SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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 30, 2002




                         CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            Delaware                  001-11001              06-0619596
  (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation)            File Number)         Identification No.)

                                3 High Ridge Park
                           Stamford, Connecticut                 06905
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 614-5600
               Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code



                           No Change Since Last Report
                           ---------------------------
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.   Other Events.


          Citizens  Communications  Company (NYSE: CZN) announced today that two
          additional  independent  directors,  Maggie  Wilderotter  and  William
          Kraus, have been elected to the company's Board of Directors.

          Mr.  Kraus'  election is effective  August 19, 2002 and the  effective
          date of Ms.  Wilderotter's  election is expected to be within the next
          60-90 days.






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                                   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



                        By: /s/ Robert J. Larson
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                        Name:   Robert J. Larson
                        Title:  Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer



Date:  August 2, 2002
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                                                Citizens Communications
                                                3 High Ridge Park
                                                Stamford, CT 06905
                                                203.614.5600
                                                Web site: www.czn.net
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Brigid Smith
Assistant Vice President
Corporate Communications
203.614.5042
bsmith@czn.com


       CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS ELECTS TWO ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

July 30, 2002,  Stamford,  Conn. - Citizens  Communications  Company (NYSE: CZN)
announced today that two additional  independent  directors,  Maggie Wilderotter
and William Kraus, have been elected to the company's Board of Directors.

Wilderotter  is  president,   chief  executive  officer  and  director  of  Wink
Communications,   Inc.  (NASDAQ:  WINK),  the  leading  mass-market  interactive
television  solution in North America. On June 24, 2002, Wink Communications and
Liberty  Broadband  Interactive  Television  (LBIT) announced the execution of a
definitive  merger  agreement  whereby  Wink  will  operate  as  a  wholly-owned
subsidiary of LBIT under Wilderotter's leadership.

Prior to joining  Wink,  Wilderotter  was executive  vice  president of national
operations  for AT&T  Wireless  Services,  Inc. and chief  executive  officer of
AT&T's Aviation Communications  Division. From 1991 to 1995, she was senior vice
president of McCaw Cellular  Communications,  Inc. and regional president of its
California/Nevada/Hawaii Region. She was with U.S. Computer Services, Inc./Cable
Data, as senior vice  president and general  manager from 1985 to 1991. She is a
member of the board of directors  of  Airborne,  Inc.,  The  McClatchy  Company,
American  Tower  Corporation,  and  Gaylord  Entertainment  Company.  She  was a
director of Electric  Lightwave,  Inc., a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Citizens
Communications  that was formerly a  publicly-traded  company.  Wilderotter is a
graduate of Holy Cross College, where she is also a trustee.

Kraus is a former director of Electric Lightwave,  Inc., Century  Communications
Corp., and Centennial  Cellular Corp. He is chairman emeritus of Guild.com and a
columnist for the Madison  (Wis.)  Capital  Times.  Kraus held senior  executive
positions with Sentry  Insurance and the Equitable Life Assurance  Company prior
to his  retirement.  He has a Bachelor of Science  degree from the University of
Minnesota and a law degree from the University of Wisconsin.

About Citizens Communications
Citizens  Communications serves 2.5 million telephone access lines in 24 states.
More information about Citizens can be found at www.czn.net.

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