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Cincinnati Bell Changes the Game with ''New Rules'' Wireless Rate Plan; Free Calls to and from All Cincinnati Bell Home, Business and Wireless Phone Numbers.


CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc.  Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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) today announced the launch of "New Rules," a unique set of wireless rate plans starting as low as $39.99 per month that offer unlimited calls to and from any Cincinnati Bell home, business or wireless phone number.

Research shows that the vast majority of wireless usage occurs within a 20- to 30-mile radius of where people live and work. Cincinnati Bell, which serves nearly all of the households and businesses in greater Cincinnati, believes that the new plans will provide exceptional value to customers, especially families and small businesses, who frequently use their wireless phones. These plans offer unlimited calling in greater Cincinnati and Dayton to and from the more than two million Cincinnati Bell telephone numbers customers most frequently call.

"Cincinnati Bell has shattered shat·ter  
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 the old way of thinking about wireless," said Rod Dir, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

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 of Cincinnati Bell. "We've designed the 'New Rules' wireless plans much like our home phone plans. Customers calling any other Cincinnati Bell customer, whether to a landline or wireless phone, no longer have to worry about minutes."

The plans also include unlimited Cincinnati Bell mobile-to-mobile, unlimited nights and weekends, free long distance and no roaming charges anywhere in the USA.

"New Rules" is only available with the GSM wireless network. Cincinnati Bell has invested more than $80 million over the past three years to upgrade its GSM network and has added more than 100 towers to expand its wireless coverage.

"A recent independent study of network quality confirmed Cincinnati Bell has fewer dropped calls Dropped call is the common term for a wireless mobile phone call that is terminated unexpectedly as a result of technical reasons. Areas where users experience a large number of dropped calls are commonly referred to as dead zones.  than any of our competitors," said Dir. "We provide an outstanding network to go along with the exceptional value of the 'New Rules' rate plan."

For more information about "New Rules," visit www.cincinnatibell.com, stop by any Cincinnati Bell retail location or call 1-800-500-1229.

About Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) is parent to one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence. With headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio “Cincinnati” redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnati (disambiguation).
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County.
, Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. For more information, visit www.cincinnatibell.com.
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