CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 8, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2010-12-07

Reporting Person: KELLY JOHN P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-07	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	M	31293	$8.70	Acquired	1040710	Direct
2010-12-07	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	S	31293	$43.099	Disposed	1009417	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-07	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	$8.70	M	31293	Disposed	2011-09-25	Common Stock (31293)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	22618	Indirect
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	22618	Indirect
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	405	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The option exercises and sales reported pursuant to this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person.

F2: Represents the weighted average price of sales transacted on December 7, 2010; such sales were conducted through various transactions at sales prices ranging from $43.00 to $43.2843 per share.

F3: Represents shares previously acquired in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).

F4: Vested on September 25, 2005 (following the Company's common stock achieving a pre-established target price).