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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 * Freyberger Kurt   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) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 E. FOURTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2005 (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 06/02/2005   A V 24.535 A $ 4.059 24.535 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 06/16/2005   A V 23.069 A $ 4.318 23.069 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 06/30/2005   A V 22.91 A $ 4.348 22.91 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 07/14/2005   A V 21.514 A $ 4.63 21.514 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 07/28/2005   A V 21.56 A $ 4.62 21.56 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 08/11/2005   A V 23.985 A $ 4.153 23.985 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 08/25/2005   A V 23.66 A $ 4.21 23.66 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 09/08/2005   A V 22.111 A $ 4.504 22.111 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 09/22/2005   A V 22.588 A $ 4.409 22.588 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 10/06/2005   A V 22.899 A $ 4.349 22.899 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 10/20/2005   A V 23.716 A $ 4.2 23.716 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 11/03/2005   A V 23.944 A $ 4.16 23.944 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 11/17/2005   A V 26.145 A $ 3.809 26.145 I By Trustee of 401k Common Stock 12/01/2005   A V 24.656 A $ 4.039 327.292 (1) I By Trustee of 401K

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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 (2)

$ 4.21

03/31/2006(3)

03/31/2015

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Option to Buy (2)

$ 3.995

12/01/2005

A

20,000

12/01/2005(4)

12/01/2015

Common Stock

20,000

(5)

20,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Freyberger Kurt 201 E. FOURTH STREET CINCINNATI, OH 45202			Vice President

Signatures

Christopher J. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for Kurt A. Freyberger		12/05/2005
**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)	Represents number of CBB common shares held in reporting person's 401(k) plan account statement dated as of the date of this report.
(2)	Option shares granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(3)	Options have a 3 year vesting schedule: 28% one year from grant date and 3% for each of the remaining 24 months. Options expire ten years from grant date.
(4)	Options vest upon grant. Options granted on December 1, 2005 are fully vested upon grant. Shares purchased upon exercise of such options are subject to sale restrictions until the reporting person terminates employment with the Company as follows: 28% of shares purchased may be sold on or after December 1, 2006. Thereafter, an additional 3% of shares purchased per month for the remaining 24 months may be sold. Options expire ten years from grant date.
(5)	Reporting person will pay option price at time of exercise.

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