Exhibit 99.1



TO:      Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers

FROM:    Citizens Communications Company

DATE:    July 8, 2004

SUBJECT: Citizens 401(k) Savings Plan Blackout Period

     As a director or executive officer of Citizens  Communications Company (the
"Company") you are subject to Section 306(a) of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002
and the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission's  Regulation  BTR, which prohibit
certain  securities  transactions  during  pension plan blackout  periods.  This
memorandum is to notify you of an impending blackout period in connection with a
planned  change in the record keeper for the Citizens  401(k)  Savings Plan (the
"Plan").  As a result of this change,  there will be a blackout  period in which
Plan participants temporarily will be unable to engage in transactions involving
the Company's common stock,  $0.25 par value per share (the "Common Stock"),  or
associated derivative  securities held in their individual accounts.  During the
blackout  period,  Plan  participants  will not be able to  exercise  any rights
otherwise  available  under the Plan,  which rights  include:  (1)  directing or
diversifying assets held in their Plan accounts,  (2) obtaining a loan under the
Plan,  or (3) obtaining a  distribution  from the Plan.  The blackout  period is
expected to begin on July 23, 2004, and is expected to end on August 4, 2004.

     DURING THE BLACKOUT PERIOD, YOU MAY NOT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,  PURCHASE,
SELL, OR OTHERWISE  ACQUIRE OR TRANSFER ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OR ASSOCIATED
DERIVATIVE  SECURITIES,  INCLUDING  STOCK  OPTIONS,  IF  THOSE  SECURITIES  WERE
ACQUIRED  IN  CONNECTION  WITH YOUR  SERVICE  OR  EMPLOYMENT  AS A  DIRECTOR  OR
EXECUTIVE OFFICER.1 THIS PROHIBITION APPLIES TO ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT PECUNIARY
INTEREST  YOU MAY HAVE IN SUCH  SECURITIES,  SUCH AS THE  COMMON  STOCK  HELD BY
IMMEDIATE   FAMILY  MEMBERS  LIVING  WITH  YOU,  IN  TRUST,   OR  BY  CONTROLLED
PARTNERSHIPS OR  CORPORATIONS.  THIS  PROHIBITION ALSO APPLIES WITHOUT REGARD TO
WHETHER YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN OR YOUR TRANSACTIONS ARE INSIDE THE PLAN.

     Upon  termination of the blackout  period,  you will be permitted to resume
transactions in such securities  subject to the Company's insider trading policy
("the Policy"). Please be advised that you are still subject to regular blackout
periods as imposed under the Policy in correlation  with earnings  releases,  as
well as "special" blackout periods imposed periodically, as appropriate.

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     (1) There are limited exceptions to the prohibition,  including:  bona fide
gift  transactions  and purchases and sales under  qualified Rule 10b5-1 trading
plans.  IT IS STRONGLY  RECOMMENDED  THAT YOU CONSULT  WITH RUSS MITTEN PRIOR TO
ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION BASED ON ANY EXCEPTION.




     If you have questions regarding this notice or the blackout period,  please
contact Russ Mitten at (203)  614-5047 or in writing at Citizens  Communications
Company, Attention: Russ Mitten, 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT 06905.


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