CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 6, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2010-12-02

Reporting Person: KELLY JOHN P (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-12-02	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	M	12700	$8.70	Acquired	1022117	Direct
2010-12-02	Common Stock, 40.01 Par Value	S	12700	$43.00	Disposed	1009417	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-02	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	$8.70	M	12700	Disposed	2011-09-25	Common Stock (12700)	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 shares previously acquired in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c)

F3: Vested on September 25, 2005 (following the Company's common stock achieving a pre-established target price).