Crown Castle International Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
1220 Augusta Dr., Ste. 500, Houston, TX 77057-2263, United States
(877)486-9377, (713)570-3000, (713)570-3100 fax, http://www.crowncomm.net

Primary SIC: Communication Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: Other Telecommunications
Description: Crown Castle International Corp. is a Delaware corporation publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company owns, operates and leases towers and other communication structures, including certain rooftop installations, for wireless communications. Crown Castle's core business is renting space on its towers via long-term contracts in various forms, including license, sublease and lease agreements. Generally, the company's towers can accommodate multiple customers for antennas and other equipment necessary for the transmission of wireless signals for mobile telephones and other devices. As of December 31, 2008, Crown Castle owned, leased or managed approximately 22,300 towers in the United States, approximately 1,600 towers in Australia, and another 200 towers in Puerto Rico and Canada. The company's customers include many of the world's major wireless communications companies, including Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless in the United States. In Australia, key customers include Vodafone, Optus, Telstra and Hutchison. Crown Castle owns or has perpetual or long-term easements in the land on which approximately 5,500 of its towers reside; and leases, subleases or licenses the land on which approximately 17,900 of its towers reside. In addition, the company has the right to market space or has sublease agreements on 700 towers owned by third parties.Communications: Broadcast, data, and wireless communications infrastructure services.