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Exhibit 10.23

                       FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
                            (Mary Agnes Wilderotter)

     This Agreement is made as of  _________________  ("Date of Award")  between
Citizens Communications Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") and Mary
Agnes Wilderotter (the "Grantee").  In consideration of the agreements set forth
below, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:

     1.   Grant: A restricted  stock award  ("Award") of ________ shares ("Award
          Shares") of the  Company's  common  stock  ("Common  Stock") is hereby
          granted by the  Company to the  Grantee  subject to: (i) the terms and
          conditions of that certain  Employment  Agreement,  dated  November 1,
          2004,   between  the  Grantee   and  the  Company   (the   "Employment
          Agreement");  (ii) the following terms and  conditions;  and (iii) the
          provisions of the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the
          "Plan"),  the terms of which are incorporated by reference  herein. In
          the event of a conflict among or between the Employment  Agreement and
          the terms and conditions  stated  herein,  the terms most favorable to
          the Grantee shall control.

     2.   Transfer  Restrictions:  None  of the  Award  Shares  shall  be  sold,
          assigned,   pledged   or   otherwise   transferred,   voluntarily   or
          involuntarily,  by the Grantee until such time as the  restrictions on
          said Award Shares shall have lapsed.

     3.   Release of Restrictions: The restrictions set forth in Section 2 above
          shall  lapse on  one-fourth  (25%) of the Award  Shares on each [GRANT
          DATE] beginning in [YEAR FOLLOWING GRANT DATE],  and ending on [FOURTH
          ANNIVERSARY OF GRANT DATE].

     4.   Forfeiture:  The Award  Shares shall be subject to  forfeiture  to the
          Company in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement.

     5.   Adjustment of Shares: Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
          contrary,  in the event of any change in the outstanding  Common Stock
          resulting  from a  subdivision  or  consolidation  of shares,  whether
          through reorganization,  recapitalization,  share split, reverse share
          split, share distribution or combination of shares or the payment of a
          share  dividend,  the Award Shares shall be treated in the same manner
          in any such  transaction  as other Common  Stock.  Any Common Stock or
          other  securities  received by the Grantee  with  respect to the Award
          Shares in any such  transaction  shall be subject to the  restrictions
          and  conditions set forth herein to the extent such  restrictions  and
          conditions  are not  inconsistent  with the  terms  of the  Employment
          Agreement.

     6.   Rights as  Stockholder:  The  Grantee  shall be entitled to all of the
          rights of a stockholder with respect to the Award Shares including the
          right  to  vote  such  shares  and  to  receive  dividends  and  other
          distributions  payable  with  respect to such shares since the Date of
          Award.  Any stock dividends  payable with respect to such shares shall
          bear the same restrictions as the underlying shares. Said restrictions
          shall lapse at the same time as  restrictions  lapse on the underlying
          shares.

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     7.   Escrow of Share Certificates:  Certificates for the Award Shares shall
          be issued  in the  Grantee's  name and shall be held by the  Company's
          transfer  agent  until  all  restrictions  lapse  or such  shares  are
          forfeited as provided under the terms of the Employment  Agreement.  A
          certificate or certificates  representing the Award Shares as to which
          restrictions  have lapsed shall be delivered to the Grantee,  upon the
          Grantee's request, upon such lapse.

     8.   Government Regulations:  Notwithstanding  anything contained herein to
          the   contrary,   the   Company's   obligation  to  issue  or  deliver
          certificates  evidencing  the Award  Shares  shall be  subject  to all
          applicable  laws,  rules and  regulations and to such approvals by any
          governmental  agencies  or  national  securities  exchanges  as may be
          required.

     9.   Withholding  Taxes:   Unless   inconsistent  with  the  terms  of  the
          Employment Agreement,  the Company shall have the right to require the
          Grantee to remit to the  Company,  or to withhold  from other  amounts
          payable  to the  Grantee,  as  compensation  or  otherwise,  an amount
          sufficient  to satisfy all federal,  state and local  withholding  tax
          requirements.  The  Company  will offer  Grantee  the  right  to  have
          withholding  requirements  satisfied by the Company's  withholding  of
          shares upon the timely  written  election of Grantee to utilize shares
          for withholding tax purposes.

     10.  Employment:  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall confer upon Grantee any
          right to continue in the employ of Company,  nor shall it interfere in
          any  way  with  the  right  of  the  Company  to  terminate  Grantee's
          employment  at any time  consistent  with the terms of the  Employment
          Agreement.

     11.  Plan: Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, agrees to be
          bound  by  the  terms  and  provisions  of  the  Plan  and  agrees  to
          acknowledge,  upon request of Company,  receipt of any  prospectus  or
          prospectus amendment provided to Grantee by Company.

     12.  Securities  Laws:   Grantee  agrees  to  comply  with  all  applicable
          securities laws upon sale or disposition of shares acquired hereunder.

     13.  Notices: Notices to Company shall be addressed to it at:

                           3 High Ridge Park
                           Stamford, CT  06905

                                      and to Grantee at:

                           ___________________

                           ___________________

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          Company  or  Grantee  may  from  time to  time  designate  in  writing
          different  addresses  for  receipt of notice.  Notice  shall be deemed
          given when properly addressed and sent first class or express mail.

     14.  Governing  Law:  The terms of this  Agreement  shall be  binding  upon
          Company,  Grantee and their  respective  successors and assigns.  This
          Agreement  shall be performed  under and determined in accordance with
          the laws of the State of Connecticut.

     In Witness Whereof,  the Company has caused this Award to be granted on the
date first above written.

CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY

By:__________________________________                _________________________
Hilary Glassman                                      Mary Agnes Wilderotter
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
SecretaryExhibit 10.24

                       FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
        (For Named Executive Officers other than Mary Agnes Wilderotter)

     This Agreement is made as of  _________________  ("Date of Award")  between
Citizens  Communications  Company,  a Delaware  corporation  (the "Company") and
______________  (the  "Grantee").  In  consideration of the agreements set forth
below, the Company and the Grantee agree as follows:

     1.   Grant: A restricted  stock award  ("Award") of ________ shares ("Award
          Shares") of the  Company's  common  stock  ("Common  Stock") is hereby
          granted by the  Company to the  Grantee  subject to: (i) the terms and
          conditions  of that certain  Memorandum  from Mary Agnes  Wilderotter,
          Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  dated July __,
          2007,  addressed to the Grantee (the "Change in Control  Memorandum");
          (ii) the following terms and  conditions;  and (iii) the provisions of
          the Amended and Restated 2000 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"),  the
          terms of which are incorporated by reference herein. In the event of a
          conflict  between the Change in Control  Memorandum  and the terms and
          conditions  stated  herein,   the  terms  of  the  Change  in  Control
          Memorandum shall control.

     2.   Transfer  Restrictions:  None  of the  Award  Shares  shall  be  sold,
          assigned,   pledged   or   otherwise   transferred,   voluntarily   or
          involuntarily,  by the Grantee until such time as the  restrictions on
          said Award Shares shall have lapsed.

     3.   Release of Restrictions: Except as otherwise provided in the Change in
          Control  Memorandum,  the  restrictions  set forth in  Section 2 above
          shall lapse on one-four (25%) of the Award Shares on each [GRANT DATE]
          beginning  in [YEAR  FOLLOWING  GRANT  DATE],  and  ending on  [FOURTH
          ANNIVERSARY OF GRANT DATE].

     4.   Forfeiture:  Subject to the terms of the Change in Control Memorandum,
          the Award  Shares shall be subject to  forfeiture  to the Company upon
          the Grantee's  termination of employment with the Company prior to the
          date the restrictions lapse as provided in Section 3 above.

     5.   Adjustment of Shares: Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
          contrary,  in the event of any change in the outstanding  Common Stock
          resulting  from a  subdivision  or  consolidation  of shares,  whether
          through reorganization,  recapitalization,  share split, reverse share
          split, share distribution or combination of shares or the payment of a
          share  dividend,  the Award Shares shall be treated in the same manner
          in any such  transaction  as other Common  Stock.  Any Common Stock or
          other  securities  received by the Grantee  with  respect to the Award
          Shares in any such  transaction  shall be subject to the  restrictions
          and conditions set forth herein.

     6.   Rights as  Stockholder:  The  Grantee  shall be entitled to all of the
          rights of a stockholder with respect to the Award Shares including the
          right  to  vote  such  shares  and  to  receive  dividends  and  other
          distributions  payable  with  respect to such shares since the Date of
          Award.  Any stock dividends  payable with respect to such shares shall
          bear the same restrictions as the underlying shares. Said restrictions
          shall lapse at the same time as  restrictions  lapse on the underlying
          shares.

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     7.   Escrow of Share Certificates:  Certificates for the Award Shares shall
          be issued  in the  Grantee's  name and shall be held by the  Company's
          transfer  agent  until  all  restrictions  lapse  or such  shares  are
          forfeited  as  provided  herein or under  the  terms of the  Change in
          Control  Memorandum,  as  applicable.  A certificate  or  certificates
          representing  the Award  Shares as to which  restrictions  have lapsed
          shall be delivered to the Grantee,  upon the Grantee's  request,  upon
          such lapse.

     8.   Government Regulations:  Notwithstanding  anything contained herein to
          the   contrary,   the   Company's   obligation  to  issue  or  deliver
          certificates  evidencing  the Award  Shares  shall be  subject  to all
          applicable  laws,  rules and  regulations and to such approvals by any
          governmental  agencies  or  national  securities  exchanges  as may be
          required.

     9.   Withholding  Taxes:  The  Company  shall have the right to require the
          Grantee to remit to the  Company,  or to withhold  from other  amounts
          payable  to the  Grantee,  as  compensation  or  otherwise,  an amount
          sufficient  to satisfy all federal,  state and local  withholding  tax
          requirements.  The  Company  will  offer  Grantee  the  right  to have
          withholding  requirements  satisfied by the Company's  withholding  of
          shares upon the timely  written  election of Grantee to utilize shares
          for withholding tax purposes.

     10.  Employment:  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall confer upon Grantee any
          right to continue in the employ of Company,  nor shall it interfere in
          any  way  with  the  right  of  the  Company  to  terminate  Grantee's
          employment at any time.

     11.  Plan: Grantee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan, agrees to be
          bound  by  the  terms  and  provisions  of  the  Plan  and  agrees  to
          acknowledge,  upon request of Company,  receipt of any  prospectus  or
          prospectus amendment provided to Grantee by Company.

     12.  Securities  Laws:   Grantee  agrees  to  comply  with  all  applicable
          securities laws upon sale or disposition of shares acquired hereunder.

     13. Notices: Notices to Company shall be addressed to it at:

                           3 High Ridge Park
                           Stamford, CT  06905

                                      and to Grantee at:

                           ____________________

                           ____________________

          Company  or  Grantee  may  from  time to  time  designate  in  writing
          different  addresses  for  receipt of notice.  Notice  shall be deemed
          given when properly addressed and sent first class or express mail.
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     14.  Governing  Law:  The terms of this  Agreement  shall be  binding  upon
          Company,  Grantee and their  respective  successors and assigns.  This
          Agreement  shall be performed  under and determined in accordance with
          the laws of the State of Connecticut.

     In Witness Whereof,  the Company has caused this Award to be granted on the
date first above written.

CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY

By:__________________________________                _________________________
Hilary Glassman                                               [GRANTEE]
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary

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