 million on the Receivables Facility and the Company’s former Revolving Credit Facility, respectively, in addition to paying dividends on preferred stock of $2.6 million.

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Regulatory Matters

Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a complete description of regulatory matters.

Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various regulatory and tax proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters. The Company believes adequate provision has been made for all such asserted and unasserted claims in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable with assurance.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates or judgments that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and information available as of the date of the financial statements. As this information changes, the financial statements could reflect different estimates or judgments.

The Company’s most critical accounting policies and estimates are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Refer to Note 1 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on recently issued accounting standards. The adoption of new accounting standards did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a description of the Company's market risks.

Item 4.     Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in SEC Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, such controls and procedures were effective.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2022 and have concluded that there were no changes to Cincinnati Bell Inc’s internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of 2022 that materially affect, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Cincinnati Bell Inc’s internal control over financial reporting. 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

Cincinnati Bell and its subsidiaries are involved in a number of legal proceedings. Liabilities are established for legal claims when losses associated with the claims are judged to be probable and the loss can be reasonably estimated. In many lawsuits and arbitrations, including most class action lawsuits, it is not possible to determine whether a liability has been incurred or to estimate the amount of the liability until the case is close to resolution, in which case a liability will not be recognized until that time. Based on information currently available, consultation with counsel, available insurance coverage and recognized liabilities, the Company believes that the eventual outcome of all claims will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Item 1A.     Risk Factors

Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a comprehensive listing of the Company’s risk factors. There are no material changes for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.     Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosure

None.

Item 5.     Other Information

No reportable items.

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Item 6.     Exhibits

			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	Filing Date	Exhibit No.	SEC File No.	Filed Herewith
3.1	Second Amended Articles of Incorporation of Cincinnati Bell Inc.	10-K	5/19/2022	3.1	1-8519
3.2	Second Amended and Restated Regulations of Cincinnati Bell Inc.	8-K	9/7/2021	3.1	1-8519
31.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					+
31.2	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					+
32.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					+
32.2	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.					+
101	The following financial statements from Cincinnati Bell Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 were formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit), (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

The Company's historical reports on Form 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K are available free of charge in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website: http://www.cincinnatibell.com. The Company has ceased to be a registrant subsequent to the Merger Date but continues to voluntarily file annual, quarterly and certain other information with the SEC due to contractual provisions included in certain indentures.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

		Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Date:	May 26, 2022	/s/ Joshua T. Duckworth
		Joshua T. Duckworth
		Chief Financial Officer
Date:	May 26, 2022	/s/ Suzanne E. Maratta
		Suzanne E. Maratta
		Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certifications

I, Leigh R. Fox, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cincinnati Bell Inc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure control and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 26, 2022	/s/ Leigh R. Fox
		Leigh R. Fox
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certifications

I, Joshua T. Duckworth, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Cincinnati Bell Inc;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure control and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	May 26, 2022	/s/ Joshua T. Duckworth
		Joshua T. Duckworth
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Leigh R. Fox, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Leigh R. Fox

Leigh R. Fox

Chief Executive Officer

May 26, 2022

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Cincinnati Bell Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joshua T. Duckworth, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Joshua T. Duckworth

Joshua T. Duckworth

Chief Financial Officer

May 26, 2022

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Capital expenditures	(87.8)	(60.7)
Proceeds from sale of assets	2.1	0.0
Other, net	0.3	0.1
Net cash used in investing activities	(85.4)	(60.6)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase in corporate credit and receivables facilities with initial maturities less than 90 days	1.7	5.8
Repayment of debt	(5.9)	(5.8)
Dividends paid on preferred stock	0.0	(2.6)
Other, net	0.0	(2.0)
Net cash used in financing activities	(4.2)	(4.6)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0.0	(0.1)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(0.5)	(5.5)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	6.1	17.2
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	5.6	11.7
Noncash investing and financing transactions:
Acquisition of property by assuming debt and other noncurrent liabilities	0.8	3.5
Acquisition of property on account	$ 51.2	$ 29.2

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Description of Business and Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Description of Business and Accounting Policies

1.    Description of Business and Accounting Policies

Organization — On March 13, 2020, the Company (as defined below), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Red Fiber Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and RF Merger Sub Inc., an Ohio corporation and directly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). On September 7, 2021 (the “Closing Date” or “Merger Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio General Corporation Law (the “OGCL”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, and the Company survived the Merger as a wholly owned private subsidiary of Parent. As of the date of this filing, the Company has ceased to be a registrant, however due to contractual terms in certain indentures, the Company is required to voluntarily file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

As a result of the Merger, for accounting purposes, Parent is the acquirer and Cincinnati Bell Inc. is the acquiree and accounting predecessor. The financial statement presentation includes the financial statements of historical Cincinnati Bell Inc. as “Predecessor” for periods prior to the Closing Date and of the Company as “Successor” for the periods after the Closing Date. In connection with the Merger and the related accounting determination, the Company has elected to apply push-down accounting and reflect in its financial statements the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes include a black line division between the columns titled "Predecessor" and "Successor" to signify that the amounts shown for the periods prior to and following the Merger are not comparable. The Company has elected to record all expenses that were contingent on the closing of the Merger in the Predecessor period. See Note 2 for additional information on the Merger.

Description of Business — Cincinnati Bell Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Cincinnati Bell," "we," "our," "us" or the "Company") provide diversified telecommunications and technology services. For ease of reference, the terms “Cincinnati Bell,” “we,” “our Company,” “the Company,” “us,” or “our” as used in this report refer to both the Predecessor and the Successor and their respective subsidiaries.

The Company generates a large portion of its revenue by serving customers in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio and the islands of Hawaii. An economic downturn or natural disaster occurring in these, or a portion of these, limited operating territories could have a disproportionate effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows compared to similar companies of a national scope and similar companies operating in different geographic areas.

The Company has receivables with two customers, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) and CVS Health Corporation (“CVS”), which make up 12%  and 11%, respectively, of the outstanding accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2022. The Company has receivables with one customer, Verizon, which make up 26% of the outstanding accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2021. Revenue derived from foreign operations was approximately 7% and 6% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Basis of Presentation — The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, other comprehensive income, financial position and cash flows for each period presented.

The adjustments referred to above are of a normal and recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations for interim reporting.

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business Combinations — In accounting for business combinations, we apply the accounting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification 805 (“ASC 805”), “Business Combinations,” which requires the recording of net assets of acquired businesses at fair value. In developing fair value estimates for acquired assets and assumed liabilities, management analyzes a variety of factors including market data, estimated future cash flows of the acquired operations, industry growth rates, current replacement cost for fixed assets, and market rate assumptions for contractual obligations. Such a valuation requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, particularly with respect to the intangible assets. In addition, any contingent consideration is presented at fair value at the date of acquisition, and transaction costs are expensed as incurred. The Company reports in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements provisional amounts for the items for which accounting is incomplete. Goodwill is adjusted for any changes to provisional amounts made within the measurement period. See Note 2 for disclosures related to mergers and acquisitions.

Use of Estimates — Preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various regulatory and tax proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters. The Company believes adequate provision has been made for all such asserted and unasserted claims in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable with assurance.

Accounting Policies — The complete summary of significant accounting policies is included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s accounting policies in the Successor Period are consistent with the accounting policies in the Predecessor Period.  

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash — Cash consists of funds held in bank accounts. Cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Restricted cash consists of funds held in an escrow account related to a cost method investment. Restricted cash is included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets follows:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4.8	$	5.6
Restricted cash included in Other noncurrent assets		0.8		0.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	5.6	$	6.1

Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired and recorded in connection with business acquisitions. Goodwill is allocated at the business segment level. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that such assets may be impaired. If the net book value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the excess of the carrying value of goodwill of a reporting unit over its fair value.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets — Intangible assets represent purchased assets that lack physical substance but can be separately distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or legal rights, or because the asset is capable of being separately sold or exchanged. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") licenses for wireless spectrum represent indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company may renew the wireless licenses in a routine manner every ten years for a nominal fee, provided the Company continues to meet the service and geographic coverage provisions required by the FCC. Intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  

Long-Lived Assets — Management reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets, including intangible assets with definite lives, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset (or group of assets) and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. Long-lived intangible assets are amortized based on the estimated economic value generated by the asset in future years.  

Income and Operating Taxes

Income taxes — In accordance with ASC 740-270, the Company’s income tax provision for interim periods is determined through the use of an estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income/loss plus or minus the tax effects of discrete items. The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate benefit is higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate due to state income taxes, offset in part by the effect of permanent items such as the GILTI inclusion and entertainment expenses that are not fully deductible for tax.

Operating taxes — Certain operating taxes such as property, sales, use, and gross receipts taxes are reported as expenses in operating income primarily within cost of services. These taxes are not included in income tax expense because the amounts to be paid are not dependent on our level of income. Liabilities for audit exposures are established based on management's assessment of the probability of payment. The provision for such liabilities is recognized as either property, plant and equipment, operating tax expense, or depreciation expense depending on the nature of the audit exposure. Upon resolution of an audit, any remaining liability not paid is released against the account in which it was originally recorded. Certain telecommunication taxes and surcharges that are collected from customers are also recorded as revenue; however, in accordance with ASC 606, revenue associated with these charges is excluded from the transaction price. 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The ASU is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank

Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. These amendments are effective as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company will adopt the standard when LIBOR is discontinued and does not expect the standard to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.  

