UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 3, 2007

                         Citizens Communications Company
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

        001-11001                                         06-0619596
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 (Commission File Number)                     (IRS Employer Identification No.)


 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut                        06905
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 (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 614-5600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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               On July 3, 2007, Citizens  Communications Company (the "Company")
          entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Country
          Road  Communications LLC ("Country Road").  Pursuant to the Agreement,
          the Company will acquire Global Valley  Networks Inc.  ("GVN") and GVN
          Services ("GVS") through the purchase from Country Road of 100% of the
          outstanding common stock of Evans Telephone Holdings, Inc., the parent
          of  GVN  and  GVS.  GVN  has  approximately  15,000  access  lines  in
          California.  The  purchase  price is $62  million in cash,  subject to
          adjustment.

               The Company intends to finance the acquisition with cash on hand.

               The acquisition is subject to  satisfaction of certain  customary
          conditions,   including   Hart-Scot-Rodino   antitrust  clearance  and
          necessary approvals from the Federal Communications Commission and the
          California Public Utilities Commission. The transaction is expected to
          close within six to nine months.

               The Company and Country Road have made customary representations,
          warranties  and  covenants in the  Agreement,  including  Country Road
          making   covenants  not  to  solicit   alternative   transactions   or
          participate in discussions  concerning,  or furnish  information  with
          respect to, alternative transactions.

               A copy of the Agreement is attached  hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is
          incorporated  hereby by reference.  The foregoing  description  of the
          Agreement  is  qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text
          of the Agreement.

Item 8.01 Other Events
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               On July 5, 2007,  the Company  announced that it had entered into
          the Agreement by press release,  a copy of which is attached hereto as
          Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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          (d) Exhibits

               2.1  Stock Purchase Agreement,  dated as of July 3, 2007, between
                    Citizens    Communications    Company   and   Country   Road
                    Communications LLC.

               99.1 Press Release of Citizens  Communications  Company issued on
                    July 5, 2007.






                                   SIGNATURES


          Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
     the  registrant  has duly  caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
     the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY


Date:   July 9, 2007               By:/s/ Robert J. Larson
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                                      Robert J. Larson
                                      Senior Vice President and
                                      Chief Accounting Officer