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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Freyberger Kurt   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CINCINNATI BELL INC [CBB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 221 E. FOURTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2013 (Street) CINCINNATI, OH 45202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               1,830.802 I By Trustee of 401K Common Stock (1) 01/31/2013   A   68,475 A $ 4.75 140,952 D   Common Stock (2) 01/31/2013   F   24,910 D $ 4.75 116,042 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to Buy (3)

$ 4.21

03/31/2006

03/31/2015

Common Stock

15,000

15,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 3.995

12/01/2005

12/01/2015

Common Stock

20,000

20,000

D

Option to Buy (3)

$ 4.735

12/08/2007

12/08/2016

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Option to Buy (4)

$ 4.91

12/07/2008

12/07/2017

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Option to Buy (4)

$ 1.67

12/05/2009

12/05/2018

Common Stock

56,756

54,856

D

Option to Buy (4)

$ 1.39

01/30/2010

01/30/2019

Common Stock

9,551

5,551

D

Stock Appreciation Right (5)

$ 1.39

01/30/2010

01/30/2019

Common Stock

16,171

12,671

D

Option to Buy (4)

$ 2.91

01/29/2011

01/29/2020

Common Stock

33,177

33,177

D

Stock Appreciation Right (6)

$ 2.54

12/07/2011

12/07/2020

Common Stock

68,228

68,228

D

Stock Appreciation Right (6)

$ 3.4

01/31/2013

A

81,169

01/31/2013

01/27/2022

Common Stock

81,169

$ 0

81,169 (7)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Freyberger Kurt 221 E. FOURTH STREET CINCINNATI, OH 45202			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Christopher J. Wilson, Attorney-in-Fact for Kurt A. Freyberger		02/04/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Common shares issued upon vesting of performance units granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan, which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(2)	Common shares surrendered to cover tax liability upon vesting of performance units granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan, which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(3)	Option shares granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(4)	Option shares granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(5)	Stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(6)	Cash-settled Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) granted under the Cincinnati Bell Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan which is a Rule 16b-3 Plan.
(7)	On January 27, 2012, the reporting person was granted a cash-settled Stock Appreciation Right (SAR) as to 162,338 common shares. The SAR vests in three installments based on the Company's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014. The performance criteria for 2012 were met, resulting in vesting of the SAR as to 81,169 shares.

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