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July 23, 2008

Sandra Squire Executive Secretary West Virginia Public Service Commission 201 Brooks Street Charleston, West Virginia 25323

RE: CASE No. 08-0618-T-GI General investigation regarding certification of federal universal service funding for eligible telecommunications carriers in West Virginia

Dear Ms. Squire:

In response to the July 16~h,2008Commission Order of General Investigation of Federal Universal Service support, Case No. 08-0618-T-GI, please find enclosed the original and twelve copies of a Lifeline disclosure and a Lifeline verification for Citizens Telecommunications of West Virginia, Inc.

We respectfully request the West Virginia PSC to issue and file the certification with USAC and the FCC pursuant to 754.314 of the FCC's rules and regulations before October 1, 2008.

If there are any questions, please call me at (585) 777-5823.

Sincerely,

Deborah Fasciano Sr. Analyst - Regulatory Compliance

Enclosure

Cc: A. McCall

,sc ry uf d COMMUNlCATlONS SOLUTIONS

180 S. Clinton Ave., 5th Floor, Rochester, NY 14646

Verification of Consumers' Continued Eligibility for Lifeline

October 3 1,2007

To: Vice President - High Cost and Low Income Division Universal Service Administrative Company , 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036

This letter is to certify that the affiliated companies of Citizens Communications Company as identified in Appendix A have procedures in place to verify the continued eligibility of a statistically valid random sample of its Lifeline customers. The results for the annual verification for 2007 as required by the Federal Communications Commission and respective state regulatory commissions are provided in the chart in Appendix A.

To the extent any Lifeline customers qualify based on their level of income, I certify that the companies identified herein have income verification procedures in place and that, to the best of my knowledge, the company was presented with corroborating income documentation.

I am an officer of the companies listed in Appendix A, and I am authorized to make this certification.

Gregg Sayre Assistant Secretary 180 South Clinton Rochester, New York 14646 (585) 777-7270

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 511 d-day of October, 2007 c, r-c

Notary Phblic ' P HOLLY M. JAMES =P Notary Public, State of New Yorh Qualified in Monroe County My Commission Expires Nov. 30, Appendix A Page I of 2

Company name I Company I State Number Number of Number of SAC of Lifeline Lifeline Lifeline customers found customers who customers to be ineligible did not respond to surveyed survey Citizens Telecommunications 454426 Az 210 Company of the White 144 145 Mountains, Inc. 452 172 Az 230 140 I40 1 Company, Inc. 454449 Az 236 179 Company, Inc. 178 Citizens Telecommunications 154532; NY 23 8 103 103 Company of New York, Inc. 154533; 154534 of 150072 NY 136 82 AuSable Valley, Inc, 62 Frontier Communications of 150100 NY 226 New York, Inc. 98 72 Frontier Communications of 150122 NY 81 Seneca-Gorham, Inc. 30 24 - Frontier Communications of I50128 NY 71 Sylvan Lake, Inc. 35 25 Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. I50121 NY 204 10 9 - -,- _- Company 150110 NY 135 46 29 Frontier Communications of 250306 72 Alabama, LLC AL 181 120 Frontier Communications of the 2503 I8 AL 173 139 85 South - Alabama, LCC Frontier Communications of the 2103 18 FL 110 South - Florida, LCC 61 45 'rontier Communications of 250301 AL 71 -amar County, LLC 49 21 :rontier Communications of 220362 GA 55 ~ :airmount, LLC 38 16 kontier Communications of 220387 GA 135 76 jeorgia, LLC 47 'rontier Communications of 280460 MS 135 dississippi, Inc. 70 36 Appendix A Page 2 of 2

Company name Company State Number Number of Number of SAC of Lifeline Lifeline Lifeline customers found customers who customers to be ineligible did not respond to surveyed survey Frontier Communications 351 127 IA 226 121 116 Of Iowa Frontier Communications 320750 IN 27 IO 9 of Indiana Frontier Communications 320828 IN 19 13 11 of Thorntown Citizens 290580 TN 174 61 59 Telecommunications Company of The Volunteer State Citizens 294336 TN 230 123 123 Telecommunications Company of Tennessee Navajo Communications 494449 Company Citizens 204338; Telecommunications 2043 3 9; Company of West 200271

Virginia I I I - COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS :80 S. Clinton Ave., 5th Floor, Rochester, NY 14646

Verification of Consumers' Continued Eligibility for Lifeline

August 29,2007

To: Vice President - High Cost and Low Income Division Universal Service Administrative Company 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20036

This letter is to certify that the affiliated companies of Citizens Communications Company listed in Appendix A are in compliance with all applicable state Lifeline income certification procedures in the states that they conduct business in, and I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, documentation of income was presented.

I am an officer of the companies listed in Appendix A, and I am authorized to make this certification.

Gregg Sayre Assistant Secretary 180 South Clinton Rochester, New York 14646 (585) 777-7270

Subscribed and sworn to before me this A?-4 ay of August, 2007 -SAC # Citizens Communications Companv Affiliates

542308 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Caiifomia, Inc. 474427 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho 541183 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Illinois 361123; 367123 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Minnesota, LLC 484322 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Montana 371 128 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nebraska LLC 55443 1 ; 554432 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Nevada 154532; 154533; 154534 Citizens Telecommunications Company of New York, Inc. 533401 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Oregon 294336 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Tennessee LLC 543402 Citizens Telecommunications Company of the Golden State 290580 Citizens Telecommunications Company of the Volunteer State LLC 454426 Citizens Telecommunications Company of the White Mountains, Inc. 544342 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Tuolumne 504429 Citizens Telecommunications Company of Utah 204338; 204339; 200271 Citizens Telecommunications Company of West Virginia 452 172 Citizens Utilities Rural Company, Inc. 340998 Frontier Communications of Depue, hc. 34 1055 Frontier Communications - Midland, Inc. 341073 Frontier Communications - Prairie 34 1079 Frontier Communications - Schuyler, Inc. 330944 Frontier Communications - St. Croix LLC 250306 Frontier Communications of Alabama, LLC I50072 Frontier Communications of AuSable Valley, Inc. 170149 Frontier Communications of Breezewood, LLC 170152 Frontier Communications of Canton, LLC 220362 Frontier Communications of Fairmount, LLC 220387 Frontier Communications of Georgia, LLC 341038 Frontier Communications of Illinois, lnc. 341011 Frontier Communications of Lakeside 170178 Frontier Communications of Lakewood, LLC 250301 Frontier Communications of Lamar County, LLC 310682 Frontier Communications of Michigan, Inc. 361 367 Frontier Communications of Minnesota, Inc. 280460 Frontier Communications of Mississippi, hc. 330912 Frontier Communications of Mondovi LLC 341061 Frontier Communications of Mt. Pulaski, Inc. 150100 Frontier Communications of New York, Inc. 34 1067 Frontier Communications of Orion, Inc. 170194 Frontier Communications of Oswayo River, LLC 170168 Frontier Communications of Pennsyivania, LLC 150122 Frontier Communications of Seneca-Gorham, Inc. 150128 Frontier Communications of Sylvan Lake, Inc. 250318; 210318 Frontier Communications of the South, LCC 330967 Frontier Communications of Viroqua LLC 330964 Frontier Communications of Wisconsin LLC I5012 1 Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc. 454449; 494449; 504449 Navajo Communications Company, Inc. 350110 Ogden Teiephone Company 494449 Navajo (NCC) -New Mexico 330870; 330891; Rhinelander Telephone LLC 330940; 330941 170161 Cornmonweaith Telephone Company