SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of Report: February 25, 2003


                                 BROADWING INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Ohio                      1-8519                  31-1056105
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)

      201 East Fourth Street
         Cincinnati, Ohio                                           45202
      (Address of principal                                       (Zip Code)
       executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (513) 397-9900






FORM 8-K                                                          BROADWING INC.


ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENT.

Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW) today announced that it has reached an agreement
to sell the assets of its broadband business, Broadwing Communications Services
Inc., including the Broadwing name, to privately held C III Communications, LLC,
for $129 million in cash. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99(i).





                                   SIGNATURES



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    BROADWING INC.


                                    By:    /s/ Jeffrey C. Smith
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Jeffrey C. Smith
                                         Chief Human Resources Officer,
                                         General Counsel and Corporate Secretary



Date:  February 25, 2003