CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the inclusion in this
Citizens  Communications Company (formerly Citizens Utilities) Form 8-K filed on
March  29,  2001 of our  report  dated  May 19,  2000,  on the  special  purpose
statements  of  selected  assets,  liabilities  and  parent's  equity  of  Qwest
Communications  International  Inc.'s  (formerly U S WEST,  Inc.) selected Qwest
Exchanges  (formerly  selected U S WEST  Exchanges)  as of December 31, 1999 and
1998 and the related statements of revenues and expenses and cash flows for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999 included  herein and to
all references to our Firm included in this Registration Statement.



Arthur Andersen LLP

Denver, Colorado,
   March 29, 2001