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Citizens Communications Reports Second-Quarter Results; Substantially Reduces Debt.


Business Editors

STAMFORD Stamford, town, England
Stamford, town (1991 pop. 18,127), in the Parts of Kesteven, Lincolnshire, E central England, on the Welland River. It is a market town. Products include diesel engines, electrical equipment, bricks, and tiles.
, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2002

Citizens Communications Citizens Communications is the parent company of Frontier Telephone, providing telephone and internet access in 24 states.

The company headquarters are located at 3 High Ridge Park in Stamford, Connecticut.
 (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
:CZN) today reported revenues of almost $515 million from its ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC.  (incumbent Refers to an entity that is currently in power. For example, in politics, the "incumbent senator" is the person who holds that office today. An "incumbent company" is an organization that has been providing goods and services for some time. See ILEC.  local exchange company) operations for the quarter ended June June: see month.  30, 2002.

Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  (operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 plus depreciation and amortization, restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics).  and other expenses and reserves for telecommunication telecommunication

Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances.
 bankruptcies) margin for the ILEC improved to 53.3 percent for the quarter. The company prepaid pre·pay  
tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays
To pay or pay for beforehand.



pre·payment n.
 $517 million of debt during the quarter (in addition to the retirement of a lease in the amount of $110 million related to assets previously put in service, "Lease Retirement"), reducing debt by almost nine percent since March 31, 2002 and ended the quarter with over $420 million in cash. Since the beginning of the year the company has retired $665 million of debt or 11 percent of the total debt outstanding at December December: see month.  31, 2001.

For the second quarter 2002 consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 revenue was $662.4 million; operating income from continuing operations continuing operations

Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the
 was $82.6 million; consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was $297.2 million; capital expenditures totaled $96.2 million (excluding the Lease Retirement); consolidated free cash flow was $40.6 million; the consolidated net loss was $41.6 million; and consolidated net loss per share was $0.15.

Citizens' consolidated results for the second quarter of 2002 include restructuring and other expenses of $18.3 million related to the Electric Lightwave Light in the infrared, visible and ultraviolet ranges, which falls between x-rays and microwaves. Wavelengths are between 10 nanometers and one millimeter. , Inc. (ELI Eli (ē`lī), in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.

1. (language) ELI - An early system on the IBM 705 and IBM 650.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
2.
) tender offer and a reduction of the company's work force; $10 million related to the write-down Write-Down

Reducing the book value of an asset because it is overvalued compared to the market value.

Notes:
This is usually reflected in the company's income statement as an expense, thereby reducing net income.
 of WorldCom The former name of MCI. Based in Jackson, MS, WorldCom, Inc. was a major, international telecommunications carrier. It was founded in 1983 by Bernard Ebbers as Long Distance Discount Service (LDDS), a reseller of AT&T WATS lines to small businesses.  receivables Receivables

An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed
 net of a settlement with Global Crossing; and a non-cash charge Non-Cash Charge

A charge off, made by a company against earnings, that does not require an initial outlay of cash.

Notes:
Non-cash charges are typically against the depreciation, amortization, and depletion accounts on a company's balance sheet.
 of $45.6 million resulting from the write-off Write-Off

A reduction in the value of an asset or earnings by the amount of an expense or loss. Companies are able to write off certain expenses that are required to run the business, or have been incurred in the operation of the business and detract from retained revenues.
 of the company's remaining investment in Adelphia A`del´phi`a

n. 1. (Bot.) A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; - used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc. s>
 Communications to zero.

The company remains focused on and committed to the continuing improvement of its balance sheet through the generation of free cash flow applied to further debt reduction. Total debt was reduced from $5.9 billion at March 31, 2002 to $5.4 billion at June 30, 2002. In addition to free cash flow generated from ongoing operations, the debt retirements this year will reduce interest expense, and will increase free cash flow and pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 income, by approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 $30 million annually. The company's net debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio for the quarter was 4.2x and the company continues to target a ratio of 4x by the end of 2002. Further improvement in the ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA is expected during 2003. Even with the substantial reduction in debt, the company ended the quarter with over $420 million of cash. The sale of the company's Kauai Kauai (kou'wī`), circular island (1990 pop. 51,177), 549 sq mi (1,422 sq km), 32 mi (52 km) in diameter, N Hawaii, separated from Oahu island to the southeast by Kauai Channel. Lihue (1990 pop. , Hawaii Hawaii, island, United States
Hawaii, island (1990 pop. 120,217), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.; known as the Big Island.
, electric business for $215 million in cash remains on track for a closing by the end of this year.

Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.

Second quarter 2002 revenue from the company's ILEC Segment was a record $514.7 million, up $225.9 million or 78 percent from $288.8 million in the second quarter of 2001. Excluding the impact of the Frontier frontier, in U.S. history, the border area of settlement of Europeans and their descendants; it was vital in the conquest of the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific.  acquisition, which was completed on June 29, 2001, the revenue increase was approximately five percent above the second-quarter 2001, primarily from continued increases in penetration The successful unauthorized breach of a security perimeter. See penetration test.  of enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; , data and long-distance long-dis·tance
adj.
1. Covering a long distance: a long-distance runner; operating under long-distance supervision.

2.
 products. Second-quarter 2002 revenues include a $2.2 million increase resulting from the completion of an audit with respect to a state subsidy subsidy, financial assistance granted by a government or philanthropic foundation to a person or association for the purpose of promoting an enterprise considered beneficial to the public welfare.  fund.

The company had approximately 2.47 million access lines at June 30, 2002 compared to approximately 2.49 million at June 30, 2001. The decrease of approximately 20,000 lines or 0.9 percent has been more than offset by the addition of more than 41,000 DSL DSL
 in full Digital Subscriber Line

Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary
 subscribers over the last year. The company added 12,300 DSL subscribers during the second quarter compared to approximately 2,000 subscribers added during the second quarter of 2001. DSL additions sometimes replace second lines, which accounts for a portion of the reduction in primary access line count. Taking into account DSL subscriptions, total lines grew by more than 18,000 or 0.7 percent since June 30, 2001.

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2002 was $274.1 million, an increase of $125.1 million or 84 percent compared to the comparable prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the second-quarter of 2002 increased to 53.3 percent from 51.6 percent in the second quarter of 2001, reflecting increases in high-margin revenues, an ongoing focus on increased productivity, success in the integration of Frontier and the efficiencies achieved from consolidation of the company's activities. The company continues to focus on achieving a 55 percent run rate Adjusted EBITDA margin as it exits 2002.

For the second quarter the ILEC segment had capital expenditures of $83 million compared to $56 million of capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2002. This increase is primarily a result of seasonality.

Second-quarter 2002 revenue from ELI totaled $45.3 million, Adjusted EBITDA was $2.1 million and capital expenditures were $3.8 million (excluding the Lease Retirement).

Public Service

The gas and electric segments accounted for $102.4 million of second-quarter 2002 consolidated revenue, $21 million of EBITDA, $9.4 million of capital expenditures and $11.6 million of free cash flow.

Free cash flow is EBITDA minus capital expenditures (excluding the Lease Retirement), interest expense and cash taxes. EBITDA is a measure commonly used to analyze an·a·lyze
v.
1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations.

2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions.

3.
 companies on the basis of operating performance. EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance nor is it an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. The information in this press release should be read in conjunction conjunction, in astronomy
conjunction, in astronomy, alignment of two celestial bodies as seen from the earth. Conjunction of the moon and the planets is often determined by reference to the sun.
 with the financial statements and footnotes contained in our Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Citizens Communications

More information about Citizens can be found at www.czn.net.

This document contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied Inferred from circumstances; known indirectly.

In its legal application, the term implied is used in contrast with express, where the intention regarding the subject matter is explicitly and directly indicated.
 in the statements. These and all forward-looking statements (including oral representations) are only predictions or statements of current plans that are constantly under review by the company. All forward-looking statements may differ from actual results because of, but not limited to, changes in local and national economies, the state of the telecommunications industry, changes in market conditions for debt and equity securities, the nature and pace of technological changes, the number and effectiveness of competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t.  in the company's markets, success in overall strategy, changes in legal or regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 policy, changes in legislation, the mix of products and services offered in the company's markets, the effects of acquisitions and dispositions and the ability to effectively integrate businesses acquired. These important factors should be considered in evaluating any statement contained herein and/or and/or  
conj.
Used to indicate that either or both of the items connected by it are involved.

Usage Note: And/or is widely used in legal and business writing.
 made by the company or on its behalf. The foregoing information should be read in conjunction with the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. The company does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
.

