Crown Castle Announces Third Quarter 2015 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that it plans to release its third quarter 2015 results on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Crown Castle has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. eastern time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 800-289-0498 and asking for the Crown Castle call (access code 751635) at least 30 minutes prior to the start time. The conference call may also be accessed live over the Internet at http://investor.crowncastle.com. Any supplemental materials for the call will be posted on the Crown Castle website at http://investor.crowncastle.com.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available from 1:30 p.m. eastern time on Thursday, October 22, 2015, through 1:30 p.m. eastern time on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, and may be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112 and using access code 751635. An audio archive will also be available on the company’s website at http://investor.crowncastle.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days.

ABOUT CROWN CASTLE

Crown Castle provides wireless carriers with the infrastructure they need to keep people connected and businesses running. With approximately 40,000 towers and 15,000 small cell nodes supported by approximately 16,000 miles of fiber, Crown Castle is the nation's leading provider of shared wireless infrastructure with a significant presence in the top 100 US markets. For more information on Crown Castle, please visit www.crowncastle.com.

Contacts: Jay Brown, CFOSon Nguyen, VP - Corporate FinanceCrown Castle International Corp.713-570-3050