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

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Mergers and Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Mergers and Acquisitions

2.    Mergers and Acquisitions

Acquisition by Red Fiber Parent LLC

On September 7, 2021, pursuant to the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the OGCL, Parent completed the acquisition of Cincinnati Bell in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $3.1 billion, including assumption of debt of $1,357.1 million. Upon the Effective Time, the separate existence of Merger Sub ceased and the Company survived the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each of Cincinnati Bell’s issued and outstanding Common Shares was converted into the right to receive $15.50 per share in cash, without interest. Trading of the Company’s Common Shares was suspended on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Common Shares were subsequently delisted from the NYSE. Additionally, the Company redeemed Depositary Shares simultaneously with the redemption of the 6 3/4% Preferred Shares, at a redemption price of $50 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per 6 3/4% Preferred Stock), and the Depositary Shares were subsequently delisted from the NYSE.

The Company accounted for this transaction as a business combination in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their estimated fair values, using primarily Level 3 inputs, as described in Note 7, as of the Merger Date. Transaction costs of the acquirer are not included as a component of consideration transferred but are accounted for as expenses in the period in which such costs are incurred, or, if related to the issuance of debt, capitalized as debt issuance costs. Acquisition-related transaction costs incurred as part of the Merger, primarily included advisory, legal and accounting fees. Transaction costs were expensed as incurred and recorded to “Transaction and integration costs” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The valuation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on estimated fair values at the Merger Date. The preliminary allocation of consideration to the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed reflect various preliminary fair value estimates and analyses, including preliminary work performed by third-party valuation specialists, which are subject to change within the measurement period as valuations are finalized. The determination of the final purchase price allocation to specific assets acquired and liabilities assumed is incomplete at March 31, 2022. The primary areas of the preliminary purchase price allocations that are not yet finalized relate to the fair values of property, plant and equipment, the valuation of intangible assets acquired, income and non-income based taxes and goodwill. The Company expects to continue to obtain information to assist in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired as of the Merger Date during the measurement period.

Measurement period adjustments will be applied retrospectively to the Merger Date. We have not finalized the allocation of the purchase price as it requires extensive use of accounting estimates and valuation methodologies in the determination of such fair values. Any subsequent changes in the estimated fair values assumed upon the finalization of more detailed analysis within the measurement period will change the allocation of the purchase price and will be adjusted during the period in which the amounts are determined. The allocation of goodwill to our Network reporting unit and IT Services and Hardware reporting unit is preliminary as of the date of this filing.

The purchase price for Cincinnati Bell Inc. consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)
Cash consideration for Cincinnati Bell Inc. common stock	$	807.3
Cash consideration for preferred stock		155.2
Cash consideration for debt repayment		658.2
Total purchase price	$	1,620.7

Based on fair value estimates, the purchase price has been allocated on a preliminary basis to individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Assets acquired
Cash	$	11.2
Receivables		318.5
Inventory, materials and supplies		56.4
Prepaid expenses		5.6
Other current assets		40.5
Property, plant and equipment		1,950.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets		42.3
Goodwill		646.3
Intangible assets		969.6
Deferred tax assets		6.9
Other noncurrent assets		20.2
Total assets acquired		4,068.2
Liabilities assumed
Current portion of long-term debt		11.8
Accounts payable		381.1
Unearned revenue and customer deposits		51.2
Accrued taxes		24.6
Accrued interest		19.4
Accrued payroll and benefits		49.3
Other current liabilities		75.0
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,378.0
Operating lease liabilities		38.6
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		151.6
Pole license agreement obligation		46.7
Deferred income tax liability		148.8
Other noncurrent liabilities		71.4
Total liabilities assumed		2,447.5
Net assets acquired	$	1,620.7

Given the size and complexity of the transaction, the entire purchase price allocation disclosed herein continues to be considered provisional at this time and subject to adjustment to reflect new information obtained about factors and circumstances that existed as of the Closing Date that if known would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date, while the measurement period remains open. No measurement period adjustments were recorded in the first quarter of 2022.

In connection with this acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill attributable to increased access to a diversified customer base, acquired workforce in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and India with industry expertise and expected synergies. The goodwill related to this acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

The Company recorded definite-lived intangible assets related to the customer relationships, trade names and technology and an indefinite-lived intangible asset related to FCC licenses. The preliminary fair value of the most significant identified intangible assets, customer relationships and trade names, were valued using the multi-period excess earnings method and relief from royalty method, under the income approach. The Company applied judgment which involved the use of significant assumptions with respect to revenue growth rates, customer attrition rate, discount rate and terminal growth rate in relation to the customer relationships and royalty rates and discount rate in relation to the trade names. The preliminary fair values of the identifiable intangible assets acquired on the Merger Date were as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Fair Value		Useful Lives
Customer relationships	$	850.0	15 years
Trade names		108.0	3 to 10 years
Technology		5.0	7 years
FCC licenses and spectrum usage rights		6.6	Indefinite
Total identifiable intangible assets	$	969.6

Acquisition of Paniolo Fiber Assets

On August 31, 2021, the Company acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Paniolo Cable Company, LLC (the “Paniolo Acquisition”), previously held by the bankruptcy estate of Paniolo, which include inter-island submarine and middle-mile terrestrial fiber infrastructure assets in Hawaii as well as central offices and landing stations for the submarine fiber. The Company accounted for the Paniolo Acquisition as an asset acquisition under ASC 805-10-55 “Business Combinations” because the assets acquired from Paniolo do not include an assembled workforce, and the gross value of the assets acquired meets the screen test in ASC 805-10-55-5A related to substantially all of the fair value being concentrated in a single asset or group of assets (i.e., the fiber infrastructure assets) and, thus, the assets are not considered a business. The acquisition of Paniolo’s assets augments the Company’s existing backbone network and increases the Company’s total submarine and terrestrial fiber footprint by more than 400 miles.  

The aggregate purchase price paid upon closing of the Paniolo Acquisition after transactional costs was $52.3 million, consisting of $29.3 million in cash and $23.0 million in committed purchase money financing. The assets are recorded as network equipment and buildings in “Property, plant and equipment, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2022, $0.5 million and $22.2 million of the committed purchase money financing was recorded in “Current portion of long-term debt” and “Long-term debt, less current portion,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2021, $0.5 million and $22.3 million of the committed purchase money financing was recorded in “Current portion of long-term debt” and “Long-term debt, less current portion,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Revenue

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

3.    Revenue

The Network segment provides products and services to both residential and commercial customers that can be categorized as Fioptics, previously referred to as “Consumer/SMB Fiber” in Hawaii and collectively with Fioptics in Cincinnati, Enterprise Fiber or Legacy. The products and services within these three categories can be further categorized as either Data, Voice, Video or Other. Fioptics and Legacy revenue include both residential and commercial customers. Enterprise Fiber revenue includes ethernet and dedicated internet access services that are provided to enterprise customers, as well as revenue associated with the Southeast Asia to United States ("SEA-US") trans-Pacific submarine cable system.

Residential customers have implied month-to-month contracts. Commercial customers, with the exception of contracts associated with the SEA-US cable system, typically have contracts with a duration of one to five years and automatically renew on a month-to-month basis. Customers are invoiced on a monthly basis for services rendered. Contracts for projects that are included within the Other revenue stream are typically short in duration and less than one year. Contracts associated with the SEA-US cable system typically range from 15 to 25 years and payment is prepaid.

The IT Services and Hardware segment provides a full range of Information Technology ("IT") solutions, including Communications, Cloud and Consulting services. IT Services and Hardware customers enter into contracts that have a typical duration of one to five years, with varied renewal options at the end of the term. Customers are invoiced on a monthly basis for services rendered. The IT Services and Hardware segment also provides enterprise customers with Infrastructure Solutions, which includes the sale of hardware and maintenance contracts. These contracts are typically satisfied in less than twelve months and revenue is recognized at a point in time.

The Company has elected the practical expedient described in ASC 606-10-32-18 that allows an entity to not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if the entity expects that the period of time between the transfer of a promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for such good or service will be one year or less. Customers are typically billed immediately upon the rendering of services or the delivery of products. Payment terms for customers are between 30 and 120 days. Subsequent to the acquisition of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco., Inc. ("Hawaiian Telcom"), the Company began recognizing a financing component associated with the up-front payments for services to be delivered under indefeasible right of use ("IRU") contracts for fiber circuit capacity. The IRU contracts typically have a duration ranging from 15 to 25 years.

Performance Obligations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer, or a series of distinct goods or services, and is the unit of account defined in ASC Topic 606. The transaction price identified in the contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Contract modifications for changes to services provided are routine throughout the term of our contracts. In most instances, contract modifications are for the addition or reduction of services that are distinct, and price changes are based on the stand-alone selling price of the service and, as such, are accounted for on a prospective basis as a new contract.

Goods and services are sold individually, or a contract may include multiple goods or services. For contracts with multiple goods and services, the transaction price identified in the contract is allocated to each performance obligation using the stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract.

