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HOUSTON, Jan 31, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) today announced plans to release fourth quarter and year-end 2001 results on Thursday, February 28, 2002 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Crown Castle has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Friday, March 1, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. eastern time.

     What:   Crown Castle Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Conference Call

     When:   Friday, March 1, 2002 - 9:30 a.m. eastern time

     How:    Live via phone by dialing 1-303-262-2175 and asking for the Crown
              Castle call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time, or
             Live over the Internet by logging on to the web at the address
              below

     Where:  http://www.crowncastle.com

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through March 8, 2002 and may be accessed by calling 1-303-590-3000 using pass code 442118. An audio archive will also be available on the company's website at www.crowncastle.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days. For more information, please contact Karen Roan at Easterly Investor Relations at 1-713-529-6600 or email karen@easterly.com .

Crown Castle International Corp. engineers, deploys, owns and operates technologically advanced shared wireless infrastructure, including extensive networks of towers and rooftops as well as analog and digital audio and television broadcast transmission systems. The Company offers near-universal broadcast coverage in the United Kingdom and significant wireless communications coverage to 68 of the top 100 United States markets, more than 95 percent of the UK population and more than 92 percent of the Australian population. Crown Castle International owns, operates and manages over 14,500 wireless communication towers internationally. For more information on Crown Castle International, visit: www.crowncastle.com .

     Contacts:  W. Benjamin Moreland, CFO
                Jay Brown, VP Finance
                Crown Castle International
                713-570-3000

                Ken Dennard / kdennard@easterly.com
                Lisa Elliott / lisae@easterly.com
                Easterly Investor Relations
                713-529-6600

                    

SOURCE Crown Castle International Corp.

CONTACT:          W. Benjamin Moreland, CFO, or Jay Brown, VP Finance, both of
                  Crown Castle International Corp., +1-713-570-3000; or Ken Dennard,
                  kdennard@easterly.com , or Lisa Elliott, lisae@easterly.com , both of Easterly
                  Investor Relations, +1-713-529-6600, for Crown Castle International Corp.

URL:              http://www.crowncastle.com 
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