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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2006</DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>BROADWING CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>52-2041343</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>1122 Capital of Texas Highway<BR>
Austin, Texas 78746<BR>
(512)&nbsp;742-3700</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of principal executive offices)<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Corvis
Corporation Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan<BR>
Corvis Corporation 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan<BR>
Broadwing Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(Full titles of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 26%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Send to:</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Kim D. Larsen<BR>
General Counsel<BR>
1122 Capital of Texas Highway<BR>
Austin, Texas 78746<BR>
(312)&nbsp;742-3700</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Proposed</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of each class of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount</B></TD>

    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>offering</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>aggregate</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>securities</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>to be</B></TD>

    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>price per</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>offering</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP><B></B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registered</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>

    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>share</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>price</B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>registration fee</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Corvis
 Corporation Second Amended 1997 Stock
Option Plan, Common Stock,
$0.01 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,651,131</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">21.98</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">58,271,859</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">6,235.09</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Corvis Corporation 2000 Long
Term Incentive Plan, Common
Stock, $0.01 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">308,470</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">13.75</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">4,241,463</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">453.84</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">8,016,096</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">9.75</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">78,156,936</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">8,362.79</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> This registration statement shall, in accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the 1933 Act be
deemed to cover such additional shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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<TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee,
pursuant to paragraphs of (c)&nbsp;and h) of Rule&nbsp;457 under the 1933 Act and computed on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, as
reported on The Nasdaq National Market on June&nbsp;28, 2006. With respect to outstanding options under
registrant&#146;s Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan and 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan, the actual aggregate
offering price is based on the actual weighted average exercise price per share for the outstanding
options.</TD>
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<TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(3)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Represents shares subject to options outstanding as of June&nbsp;29, 2006 under the
registrant&#146;s Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan.</TD>
</TR>

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<TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(4)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Represents shares subject to options outstanding as of June&nbsp;29, 2006 under the
registrant&#146;s 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>

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<TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(5)</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Represents additional shares to be issued under the registrant&#146;s Second Amended
1997 Stock Option Plan, the registrant&#146;s 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan (including the annual
increases in shares authorized under the plan up to the lesser of five percent of outstanding
shares on January 1 of each year or such other number of shares as determined by the board of directors) and the
registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance<BR>
with Rule&nbsp;462 under the 1933 Act.</DIV>


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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d37483exv4w3.htm">Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d37483exv5w1.htm">Opinion/Consent of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d37483exv23w1.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Account Firm</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>* Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>* Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* The information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the 1933
Act and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents listed below have heretofore been filed by Broadwing Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) and are incorporated by reference herein and
shall be deemed a part hereof:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;1, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;21, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (Item&nbsp;3.02 only), filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;24, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;13, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2006;
</DIV>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;28, 2006;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (Items 1.01, 2.03 and 3.02 only), filed with the
Commission on May&nbsp;12, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;18, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (Items 1.01, 2.03 and 3.02 only), filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;14, 2006;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2006; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14)&nbsp;The description of Common Stock under the caption &#147;Description of Registrant&#146;s Securities
to be Registered&#148; included in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated July&nbsp;10, 2000
filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (&#147;DGCL&#148;), allows a corporation
to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the
director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase in violation of Delaware law or obtained an improper personal benefit.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a corporation may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation)
by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">officer, agent or employee of the corporation or is or was serving at the corporation&#146;s
request as a director, officer, agent, or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgment, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies (a)&nbsp;if such person is successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding or (b)&nbsp;if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the
best interest, of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions
brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but only to the extent of defense expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees but excluding amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably
incurred and not to any satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the
further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall be made in the event of any
adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of duties to the corporation, unless
the court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director who willfully or
negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or
redemption may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful
actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to
such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of
directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives
notice of the unlawful acts.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our certificate of incorporation provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, our directors shall
not be liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors&#146; fiduciary duty of care to us and
our stockholders. This provision in the certificate of incorporation does not eliminate the duty of
care, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of
non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director will
continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to us or our
stockholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or
knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director and for
payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under
Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director&#146;s responsibilities under any other law,
such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by Delaware law and require us to advance litigation expenses upon our receipt of an
undertaking by a director or officer to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that
such director or officer is not entitled to indemnification. The indemnification provisions
contained in our bylaws are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled by
law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We also have insurance on our directors and officers, which covers liabilities under the
federal securities laws.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in this registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="12%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 12%">Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that
is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(h)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the provisions of the registrant&#146;s articles of incorporation,
by-laws or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbia, State of Maryland, on the 29th day of
June, 2006.
</DIV>