Certain customers of the Company may receive cash-based rebates based on volume of sales, which are accounted for as variable consideration. Potential rebates are considered at contract inception in our estimate of transaction price based on the estimated projection of sales volume. Estimates are reassessed quarterly.

Performance obligations are satisfied either over time as services are performed or at a point in time. Substantially all of our service revenue is recognized over time. For services transferred over time, the Company has elected the practical expedient to recognize revenue based on amounts invoiced to the customer as the Company has concluded that the invoice amount directly corresponds with the value of services provided to the customer. Management considers this a faithful depiction of the transfer of control as services are provided evenly over the month and are substantially the same over the life of the contract. As the Company has elected the practical expedients detailed at ASC 606-10-50-13, revenue for these unsatisfied performance obligations that will be billed in future periods has not been disclosed.

As of March 31, 2022, our estimated revenue, including a financing component, expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations associated with customer contracts that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) is $186.6 million. Certain IRU contracts extend for periods of up to 30 years and are invoiced at the beginning of the contract term. The revenue from such contracts is recognized over time as services are provided over the contract term. The expected revenue to be recognized for existing customer contracts is as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$	10.2
2023		15.2
2024		16.9
2025		16.9
2026		17.0
Thereafter		110.4

Network

The Company has identified four distinct performance obligations in the Network segment, namely Data, Voice, Video and Other. For each of the Data, Voice and Video services, service is delivered to the customer continuously and in a substantially similar manner for each period of the agreement, the customer takes full control over the services as the service is delivered, and as such, Data, Voice and Video are identified to be a series of distinct services. Services provided by the Network segment can be categorized into three main categories that include Fioptics, Enterprise Fiber and Legacy, each of which may include one or more of the aforementioned performance obligations. Data services include high-speed internet access, digital subscriber lines, ethernet, routed network services, SONET (Synchronous Optical Network), dedicated internet access, wavelength, digital signal and IRU revenue. Voice services include traditional and fiber voice lines, switched access, digital trunking and consumer long distance calling. Video services are offered through our fiber network to residential and commercial customers based on various standard plans with the opportunity to add premium channels. To receive video services, customers are required to use the Company's set top boxes that are billed as part of the monthly recurring service. Set top boxes are not considered a separate performance obligation from video because the equipment is necessary for the service to operate and the customer has no alternative use for the equipment.

Services and products not included in Data, Voice or Video are included in Other revenue and are comprised of wire care, time and materials projects, subsidized fiber build projects and advertising. Transfer of control of these services and products is evaluated on an individual project basis and can occur over time or at a point in time.

The Company uses multiple methods to determine stand-alone selling prices in the Network segment. For Data, Video and Voice products in Fioptics, market rate is the primary method used to determine stand-alone selling prices. For Data performance obligations under the Enterprise Fiber category, and Voice, Data and Other performance obligations under the Legacy category, stand-alone selling prices are determined based on a list price, discount off of list price, a tariff rate, a margin percentage range, or a minimum margin percentage.

IT Services and Hardware

The Company has identified four distinct performance obligations in the IT Services and Hardware segment. These performance obligations are Communications, Cloud, Consulting and Infrastructure Solutions. Communications services are monthly services that include data and VoIP services, tailored solutions that include converged IP communications of data, voice, video and mobility applications, enterprise long distance, MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) and conferencing services. Cloud services include storage, backup, disaster recovery, SLA-based monitoring and management, cloud computing and cloud consulting. Consulting services provide customers with IT staffing, consulting and emerging technology solutions. Infrastructure Solutions includes the sale of hardware and maintenance contracts as well as installation projects.

For the sale of hardware, the Company evaluated whether it is the principal or the agent. The Company has concluded it acts as an agent because it does not control the inventory before it is transferred to customers, it does not have the ability to direct the product to anyone besides the purchasing customer, and it does not integrate the hardware with any of its own goods or services. Based on this assessment, the performance obligation is to arrange a sale of hardware between the vendor and the customer. In the instance where there is an issue with the hardware, the Company coordinates with the manufacturer to facilitate a return in accordance with the standard manufacturer warranty. Hardware returns are not significant to the Company.

Within the IT Services and Hardware segment, stand-alone selling prices for the four performance obligations are determined based on either a margin percentage range, minimum margin percentage or discount from standard price list if it is determined to be representative of stand-alone selling price.

For hardware sales, revenue is recognized net of the cost of product and is recognized when the hardware is either shipped or delivered in accordance with the terms of the contract. For certain projects within Communications and Consulting, revenue is recognized when the customer communicates acceptance of the services performed. For contracts with freight on board shipping terms, management has elected to account for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the good, and, therefore, has not evaluated whether shipping and handling activities are promised services to its customers.

Contract Balances 

The Company recognizes incremental fulfillment costs as an asset when installation expenses are incurred as part of performing the agreement for Voice, Video and Data product offerings in the Network segment in which the contract life is longer than one year. These fulfillment costs are amortized ratably over the expected life of the customer, which is representative of the expected period of benefit of the asset capitalized. The expected life of the customer is determined utilizing the average churn rate for each product. The Company calculates average churn based on the historical average customer life. We also recognize an asset for incremental fulfillment costs for certain Communications services in the IT Services and Hardware segment that require us to incur installation and provisioning expenses. The asset recognized for Communication services is amortized over the average contract life. Churn rates and average contract life are reviewed on an annual basis. Fulfillment costs are capitalized to “Other noncurrent assets.” The related amortization expense is recorded to “Cost of services and products.”

The Company recognizes an asset for the incremental costs of acquiring a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that certain sales incentive programs related to Voice, Video, Data and certain Communications and Cloud services meet the requirements to be capitalized. The contract asset established for the costs of acquiring a contract is recorded to “Other noncurrent assets.” Sales incentives are amortized ratably over the period that services are delivered using either an average churn rate or average contract term, both representative of the expected period of benefit of the asset capitalized. Customer churn rates and average contract term assumptions are reviewed on an annual basis. The related amortization expense is recorded to “Selling, general and administrative.”

Management has elected to use the practical expedient detailed in ASC 340-40-25-4 to expense any costs to fulfill a contract and costs to obtain a contract as they are incurred when the amortization period would have been one year or less. This practical expedient has been applied to fulfillment costs that include installation costs associated with wiring projects and certain Cloud services. In addition, this practical expedient has been applied to acquisition costs associated with revenue from certain Communications projects.

The following table presents the activity for the Company’s contract assets:

	Fulfillment Costs									Cost of Acquisition									Total Contract Assets
(dollars in millions)	Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company			Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company			Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	0.7		$	0.7		$	1.4		$	3.3		$	0.3		$	3.6		$	4.0		$	1.0		$	5.0
Additions		0.5			0.5			1.0			2.6			0.7			3.3			3.1			1.2			4.3
Amortization		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		(0.2	)		(0.4	)		(0.1	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)		(0.2	)		(0.7	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	1.1		$	1.1		$	2.2		$	5.5		$	0.9		$	6.4		$	6.6		$	2.0		$	8.6

The Company recognizes a liability for cash received up-front for IRU contracts. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of contract liabilities were included in "Other current liabilities." At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $56.5 million and $57.2 million, respectively, of contract liabilities were included in "Other noncurrent liabilities."

Disaggregated Revenue

The following table presents revenues disaggregated by product and service lines:

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Data	$	126.1		$	121.3
Video		48.6			48.6
Voice		59.3			65.9
Other		9.5			7.0
Total Network		243.5			242.8
Consulting		83.4			65.5
Cloud		24.6			23.4
Communications		54.9			54.0
Infrastructure Solutions		35.9			30.9
Total IT Services and Hardware		198.8			173.8
Intersegment revenue		(6.5	)		(6.7	)
Total revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9

The following table presents revenues disaggregated by contract type:

	Successor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(dollars in millions)	Network		IT Services and Hardware		Intersegment revenue elimination			Total
Products and Services transferred at a point in time	$	7.4	$	38.5	$	—		$	45.9
Products and Services transferred over time		231.2		158.7		—			389.9
Intersegment revenue		4.9		1.6		(6.5	)		—
Total revenue	$	243.5	$	198.8	$	(6.5	)	$	435.8
	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)	Network		IT Services and Hardware		Intersegment revenue elimination			Total
Products and Services transferred at a point in time	$	5.9	$	33.4	$	—		$	39.3
Products and Services transferred over time		232.1		138.5		—			370.6
Intersegment revenue		4.8		1.9		(6.7	)		—
Total revenue	$	242.8	$	173.8	$	(6.7	)	$	409.9

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

4.    Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The changes in the Company's goodwill consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)	IT Services and Hardware		Network		Total Company
Goodwill, balance as of December 31, 2021	$	157.4	$	488.9	$	646.3
Activity during the year:
Currency translations		0.6		—		0.6
Goodwill, balance as of March 31, 2022	$	158.0	$	488.9	$	646.9

As mentioned in Note 2, in connection with the Merger, the Company’s assets and liabilities were measured at fair value as of the date of the Merger. The allocation of goodwill to our Network reporting unit and IT Services and Hardware reporting unit continues to be preliminary as of the date of this filing.

