SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of Report: February 25, 2003


                          BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                        0-20803                74-2644120
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

 1122 Capital of Texas Highway South
          Austin, TX                                               78746
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 328-1112







FORM 8-K                                           BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS INC.


ITEM 2.   ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS..


Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW) today announced that it has reached an agreement to
sell the assets of its broadband business, Broadwing Communications Services
Inc., including the Broadwing name, to privately held C III Communications, LLC,
for $129 million in cash. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99(i).



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                              BROADWING COMMUNICATIONS INC.


                              By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Jeffrey C. Smith
                                  Chief Human Resources Officer, General Counsel
                                  and Corporate Secretary



Date: February 25, 2003