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CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
9
Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales
We have no foreign operations.
General
Order backlog is not a significant consideration in our businesses. We have no contracts or subcontracts that may be
subject to renegotiations of profits or termination at the election of the Federal government. We hold no patents, licenses or
concessions that are material.
Employees
As of December 31, 2004, we had 6,373 employees, of whom 5,912 were associated with ILEC operations and 461 were
associated with ELI. At December 31, 2004, the total number of our employees affiliated with a union was 3,333, of which
78 are covered by agreements set to expire during 2005. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.
Available Information
We make available on our website, free of charge, the periodic reports that we file with or furnish to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as well as all amendments to these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such
reports are filed with or furnished to the SEC. We also make available on our website, or in printed form upon request, free
of charge, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and the charters for the Audit,
Compensation and Retirement, and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees of the Board of Directors.
Stockholders may request printed copies of these materials by writing to: 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut 06905
Attention: Corporate Secretary. Our website address is http://www.czn.com.
Item 2. Properties
Our principal corporate offices are located in leased premises at 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut.
An operations support office is currently located in leased premises at 180 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, New York. In
addition, our ILEC segment leases and owns space in various markets throughout the United States.
An operations support office for ELI is located in a building we own at 4400 NE 77th Avenue, Vancouver, Washington. In
addition, our CLEC segment leases local office space in various markets throughout the United States, and also maintains a
warehouse facility in Portland, Oregon. Our CLEC segment also leases network hub and network equipment installation
sites in various locations throughout the areas in which it provides services. For additional information regarding
obligations under lease, see Note 26 to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Our ILEC and CLEC services segments own telephone properties which include: connecting lines between customers'
premises and the central offices; central office switching equipment; fiber-optic and microwave radio facilities; buildings and
land; and customer premise equipment. The connecting lines, including aerial and underground cable, conduit, poles, wires
and microwave equipment, are located on public streets and highways or on privately owned land. We have permission to use
these lands pursuant to local governmental consent or lease, permit, franchise, easement or other agreement.