Citizens Communications, Inc. (CFTC)

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On 6/30/2001 Citizens Communications, Inc. purchased Global Crossing's incumbent local exchange companies (Frontier Companies). However, Citizens Communications, Inc. kept the original Citizens Companies and the Frontier Companies under separate holding companies: Citizens Communications (CTTC) and Citizens Communications - Frontier Companies (RTTC). On March 8, 2007 Citizens Communications, Inc. completed the acquisition of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. which included Commonwealth Telephone (CWTC), an average schedule (non price cap) company. Currently, Commonwealth Telephone is above the revenue threshold, and must file ARMIS reports 43-01 and 43-08.

Of the remaining companies, all but Citizens Telecommunications Company of New York (CTNY), Citizens Telecommunications Company of California (CTCC), and Rochester Telephone (RTTC) are currently below the revenue threshold requirement for filing ARMIS reports. However, with the exception of Commonwealth Telephone, the ARMIS Service Quality Report (43-05) must be filed at the study area level for all study areas and must be filed at the holding company level for Citizens Communications (CTTC) and Citizens Communications - Frontier Companies (RTTC), since Citizens Utility Company (predecessor to Citizens Communications, Inc.) became an elective price cap company in 1997.