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Cincinnati Bell Wireless Introduces Parental Controls
New service allows parents to manage children's mobile phone activity

CINCINNATI - November 27, 2007 - A new online service from Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB) can help parents have the final word when it comes to their child's mobile phone usage. Cincinnati Bell Parental Controls is a feature-rich service that allows a parent to set limits on children's voice usage and text messaging.

"Parents often worry about letting their children have a cell phone. With the Parental Controls service, parents can gain some peace of mind about their children's wireless activity," said Eric Schimpf, general manager, Cincinnati Bell Wireless. "Parental Controls offers a better way to allow your children some independence while helping to keep them-and your wallet-safe and secure."

With Cincinnati Bell Parental Controls service, customers can set boundaries on both voice and text usage for designated phones on their account including:

• Setting the number of voice minutes allowed within the week or month.
• Specifying the number of text messages that can be sent within a week or month.
• Receiving notification e-mails or text messages when limits are reached or calls are blocked.
• Assigning time periods (e.g., homework hours) when calls or text messages cannot be sent or received.
• Designating phone numbers that are the only numbers a child is allowed to contact; or phone numbers that can always be contacted, even when other restrictions are applied; or phone numbers that can never be contacted.

The Parental Controls service is free for the first month and just $5 a month thereafter. To learn more about the service, visit www.cincinnatibell.com/parentalcontrols.. Customers can sign up for the service through the "My Account" feature on the Cincinnati Bell website, by visiting a Cincinnati Bell retail store or by calling 888-391-3925.

Cincinnati Bell Parental Controls is powered by The Patrol Suite™ solution developed by ACE*COMM Corporation.

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. 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.

About ACE*COMM
ACE*COMM (ACEC.OB) is a global provider of service delivery solutions and advanced operations support systems (OSS) for telecommunications service providers and enterprises. ACE*COMM's service delivery solutions provide mobile service providers with award-winning, in-demand consumer-oriented services to help them achieve and sustain market share, generate new revenue and position themselves as market innovators. ACE*COMM's advanced OSS solutions are applicable to a range of legacy through next-generation networks that include wired, wireless, voice, data, multimedia and Internet communications networks. Network operators use them for revenue management, cost reduction, improved operational efficiency, acceleration of time-to-market for new services, and more effective customer care.

Patrol Suite is a trademark of ACE*COMM Corporation.