Exhibit 99.1



                                                                 Contact:
                                                             Brigid Smith
                                                             203.614.5042
                                                           bsmith@czn.com


           Frontier to Provide Citywide WI-FI Access in Select Markets
                            in Illinois and Tennessee

Stamford,  Conn., Nov. 2, 2006 - Citizens Communications Company today announced
that it has reached  agreements to deploy its Frontier Mobile wireless broadband
data  service  to its  markets  in  the  Cities  of  Cookeville,  Tennessee  and
Carlinville,  Illinois.  These  deployments  join the City and  County  of Elko,
Nevada and the State  University  of New York in Orange  County as  customers of
Frontier  Mobile's  public  wireless  broadband  network.

The new wireless  data offering is a valuable  addition to  Frontier's  existing
suite of voice, video, and High-Speed Internet products and services,  all fully
integrated on a single bill. Now with citywide wireless broadband from Frontier,
Cookeville and  Carlinville  residents and visitors will have Internet access at
home, in the office and on the go.

The company's  agreements  with the cities allow for  scaleable,  cost-efficient
additions  designed  to  expand  network  coverage  as  needed.  Cookeville  and
Carlinville are growth areas, and wireless  broadband  ubiquity is a value-added
enhancement.  Cookeville is home to Tennessee Tech University  (recently named a
"Best Southeastern College" by The Princeton Review), a major Frontier customer,
and is located in fast-growing  Putnam County,  about 80 miles east of Nashville
and 100 miles west of  Knoxville.  Approximately  25,000  residents of the Upper
Cumberland  Region travel to Cookeville each day to go to work or school,  visit
health care  providers and enjoy the city's  leisure  activities.  Many of those
activities are  concentrated  in the area of Cookeville  where  Frontier  Mobile
service will launch this spring.

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Carlinville,  Illinois is located  approximately  50 miles south of Springfield,
the state  capital,  and just 70 miles north of the St.  Louis,  Missouri  metro
area.  Carlinville is the county seat and home to Blackburn College and a number
of leading companies that design and manufacture software solutions,  dairy food
products and more.

"Frontier's  focus  has  been,  and  continues  to be,  small  and  medium-sized
communities  experiencing strong growth.  Cookeville and Carlinville - like Elko
County,  Nevada  and  SUNY  Orange  --  offer an  outstanding  quality  of life,
educational opportunity,  a locally based Frontier workforce.  These cities will
benefit from increased  broadband  Internet  choices," says Maggie  Wilderotter,
Chairman  and CEO of  Citizens  Communications  Company,  the parent  company of
Frontier.

Kerry Haley,  Vice President and General Manager,  Frontier  Mobile,  emphasized
that "Frontier's strong, positive, existing relationships with cities, counties,
businesses  and colleges  were  critical to Frontier  Mobile's  selection as the
provider of wireless  broadband  services in these  communities."  The scaleable
nature of Frontier Mobile's wireless data network allows for expansion as growth
occurs,  and the company's use, in many cases, of city-owned  infrastructure for
the network will help contain costs.

"Everyone   benefits  from  enhanced  wireless   broadband   access,"  says  Ms.
Wilderotter.  "The  communities  we serve  remain  at the top of the  technology
curve, and greater mobility makes it easy for residents,  visitors and commuters
to stay in touch with family,  friends and business associates." Citywide passes
will allow Frontier  Mobile  customers to enjoy one-stop  wireless access within
the  network  area  in  one,  two or  seven-day  increments.  Existing  Frontier
customers  may simply add the wireless  service to their  current  products from
Frontier to take advantage of this latest offering.

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About Frontier

Frontier is part of Citizens  Communications Company (NYSE: CZN), a full-service
communications  provider  and  one  of  the  largest  local  exchange  telephone
companies in the country.  Frontier  offers  telephone,  television and Internet
services,  as well as  wireless  broadband  data  networks,  bundled  offerings,
ESPN360 streaming video,  residential security solutions and specialized bundles
for small businesses and home offices.  Additional  information about Frontier's
products  and  services  is  available  at   www.frontier.myway.com.   For  more
information about Citizens Communications, visit www.czn.net.

This document contains forward-looking  statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties  that could cause actual results to differ  materially  from those
expressed or implied in the statements. These and all forward-looking statements
(including oral  representations)  are only predictions or statements of current
plans that are  constantly  under  review by the  company.  All  forward-looking
statements may differ from actual results.  The foregoing  information should be
read in  conjunction  with the company's  filings with the U.S.  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  including,  but not limited to,  reports on Forms 10-K and
10-Q.  The  company  does not intend to update or revise  these  forward-looking
statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances.

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