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:  APRIL 9, 1999
                                          
                                CINCINNATI BELL INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
                                          
            Ohio                     1-8519                   31-1056105
      (State or Other       (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
      Jurisdiction of                                     Identification No.)
      Incorporation)

     201 East Fourth Street
     Cincinnati, Ohio                                               45202
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)
     
          Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (513) 397-9900



Item 5.   Other Events.
     

     On April 9, 1999, Richard S. Pontin became President and Chief Operating
Officer of Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Cincinnati Bell Inc. Mr. Pontin, 45, has 18 years experience in the
communications industry starting at AT&T. For the past two years, he has been
the vice president of engineering and operations at Nextel Communications, a
national provider of digital wireless services headquartered in McLean,
Virginia. Mr. Pontin was a key player in the building of Nextel's organization
and network, where he established the network engineering function, oversaw
development of the national network operations center and built the procurement
and construction program management functions. He also served as head of field
engineering and operations, building and operating wireless systems throughout
the Northern United States. 


     Prior to his Nextel experience, Mr. Pontin held several key leadership
positions at MCI Communications in engineering, operations, international
business development and national account sales. At MCI, Pontin was vice
president of data services where he was responsible for operations and worldwide
customer support for MCI's data services and Internet businesses. He also served
as vice president of global alliances where he led MCI's efforts to implement
and operate partnerships and joint ventures with international
telecommunications companies.


                                          
                                     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.

                                   CINCINNATI BELL INC.



                                   By: /s/ Thomas E. Taylor 
                                       -------------------------
                                       Thomas E. Taylor
                                       General Counsel and Secretary





Date:  April 9, 1999