                    Citizens Communications Company
                      Consolidated Financial Data
                              (unaudited)

                                 For the quarter ended
                   ---------------------------------------------------
                               Jun-02                         Jun-02
                                vs.                             vs.
(Amounts in                    Mar-02                         Jun-01
thousands - except   June 30,    %     March 31,   June 30,      %
per-share amounts)     2002    Change   2002        2001      Change
                   ----------- ------ ---------- -----------  -------
Income Statement Data
Continuing operations
 Revenue           $ 662,439      -2% $ 679,334  $ 505,741        31%
 Cost of services    113,786     -11%   128,238    128,528       -11%
 Other operating
  expenses           251,426      -4%   260,854    202,298(1)     24%
 Depreciation and
  amortization       186,378       5%   178,174    114,366(2)     63%
 Reserve for
telecommunications
 bankruptcies         10,001      28%     7,804          -       100%
 Restructuring and
 other expenses (3)   18,280     368%     3,905          -       100%
 Operating income     82,568     -18%   100,359     60,549        36%
 Investment and
  other income
  (loss), net        (28,076)     42%   (48,508)    10,641      -364%
 Interest expense    122,611      -1%   123,603     74,681        64%
 Income tax
 expense (benefit)   (26,560)      1%   (26,942)       525     -5159%
Income from
 discontinued
 operations, net
 of tax                    -     100%    (1,478)     3,367      -100%
Gain on disposal
 of water segment,
 net of tax                -    -100%   169,326          -         0%
Cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting
 principle (4)             -     100%   (39,812)         -         0%
 Carrying cost of
 equity forward
 contracts                 -       0%         -     12,647      -100%
Net income (loss)
 available to
 common
 shareholders       (41,559)    -150%    83,226    (13,296)     -213%

Other Financial
 Data
Adjusted EBITDA
 from continuing
 operations (5)    $ 297,227       2% $ 290,242  $ 174,915        70%
Total capital
 expenditures         96,166(6)   38%    69,599    103,832        -7%
Free cash flow (7) $  40,630     -52% $  83,975  $  (4,452)     1013%

Long-term debt (8) 5,339,414      -2% 5,453,053  5,818,312        -8%

Total debt (8)     5,403,338      -9% 5,914,115  6,040,834       -11%
 Less: Cash and
 cash equivalents    421,069     -57%   972,751     49,578       749%
Net debt           4,982,269       1% 4,941,364  5,991,256       -17%

Net debt to
 current quarter
 annualized
Adjusted EBITDA          4.2      -2%       4.3        8.6       -51%
Interest coverage        2.4       4%       2.3        2.3         4%

Shares of common
 stock outstanding   282,213       0%   281,641    289,038        -2%
Weighted average
 shares
 outstanding         280,610       0%   280,257    269,129         4%

Net income
 available
 to common
 shareholders (9)  $   (0.15)   -150% $   0.30   $   (0.05)     -200%


(1) Includes $7,062,000 of acquisition assimilation expenses.
(2) Includes $10,037,000  of goodwill amortization.
(3) See footnote 6 in the SEC Form 10-Q.
(4) Write-off of ELI's goodwill.
(5) Adjusted EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and
    amortization, the reserve for telecommunications bankruptcies and
    restructuring and other expenses. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure
    commonly used to analyze companies on the basis of operating
    performance. It is not a measure of financial performance under
    generally accepted accounting principles and should not be
    considered as an alternative to net income as a measure of
    performance nor an alternative to cash flow as a measure of
    liquidity and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures
    of other companies (see segment footnote in the SEC Form 10-Q).
(6) Excludes $110,000,000 of previously leased facilities purchased by
    ELI in April 2002.
(7) Free cash flow is operating income plus depreciation and
    amortization minus interest expense, cash income taxes and capital
    expenditures.
(8) Excludes equity units. Total debt includes current portion of long
    term debt.
(9) Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding. Citizens
    Communications Company Consolidated Financial Data (unaudited)

                    Citizens Communications Company
                      Consolidated Financial Data
                              (unaudited)