No impairment losses were recognized in goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2022							December 31, 2021
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net
(dollars in millions)	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer relationships	$	851.1	$	(62.2	)	$	788.9	$	850.0	$	(36.2	)	$	813.8
Trade names		108.3		(8.9	)		99.4		108.0		(5.0	)		103.0
Technology		5.0		(0.4	)		4.6		5.0		(0.2	)		4.8
Total		964.4		(71.5	)		892.9		963.0		(41.4	)		921.6
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
FCC licenses and spectrum usage rights		6.7		—			6.7		6.7		—			6.7
Total intangible assets	$	971.1	$	(71.5	)	$	899.6	$	969.7	$	(41.4	)	$	928.3

In connection with the Merger, the company recorded $963.0 million of finite-lived intangible assets and $6.6 million of indefinite-lived intangible assets representing the fair values at the Merger Date. See Note 2 for additional information regarding the Merger. The change in gross carrying amounts for finite-lived intangible assets is due to foreign currency translation on finite-lived intangible assets denominated in foreign currency. The finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives based on a number of assumptions including the estimated period of economic benefit and utilization.

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets was $30.1 million and $3.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. No impairment losses were recognized on intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

The estimated useful lives for each finite-lived intangible asset class are as follows:

Customer relationships	15 years
Trade names	3 to 10 years
Technology	7 years

The annual estimated amortization expense for future years is as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$	90.1
2023		113.1
2024		103.9
2025		92.2
2026		85.1
Thereafter		408.5
Total	$	892.9

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

5.    Debt and Other Financing Arrangements

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Current portion of long-term debt:
Credit Agreement - Term B-1 Loans	$	5.0		$	5.0
Credit Agreement - Term B-2 Loans		6.5			6.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets Financing Arrangement		0.5			0.5
Other financing arrangements		0.4			0.5
Finance lease liabilities		7.3			7.2
Current portion of long-term debt		19.7			19.7
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables Facility		155.7			153.6
Credit Agreement - Term B-1 Loans		493.8			495.0
Credit Agreement - Term B-2 Loans		641.9			643.5
7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2023 (1)		23.7			24.0
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes (1)		97.2			97.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets Financing Arrangement		22.2			22.3
Other financing arrangements		—			0.4
Finance lease liabilities		40.3			42.3
		1,474.8			1,478.6
Net unamortized discount		(4.8	)		(4.9	)
Unamortized note issuance costs		(43.3	)		(44.8	)
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,426.7			1,428.9
Total debt	$	1,446.4		$	1,448.6

(1) As of March 31, 2022, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively. Each adjustment is being amortized over the life of the respective notes and is recorded as a reduction of interest expense.    

Credit Agreement

There were no outstanding borrowings on the Credit Agreement’s revolving credit facility, leaving $400.0 million available for borrowings as of March 31, 2022. The revolving credit facility matures in September 2026, and the Term B-1 Loans and Term B-2 loans under the Credit Agreement mature in November 2028.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $155.7 million in borrowings and $18.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under the accounts receivable securitization facility ("Receivables Facility”), leaving $40.5 million remaining availability on the total borrowing capacity of $215.0 million. The maximum borrowing limit for loans and letters of credit under the Receivables Facility is $215.0 million in the aggregate. The available borrowing capacity is calculated monthly based on the quantity and quality of outstanding accounts receivable, and thus may be lower than the maximum borrowing limit. The Receivables Facility is subject to renewal in June 2023 and has a termination date in June 2024.

Under the Receivables Facility, certain U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, as originators, sell their respective trade receivables on a continuous basis to Cincinnati Bell Funding LLC (“CBF”) or Cincinnati Bell Funding Canada Ltd. ("CBFC"), wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries of the Company. Although CBF and CBFC are wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries of the Company, CBF and CBFC are legally separate from the Company and each of the Company’s other subsidiaries. Upon and after the sale or contribution of the accounts receivable to CBF or CBFC, such accounts receivable are legally assets of CBF and CBFC and, as such, are not available to creditors of other subsidiaries or the parent company. The Receivables Facility includes an option for CBF to sell, rather than borrow against, certain receivables on a non-recourse basis. As of March 31, 2022, there was no outstanding balance for accounts receivable sold.

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

6.    Leases

Lessee Disclosures

The Company primarily leases real estate for offices, retail stores and central offices, as well as equipment, cell towers and fleet vehicles. Upon adoption of ASC 842, the Company elected not to recognize leases with terms of one-year or less on the balance sheet.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company's leases is as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Operating lease assets, net of amortization	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	43.7	$	44.3
Finance lease assets, net of amortization	Property, plant and equipment, net		9.1		10.7
Operating lease liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities	Other current liabilities		9.6		9.6
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities		39.6		40.2
Total operating lease liabilities			49.2		49.8
Finance lease liabilities:
Current finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt		7.3		7.2
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, less current portion		40.3		42.3
Total finance lease liabilities		$	47.6	$	49.5

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Successor		Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	0.8	$	0.5
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2.5	$	2.5
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	2.8	$	4.2
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
New operating leases	$	1.9	$	1.7
New finance leases	$	0.8	$	3.5

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

7.    Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, the Company uses a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the use of observable inputs. The three levels are:

Level 1 — Quoted market prices for identical instruments in an active market;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs); and

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that reflect management's determination of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are developed based on the best information available, including our own data.

The determination of where an asset or liability falls in the hierarchy requires significant judgment.

Disclosure on Financial Instruments

The carrying values of the Company's financial instruments approximate the estimated fair values as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, except for the Company's long-term debt and other financing arrangements. The carrying and fair values of these items are as follows:  

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion*	$	1,441.7	$	1,413.4	$	1,443.0	$	1,443.0
Other financing arrangements		52.4		48.5		53.1		51.7

*Excludes finance leases, other financing arrangements and note issuance costs.

In connection with the Merger, the carrying values of the Company’s long-term debt and other financing arrangements include fair value adjustments as of the Merger Date. The fair value of our long-term debt was based on closing or estimated market prices of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, which is considered Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the other financing arrangements was calculated using a discounted cash flow model that incorporates current borrowing rates for obligations of similar duration, which is considered Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2022, the current borrowing rate was estimated by applying the Company's credit spread to the risk-free rate for a similar duration borrowing.

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Pension and Postretirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Postretirement Plans

8.    Pension and Postretirement Plans

As of March 31, 2022, the Company sponsors three noncontributory defined benefit plans and a postretirement health and life insurance plan in Cincinnati (collectively the "Cincinnati Plans"), and one noncontributory defined benefit plan for union employees, one cash balance pension plan for nonunion employees, and two postretirement health and life insurance plans for Hawaiian Telcom employees (collectively the "Hawaii Plans").

In accordance with ASC 715, only the service cost component of net benefit cost is eligible for capitalization, which was immaterial for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Pension and postretirement (benefits) costs are as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Postretirement and Other Benefits
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor		Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Three Months Ended March 31, 2022		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	0.1	$	0.1
Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans expense:
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		3.9			3.8			0.7		0.6
Expected return on plan assets		(7.2	)		(7.5	)		—		—
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit		—			—			—		(0.6	)
Actuarial loss		—			6.3			—		—
Pension / postretirement (benefit) cost	$	(3.3	)	$	2.6		$	0.8	$	0.1

Amortizations of prior service benefit and actuarial loss in the three months ended March 31, 2021 represent reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no contributions to the qualified pension plans, and contributions to the non-qualified pension plans were $0.6 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, contributions to both qualified and non-qualified pension plans were $0.7 million. Based on current assumptions, no contributions are expected to be made to the qualified pension plans in 2022. Contributions to the non-qualified pension plans in 2022 are expected to be approximately $2 million.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, contributions to our postretirement plans were $1.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Management expects to make total cash payments of approximately $7 million related to its postretirement health plans in 2022.

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Shareowners' Equity (Deficit)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Shareowners Deficit [Abstract]

Shareowners' Equity (Deficit)

9.    Shareowners' Equity (Deficit)

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Parent acquired all of the equity interests in the Company. In connection with the consummation of the Merger Agreement, each of our issued and outstanding Common Shares was converted to $15.50 in cash per Common Share and paid to the shareholders.  

Additionally, the Company redeemed each of our issued and outstanding Depositary Shares simultaneously with the redemption of the 6 ¾% Preferred Shares at a redemption price of $50 per Depositary Share (equivalent to $1,000 per 6 ¾% Preferred Share).     

Effective October 18, 2021, Parent amended and restated the Articles of Incorporation of Cincinnati Bell to reduce the number of authorized shares from 96,000,000 Common Shares to 100 Common Shares, each with $0.01 par value. As of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Parent is the sole shareholder of the Company’s 100 Common Shares.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component were as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Successor	Unrecognized Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Cost)				Unrealized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges, Net				Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	2.6			$	—			$	(1.4	)	$	1.2
Foreign currency gain		—				—				1.8			1.8
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	2.6			$	—			$	0.4		$	3.0
Predecessor
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	(138.8	)		$	(19.7	)		$	(1.2	)	$	(159.7	)
Reclassifications, net		4.4		(a)		1.8		(b)		—			6.2
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net		—				0.6		(c)		—			0.6
Foreign currency gain		—				—				1.0			1.0
Balance as of March 31, 2021	$	(134.4	)		$	(17.3	)		$	(0.2	)	$	(151.9	)

(a) These reclassifications are included in the other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense and represent amortization of prior service benefit and actuarial loss, net of tax. The other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense are recorded in "Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans (benefit) expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8 for further disclosures.

