Crown Castle Declares Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend

HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2016 -- Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) (“Crown Castle”) announced today that the quarterly dividend on its 4.50% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) will be paid on November 1, 2016 to holders of record on October 15, 2016. The dividend will be paid in cash at a rate of $1.125 per share of Preferred Stock.

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 17,000 miles of fiber supporting small cells, Crown Castle is the nation's largest 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: Dan Schlanger, CFO
Son Nguyen, VP & Treasurer
Crown Castle International Corp.
713-570-3050