                                For the six months ended
                    --------------------------------------------------
                                 Jun-02                         Jun-02
                                  vs.                             vs.
(Amounts in                      Dec-01                         Jun-01
thousands - except   June 30,      %     December 31, June 30,     %
per-share amounts)     2002      Change    2002        2001     Change
                    -----------  ------ ---------- ------------ ------
Income Statement Data
Continuing operations
 Revenue            $ 1,341,773       1%  $1,326,970 $1,130,023   19%
 Cost of services       242,024      -1%     245,485    353,893  -32%
 Other operating
  expenses (1)          512,280      -6%     544,084    407,626   26%
 Depreciation and
  amortization (2)      364,552     -12%     412,264    220,072   66%
 Reserve for
 telecommunications
 bankruptcies            17,805     -16%      21,200         -   100%
 Restructuring and
  other
  expenses (3)           22,185      15%      19,327         -   100%
 Operating income       182,927     116%      84,610    148,432   23%
 Investment and
  other income
  (loss), net           (76,584)      3%     (78,966)    13,425 -670%
 Gain on sale of
  assets                     -     -100%     139,304          -    0%
 Interest expense       246,214      -1%     247,850    137,686   79%
 Income tax expense
  (benefit)             (53,502)   -119%     (24,378)     9,573 -659%
Income from
 discontinued
 operations, net
  of tax                 (1,478)   -111%      13,399      4,476 -133%
Gain on disposal of
 water segment, net
 of tax                 169,326       0%           -        -    100%
Extraordinary
 expense-
 discontinuation of
 SFAS No. 71, net
 of tax                      -     -100%      43,631       -      0%
Cumulative effect
 of change in
 accounting
 principle (4)          (39,812)      0%           -       -     100%
 Carrying cost of
 equity forward
 contracts                   -     -100%       1,003     12,647 -100%
Net income (loss)
 available to
 common
 shareholders           41,667      138%    (109,759)     6,427  548%

Other Financial Data
Adjusted EBITDA
 from continuing
 operations (5)     $   587,469       9%  $  537,401 $ 368,504    59%
Total capital
 expenditures           165,765(6)  -47%     312,920   217,801   -24%
Free cash flow (7)  $   124,605     310%  $  (59,291)$  49,538   152%

Net debt to current
 six months
 annualized
 Adjusted EBITDA            4.2     -22%         5.4        8.1  -48%
Interest coverage           2.4       9%         2.2        2.7  -11%

Shares of common
 stock outstanding      282,213       0%     281,289    289,038   -2%
Weighted average
 shares outstanding     280,432      -1%     283,422    266,106    5%

Net income
 available to
 common
 shareholders (9)   $     0.15     138%   $   (0.39) $     0.02  650%


See notes (3) through (9) on previous page.
(1) Includes $8,834,000 and $12,546,000 of acquisition assimilation
    expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2001 and June
    30,2001, respectively.
(2) Includes $87,745,000 and $20,388,000 of goodwill amortization for
    the six months ended December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001,
    respectively.

                    Citizens Communications Company
                     Financial and Operating Data

                                   For the quarter ended
                    --------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in                        Jun-02                       Jun-02
thousands,                          vs.                            vs.
except operating                   Mar-02                       Jun-01
data)                 June 30,      %      March 31,   June 30,    %
TELECOMMUNICATIONS(1)  2002       Change     2002       2001    Change
                      -----------  ------ ---------- ---------- ------

Select Income Statement Data
Revenue
 Access services (2) $ 169,413        2% $ 165,755  $ 117,146      45%
 Local services (2)    216,075        1%   214,851    117,970      83%
 Long Distance and
  data services         75,658        3%    73,672     32,675     132%
 Directory              25,810       -2%    26,244     10,999     135%
 Other                  27,730        1%    27,509      9,998     177%
 Electric Lightwave     45,287       -4%    47,247     59,334     -24%
Total revenue          559,973        1%   555,278    348,122      61%

Expenses
 Network access
  expense               58,598        1%    57,958     34,645      69%
 Other operating
  expenses             225,131       -3%   232,320    159,659(3)   41%
 Depreciation and
  amortization (4)     186,332        5%   178,090    108,411      72%
 Reserve for
 telecommunications
  bankruptcies          10,001       28%     7,804          -     100%
 Restructuring and
 other expenses (5)     18,280      368%     3,905          -     100%
Total expenses         498,342        4%   480,077    302,715      65%

Adjusted EBITDA and
 Capital Expenditure
 Data
 ILEC Adjusted
  EBITDA (6)         $ 274,122        4% $ 264,320  $ 148,997      84%
 ILEC Adjusted
  EBITDA margin            53%        2%       52%        52%       2%
 ILEC capital
  expenditures       $  82,910       49% $  55,769  $  72,207      15%
 ELI Adjusted
  EBITDA (6)         $   2,122      -24% $   2,780  $   4,821     -56%
 ELI capital
  expenditures       $   3,816(7)   -10% $   4,247  $  14,970     -75%

Operating Income
 ILEC                $ 100,607        9% $  92,221  $  60,685      66%
 ELI                   (38,976)    -129%   (17,020)   (15,278)   -155%

