SEC Form 5

FORM 5
[  ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
[  ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[  ] Form 4 Transactions Reported UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^* Hatfield, Dale N. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 510 Bering Drive Suite 510 (Street) Houston    TX   77057    (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Crown Castle International Corp.
CCI 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary) 4. Statement for
    Month/Year
12/31/2002
5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director      10% Owner    Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below)
Description           7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X   Form filed by One Reporting Person      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2.Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      /         A/D         /         Price           5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at end of
    Issuer's Fiscal Year

    (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security     (Instr. 3)	2. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code     (Instr.8)	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed Of (D)     (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)   A     or     D	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   DE     /     ED	7. Title and Amount of     Underlying Securities     (Instr. 3 and 4) Title     /         Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price     of     Derivative     Security     (Instr.5)	9. Number of     Derivative     Securities     Beneficially     Owned     at End of Year     Reported     Transaction(s)     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Options (right to purchase Common Stock)	$6.21	2/28/02		A	15,000 A	2/28/2002 (1) / 2/28/2012	Common Stock / 15,000	$	15,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Stock Option vested 100% upon issuance.

By:	Date:
/s/ Dale N. Hatfield	02/07/2003
Dale N. Hatfield
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