Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cincinnati Bell Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$112M
Total assets Near avg plan size
194
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$576,959
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan · Sponsored by Cincinnati Bell Inc. · Ohio · Management of Enterprises

$112M in assets, 194 participants

Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported $112M in total assets and 194 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #881 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan covers 194 participants in Ohio, about 25% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $112M.

#881
in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
-26.8%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $41M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$111,929,979 Top 9% higher than 91% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (194 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported net income fell from $448K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$41M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $153M in the plan year 2023 filing to $112M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan reported participants fell from 216 in the plan year 2023 filing to 194 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311056105 · Cincinnati Bell Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan · $112M · 194 · 91st

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Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$153M
Net Assets (End of Year)$112M
Net Income-$41M
Employer EIN311056105
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cincinnati Bell Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cincinnati Bell Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$819M 11.184798832190742% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.7B$0.8B$0.9B$1B$1.1B 202220232024 $0.92B $0.82B ▼ -10.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 3,984 $922M
2023 4 4,201 $1.1B
2024 4 4,258 $819M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.111929979 · Participants: 194Cincinnati Bell Pension PlanGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Employees of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in CT ($112M); by covered participants it is Frost Brown Todd LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in KY (194 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (194 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan declined sharply - down 26.8% during 2024, from $153M to $112M. Reported net income was -$41M.
How have Cincinnati Bell Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cincinnati Bell Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 11.2%, from $922M to $819M.
Where does Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Employees of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in CT ($112M, 564 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Frost Brown Todd LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in KY (194 participants, $33M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 311056105.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.