CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS RICHARD BOBBETT AS ITS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR, TELECOMS

Warwick, Tuesday, 5th September, 2000 - Crown Castle UK Limited, a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. - the independent supplier of sites and services to operators - today announced the appointment of Richard Bobbett as its new Managing Director, Telecoms. This is a newly created post that has come about as a result of structural changes announced in June 2000. Richard officially joined Crown Castle on Friday 1st September from Dolphin Telecommunications where he was previously Vice-President, European Operations.

Mr. Bobbett will take responsibility for Crown Castle UK's entire telecommunications business, reporting directly to Bob Giles, President and Chief Operating Officer. His specific areas of responsibility include site acquisition, sales, RF design, site build, transmission services and structural engineering.

Beginning his career as an apprentice with the Post Office, Richard has since held positions in the cable and telecommunications industries with Vodafone, Comcast, Telewest and Dolphin Telecommunications.

Bob Giles, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Crown Castle UK stated: "We are delighted that Richard is joining us - he brings a wealth of experience in radio systems including microwave systems, paging and cellular techniques - and will make a vital contribution to our business. As a company we are experiencing phenomenal growth in the telecoms arena and there is no doubt that Richard will help to drive our success even further, to continue to improve and provide world class service to customers."

Richard Bobbett responded: "I am really excited about the new opportunities and challenges that lie ahead with Crown Castle and will develop and create the best working environment for employees. They are an advanced technology company with great vision, drive and an outstanding commitment to customer service. My first priority will be to get to know our customers and ensure that we are delivering what they want. The telecoms industry offers tremendous opportunities, and we are committed to offering operators shared infrastructure that will help us to reduce the impact on local communities and the environment whilst continuing to meet demand."

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Crown Castle International Corp. engineers, deploys, owns and operates technologically advanced shared wireless infrastructure, including extensive networks of towers and rooftops as well as analogue and digital audio and television broadcast transmission systems. The Company offers near-universal broadcast coverage in the United Kingdom and significant wireless communications coverage to 68 of the top 100 United States 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 and www.3g-thefuture.com

Crown Castle UK Limited, a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., operates more than 2,000 sites across the UK. Broadcast customers include the BBC, ONdigital, Virgin Radio and Talksport. Telecoms customers include Vodafone Airtouch, Orange, BT Cellnet and One 2 One, amongst others.

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A digital photograph and/or print of Richard Bobbett and Bob Giles is available on request. Contact information

Stephen Arnold
Communications Manager
Telephone: 01926 416 870
Mobile: 07803 887 288
E-Mail: stephen.arnold@ngridwireless.com

Edward Lloyd or Simon West
Tel: 01799 506 187
Fax: 01799 506 189
Barrington Lloyd International
CrownCastle@bli.co.uk

This press release contains forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's belief as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. Although Crown Castle believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. More information about potential factors, which could affect the company's financial results, is included in the Risk Factors sections of the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company assumes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.