Exhibit 99.2




                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350.
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the Annual Report of Citizens  Communications  Company (the
"Company")  on Form 11-K for the year ended  December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Donald
B. Armour, Senior Vice-President,  Finance and Treasury of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan and the changes
     in net assets available for benefits of the Plan.




/s/ Donald B. Armour
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Donald B. Armour
Senior Vice-President
June 30, 2003




This certification is made solely for purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject
to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided  to  Citizens  Communications  Company and will be retained by Citizens
Communications  Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or its staff upon request.