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. 33-60209), 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), Form S-14
(File No. 2-82253), Form S-8 (File No. 33-60209), Form S-8 (File No. 333-28383),
Form S-8 (File No. 333-38743), Form S-8 (File No. 333-28381), Form S-8 (File No.
333-38763), Form S-8 (File No. 38761), and Form S-8 (File No. 333-28385) of our
report dated June 19, 1998, on our audits of the financial statements of the
CBIS Retirement and Savings Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for the
year ended December 31, 1997, which report is included in this Form 11-K.




Cincinnati, Ohio
June 26, 1998