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                                                        Exhibit 99.1


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

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Brigid M. Smith
203.614.5042
bsmith@czn.com


            CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS TO ACQUIRE GLOBAL VALLEY NETWORKS
                        AND GVN SERVICES FOR $62 MILLION

STAMFORD,  CONN,  July 5, 2007 - Citizens  Communications  Company  (NYSE:  CZN)
announced  today  that  it has  entered  into an  agreement  with  Country  Road
Communications  LLC  ("Country  Road") to acquire  Global  Valley  Networks Inc.
("GVN") and GVN Services  ("GVS") through the purchase from Country Road of 100%
of the outstanding  common stock of Evans Telephone  Holdings,  Inc., the parent
company of GVN and GVS.  The purchase  price is $62 million in cash,  subject to
adjustment. Citizens intends to finance the acquisition with cash on hand.

"This acquisition of approximately  15,000 access lines in California is a great
fit with our West Region properties," said Maggie Wilderotter,  Chairman and CEO
of Citizens.  "Global Valley has properties in fast-growth rural areas that meet
all of our acquisition criteria."

The  closing  is  subject  to   satisfaction  of  certain  usual  and  customary
conditions,   including  Hart-Scott-Rodino  antitrust  clearance  and  necessary
approvals from the Federal  Communications  Commission and the California Public
Utilities  Commission.  The  transaction is expected to close within six to nine
months.

About Citizens Communications Company
Citizens  Communications  Company (NYSE:  CZN) is a full-service  communications
provider  and one of the  largest  local  exchange  telephone  companies  in the
country. Under the Frontier brand name, the company offers telephone, television
and Internet services,  as well as bundled  offerings,  ESPN360 streaming video,
residential  security solutions and specialized bundles for small businesses and
home  offices.

About Global Valley Networks and GVN Services
Global Valley Networks, Inc. and GVN Services,  based in Patterson,  California,
are dedicated to providing reliable,  innovative telephone and Internet services
to the communities of Patterson, Livingston, Guinda, San Antonio, Diablo Valley,
Westley, Cressey, Grayson and Capay Valley, California.

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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to
the safe harbor  provisions of The Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995.  These  statements  are  made  on the  basis  of  management's  views  and
assumptions  regarding  future  events and business  performance.  Words such as
"believe,"  "anticipate,"  "expect,"  and similar  expressions  are  intended to
identify forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements (including oral
representations)  involve risks and uncertainties  that may cause actual results
to differ  materially  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties are based
on  a  number  of  factors,  including  but  not  limited  to:  our  ability  to
successfully  integrate the operations of  Commonwealth  Telephone  Enterprises,
Inc. and to realize the synergies from the Commonwealth acquisition;  changes in
the number of our revenue generating units; greater than anticipated competition
from  wireless  or  wireline  carriers;  the  effects of ongoing  changes in the
regulation of the communications industry; our ability to successfully introduce
new product offerings,  including bundled service packages;  our ability to sell
enhanced services; our ability to comply with federal and state regulations; our
ability to effectively  manage our operations,  costs and capital spending;  our
ability to successfully renegotiate expiring union contracts; overall changes in
the  telecommunications  market and general and local  economic  and  employment
conditions.  These and other uncertainties related to our business are described
in greater detail in our filings with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
including  our  reports  on Forms  10-K and 10-Q and the  foregoing  information
should be read in conjunction with these filings.  We do not intend to update or
revise these  forward-looking  statements  to reflect the  occurrence  of future
events or circumstances.


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