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2008 Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Fireworks to Include Dedication to Troops and Anniversary Celebration
Cincinnati Bell Marks 10 Years of Wireless and ZoomTown with Special Promotions

CINCINNATI - August 26, 2008 - Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) ushered in a new era in 2007 when it became the title sponsor of the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Fireworks event. This year, the company will again dedicate the event to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces and make it possible for the Pentagon Network to air television coverage around the world. Additionally, Cincinnati Bell is marking the 10th anniversary of Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ZoomTown high-speed Internet service with an all-day celebration on Sunday, Aug. 31.

"Cincinnati Bell is excited to bring this end-of-summer celebration to the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky community," said Jack Cassidy, president and chief executive officer of Cincinnati Bell. "We believe the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Fireworks are the finest show in the nation, but we want to do more than just lend our name to this great event. Dedicating the 2008 Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Fireworks to the troops is another way to express respect and support for those men and women and their families who make a daily sacrifice to serve our country in faraway and dangerous places."

In addition to the fireworks dedication, Cincinnati is one of the leading sponsors of the USO Riverfest Gala, which is held during the Cincinnati Bell/WEBN Fireworks. This event has raised more than $1 million in its four years of existence and is the country's largest annual fundraiser for the USO of Metropolitan Washington and its hospital services at Walter Reed Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Hospital. The USO Riverfest Gala, held at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse, is a patriotic evening that pays tribute to all military personnel and individual honorees who have been recently injured in the line of duty.

10-Year Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ZoomTown Celebration

Cincinnati Bell is marking the 10th anniversary of Cincinnati Bell Wireless and ZoomTown high-speed Internet with special promotions and activities.

• Cincinnati Bell Wireless is offering special $10 pricing on select wireless camera phones that customers can use to take and send their favorite fireworks photos. Visit a Cincinnati Bell retail store to take advantage of this limited-time offer while supplies last. Special pricing requires new service activation.
• Cincinnati Bell is partnering with Nokia to encourage people to recycle old wireless handsets. Between now and Aug. 31, customers will be able to recycle old wireless handsets at any Cincinnati Bell retail location and receive a voucher for a free ride to the fireworks on Metro Riverfest Express buses from three Riverfest Express park and ride locations. For Riverfest Express information, visit www.go-metro.com.

Cincinnati Bell will also have family-friendly entertainment and activities set up at Sawyer Point and Newport on the Levee beginning at noon on Aug. 31. In addition to the opportunity to try out Cincinnati Bell's new Fusion WiFi service, there will be magicians, balloon artists, and stilt-walking jugglers. Also, Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008, will be at the Cincinnati Bell Village at Sawyer Point from 1 to 2 p.m., courtesy of the USO Riverfest Gala.

About Cincinnati Bell Inc.
With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB) provides integrated communications solutions-including local, long distance, data, Internet, and wireless services-that help keep residential and business customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton connected with each other and with the world.

In addition, businesses ranging in size from start-up companies to large enterprises turn to Cincinnati Bell for efficient, scalable office communications systems as well as complex information technology solutions including data center and managed services.

Cincinnati Bell conducts its operations through three business segments: Wireline, Wireless, and Technology Solutions. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com.

About the USO
The USO is chartered by Congress as a nonprofit charitable corporation and is not part of the United States government. The president of the United States and the Department of Defense endorse the USO. The mission of the USO is to provide morale, welfare, and recreation-type services to uniformed military personnel and their families. The USO currently operates 121 centers around the world, including five mobile canteens, with 68 located in the continental United States, three in the Caribbean, and 45 overseas. All proceeds from the Cincinnati USO Riverfest Gala benefit USO Metro-D.C. and help to fund programs and services for soldiers and their families. For more information about the Gala or to purchase tickets for the 2008 USO Riverfest Gala, please visit http://www.usometrodc.org/.