Exhibit 99.1


                                                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:
Michael Bromley
Investor Relations
203.614.5218
mbromley@czn.com


               Citizens Communications Announces Initial Decision
               by U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine Litigation


Stamford,  CT,  June 28,  2006 - Citizens  Communications  Company  (NYSE:  CZN)
announced  today that the United States District Court for the District of Maine
yesterday  issued  Findings  of  Fact  and  Conclusions  of Law  in the  initial
liability phase of an environmental  contamination  lawsuit filed by the City of
Bangor,  Maine against Citizens  Communications  Company. The City of Bangor had
alleged  that  Citizens  is  solely  responsible  for the costs of  cleaning  up
environmental contamination in the Penobscot River alleged to have resulted from
the  operation  of a  manufactured  gas plant owned by Citizens  from 1948 until
1963.

With respect to the majority of the alleged contamination in the Penobscot River
that is the subject of the case,  the Court found that "the  possibility  of any
human  contact  and the risk of  endangerment  to humans or the  environment  is
remote and de minimus." The Court  determined  that Citizens and the City should
share cleanup costs for the remaining  smaller section of the River 60% and 40%,
respectively.  "We are  pleased  that the  Court  has both  recognized  that the
alleged  contamination that needs to be remediated is limited to a small section
of the  River  and that the City  also has  significant  responsibility  for the
remediation," said Hilary Glassman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of
Citizens.

Citizens is  continuing  to evaluate  the decision and the costs it may incur in
connection  with any required  remediation of the smaller  section of the River.
The  precise  nature of the  remedy in this case  remains  to be  determined  by
subsequent proceedings. In the interim, Citizens intends to (i) seek relief from
the Court in connection  with the adverse aspects of the Court's  opinion,  (ii)
continue  pursuing  its right to  obtain  contribution  from the  third  parties
against whom Citizens has commenced litigation in connection with this case, and
(iii)  vigorously  prosecute a lawsuit  against certain  insurance  carriers for
indemnification  for any remedial costs  ultimately  assessed against it and for
all costs of defense.

Citizens  cannot at this time  determine  what amount it may recover  from third
parties or insurance carriers.  The City had claimed that a large section of the
Penobscot  River  required  remediation  at a cost to  Citizens in excess of $50
million.  Citizens  believes that the Court's decision  confirms that the City's
allegations  about the  potential  scope of cleanup,  as well as Citizens'  sole
responsibility for cleanup costs, are without merit.


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About Citizens Communications Company

Citizens  Communications  Company (NYSE:  CZN) is a full-service  communications
provider  and one of the  largest  local  exchange  telephone  companies  in the
country. Under the Frontier brand name, the company offers telephone, television
and internet services,  as well as bundled  offerings,  ESPN360 streaming video,
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  and   www.frontieronline.com.   For  more
information about Citizens Communications, visit www.czn.net.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to
the safe harbor  provisions of The Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These statements are subject to risks and  uncertainties  that could cause
actual  results  to differ  materially  from those  expressed  or implied in the
statements.  These  statements are made on the basis of  management's  views and
assumptions regarding future events.  Forward-looking statements (including oral
representations)  involve risks and uncertainties  that may cause actual results
to differ  materially  from any  future  results,  performance  or  achievements
expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties are based
on a number of factors,  including but not limited to, the outcome of subsequent
proceedings  regarding  the  precise  nature  and  cost  of  the  remedy  in the
above-referenced case, the Court's ability to impose joint and several liability
under the Resource  Conservation  and Recovery Act ("RCRA"),  the outcome of the
Company's  request for the Court to reconsider  certain  aspects of its opinion,
the  outcome  of  appeals  that may be filed by either  party,  if any,  and the
outcome of the Company's  lawsuits  against third parties for  contribution  and
against insurance carriers for indemnification. 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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