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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">BROADWING CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/
Kim D. Larsen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Kim D. Larsen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Co-Chief Executive Officer, Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below
constitutes and appoints Kim D. Larsen and Lynn D. Anderson and each or any one of them, as his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary, appropriate
or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and other federal and
state securities laws, in connection with the Corvis Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, the Corvis
Corporation 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Broadwing Corporation Amended and Restated
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the 29th day of June, 2006.
</DIV>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="77%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Position</TD>
</TR>

<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Lynn D. Anderson&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Co-Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lynn D. Anderson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Kim D. Larsen&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Co-Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kim D. Larsen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/
Scott Widham&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Marketing</TD>
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Scott Widham
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Richard A. Martin&nbsp;
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Richard A. Martin
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John Morton&nbsp;
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John Morton
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Donald R. Walker&nbsp;
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Donald R. Walker
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David R. Huber&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
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David R. Huber
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Corvis Corporation Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.2 of the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File No. 333-36238)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Corvis Corporation 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, File No.&nbsp;333-36238)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Broadwing Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe, &#038; Maw LLP, regarding the legality of the common
stock being registered.</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2006
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BROADWING CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
52-2041343
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1122 Capital of Texas Highway
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 742-3700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of principal executive offices)
Corvis
Corporation Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan
Corvis Corporation 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan
Broadwing Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full titles of the plan)
Send to:
Kim D. Larsen
General Counsel
1122 Capital of Texas Highway
Austin, Texas 78746
(312) 742-3700
(Name and address of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
maximum
Title of each class of
Amount
offering
aggregate
securities
to be
price per
offering
Amount of
to be registered
(1)
registered
(1)
share
(2)
price
(2)
registration fee
Corvis
 Corporation Second Amended 1997 Stock
Option Plan, Common Stock,
$0.01 par value
2,651,131
(3)
$
21.98
$
58,271,859
$
6,235.09
Corvis Corporation 2000 Long
Term Incentive Plan, Common
Stock, $0.01 par value
308,470
(4)
$
13.75
$
4,241,463
$
453.84
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
8,016,096
(5)
$
9.75
$
78,156,936
$
8,362.79
(1)
This registration statement shall, in accordance with Rule 416 under the 1933 Act be
deemed to cover such additional shares as may be issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee,
pursuant to paragraphs of (c) and h) of Rule 457 under the 1933 Act and computed on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices per share of the Registrant's common stock, as
reported on The Nasdaq National Market on June 28, 2006. With respect to outstanding options under
registrant's Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan and 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan, the actual aggregate
offering price is based on the actual weighted average exercise price per share for the outstanding
options.
(3)
Represents shares subject to options outstanding as of June 29, 2006 under the
registrant's Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan.
(4)
Represents shares subject to options outstanding as of June 29, 2006 under the
registrant's 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan.
(5)
Represents additional shares to be issued under the registrant's Second Amended
1997 Stock Option Plan, the registrant's 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan (including the annual
increases in shares authorized under the plan up to the lesser of five percent of outstanding
shares on January 1 of each year or such other number of shares as determined by the board of directors) and the
registrant's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase.
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance
with Rule 462 under the 1933 Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Opinion/Consent of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
Consent of Independent Registered Public Account Firm
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
* Item 1. Plan Information.
* Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
* The information required by Part I of Form S-8 to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the 1933
Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The documents listed below have heretofore been filed by Broadwing Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and are incorporated by reference herein and
shall be deemed a part hereof:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005;
(2) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006;
(3) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 1, 2006;
(4) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 21, 2006;
(5) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (Item 3.02 only), filed with the Commission on
February 24, 2006;
(6) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 13, 2006;
(7) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on March 24, 2006;
(8) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 7, 2006;
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(9) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 28, 2006;
