Exhibit 99.1


                                               Citizens Communications
                                               3 High Ridge Park
                                               Stamford, CT 06905
                                               203.614.5600
                                               Web site: www.czn.net


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Brigid Smith
203.614.5042
bsmith@czn.com



             Citizens Communications Named to "Forbes Platinum 400"
             Company named one of America's 400 Best Big Businesses

Stamford,  Conn., Jan. 12, 2007 - Citizens  Communications  Company (NYSE: CZN),
the parent company of Frontier  Communications,  has been included as one of the
"400 Best Big Companies in America" by Forbes. The magazine annually selects the
best of the biggest  publicly-traded  companies  in America,  across 26 industry
groups,  for its Platinum 400 list.  The selection  process  includes a thorough
review  of  financial  metrics,  Wall  Street  forecasts,  corporate  governance
ratings,  and other  public  information.  The list  appears in the Jan. 8, 2007
issue of Forbes and can be found on http://www.forbes.com/lists.

According  to Forbes,  more than 1,000  corporations  with $1 billion or more in
revenues  were  screened in a selection  process that  included  metrics such as
latest 12-month and five-year stock market returns, sales and earnings-per-share
growth and debt-to-capital  ratios. Forbes used Thomson IBES consensus forecasts
for long-term earnings growth;  accounting and governance scores came from Audit
Integrity of New York and Los Angeles.

"We are very pleased by the  inclusion of our company in this  exclusive  list,"
said Maggie  Wilderotter,  Chairman and CEO. "The  acknowledgement is especially
important  because it  encompasses  accounting and  governance  scores.  Forbes'
inclusion  of  Citizens  proves  that our focus on how we do business is vitally
important to bottom-line results."

About Citizens Communications Company
Citizens  Communications  Company (NYSE:  CZN) is a full-service  communications
provider  and one of the  largest  local  exchange  telephone  companies  in the
country. Under the Frontier brand name, the company offers telephone, television
and Internet services,  as well as bundled  offerings,  ESPN360 streaming video,
residential  security solutions and specialized bundles for small businesses and
home offices.


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This document contains forward-looking  statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
expressed or implied in the statements. These and all forward-looking statements
(including oral  representations)  are only predictions or statements of current
plans that are  constantly  under  review by the  company.  All  forward-looking
statements may differ from actual results.  The foregoing  information should be
read in  conjunction  with the company's  filings with the U.S.  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  including,  but not limited to,  reports on Forms 10-K and
10-Q.  The  company  does not intend to update or revise  these  forward-looking
statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances.

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