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HOUSTON, Jul 10, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) today announced plans to release second quarter 2002 results on Thursday, August 8, 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, August 9, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. eastern time.

     What:   Crown Castle Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

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

     How:    Live via phone by dialing 303-262-2130 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 August 16, 2002 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3000 using passcode 483699. 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 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, to more than 95 percent of the UK population and to more than 92 percent of the Australian population. Crown Castle owns, operates and manages over 15,000 wireless communication towers internationally. For more information on Crown Castle, 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

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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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