Cincinnati Bell

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless announced that it expanded its southwest Ohio operating region by launching personal communications services in Dayton. The launch coincides with the opening of four new Cincinnati Bell …

NEW YORK-Convergys Corp. scaled back and sold an initial public offering Aug. 12 that is the prelude to its spinoff from Cincinnati Bell Inc. Convergys sold 13 million shares of …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp., a subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell Inc., filed an amendment to its registration statement related to the initial public offering of Convergys shares. The amended statement proposes to sell …

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services’ electronic billing solution will be offered to the entire client base of Cincinnati Bell Information Services, which provides billing and customer-support solutions to the …

DENVER, United States-Personal Communications Services (PCS) carriers have made significant inroads into the U.S. wireless telecommunications industry, weakening the entrenched cellular carriers’ net additions and driving down airtime prices. The …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock expected to raise $435 million. Convergys, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cincinnati Bell Inc., filed a registration statement …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless said it has launched personal communications services based on Time Division Multiple Access technology in the Cincinnati/Dayton/northern Kentucky market. The launch is coordinated through a management agreement …

Cincinnati Bell Inc. said it will separate its billing and customer-management businesses into a new subsidiary and then spin it off in a tax-free distribution to Cincinnati Bell shareholders after …

NEW YORK-Look no further than North American borders for the biggest near-term opportunities to provide billing and customer care systems. In recent years, the focus of procurement contract competition has …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service, New York, announced Feb. 27 it lowered its ratings on $489 million of Cincinnati Bell Inc. debt after conducting a two-month review. Moody’s said it lowered …

Consumers in Cincinnati for the first time will be able to purchase local, long-distance, personal communications, Internet and satellite TV service from one provider and receive their charges on one …

It is much more expensive to recapture a wireless customer who has churned than it is to keep a customer on your network, say some customer service experts. Providing good …

WASHINGTON-Just who is WNP Communications Inc. in Earlysville, Va., and where did it come up with a $100 million upfront payment for the upcoming local multipoint distribution services auction, set …

WASHINGTON-Some familiar heavy hitters have applied for a berth at the Feb. 18 start of the local multipoint distribution service auction, including Wall Street’s Mario Gabelli and Cablevision’s Robert Dolan; …

NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Cincinnati Bell Wireless plan to team up to provide personal communications services in two urban Ohio markets, according to a joint venture between their …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. and Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. signed an agreement to conduct a six-month program to test an integrated solution for managing customer churn, the companies announced. The solution …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. and Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced a definitive agreement for Matrixx Marketing Inc., the teleservices unit of Cincinnati Bell, to acquire AT&T Solutions Customer Care for about $625 …

NEW YORK-U.S. Digital Communications Inc., Calabasas, Calif., is a classic example in action of the old saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” After seven years of …

NEW YORK-When looking for the causes of customer churn, executives of cellular and personal communications services carriers should “start with the man in the mirror,” to borrow words from pop …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …

WCS auction slows, could end early While bidding started out with a bang last Tuesday for the Wireless Communications Services auction, pledges round by round since that time have been …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission accepted 27 applications for participation in its Wireless Communications Services auction of 128 licenses, scheduled to begin April 15; 16 other applications have been returned for …

NEW YORK-With at least several hundred billing and customer care systems providers out there today, wireless carriers, especially new players, are suffering an embarrassment of riches. The trick is to …

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services will continue to provide statement production services to Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc. A new contract extends the companies’ original agreement by five years. …