(b) These reclassifications are reported within "Interest expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the hedged transactions impact earnings.

(c) The unrealized gain, net on cash flow hedges represents the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments that occurred during the period, net of tax.

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Business Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

10.    Business Segment Information

The Company’s segments are strategic business units that offer distinct products and services and are aligned with the Company's internal management structure and reporting. The Company operates two business segments identified as Network and IT Services and Hardware.

The Network segment provides products and services that can be categorized as Data, Video, Voice or Other. Data products include high-speed internet access, digital subscriber lines, ethernet, SONET, dedicated internet access, wavelength, digital signal and IRU. Video services provide our customers access to over 400 entertainment channels, over 150 high-definition channels, parental controls, HD DVR, Video On-Demand and access to a live TV streaming application. Voice represents traditional voice lines as well as fiber voice lines, consumer long distance, switched access and digital trunking. Other services consist of revenue generated from wiring projects for enterprise customers, advertising, directory assistance, maintenance, information services and subsidized fiber build project revenue related to extending the Company’s fiber network in the Greater Cincinnati territory subsidized through our UniCity program.

The IT Services and Hardware segment provides end-to-end solutions from consulting to implementation to ongoing optimization. These solutions include Cloud, Communications and Consulting services along with the sale, installation and maintenance of major branded Telecom and IT hardware reported as Infrastructure Solutions.

Certain corporate administrative expenses have been allocated to the segments based upon the nature of the expense and the relative size of the segment. Intercompany transactions between segments have been eliminated.

Selected financial data for the Company’s business segment information is as follows:

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Revenue
Network	$	243.5		$	242.8
IT Services and Hardware		198.8			173.8
Intersegment		(6.5	)		(6.7	)
Total revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9
Intersegment revenue
Network	$	4.9		$	4.8
IT Services and Hardware		1.6			1.9
Total intersegment revenue	$	6.5		$	6.7
Operating (loss) income
Network	$	(3.1	)	$	31.3
IT Services and Hardware		(4.9	)		8.6
Corporate		(7.0	)		(7.3	)
Total operating (loss) income	$	(15.0	)	$	32.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets
Network	$	81.5		$	55.0
IT Services and Hardware		6.3			5.7
Total expenditures for long-lived assets	$	87.8		$	60.7
Depreciation and amortization
Network	$	93.4		$	60.8
IT Services and Hardware		26.0			10.1
Corporate		0.1			0.1
Total depreciation and amortization	$	119.5		$	71.0

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Network	$	2,943.9	$	2,949.2
IT Services and Hardware		819.8		842.0
Corporate and eliminations		334.9		407.6
Total assets	$	4,098.6	$	4,198.8

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

11.    Subsequent Events

On May 2, 2022, the Company acquired Agile Networks LLC, based in Canton, Ohio, for approximately $65 million. Agile Networks LLC provides internet, co-location and data transport services primarily to customers in Ohio and Pennsylvania. We are currently in the process of assessing the accounting for this transaction and will disclose our preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

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Description of Business and Accounting Policies (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization

Organization — On March 13, 2020, the Company (as defined below), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Red Fiber Parent LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and RF Merger Sub Inc., an Ohio corporation and directly wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). On September 7, 2021 (the “Closing Date” or “Merger Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio General Corporation Law (the “OGCL”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, and the Company survived the Merger as a wholly owned private subsidiary of Parent. As of the date of this filing, the Company has ceased to be a registrant, however due to contractual terms in certain indentures, the Company is required to voluntarily file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

As a result of the Merger, for accounting purposes, Parent is the acquirer and Cincinnati Bell Inc. is the acquiree and accounting predecessor. The financial statement presentation includes the financial statements of historical Cincinnati Bell Inc. as “Predecessor” for periods prior to the Closing Date and of the Company as “Successor” for the periods after the Closing Date. In connection with the Merger and the related accounting determination, the Company has elected to apply push-down accounting and reflect in its financial statements the fair value of its assets and liabilities. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes include a black line division between the columns titled "Predecessor" and "Successor" to signify that the amounts shown for the periods prior to and following the Merger are not comparable. The Company has elected to record all expenses that were contingent on the closing of the Merger in the Predecessor period. See Note 2 for additional information on the Merger.

Description of Business

Description of Business — Cincinnati Bell Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries ("Cincinnati Bell," "we," "our," "us" or the "Company") provide diversified telecommunications and technology services. For ease of reference, the terms “Cincinnati Bell,” “we,” “our Company,” “the Company,” “us,” or “our” as used in this report refer to both the Predecessor and the Successor and their respective subsidiaries.

The Company generates a large portion of its revenue by serving customers in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio and the islands of Hawaii. An economic downturn or natural disaster occurring in these, or a portion of these, limited operating territories could have a disproportionate effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows compared to similar companies of a national scope and similar companies operating in different geographic areas.

The Company has receivables with two customers, Verizon Communications Inc. (“Verizon”) and CVS Health Corporation (“CVS”), which make up 12%  and 11%, respectively, of the outstanding accounts receivable balance at March 31, 2022. The Company has receivables with one customer, Verizon, which make up 26% of the outstanding accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2021. Revenue derived from foreign operations was approximately 7% and 6% of consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation — The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, other comprehensive income, financial position and cash flows for each period presented.

The adjustments referred to above are of a normal and recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations for interim reporting.

The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2021 was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Business Combination

Business Combinations — In accounting for business combinations, we apply the accounting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification 805 (“ASC 805”), “Business Combinations,” which requires the recording of net assets of acquired businesses at fair value. In developing fair value estimates for acquired assets and assumed liabilities, management analyzes a variety of factors including market data, estimated future cash flows of the acquired operations, industry growth rates, current replacement cost for fixed assets, and market rate assumptions for contractual obligations. Such a valuation requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, particularly with respect to the intangible assets. In addition, any contingent consideration is presented at fair value at the date of acquisition, and transaction costs are expensed as incurred. The Company reports in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements provisional amounts for the items for which accounting is incomplete. Goodwill is adjusted for any changes to provisional amounts made within the measurement period. See Note 2 for disclosures related to mergers and acquisitions.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates — Preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various regulatory and tax proceedings, lawsuits, claims and other matters. The Company believes adequate provision has been made for all such asserted and unasserted claims in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties and outcomes that are not predictable with assurance.

Accounting Policies

Accounting Policies — The complete summary of significant accounting policies is included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s accounting policies in the Successor Period are consistent with the accounting policies in the Predecessor Period.  

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash — Cash consists of funds held in bank accounts. Cash equivalents consist of short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Restricted cash consists of funds held in an escrow account related to a cost method investment. Restricted cash is included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets follows:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4.8	$	5.6
Restricted cash included in Other noncurrent assets		0.8		0.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	5.6	$	6.1

Goodwill

Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired and recorded in connection with business acquisitions. Goodwill is allocated at the business segment level. Goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that such assets may be impaired. If the net book value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the excess of the carrying value of goodwill of a reporting unit over its fair value.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets — Intangible assets represent purchased assets that lack physical substance but can be separately distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or legal rights, or because the asset is capable of being separately sold or exchanged. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") licenses for wireless spectrum represent indefinite-lived intangible assets. The Company may renew the wireless licenses in a routine manner every ten years for a nominal fee, provided the Company continues to meet the service and geographic coverage provisions required by the FCC. Intangible assets not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually, or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.  

Long-Lived Assets

Long-Lived Assets — Management reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets, including intangible assets with definite lives, when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset (or group of assets) and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. An impairment loss is measured as the amount by which the asset’s carrying value exceeds its estimated fair value. Long-lived intangible assets are amortized based on the estimated economic value generated by the asset in future years.  

Income Taxes

Income taxes — In accordance with ASC 740-270, the Company’s income tax provision for interim periods is determined through the use of an estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date ordinary income/loss plus or minus the tax effects of discrete items. The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate benefit is higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate due to state income taxes, offset in part by the effect of permanent items such as the GILTI inclusion and entertainment expenses that are not fully deductible for tax.

Operating Taxes

Operating taxes — Certain operating taxes such as property, sales, use, and gross receipts taxes are reported as expenses in operating income primarily within cost of services. These taxes are not included in income tax expense because the amounts to be paid are not dependent on our level of income. Liabilities for audit exposures are established based on management's assessment of the probability of payment. The provision for such liabilities is recognized as either property, plant and equipment, operating tax expense, or depreciation expense depending on the nature of the audit exposure. Upon resolution of an audit, any remaining liability not paid is released against the account in which it was originally recorded. Certain telecommunication taxes and surcharges that are collected from customers are also recorded as revenue; however, in accordance with ASC 606, revenue associated with these charges is excluded from the transaction price.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The ASU is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the U.S. GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank

Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. These amendments are effective as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company will adopt the standard when LIBOR is discontinued and does not expect the standard to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.  

