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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000020520-00-000015
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000020520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [4931
]		IRS NUMBER:				060619596
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		8-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11001
			FILM NUMBER:		671683
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		HIGH RIDGE PK BLDG 3
				STREET 2:		P O BOX 3801
				CITY:			STAMFORD
				STATE:			CT
				ZIP:			06905
				BUSINESS PHONE:		2033298800
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		HIGH RIDGE PARK BLDG NO 3
					CITY:			STAMFORD
					STATE:			CT
					ZIP:			06905
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					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CITIZENS UTILITIES CO
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<TEXT>


                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                                 Date of Report:
                                 July 12, 2000
                         (Date of earliest event reported)




                           CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)



          Delaware                    001-11001              06-0619596
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                   Identification No.)



3 High Ridge Park, P.O. Box 3801, Stamford, Connecticut        06905
- -------------------------------------------------------        -----
(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)



                                 (203) 614-5600
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                          Citizens Utilities Company
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)


<PAGE>

Item 5.  Other Events.
         Citizens Communications Company entered into a definitive agreement to
         acquire Frontier's 1.1 million telephone access lines from Global
         Crossing Ltd.  The transaction is subject to various state and federal
         regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in the second half
         of 2001.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99.1  Press release of Citizens Communications Company
                        released July 12, 2000 announcing a definitive agreement
                        to acquire Frontier's 1.1 million telephone access lines
                        from Global Crossing Ltd.


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                      CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
                                      Registrant




                                      By:/s/ Livingston E. Ross
                                      -------------------------------
                                      Livingston E. Ross
                                      Vice President and
                                      Chief Accounting Officer





Date:    July 12, 2000
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE ANNOUNCING ACQUISITION
<TEXT>

                                                           Exhibit 99.1

COMPANY LOGO

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Financial Community:                          Media:
Alan H. Oshiki, Assistant Vice President      Brigid M. Smith, Assistant Vice
Investor Relations                            President Corporate Communications
(203) 614-5629                                (203) 614-5042
aoshiki@czn.com                               bsmith@czn.com


         Citizens  Communications  Enters Into  Agreement to Acquire 1.1 Million
Telephone Access Lines From Global Crossing Ltd.


STAMFORD,  Conn., July 12, 2000 - Citizens  Communications  (NYSE:CZN) announced
today that it has entered into a definitive  agreement to acquire Frontier's 1.1
million telephone access lines from Global Crossing Ltd. (NASDAQ:GBLX) for $3.65
billion in cash.  Citizens  and Global  Crossing  also  entered into a strategic
agreement under which Global Crossing will provide long distance services.

"This  transaction  takes  Citizens  another step closer to our goal to grow our
service  platform  to 5 million  access  lines,"  said  Leonard  Tow,  Citizens'
chairman  and  chief  executive  officer.  "These  properties  are an  excellent
complement  to our existing  businesses.  Over 80% of the lines we are acquiring
will add  critical  mass to our  operating  clusters  in New York  state and the
Midwest, and will provide us with the economies of scale necessary for our drive
toward significant EBITDA margin improvement.  Along with acquisition agreements
made in 1999  with GTE and US WEST,  the  Frontier  acquisition  will  bring the
number of access lines Citizens will serve to over 3 million."

A new $3.5 billion bank credit line has been arranged to fund this  transaction.
The transaction is subject to various state and federal regulatory approvals and
is expected to be completed in the second half of 2001.

Citizens  Communications  provides  telecommunications  services  to more than 1
million  customers  in  14  states.   In  1999,   Citizens  agreed  to  purchase
approximately 1 million additional access lines in 11 states. The first of these
transactions,  in Nebraska,  closed on June 30; the  remainder  will continue to
close  throughout  the  next 12  months.  Citizens  also  owns  82% of  Electric
Lightwave,  Inc. (NASDAQ:ELIX),  a facilities-based,  integrated  communications
provider  that offers a broad range of services to  telecommunications-intensive
businesses  throughout the United States. More information about Citizens can be
found at www.czn.net.

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  because  of, but not  limited to,
changes in the local and overall economy,  changes in market conditions for debt
and equity securities,  the nature and pace of technological changes, the number
and  effectiveness of competitors in the company's  markets,  success in overall
strategy,  changes in legal or regulatory  policy,  changes in legislation,  the
company's  ability to identify future markets and  successfully  expand existing
ones, the mix of products and services  offered in the company's target markets,
the effects of  acquisitions  and  dispositions  and the ability to  effectively
integrate businesses  acquired.  These important factors should be considered in
evaluating any statement  contained  herein and/or made by the company or on its
behalf.  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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