EXHIBIT 31.1

                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mary Agnes Wilderotter, certify that:

     1. I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on  Form  10-Q  of  Citizens
Communications Company;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a  material  fact or omit to  state a  material  fact  necessary  to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances  under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

     3. Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

     4. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are  responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal  control over financial
reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(f) and  15d-15(f))  for the
registrant and have:

               a) Designed such disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused
          such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  to be designed  under our
          supervision,  to ensure  that  material  information  relating  to the
          registrant,  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
          us by others within those entities,  particularly during the period in
          which this report is being prepared;

               b) Designed such internal  control over financial  reporting,  or
          caused such internal  control over financial  reporting to be designed
          under our supervision,  to provide reasonable  assurance regarding the
          reliability  of financial  reporting and the  preparation of financial
          statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
          accounting principles;

               c) Evaluated the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure
          controls and procedures  and presented in this report our  conclusions
          about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,  as
          of the  end of the  period  covered  by  this  report  based  on  such
          evaluation; and

               d)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change  in the  registrant's
          internal  control over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the
          registrant's  most recent  fiscal  quarter  (the  registrant's  fourth
          fiscal  quarter in the case of an annual  report) that has  materially
          affected,   or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially   affect,   the
          registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and


     5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to the
registrant's  auditors  and the audit  committee  of the  registrant's  board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

               a) All significant  deficiencies  and material  weaknesses in the
          design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
          are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's  ability to
          record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

               b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management
          or other  employees  who have a significant  role in the  registrant's
          internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  May 4, 2007           /s/ Mary Agnes Wilderotter
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                             Mary Agnes Wilderotter
                             Chairman and Chief Executive Officer