Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROSS BRIAN A
   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)
Chief Operating Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
221 EAST FOURTH STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/17/2010
(Street)

CINCINNATI 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               727.692 I By 401k Plan
Common Stock               2,000 I By IRA
Common Stock               1,758 I By Children
Common Stock               442,336 D  
Common Stock (1) 05/17/2010   S   8,800 D $ 3.5 433,536 D  

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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) $ 22.8438             01/03/2002 01/03/2011 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 16.425             09/05/2002 09/05/2011 Common Stock 5,000   5,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 9.645             12/04/2002 12/04/2011 Common Stock 25,000   25,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 3.48             12/05/2003 12/05/2012 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 5.655             12/04/2004 12/04/2013 Common Stock 61,000   61,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 5.57             01/29/2005 01/29/2014 Common Stock 300,000   300,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 3.7             12/03/2005 12/03/2014 Common Stock 150,000   150,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 3.995             12/01/2005 12/01/2015 Common Stock 150,000   150,000 D  
Option to Buy (2) $ 4.735             12/08/2007 12/08/2016 Common Stock 200,000   200,000 D  
Option to Buy (3) $ 4.91             12/07/2008 12/07/2017 Common Stock 250,000   250,000 D  
Option to Buy (3) $ 1.67             12/05/2009 12/05/2018 Common Stock 362,162   362,162 D  
Option to Buy (3) $ 1.39             01/30/2010 01/30/2019 Common Stock 60,938   60,938 D  
Stock Appreciation Right (4) $ 1.39             01/30/2010 01/30/2019 Common Stock 103,185   103,185 D  
Option to Buy (3) $ 2.91             01/29/2011 01/29/2020 Common Stock 69,846   69,846 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROSS BRIAN A
221 EAST FOURTH STREET
CINCINNATI 45202		       Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

 Christopher J. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for Brian A. Ross   05/19/2010
**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) This transaction was made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 9, 2010.
(2) Option shares granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(3) Option shares granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(4) Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.

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