(10) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (Items 1.01, 2.03 and 3.02 only), filed with the
Commission on May 12, 2006;
(11) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 18, 2006;
(12) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (Items 1.01, 2.03 and 3.02 only), filed with the
Commission on June 14, 2006;
(13) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 23, 2006; and
(14) The description of Common Stock under the caption "Description of Registrant's Securities
to be Registered" included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated July 10, 2000
filed under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended ("DGCL"), allows a corporation
to eliminate the personal liability of directors of a corporation to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where the
director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional
misconduct or knowingly violated a law, authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock
repurchase in violation of Delaware law or obtained an improper personal benefit.
Section 145 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a corporation may indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation)
by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director,
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officer, agent or employee of the corporation or is or was serving at the corporation's
request as a director, officer, agent, or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgment, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding. The power to indemnify applies (a) if such person is successful on
the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding or (b) if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest, or not opposed to the
best interest, of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The power to indemnify applies to actions
brought by or in the right of the corporation as well, but only to the extent of defense expenses
(including attorneys' fees but excluding amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably
incurred and not to any satisfaction of judgment or settlement of the claim itself, and with the
further limitation that in such actions no indemnification shall be made in the event of any
adjudication of negligence or misconduct in the performance of duties to the corporation, unless
the court believes that in light of all the circumstances indemnification should apply.
Section 174 of the DGCL provides, among other things, that a director who willfully or
negligently approves of an unlawful payment of dividends or an unlawful stock purchase or
redemption may be held liable for such actions. A director who was either absent when the unlawful
actions were approved or dissented at the time may avoid liability by causing his or her dissent to
such actions to be entered in the books containing the minutes of the meetings of the board of
directors at the time such action occurred or immediately after such absent director receives
notice of the unlawful acts.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, our directors shall
not be liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors' fiduciary duty of care to us and
our stockholders. This provision in the certificate of incorporation does not eliminate the duty of
care, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of
non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director will
continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our
stockholders, for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct or
knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director and for
payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under
Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other law,
such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Our bylaws provide that we must indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted by Delaware law and require us to advance litigation expenses upon our receipt of an
undertaking by a director or officer to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that
such director or officer is not entitled to indemnification. The indemnification provisions
contained in our bylaws are not exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled by
law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
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We also have insurance on our directors and officers, which covers liabilities under the
federal securities laws.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in this registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration
statement or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that
is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
(h)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the provisions of the registrant's articles of incorporation,
by-laws or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbia, State of Maryland, on the 29th day of
June, 2006.
BROADWING CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Kim D. Larsen
Kim D. Larsen
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears immediately below
constitutes and appoints Kim D. Larsen and Lynn D. Anderson and each or any one of them, as his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith and all instruments necessary, appropriate
or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and other federal and
state securities laws, in connection with the Corvis Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan, the Corvis
Corporation 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Broadwing Corporation Amended and Restated
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to file any such documents or instruments with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the 29th day of June, 2006.
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Signature
Position
/s/
Lynn D. Anderson
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Lynn D. Anderson
/s/
Kim D. Larsen
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
Kim D. Larsen
/s/
Scott Widham
Co-Chief Executive Officer and President of Sales and
Marketing
Scott Widham
/s/
Richard A. Martin
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Richard A. Martin
/s/
John Morton
Director
John Morton
/s/
Donald R. Walker
Director
Donald R. Walker
/s/
David R. Huber
Chairman of the Board
David R. Huber
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Document Description
4.1
Corvis Corporation Second Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-36238)
4.2
Corvis Corporation 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-36238)
*4.3
Broadwing Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
*5.1
Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe, & Maw LLP, regarding the legality of the common
stock being registered.
*23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Account Firm.
23.2
Consent of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this registration
statement).
*
Filed herewith.