Exhibit 23.1





The Board of Directors
Citizens Communications Company:


We consent to the use of our report dated March 8, 2001, covering our audits
of the consolidated balance sheets of Citizens Communications Company and
subsidiaries ('the Company') as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the related
consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss),
shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended December 31, 2000, incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration
Statement on Amendment No. 3 to Form S-4.



/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York
February 1, 2002