Operating Data
 ILEC access lines
  (in millions)           2.47        0%      2.48       2.49      -1%
 ILEC switched
  access minutes of
  use (in millions)      3,034        1%     3,014      1,941(8)   56%
 Employees               7,715       -6%     8,197      8,949     -14%
 ILEC average
 monthly revenue per
 average line        $   69.32        2% $   68.28  $   69.65(8)   0%


(1) Includes our Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) and Electric
    Lightwave, Inc. (ELI) businesses.
(2) Prior to second quarter of 2002, we reported subscriber line
    charges (SLC) in both the access and local services revenue
    categories. Beginning with the second quarter of 2002, all SLC
    revenue is reported in the local services category. All prior
    periods have been conformed to this presentation. The average
    amount of SLC that were previously reported in access services is
    $23.1 million per quarter.
(3) Includes $7,062,000 of acquisition assimilation expenses.
(4) Includes $900,000 and $11,900,000 of accelerated depreciation
    related to the closing of our Plano, Texas facility for the
    quarters ended June 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002, respectively.
    Includes $10,037,000 of goodwill amortization for the quarter
    ended June 30, 2001.
(5) See footnote 6 in the SEC Form 10-Q.
(6) Adjusted EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and
    amortization, the reserve for telecommunications bankruptcies and
    restructuring and other expenses. (see footnote (5) on first page
    and segment footnote in the SEC Form 10-Q).
(7) Excludes $110,000,000 of previously leased facilities purchased by
    ELI in April 2002.
(8) Exclude Frontier for the quarter ended June 30, 2001. Citizens
    Communications Company Financial and Operating Data

                   Citizens Communications Company
                     Financial and Operating Data

                                    For the six months ended
                    --------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in                      Jun-02                         Jun-02
thousands,                        vs.                             vs.
except operating                 Dec-01                         Jun-01
data)                June 30,      %    December 31, June 30,      %
TELECOMMUNICATIONS(1) 2002       Change   2002        2001      Change
                     ----------  ------ ---------- ------------ ------

Select Income Statement Data
Revenue
 Access services (2) $ 335,168         0% $ 334,916  $ 228,353     47%
 Local services (2)    430,926        -1%   433,468    239,852     80%
 Long distance and
  data services        149,330         3%   144,989     63,284    136%
 Directory              52,054         3%    50,687     21,689    140%
 Other                  55,239         3%    53,861     22,955    141%
 Electric Lightwave     92,534       -10%   102,332    121,059    -24%
Total revenue        1,115,251         0% 1,120,253    697,192     60%

Expenses
 Network access
  expense              116,556        -8%   126,932     67,161     74%
 Other operating
  expenses (3)         457,451        -6%   484,654    323,087     42%
 Depreciation and
  amortization (4)     364,422       -11%   411,326    213,967     70%
 Reserve for
 telecommunications
 bankruptcies           17,805       -16%    21,200          -    100%
 Restructuring and
  other expenses (5)    22,185        15%    19,327          -    100%
Total expenses         978,419        -8% 1,063,439    604,215     62%

Adjusted EBITDA and
 Capital Expenditure
 Data
 ILEC Adjusted
  EBITDA (6)         $ 538,442         7% $ 504,533  $ 298,044     81%
 ILEC Adjusted
  EBITDA margin            53%         6%       50%        52%      2%
 ILEC capital
  expenditures       $ 138,679       -47% $ 259,675  $ 148,789
 ELI Adjusted
  EBITDA (6)         $ 4,902        19%   $ 4,134    $ 8,900      -45%
 ELI capital
  expenditures       $ 8,063(7)    -58%   $ 19,285   $ 35,304     -77%

Operating Income
 ILEC                $ 192,828        98% $ 97,601   $ 123,355     56%
 ELI                   (55,996)      -37%   (40,787)   (30,378)   -84%

Operating Data
 ILEC access lines
 (in millions)            2.47         0%      2.48       2.49     -1%
 ILEC switched
 access minutes of
  use (in millions)      6,048        -2%     6,185      3,752(8)  61%
  Employees              7,715       -12%     8,743      8,949    -14%
 ILEC average
 monthly revenue
 per average line    $   68.87         1% $   68.24  $  69.53(8)   -1%


See notes (1), (2),(5), (6), (7) and (8) on previous page.
(3)Includes $8,834,000 and $12,546,000 of acquisition assimilation
    expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2001 and June 30,
    2001, respectively.
(4)Includes $12,800,000 and $22,000,000 of accelerated depreciation
    related to the closing of our Plano, Texas facility for the six
    months ended June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively.
    Includes $87,745,000 and $20,388,000 of goodwill amortization for
    the six months ended December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001,
    respectively.
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