Exhibit 99.1


                                                    Citizens Communications
                                                    3 High Ridge Park
                                                    Stamford, CT  06905
                                                    203.614.5600
                                                    www.czn.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact
David Whitehouse
Senior Vice President & Treasurer
203.614.5708


      Citizens Communications Company to Participate in Analyst Conference

Stamford,  Conn., May 16, 2008 -- Citizens  Communications Company (NYSE:CZN) is
scheduled to participate in the upcoming Lehman Brothers  Worldwide Wireless and
Wireline  Conference  in New York,  New York.  Citizens is  scheduled to present
Wednesday,  May 28,  2008,  at 1:45 p.m.  Eastern  Daylight  Savings  Time.  The
scheduled  presenters  are  Maggie  Wilderotter,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive
Officer and Donald R. Shassian,  Executive  Vice  President and Chief  Financial
Officer.

Lehman   Brothers   will  be   providing  an   audio-webcast   of  the  Citizens
Communications  Company  presentation which will be available for the live event
as well for replay, at the following URL:

http://cc.talkpoint.com/LEHM002/052808a_jw/default.asp?entity=Citizens
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The webcast  replay will be available  within 24 hours after  conclusion  of the
live event and will expire on August 26, 2008.

About Citizens Communications
Citizens  Communications  Company  (NYSE:  CZN) operates under the brand name of
Frontier and offers  telephone,  television and Internet  services in 24 states.
More information is available at www.czn.com and www.frontieronline.com


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