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standard-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption.

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Description of Business and Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets follows:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4.8	$	5.6
Restricted cash included in Other noncurrent assets		0.8		0.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	5.6	$	6.1

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Mergers and Acquisitions (Tables) - Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member]

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Schedule of Consideration

The purchase price for Cincinnati Bell Inc. consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)
Cash consideration for Cincinnati Bell Inc. common stock	$	807.3
Cash consideration for preferred stock		155.2
Cash consideration for debt repayment		658.2
Total purchase price	$	1,620.7

Purchase Price Allocation

Based on fair value estimates, the purchase price has been allocated on a preliminary basis to individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Assets acquired
Cash	$	11.2
Receivables		318.5
Inventory, materials and supplies		56.4
Prepaid expenses		5.6
Other current assets		40.5
Property, plant and equipment		1,950.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets		42.3
Goodwill		646.3
Intangible assets		969.6
Deferred tax assets		6.9
Other noncurrent assets		20.2
Total assets acquired		4,068.2
Liabilities assumed
Current portion of long-term debt		11.8
Accounts payable		381.1
Unearned revenue and customer deposits		51.2
Accrued taxes		24.6
Accrued interest		19.4
Accrued payroll and benefits		49.3
Other current liabilities		75.0
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,378.0
Operating lease liabilities		38.6
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		151.6
Pole license agreement obligation		46.7
Deferred income tax liability		148.8
Other noncurrent liabilities		71.4
Total liabilities assumed		2,447.5
Net assets acquired	$	1,620.7

Preliminary Fair Values of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired

The preliminary fair values of the identifiable intangible assets acquired on the Merger Date were as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Fair Value		Useful Lives
Customer relationships	$	850.0	15 years
Trade names		108.0	3 to 10 years
Technology		5.0	7 years
FCC licenses and spectrum usage rights		6.6	Indefinite
Total identifiable intangible assets	$	969.6

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Revenue (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Expected Revenue to be Recognized for Existing Customer Contracts

The expected revenue to be recognized for existing customer contracts is as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$	10.2
2023		15.2
2024		16.9
2025		16.9
2026		17.0
Thereafter		110.4

Schedule of Activity of Contract Assets

The following table presents the activity for the Company’s contract assets:

	Fulfillment Costs									Cost of Acquisition									Total Contract Assets
(dollars in millions)	Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company			Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company			Network			IT Services and Hardware			Total Company
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	0.7		$	0.7		$	1.4		$	3.3		$	0.3		$	3.6		$	4.0		$	1.0		$	5.0
Additions		0.5			0.5			1.0			2.6			0.7			3.3			3.1			1.2			4.3
Amortization		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		(0.2	)		(0.4	)		(0.1	)		(0.5	)		(0.5	)		(0.2	)		(0.7	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	1.1		$	1.1		$	2.2		$	5.5		$	0.9		$	6.4		$	6.6		$	2.0		$	8.6

Schedule of Revenues Disaggregation by Product and Service Lines

The following table presents revenues disaggregated by product and service lines:

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Data	$	126.1		$	121.3
Video		48.6			48.6
Voice		59.3			65.9
Other		9.5			7.0
Total Network		243.5			242.8
Consulting		83.4			65.5
Cloud		24.6			23.4
Communications		54.9			54.0
Infrastructure Solutions		35.9			30.9
Total IT Services and Hardware		198.8			173.8
Intersegment revenue		(6.5	)		(6.7	)
Total revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9

The following table presents revenues disaggregated by contract type:

	Successor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(dollars in millions)	Network		IT Services and Hardware		Intersegment revenue elimination			Total
Products and Services transferred at a point in time	$	7.4	$	38.5	$	—		$	45.9
Products and Services transferred over time		231.2		158.7		—			389.9
Intersegment revenue		4.9		1.6		(6.5	)		—
Total revenue	$	243.5	$	198.8	$	(6.5	)	$	435.8
	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)	Network		IT Services and Hardware		Intersegment revenue elimination			Total
Products and Services transferred at a point in time	$	5.9	$	33.4	$	—		$	39.3
Products and Services transferred over time		232.1		138.5		—			370.6
Intersegment revenue		4.8		1.9		(6.7	)		—
Total revenue	$	242.8	$	173.8	$	(6.7	)	$	409.9

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The changes in the Company's goodwill consisted of the following:

(dollars in millions)	IT Services and Hardware		Network		Total Company
Goodwill, balance as of December 31, 2021	$	157.4	$	488.9	$	646.3
Activity during the year:
Currency translations		0.6		—		0.6
Goodwill, balance as of March 31, 2022	$	158.0	$	488.9	$	646.9

Schedule of Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2022							December 31, 2021
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net
(dollars in millions)	Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amount		Amortization			Amount
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer relationships	$	851.1	$	(62.2	)	$	788.9	$	850.0	$	(36.2	)	$	813.8
Trade names		108.3		(8.9	)		99.4		108.0		(5.0	)		103.0
Technology		5.0		(0.4	)		4.6		5.0		(0.2	)		4.8
Total		964.4		(71.5	)		892.9		963.0		(41.4	)		921.6
Intangible assets not subject to amortization
FCC licenses and spectrum usage rights		6.7		—			6.7		6.7		—			6.7
Total intangible assets	$	971.1	$	(71.5	)	$	899.6	$	969.7	$	(41.4	)	$	928.3

Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives for Finite-lived Intangible Assets

The estimated useful lives for each finite-lived intangible asset class are as follows:

Customer relationships	15 years
Trade names	3 to 10 years
Technology	7 years

Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense

The annual estimated amortization expense for future years is as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$	90.1
2023		113.1
2024		103.9
2025		92.2
2026		85.1
Thereafter		408.5
Total	$	892.9

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Current portion of long-term debt:
Credit Agreement - Term B-1 Loans	$	5.0		$	5.0
Credit Agreement - Term B-2 Loans		6.5			6.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets Financing Arrangement		0.5			0.5
Other financing arrangements		0.4			0.5
Finance lease liabilities		7.3			7.2
Current portion of long-term debt		19.7			19.7
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables Facility		155.7			153.6
Credit Agreement - Term B-1 Loans		493.8			495.0
Credit Agreement - Term B-2 Loans		641.9			643.5
7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2023 (1)		23.7			24.0
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes (1)		97.2			97.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets Financing Arrangement		22.2			22.3
Other financing arrangements		—			0.4
Finance lease liabilities		40.3			42.3
		1,474.8			1,478.6
Net unamortized discount		(4.8	)		(4.9	)
Unamortized note issuance costs		(43.3	)		(44.8	)
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,426.7			1,428.9
Total debt	$	1,446.4		$	1,448.6

(1) As of March 31, 2022, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively. Each adjustment is being amortized over the life of the respective notes and is recorded as a reduction of interest expense.    

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company's leases is as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Operating lease assets, net of amortization	Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	43.7	$	44.3
Finance lease assets, net of amortization	Property, plant and equipment, net		9.1		10.7
Operating lease liabilities:
Current operating lease liabilities	Other current liabilities		9.6		9.6
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	Operating lease liabilities		39.6		40.2
Total operating lease liabilities			49.2		49.8
Finance lease liabilities:
Current finance lease liabilities	Current portion of long-term debt		7.3		7.2
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	Long-term debt, less current portion		40.3		42.3
Total finance lease liabilities		$	47.6	$	49.5

Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:

	Successor		Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	0.8	$	0.5
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	2.5	$	2.5
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	2.8	$	4.2
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
New operating leases	$	1.9	$	1.7
New finance leases	$	0.8	$	3.5

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying and Fair Values by Balance Sheet Grouping

The carrying and fair values of these items are as follows:

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
(dollars in millions)	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion*	$	1,441.7	$	1,413.4	$	1,443.0	$	1,443.0
Other financing arrangements		52.4		48.5		53.1		51.7

*Excludes finance leases, other financing arrangements and note issuance costs.

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Pension and Postretirement Costs (Benefits)

Pension and postretirement (benefits) costs are as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Postretirement and Other Benefits
	Successor			Predecessor			Successor		Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Three Months Ended March 31, 2022		Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Service cost	$	—		$	—		$	0.1	$	0.1
Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans expense:
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation		3.9			3.8			0.7		0.6
Expected return on plan assets		(7.2	)		(7.5	)		—		—
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit		—			—			—		(0.6	)
Actuarial loss		—			6.3			—		—
Pension / postretirement (benefit) cost	$	(3.3	)	$	2.6		$	0.8	$	0.1

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Shareowners' Equity (Deficit) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Shareowners Deficit [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component were as follows:

(dollars in millions)
Successor	Unrecognized Net Periodic Pension and Postretirement Benefit (Cost)				Unrealized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges, Net				Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2021	$	2.6			$	—			$	(1.4	)	$	1.2
Foreign currency gain		—				—				1.8			1.8
Balance as of March 31, 2022	$	2.6			$	—			$	0.4		$	3.0
Predecessor
Balance as of December 31, 2020	$	(138.8	)		$	(19.7	)		$	(1.2	)	$	(159.7	)
Reclassifications, net		4.4		(a)		1.8		(b)		—			6.2
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net		—				0.6		(c)		—			0.6
Foreign currency gain		—				—				1.0			1.0
Balance as of March 31, 2021	$	(134.4	)		$	(17.3	)		$	(0.2	)	$	(151.9	)

(a) These reclassifications are included in the other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense and represent amortization of prior service benefit and actuarial loss, net of tax. The other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense are recorded in "Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans (benefit) expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8 for further disclosures.

