Exhibit 99.1

                             CINCINNATI BELL INC.

               COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF IXC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Cincinnati, Ohio - November 9, 1999 - Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CSN)
announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of
IXC Communications, Inc.

Cincinnati Bell will exchange 2.0976 Cincinnati Bell common shares for each
share of IXC common stock. IXC had approximately 37 million shares outstanding
prior to the closing.

Cincinnati Bell also announced the completion of a $1.8 billion bank credit
facility. This facility is being used to refinance certain debt of Cincinnati
Bell and IXC and for general corporate purposes of Cincinnati Bell.

Cincinnati Bell is a full service, integrated communications company that
provides competitive local communications as well as data, internet, wireless,
entertainment, directory, long distance and data networking services to
customers in the Cincinnati, Ohio, metropolitan area and in many other
Midwestern cities. Cincinnati Bell is on the World Wide Web at
cincinnatibell.com.

IXC's network-based delivery solutions are designed to address the speed and
capacity requirements of the global communications market. IXC offerings
include private line, fast packet (ATM and frame relay), Internet and long
distance switched and dedicated services. IXC is at the forefront of the
industry's new class of emerging domestic and international carriers.

Certain statements herein are "forward-looking statements" made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such forward-looking statements represent Cincinnati Bell's expectations
or beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties,
including the strength of the economy and the overall level of consumer
spending, the performance of Cincinnati Bell's products within the prevailing
retail environment, and other factors which are set forth in Cincinnati Bell's
1998 Form 10-K and in all filings with the SEC made by Cincinnati Bell
subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K. Cincinnati Bell does not undertake
to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.