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Citizens Utilities Rural Company, Inc. is a telephone operating company of Frontier Communications serving customers in Mohave County, Arizona. It was established in 1962. It is separate from Citizens Telecommunications Company of the White Mountains and the Navajo Communications Company. W. B. Foshay Company, a predecessor of Frontier, bought California & Nevada Telephone of Kingman in 1929. [1]

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References

  1. Silver Belt A.P. Leased Wire (1929-07-26). "Foshay Company Buys Kingman Phone Line" . Miami Arizona Cilver Belt. Miami, Arizona. p. 1 via NewspaperArchive.