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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 19, 2000--Crown Castle International Corp. (Nasdaq:TWRS) today announced plans to release third quarter financial results on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 3:30 p.m. Central Time.

Crown Castle has scheduled a conference call for Friday morning, Oct. 27, 2000 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Central Time). Participating in the call will be Ted Miller, chairman and chief executive officer; John Kelly, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Ben Moreland, senior vice president and chief financial officer.

To participate in the call, dial 719/457-2665 at least ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the Crown Castle conference call. A replay will be available after the call on Oct. 27, 2000 and will be available until Nov. 3, 2000. To access the replay, dial 719/457-0820, enter the pass code 646075 and follow the instructions given.

Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call free over the Internet by visiting the Company's Web site at www.crowncastle.com. To listen to the live call on the Web, please visit the Crown Castle Web site at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live Webcast, an archive will be available shortly after the call and a transcript of the call will be posted on the Web site approximately 48 hours later. For more information, please contact Rick Black at Easterly Investor Relations at 713/529-6600 or email rick@easterly.com.

Crown Castle International Corp. engineers, deploys, owns and operates technologically advanced, shared wireless infrastructure. The Company offers near-universal broadcast coverage in the United Kingdom and significant wireless communications coverage to 68 of the top 100 US markets, more than 95 percent of the UK population and more than 92 percent of the Australian population. Pro forma for all closed and previously announced transactions, Crown Castle International owns, operates, and manages over 11,000 wireless communication towers internationally. For more information on Crown Castle International, visit: www.crowncastle.com.

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