UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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): November 15, 2007

                         Citizens Communications Company
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

               001-11001                               06-0619596
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      (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut                  06905
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 (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (203) 614-5600
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
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              Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory  Arrangements of
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              Certain Officers
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               John H. Casey, III, Executive Vice President of the Company, left
               the Company on November 15, 2007. On that date, Mr. Casey entered
               into a  Separation  Agreement  and Release  with the  Company.  A
               description  of the terms and  conditions  and the  amounts to be
               paid  thereunder is  incorporated by reference from the Company's
               Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.  001-11001)  filed on August
               31, 2007.








                                   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


Date:  November 21, 2007            By: /s/ Robert J. Larson
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                                         Robert J. Larson
                                         Senior Vice President and
                                         Chief Accounting Officer