(b) These reclassifications are reported within "Interest expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the hedged transactions impact earnings.

(c) The unrealized gain, net on cash flow hedges represents the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments that occurred during the period, net of tax.

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Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Selected Financial Data for the Company's Business Segment Information

Selected financial data for the Company’s business segment information is as follows:

	Successor			Predecessor
(dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Revenue
Network	$	243.5		$	242.8
IT Services and Hardware		198.8			173.8
Intersegment		(6.5	)		(6.7	)
Total revenue	$	435.8		$	409.9
Intersegment revenue
Network	$	4.9		$	4.8
IT Services and Hardware		1.6			1.9
Total intersegment revenue	$	6.5		$	6.7
Operating (loss) income
Network	$	(3.1	)	$	31.3
IT Services and Hardware		(4.9	)		8.6
Corporate		(7.0	)		(7.3	)
Total operating (loss) income	$	(15.0	)	$	32.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets
Network	$	81.5		$	55.0
IT Services and Hardware		6.3			5.7
Total expenditures for long-lived assets	$	87.8		$	60.7
Depreciation and amortization
Network	$	93.4		$	60.8
IT Services and Hardware		26.0			10.1
Corporate		0.1			0.1
Total depreciation and amortization	$	119.5		$	71.0

(dollars in millions)	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Assets
Network	$	2,943.9	$	2,949.2
IT Services and Hardware		819.8		842.0
Corporate and eliminations		334.9		407.6
Total assets	$	4,098.6	$	4,198.8

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Description of Business and Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - Customer	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Description of Business and Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Revenue derived from foreign operations	7.00%	6.00%
Verizon Communications Inc. and CVS Health Corporation [Member]
Description of Business and Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers, exceeds 10% of total accounts receivable	2
Verizon Communications Inc. [Member]
Description of Business and Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of customers, exceeds 10% of total accounts receivable			1
Accounts receivable from two customers greater than 10%, percentage	12.00%
Accounts receivable from one customer greater than 10%, percentage			26.00%
CVS Health Corporation [Member]
Description of Business and Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Accounts receivable from two customers greater than 10%, percentage	11.00%

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Description of Business and Accounting Policies - Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4.8	$ 5.6
Restricted cash included in Other noncurrent assets	0.8	0.5
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash per Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$ 5.6	$ 6.1	$ 11.7	$ 17.2

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Mergers and Acquisitions - Narratives (Details)	Sep. 07, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) mi	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Red Fiber Parent LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross value of acquisition	$ 3,100,000,000
Debt assumed	$ 1,357,100,000
Common shares price per share as stock consideration | $ / shares	$ 15.50
Preferred stock redemption percentage	6.75%
Preferred stock redemption price per Depositary Share | $ / shares	$ 50
Preferred stock redemption preference per redemption percentage	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	6.75%
Paniolo Acquisition [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross value of acquisition		$ 29,300,000
Aggregate purchase price		52,300,000
Business combination committed purchase money financing		$ 23,000,000.0
Current portion of long-term debt			$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Long-term debt, less current portion			$ 22,200,000	$ 22,300,000
Paniolo Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fiber route miles | mi		400

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Mergers and Acquisitions - Schedule of Consideration (Details) - Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] $ in Millions	Sep. 07, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration for Cincinnati Bell Inc. common stock	$ 807.3
Cash consideration for preferred stock	155.2
Cash consideration for debt repayment	658.2
Total purchase price	$ 1,620.7

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Mergers and Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 07, 2021
Assets acquired
Goodwill	$ 646.9	$ 646.3
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member]
Assets acquired
Cash			$ 11.2
Receivables			318.5
Inventory, materials and supplies			56.4
Prepaid expenses			5.6
Other current assets			40.5
Property, plant and equipment			1,950.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets			42.3
Goodwill			646.3
Intangible assets			969.6
Deferred tax assets			6.9
Other noncurrent assets			20.2
Total assets acquired			4,068.2
Liabilities assumed
Current portion of long-term debt			11.8
Accounts payable			381.1
Unearned revenue and customer deposits			51.2
Accrued taxes			24.6
Accrued interest			19.4
Accrued payroll and benefits			49.3
Other current liabilities			75.0
Long-term debt, less current portion			1,378.0
Operating lease liabilities			38.6
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations			151.6
Pole license agreement obligation			46.7
Deferred income tax liability			148.8
Other noncurrent liabilities			71.4
Total liabilities assumed			2,447.5
Net assets acquired			$ 1,620.7

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Mergers and Acquisitions - Preliminary Fair Values of Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 963.0	$ 964.4	$ 963.0
Fair Value	6.6
Fair Value		971.1	969.7
Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 851.1	850.0
Useful Lives		15 years
Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 108.3	108.0
Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Lives		3 years
Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Lives		10 years
Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 5.0	$ 5.0
Useful Lives		7 years
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	969.6
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 850.0
Useful Lives	15 years
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 108.0
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Lives	3 years
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful Lives	10 years
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] | Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 5.0
Useful Lives	7 years
Cincinnati Bell Inc. [Member] | FCC Licenses and Spectrum Usage Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 6.6

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Revenue - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Payment terms for customers, lower range	30 days
Payment term for customers, upper range	120 days
Total	$ 186.6
Unearned revenue and customer deposits	90.0	$ 83.2
Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Unearned revenue and customer deposits	2.4	2.2
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Contract liabilities, recognized, noncurrent	$ 56.5	$ 57.2
Minimum [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer contract term	1 year
SEA-US contract term	15 years
Indefeasible right of use of contract term	15 years
Maximum [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Customer contract term	5 years
SEA-US contract term	25 years
Indefeasible right of use of contract term	25 years
Indefeasible Right of Use, Maximum, in Years	30 years

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Revenue - Schedule of Expected Revenue to be Recognized for Existing IRU Contracts (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 186.6
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2022-04-01
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 10.2
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	9 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2023-01-01
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 15.2
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2024-01-01
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 16.9
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2025-01-01
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 16.9
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2026-01-01
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 17.0
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date: 2027-01-01
Revenue Remaining Performance Obligation Expected Timing Of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected revenue to be recognized	$ 110.4
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Period

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Revenue - Schedule of Activity of Contract Assets (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	$ 5.0
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	4.3
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.7)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	8.6
Fulfillment Costs [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	1.4
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	1.0
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.2)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	2.2
Cost of Acquisition [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	3.6
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	3.3
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.5)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	6.4
Operating Segments | Network [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	4.0
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	3.1
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.5)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	6.6
Operating Segments | Network [Member] | Fulfillment Costs [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	0.7
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	0.5
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.1)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	1.1
Operating Segments | Network [Member] | Cost of Acquisition [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	3.3
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	2.6
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.4)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	5.5
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	1.0
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	1.2
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.2)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	2.0
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Fulfillment Costs [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	0.7
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	0.5
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.1)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	1.1
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Cost of Acquisition [Member]
Contract Asset [Roll Forward]
Capitalized contract cost, net, beginning balance	0.3
Capitalized contract cost, Additions	0.7
Capitalized contract cost, Amortization	(0.1)
Capitalized contract cost, net, ending Balance	$ 0.9

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Revenue - Schedule of Revenues Disaggregation by Product and Service Lines (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 435.8	$ 409.9
Operating Segments | Network [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	243.5	242.8
Operating Segments | Network [Member] | Data [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	126.1	121.3
Operating Segments | Network [Member] | Video [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	48.6	48.6
Operating Segments | Network [Member] | Voice [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	59.3	65.9
Operating Segments | Network [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	9.5	7.0
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	198.8	173.8
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Consulting
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	83.4	65.5
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Cloud
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	24.6	23.4
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Communications
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	54.9	54.0
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Infrastructure Solutions
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	35.9	30.9
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(6.5)	(6.7)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Network [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4.9	4.8
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | IT Services and Hardware [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1.6	$ 1.9

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Revenue - Schedule of Revenues Disaggregation by Contract Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 435.8	$ 409.9
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	(6.5)	(6.7)
Network [Member] | Operating Segments
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	243.5	242.8
Network [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4.9	4.8
IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Operating Segments
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	198.8	173.8
IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1.6	1.9
Transferred at Point in Time [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	45.9	39.3
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0.0	0.0
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | Network [Member] | Operating Segments
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	7.4	5.9
Transferred at Point in Time [Member] | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Operating Segments
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	38.5	33.4
Transferred over Time [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	389.9	370.6
Transferred over Time [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0.0	0.0
Transferred over Time [Member] | Network [Member] | Operating Segments
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	231.2	232.1
Transferred over Time [Member] | IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Operating Segments
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 158.7	$ 138.5

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 646.3
Currency translations	0.6
Goodwill, ending balance	646.9
IT Services and Hardware [Member] | Operating Segments
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	157.4
Currency translations	0.6
Goodwill, ending balance	158.0
Network [Member] | Operating Segments
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	488.9
Currency translations	0.0
Goodwill, ending balance	$ 488.9

