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CASE REOPENED
Ms.Jean Jewell
Commission Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
472 West Washington Street
Boise,ID 83720
RE:Name Change for Citizens Communications Inc.
Dear Ms.Jewell,
Citizens Communications Inc.,The parent company of Citizens Telecommunications of
Idaho and Frontier Communications of America,Inc.will change its name to Frontier
Communications Inc.on July31,2008.Citizens Telecommunications of Idaho has been
operating under the DBA Frontier Communications of Idaho for several years.The name
change by the parent company will better align it with the Frontier brand name being
used by its telephonecompany subsidiaries.
This change will be in name only.There are no changes to management or ownership of
either subsidiary operating in Idaho.
If you have any questions or concerns about this change,please let me know.
Sincerely,
Manager,Government and External Affairs
Enclosure
CITIZENS '
communications s":g Citizens Communications
3 High Ridge Park
Stamford,CT 06905.1 j203.614.5600
www.czu.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact
David Whitehouse
Senior Vice President &Treasurer
203.614.5708
Citizens Communications Will Change its Name to Frontier Communications Corporation
New Name Will Align Corporate and Brand Names
Stamford,Conn.,May 22,2008 --Citizens Communications Company (NYSE:CZN)announced that
at its Annual Meeting on May 15,2008 stockholders overwhelminglyapproved changing the
company's name to Frontier Communications Corporation.The change will become effective on July
31,2008.That day,the company's stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will become
"FTR"and the company's Chairman and CEO,Maggie Wilderotter,along with the Board of Directors,
is scheduled to ring the opening bell.
"The name change will align our corporate name with the brand name under which we operate and
are known in our markets.This change allows us to leverage the strength of our brand,and link our
corporate identity with our customers and our employees,"said Ms.Wilderotter.She added,"While
our corporate name will change,all core elements of the organization remain the same.As Frontier
Communications,we will continue to provide all of our constituents --our shareholders,our
customers,our communities and our employees --with the highest level of products and service."
The new Frontier corporate identity,including a new logo and website,will be launched on July 31 .
"The Frontier logo,already used in our local markets,graphically communicates our promise to
connect communities,"Ms.Wilderotter remarked."As a local,community-based communications
company,Frontier is in the business of bringing people together.Frontier will continue to offer the
best voice,broadband data and video services to our residential and business customers.Our unified
corporate branding is a way to visuallycommunicate that we are keeping pace with new products and
services that our customers want."
About Citizens Communications Company
Citizens Communications Company (NYSE:CZN)offers telephone,television and Internet services
under the Frontier brand name in 24 states.More information is available at www.czn.com and
www.frontieronline.com