Exhibit 23.1


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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To the Board of Directors of
Citizens Communications Company

We consent to the use of our reports  dated  February 28, 2007,  with respect to
the  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Citizens   Communications   Company  and
subsidiaries  as of  December  31, 2006 and 2005,  and the related  consolidated
statements of earnings,  shareholders'  equity,  cash flows,  and  comprehensive
income for each of the years in the  three-year  period ended December 31, 2006,
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006 and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, incorporated herein by reference.

Our audit report on the consolidated financial statements refers to the adoption
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment"
and Staff  Accounting  Bulletin No. 108,  "Considering the Effects of Prior Year
Misstatements"  as of  January 1, 2006 and  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards No. 158, "Employers'  Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other
Postretirement Plans" as of December 31, 2006.

                                  /s/ KPMG LLP

Stamford, Connecticut
May 4, 2007