Exhibit 24    
                                                                      to        
                                                               Form 10K for 1995




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ John F. Barrett             
                                        --------------------------------
                                        John F. Barrett
                                        Director



STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me John F.
Barrett, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Phillip R. Cox              
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Phillip R. Cox
                                        Director


STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me Phillip R.
Cox, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he executed and
delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ William A. Friedlander      
                                        -------------------------------
                                        William A. Friedlander
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me William A.
Friedlander, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Dwight H. Hibbard           
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Dwight H. Hibbard
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me Dwight H.
Hibbard, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Louise Parker         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Louise Parker
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires August 19, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Robert P. Hummel            
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Robert P. Hummel
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me, to me Robert
P. Hummel, known and known to me to be the person described in and who executed
the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he executed and
delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ James D. Kiggen             
                                        -------------------------------
                                        James D. Kiggen
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me James D.
Kiggen, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public 
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ John T. LaMacchia           
                                        -------------------------------
                                        John T. LaMacchia
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me John T.
LaMacchia, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Charles S. Mechem, Jr.      
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Charles S. Mechen, Jr.
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me Charles S.
Mechem, Jr. to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary D. Nelson              
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Mary D. Nelson
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me Mary D.
Nelson, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and she duly acknowledged to me that she
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

     WHEREAS, CINCINNATI BELL INC., an Ohio corporation (hereinafter referred to
as the "Company"), proposes shortly to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Rules and Regulations thereunder; an annual report on Form 10-
K; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned is a director of the Company;

     NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints  John T.
LaMacchia, Brian C. Henry, William H. Zimmer III and William D. Baskett III, and
each of them singly, his attorneys for him and in his name, place and stead, and
in his office and capacity in the Company, to execute and file such annual
report on Form 10-K, and thereafter to execute and file any amendments or
supplements thereto, hereby giving and granting to said attorneys full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys may or shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th day
of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ David B. Sharrock           
                                        -------------------------------
                                        David B. Sharrock
                                        Director




STATE OF OHIO       )
                    ) SS:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON  )

     On the 4th day of March, 1996, personally appeared before me David B.
Sharrock, to me known and known to me to be the person described in and who
executed the foregoing instrument, and he duly acknowledged to me that he
executed and delivered the same for the purposes therein expressed.

     Witness my hand and official seal this 4th day of March, 1996.


                                        /s/ Mary Janet Edwards         
                                        -------------------------------
                                        Notary Public
                                        Mary Janet Edwards
                                        Notary Public, State of Ohio
                                        My Commission Expires February 11, 1997