Citizens Telecommunications Company of California

Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc. is a telephone operating company of Frontier Communications based in Elk Grove, California. It was established in 1993 to acquire 5,000 access lines from GTE. In 1996, it acquired 20,000 access lines from Alltel in the Tuolumne and Golden State areas.[1][2] In 2007, Citizens acquired Global Valley Networks, serving Capay Valley, Livingston, and Patterson.[3] In 2013, Frontier Communications West Coast, a former GTE property serving Crescent City, was merged into Citizens.[4]

Its operations are separate from Frontier Communications of the Southwest, which serves former Verizon customers Frontier acquired in 2010.

References
  1. Writer, Bob Walter Bee Staff (1996-01-03). "CITIZENS EXPANDING IN STATE". Sacramento Bee, The (CA) (METRO FINAL ed.). pp. –3. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
  2. Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc. Service Catalog
  3. Turner, Melanie (2007-11-01). "Citizens Communications picks up three north-state markets". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  4. In the Matter of the Application of Frontier Communications Corporation, and Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc. (U1024C), and Frontier Communications West Coast Inc. (U1020C) to Authorize the Merger of Front ier Communications West Coast Inc. (U1020C) into Citizens Telecommunications Company of California Inc. (U1024C).
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