CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Oct 1, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2010-09-29

Reporting Person: MORELAND W BENJAMIN (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-09-29	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	M	26000	$24.688	Acquired	882566	Direct
2010-09-29	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	26000	$44.001	Disposed	856566	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-09-29	Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	$24.688	M	26000	Disposed	2011-02-22	Common Stock (26000)	Direct

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: Vested one-third per year over three years, with the first vesting on February 22, 2002.

F3: Represents the weighted average price of sales transacted on September 29, 2010; such sales were conducted through various transactions at sales prices ranging from $44.00 to $44.01 per share.