Exhibit 23
                                                                    to
                                                            Form 10-K for 1995



                              CINCINNATI BELL INC.
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements 
of Cincinnati Bell Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-39385), Form S-8 (File No. 
33-29332), Form S-8 (File No. 33-3195), Form S-8 (File No. 33-1462), Form S-8 
(File No. 33-1487), Form S-8 (File No. 33-15467), Form S-8 (File No. 
33-23159), Form S-8 (File No. 33-29331), Form S-8 (File No. 33-36381), Form 
S-8 (File No. 33-36380), Form S-8 (File No. 33-39654), Form S-8 (File No. 
33-43775), and Form S-14 (File No. 2-82253) of our report dated February 14, 
1996 on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial 
statement schedule of Cincinnati Bell Inc. as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, 
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1995, which 
report is incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.




/s/  COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Cincinnati, Ohio
March 28, 1996