New Name Will Align Corporate and Brand Names
Citizens Communications Company (NYSE:CZN) announced that at its Annual
Meeting on May 15, 2008 stockholders overwhelmingly approved 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 31st. “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 visually
communicate 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.
Citizens Communications
David Whitehouse, 203-614-5708
Senior
Vice President & Treasurer