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 07, 2021
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Impairment losses recognized in goodwill	$ 0	$ 0
Finite-lived intangible assets	964,400,000		$ 963,000,000.0	$ 963,000,000.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets				$ 6,600,000
Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets	30,100,000	3,600,000
Impairment of intangible assets, finite-lived	$ 0	$ 0

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 07, 2021
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross carrying amount	$ 964.4	$ 963.0	$ 963.0
Accumulated amortization	(71.5)	(41.4)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net amount	892.9	921.6
Intangible assets not subject to amortization			$ 6.6
Total intangible assets, gross carrying amount	971.1	969.7
Intangible assets, net amount	899.6	928.3
FCC Licenses and Spectrum Usage Rights [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	6.7	6.7
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross carrying amount	851.1	850.0
Accumulated amortization	(62.2)	(36.2)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net amount	788.9	813.8
Trade Names [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross carrying amount	108.3	108.0
Accumulated amortization	(8.9)	(5.0)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net amount	99.4	103.0
Technology [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross carrying amount	5.0	5.0
Accumulated amortization	(0.4)	(0.2)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net amount	$ 4.6	$ 4.8

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives for Finite-lived Intangible Assets (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	15 years
Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	10 years
Technology [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	7 years

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Estimated Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract]
Nine months ended December 31, 2022	$ 90.1
2023	113.1
2024	103.9
2025	92.2
2026	85.1
Thereafter	408.5
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net amount	$ 892.9	$ 921.6

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		$ 19.7	$ 19.7
Other Financing Arrangements, Current Portion		0.4	0.5
Finance lease liabilities, current		7.3	7.2
Receivables Facility		155.7	153.6
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,426.7	1,428.9
Other Financing Arrangements, Non-Current Portion		0.0	0.4
Finance lease liabilities, Noncurrent		40.3	42.3
Long-term debt gross		1,474.8	1,478.6
Net unamortized discount		(4.8)	(4.9)
Unamortized note issuance costs		(43.3)	(44.8)
Total debt		1,446.4	1,448.6
Term B-1 Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		5.0	5.0
Long-term debt, less current portion		493.8	495.0
Term B-2 Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		6.5	6.5
Long-term debt, less current portion		641.9	643.5
Paniolo Fiber Assets [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing Arrangement, Current Portion		0.5	0.5
Financing Arrangement, Noncurrent Portion		22.2	22.3
Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, Noncurrent	[1]	23.7	24.0
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, less current portion	[1]	$ 97.2	$ 97.5

[1] As of March 31, 2022, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.4 million and $9.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the net carrying amounts of the 7 ¼% Senior Notes due 2023 and Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes included unamortized fair value adjustments related to the Merger of $1.7 million and $9.6 million, respectively. Each adjustment is being amortized over the life of the respective notes and is recorded as a reduction of interest expense.

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Schedule of Debt (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Senior Notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	7.25%	7.25%
Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] | Merger Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized fair value adjustments related to merger	$ 1.4	$ 1.7
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone Notes [Member] | Merger Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized fair value adjustments related to merger	$ 9.3	$ 9.6

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Credit Agreement - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Term B-1 Loans [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument updated maturity date	2028-11
Term B-2 Loans [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument expiration date	2028-11
Revolving Credit Facility
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings under the revolving credit facility	$ 0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000.0
Debt instrument expiration date	2026-09

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Receivables facility amount outstanding	$ 155,700,000	$ 153,600,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	18,800,000
Receivables Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity	40,500,000
Receivables Facility Maximum Borrowing Availability	$ 215,000,000.0
Accounts Receivable Facility, Renewal Term, Month and Year	2023-06
Accounts Receivable Facility, Expiration Year And Month	2024-06
Receivables facility maximum borrowing capacity	$ 215,000,000.0
Accounts Receivable Sold	$ 0

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Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease assets, net of amortization	$ 43.7	$ 44.3
Finance lease assets, net of amortization	$ 9.1	$ 10.7
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Property, plant and equipment, net	Property, plant and equipment, net
Current operating lease liabilities	$ 9.6	$ 9.6
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other current liabilities	Other current liabilities
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	$ 39.6	$ 40.2
Total operating lease liabilities	49.2	49.8
Current finance lease liabilities	7.3	7.2
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	40.3	42.3
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 47.6	$ 49.5

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Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$ 0.8	$ 0.5
Operating cash flows from operating leases	2.5	2.5
Financing cash flows from finance leases	2.8	4.2
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
New operating leases	1.9	1.7
New finance leases	$ 0.8	$ 3.5

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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements - Schedule of Carrying and Fair Values by Balance Sheet Grouping (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current portion	[1]	$ 1,441.7	$ 1,443.0
Other financing arrangements		52.4	53.1
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt, including current portion	[1]	1,413.4	1,443.0
Other financing arrangements		$ 48.5	$ 51.7

[1] Excludes finance leases, other financing arrangements and note issuance costs.

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Pension and Postretirement Plans - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Plan	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Cincinnati Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract]
Number of noncontributory defined benefit pension plans | Plan	3
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Qualified Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract]
Contributions to pension plans	$ 0	$ 700,000
Expected future employer contributions, next fiscal year	0
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member] | Nonqualified Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract]
Contributions to pension plans	600,000	700,000
Expected future employer contributions, next fiscal year	2,000,000
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract]
Expected future employer contributions, next fiscal year	7,000,000
Contributions to postretirement plans	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,700,000

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Pension and Postretirement Plans - Schedule of Pension and Postretirement Costs (Benefits) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract]
Service cost	$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans expense:
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	3.9	3.8
Expected return on plan assets	(7.2)	(7.5)
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit	0.0	0.0
Actuarial loss	0.0	6.3
Pension / postretirement (benefit) cost	(3.3)	2.6
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) [Abstract]
Service cost	0.1	0.1
Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans expense:
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation	0.7	0.6
Expected return on plan assets	0.0	0.0
Amortization of:
Prior service benefit	0.0	(0.6)
Actuarial loss	0.0	0.0
Pension / postretirement (benefit) cost	$ 0.8	$ 0.1

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Shareowners' Equity (Deficit) - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 07, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Oct. 18, 2021
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized				96,000,000
Common stock, par value				$ 0.01
Red Fiber Parent LLC [Member]
Class Of Stock [Line Items]
Common shares price per share as stock consideration	$ 15.50
Preferred stock redemption percentage	6.75%
Preferred stock redemption price per Depositary Share	$ 50
Preferred stock redemption preference per redemption percentage	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	6.75%
Common stock, shares authorized				100
Common stock, par value				$ 0.01
Common Stock Shares Issued		100	100

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Shareowners' Equity (Deficit) - Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 1.2	$ (159.7)
Reclassifications, net			6.2
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net		0.0	0.6
Foreign currency translation gain		1.8	1.0
Ending balance		3.0	(151.9)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		2.6	(138.8)
Reclassifications, net	[1]		4.4
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net			0.0
Foreign currency translation gain		0.0	0.0
Ending balance		2.6	(134.4)
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Including Noncontrolling Interest
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		0.0	(19.7)
Reclassifications, net	[2]		1.8
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net	[3]		0.6
Foreign currency translation gain		0.0	0.0
Ending balance		0.0	(17.3)
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		(1.4)	(1.2)
Reclassifications, net			0.0
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges arising during the period, net			0.0
Foreign currency translation gain		1.8	1.0
Ending balance		$ 0.4	$ (0.2)

[1] These reclassifications are included in the other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense and represent amortization of prior service benefit and actuarial loss, net of tax. The other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefit plans expense are recorded in "Other components of pension and postretirement benefit plans (benefit) expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note 8 for further disclosures.

[2] These reclassifications are reported within "Interest expense" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations when the hedged transactions impact earnings.

[3] The unrealized gain, net on cash flow hedges represents the change in the fair value of the derivative instruments that occurred during the period, net of tax.

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Business Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments	2

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Business Segment Information - Selected Financial Data for the Company's Business Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 435.8	$ 409.9
Operating (loss) income	(15.0)	32.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets	87.8	60.7
Depreciation and amortization	119.5	71.0
Total assets	4,098.6		$ 4,198.8
Operating Segments | Network [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	243.5	242.8
Operating (loss) income	(3.1)	31.3
Expenditures for long-lived assets	81.5	55.0
Depreciation and amortization	93.4	60.8
Total assets	2,943.9		2,949.2
Operating Segments | IT Services and Hardware [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	198.8	173.8
Operating (loss) income	(4.9)	8.6
Expenditures for long-lived assets	6.3	5.7
Depreciation and amortization	26.0	10.1
Total assets	819.8		842.0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	(6.5)	(6.7)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sales [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	6.5	6.7
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Network [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	4.9	4.8
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | IT Services and Hardware [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	1.6	1.9
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating (loss) income	(7.0)	(7.3)
Depreciation and amortization	0.1	$ 0.1
Corporate and Elimination [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 334.9		$ 407.6

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	May 02, 2022 USD ($)
Agile Networks LLC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Business acquisition	$ 65