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PITTSBURGH, April 13 -- Crown Communications, the domestic operating subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. (Nasdaq: TWRS), today announced that it has been awarded a contract by Western Wireless Corp. (Nasdaq: WWCA) Voice Stream PCS to provide build-to-suit services in the Texas region. Crown Castle's domestic footprint will increase by approximately 50 towers.

"This addition to our domestic tower footprint enhances our presence in the southwest region and complements Crown Castle's strategic clustering plan," stated John Powers, VP Regional Markets. "We look forward to expanding our relationship with Voice Stream and contributing to their system deployments."

Based in Bellevue, Wash., Western Wireless Corp. is a leading provider of wireless communications services in the western United States. Marketed under the VoiceStream name, Western Wireless provides PCS service in 10 U.S. markets and, in conjunction with joint ventures, provides VoiceStream PCS service in three additional markets.

Crown Castle is a leading provider of communication sites and wireless network services and provides an array of related infrastructure and network support services to the wireless communications and radio and television broadcasting industries in the United States and United Kingdom.

Pro forma for the BellSouth, One 2 One, and Powertel transactions, Crown Castle owns, operates and manages over 6,000 wireless communication towers internationally. For more information on Crown Castle, visit: www.crowncastle.com or call 1-877-4-TOWERS.