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 Company Appoints New Treasurer

Stamford,  Conn., August 22, 2007 -- Citizens  Communications Company (NYSE:CZN)
announced  today that David R. Whitehouse will join the company on September 10,
2007 as Senior Vice  President and Treasurer.  He succeeds  Donald Armour who is
retiring from Citizens as of September 14, 2007.

Most  recently,  Mr.  Whitehouse was Treasurer of  International  Paper Company,
which he joined in 2001.  Before  that,  he was a Senior  Manager  of  Corporate
Finance for Ernst & Young,  LLP and before that,  an Associate at J. P. Morgan &
Co., Inc. and a Financial Analyst at General Electric Capital Corporation.

A graduate of The  Pennsylvania  State  University  with a B.S. in Finance,  Mr.
Whitehouse  earned a Master's degree in Business  Administration  at The Harvard
Graduate School of Business Administration.

Mr.  Whitehouse will report to Donald R. Shassian,  Chief  Financial  Officer of
Citizens.  Mr. Shassian  remarked,  "I am delighted to welcome Dave to Citizens.
His broad financial  experience and results-driven  performance make him a great
fit for our company.  I look forward to working closely with him to continue our
proactive management of our balance sheet,  outreach to the financial community,
and other efforts to continue maximizing shareholder value."

Mr.  Shassian added, "I want to thank Don Armour for his leadership of Citizens'
Treasury  group since 2000.  Don has been a key  contributor  to many  financial
successes at Citizens,  including the balance sheet  restructuring  in 2004, the
successful  receipt of proceeds from the liquidation of the Rural Telephone Bank
in  2006,  various  refinancings  in  2006  and  2007  in  connection  with  our
acquisition of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. and more."

About Citizens Communications
Citizens  Communications  Company  (NYSE:  CZN) operates under the brand name of
Frontier and offers  telephone,  television and Internet  services in 23 states.
More  information  is  available  at  www.czn.com,  www.frontieronline.com,  and
www.frontier.myway.com.

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