Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Citizens Communications Company:


We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statement
No. 333-91054 on Form S-8 of Citizens Communications Company of our report dated
June 26, 2002, relating to the statement of net assets available for benefits of
the Frontier  Union 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2001, and the related
statement  of changes in net assets  available  for benefits for the period from
June 29, 2001 (inception) to December 31, 2001, and supplemental  schedule as of
December 31, 2001, which report appears in the annual report on Form 11-K of the
Frontier Union 401(k) Savings Plan dated December 31, 2001.



                                               /s/ KPMG



New York, New York
June 26, 2002