Exhibit 99
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                                        March 19, 2003

Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20549

        Re:  Citizens Communications Company, SEC File No. 001-11001

Dear Sir:

Attached  please find  statements  of the  principal  executive  officer and the
principal financial officer of Citizens  Communications Company accompanying the
filing today of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2002, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Please  call me at (203)  614-5047  or, in my  absence,  Robert  Larson at (203)
614-5104, if you have any questions.

                                        Sincerely,



                                        /s/ L. Russell Mitten
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                                        L. Russell Mitten


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                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350.
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the Annual Report of Citizens  Communications  Company (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Leonard
Tow,  Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all
               material  respects,   the  financial  condition  and  results  of
               operations of the Company.



/s/ Leonard Tow
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Leonard Tow
Chief Executive Officer
March 24, 2003




This certification is made solely for purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject
to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.

A signed  original  of this  written  statement  requird by Section 906 has been
provided  to  Citizens  Communications  Company and will be retained by Citizens
Communications  Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or its staff upon request.

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                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350.
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the Annual Report of Citizens  Communications  Company (the
"Company")  on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Jerry
Elliott, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all
               material  respects,   the  financial  condition  and  results  of
               operations of the Company.



/s/ Jerry Elliott
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Jerry Elliott
Chief Financial Officer
March 24, 2003




This certification is made solely for purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject
to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.

A signed  original  of this  written  statement  requird by Section 906 has been
provided  to  Citizens  Communications  Company and will be retained by Citizens
Communications  Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or its staff upon request.