CROWN CASTLE INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Jan 5, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP (CCI)
CIK: 0001051470
Period of Report: 2010-01-05

Reporting Person: HAWK E BLAKE (EVP & General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-01-05	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	M	4821	$39.7500	Acquired	510918	Direct
2010-01-05	Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	S	4821	$40.2500	Disposed	506097	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-01-05	Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	$39.7500	M	4821	Disposed	2010-03-08	Common Stock (4821)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock $0.01 Par Value	365	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 one-third at the time of the grant on March 8, 2000, with the remaining two-thirds vesting annually in an equal number over five years.