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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PETERSON MARK W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CINCINNATI BELL INC [CBB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP & Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 EAST FOURTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/24/2005 (Street) CINCINNATI, OH 45202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1)               18,401.8401 D   Preferred Stock               500 D   Common Stock               7,322.649 (2) I By Trustee for 401k RSP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to Buy (3)

$ 22.375

03/31/2000(4)

03/31/2009

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 22.25

01/04/2002

01/04/2009

Common Stock

400

400

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 16.7813

09/17/2001(5)

09/17/2009

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 35.9688

01/03/2001(4)

01/03/2010

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 22.8438

01/02/2002(6)

01/02/2011

Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 9.645

12/04/2002(6)

12/04/2011

Common Stock

12,500

12,500

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 3.48

12/05/2003(6)

12/05/2012

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 4.125

03/20/2004(6)

03/20/2013

Common Stock

35,000

35,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 5.655

12/04/2004(6)

12/04/2013

Common Stock

18,000

18,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 3.7

12/03/2005(6)

12/03/2014

Common Stock

7,500

7,500

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 3.86

05/20/2006(6)

05/20/2015

Common Stock

40,000

40,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 4.22

10/24/2005

A

40,000

10/24/2006(6)

10/24/2015

Common Stock

40,000

(7)

40,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PETERSON MARK W 201 EAST FOURTH STREET CINCINNATI, OH 45202			VP & Treasurer

Signatures

Amy Collins by Power of Attorney for Mark W. Peterson		10/26/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(2)	Shares represent total shares held in 401k as of date of this report.
(3)	Option shares granted under the 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(4)	3-Year vesting schedule: 25% one year from grant date; 25% two years from grant date; 50% three years from grant date.
(5)	5-year vesting schedule: 25% third year from grant date; 25% four years from grant date; 50% five years from grant date. Options are subject to accelerated vesting if certain financial targets are met: 15% one year from grant date; 15% two years from grant date; 20% three years from grant date; 25% four years from grant date; 25% five years from grant date.
(6)	Options have a 3 year vesting schedule: 28% one year from grant date and 3% for each of the remaining 24 months.
(7)	Reporting person will pay option price at time of exercise.

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