Cincinnati Bell 401(k) and pension plans

Cincinnati Bell Inc., Cincinnati, OH. EIN 31-1056105. Annual reports 2009–2024. Also filed as Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. has 4 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan, with 2,941 participants and $506 million in assets in 2024. Fidelity has been its recordkeeper since 2009.

Active plans
4
Participants
5,693
Plan assets
$819 million
401(k) recordkeeper
Fidelity
Plans on file
4
Industry
Holding companies

All 4 plans

Active plans first

Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan

401(k)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
002Employer EIN 31-1056105
Participants (2024)
2,941
Net assets (2024)
$506 million
Recordkeeper
Fidelity2009–2024
Plan administrator
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
221 East 4TH ST., Room 103 1070
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 397-7772As filed for 2024
In effect since
February 1, 1972
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20242,941$506 millionFidelity
20234,543$677 millionFidelity
20224,614$566 millionFidelity
20214,679$683 millionFidelity
20204,680$584 millionnot listed
20194,895$483 millionnot listed
20184,132$373 millionFidelity
20174,386$303 millionFidelity
20163,385$296 millionFidelity
20153,186$257 millionFidelity
20143,174$233 millionFidelity
20133,073$227 millionFidelity
20123,332$213 millionFidelity
20113,355$176 millionFidelity
20103,460$153 millionFidelity
20093,512$154 millionFidelity

Cincinnati Bell Management Pension Plan

Cash balance pensionActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
006Employer EIN 31-1056105
Participants (2024)
1,269
Net assets (2024)
$90.6 million
Plan administrator
Cincinnati Bell Inc
221 East Fourth Street, Room 103-1070
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 397-7893As filed for 2024
In effect since
October 1, 1980

Plans merged into this one: Hawaiian Telcom Management Pension Plan (2023).

Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20241,269$90.6 millionnot listed
20231,914$123 millionnot listed
20221,648$115 millionnot listed
20211,732$161 millionnot listed
20201,807$164 millionnot listed
20191,896$157 millionnot listed
20181,980$142 millionnot listed
20172,060$172 millionnot listed
20162,797$164 millionnot listed
20152,890$168 millionnot listed
20142,861$193 millionnot listed
20133,016$193 millionnot listed
20123,056$181 millionnot listed
20113,092$162 millionnot listed
20103,200$180 millionnot listed
20093,361$185 millionnot listed

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan

Cash balance pensionActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
005Employer EIN 31-1056105
Participants (2024)
754
Net assets (2024)
$112 million
Plan administrator
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
221 East Fourth Street, Room 103-1070
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 397-7893As filed for 2024
In effect since
October 1, 1980
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
2024754$112 millionnot listed
20231,367$153 millionnot listed
20221,438$153 millionnot listed
20211,522$219 millionnot listed
20201,585$226 millionnot listed
20191,678$213 millionnot listed
20181,739$186 millionnot listed
20171,820$222 millionnot listed
20162,676$209 millionnot listed
20152,793$210 millionnot listed
20142,169$241 millionnot listed
20132,244$220 millionnot listed
20122,315$191 millionnot listed
20112,360$160 millionnot listed
20102,426$153 millionnot listed
20092,479$140 millionnot listed

Cincinnati Bell Inc. Savings and Security Plan

401(k)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
004Employer EIN 31-1056105
Participants (2024)
729
Net assets (2024)
$110 million
Recordkeeper
Fidelity2009–2024
Plan administrator
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
221 East 4TH Street, Room 103 1070
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 397-7772As filed for 2024
In effect since
January 1, 1979
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
2024729$110 millionFidelity
2023855$101 millionFidelity
2022908$88.0 millionFidelity
2021821$115 millionFidelity
2020862$106 millionnot listed
2019977$94.1 millionnot listed
2018964$93.8 millionFidelity
20171,074$80.8 millionFidelity
20161,189$94.1 millionFidelity
20151,250$88.9 millionFidelity
20141,194$83.2 millionFidelity
20131,149$85.9 millionFidelity
20121,137$79.6 millionFidelity
20111,142$70.4 millionFidelity
20101,283$61.5 millionFidelity
20091,358$62.8 millionFidelity

If you had money in one of these plans

  1. Call Fidelity (fidelity.com), which runs the Cincinnati Bell Retirement Savings Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
  2. Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((513) 397-7772). That number was filed for 2024; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
  3. Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.

What these numbers are

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

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