INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Citizens Communications Company:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement on
Form S-8 of Citizens  Communications Company (the "Company") of our report dated
March 6, 2002,  covering our audits of the  consolidated  balance  sheets of the
Company  and  subsidiaries  as of  December  31,  2001 and 2000 and the  related
consolidated  statements of income (loss),  shareholders' equity,  comprehensive
income  (loss),  and cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period
ended December 31, 2001,  which report appears in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.


                                                /s/ KPMG
New York, New York
June 21, 2002