Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Citizens Communications Company:


We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statement
(No. 33-48683) on Form S-8 and in the Registration  Statement (No. 333-61432) on
Form S-8 of Citizens  Communications  Company of our report dated June 26, 2002,
relating to the statements of net assets  available for benefits of the Citizens
401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related  statement
of changes in net assets  available for benefits for the year ended December 31,
2001, and supplemental schedules as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001,
which report  appears in the annual  report on Form 11-K of the Citizens  401(k)
Savings Plan dated December 31, 2001.



                                             /s/ KPMG



New York, New York
June 26, 2002