8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2006

Crown Castle International Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-16441	76-0470458
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

510 Bering Drive

Suite 600

Houston, TX 77057

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 570-3000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 5.02 – DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

On August 17, 2006, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Crown Castle International Corp. (“Company”) increased the number of directors on the Board to 10 and appointed W. Benjamin Moreland to the Board as a Class III director. Mr. Moreland has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company since February 2004. He was appointed CFO and Treasurer of the Company in April 2000. Prior to being appointed CFO, he had served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries since October 1999.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 17, 2006

The information in this Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
By:	/s/ E. Blake Hawk
Name:	E. Blake Hawk
Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: August 17, 2006

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 17, 2006

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Contacts:	W. Benjamin Moreland, CFO
	Jay Brown, Treasurer
	Crown Castle International Corp.
	713-570-3000

DRAFT

CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL APPOINTS

W. BENJAMIN MORELAND TO THE BOARD

August 17, 2006 – HOUSTON, TEXAS – Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed W. Benjamin Moreland, Crown Castle’s Chief Financial Officer, as a director, filling a vacant position on the board. With the appointment of Mr. Moreland, Crown Castle has ten directors on its board, of which eight are independent directors as defined by the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Moreland was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Crown Castle in April 2000. Prior to April 2000, he served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Crown Castle and its domestic subsidiaries from October 1999. Mr. Moreland joined Crown Castle following 15 years with Chase Manhattan Bank, primarily in corporate finance and real estate investment banking.

Crown Castle International Corp. engineers, deploys, owns and operates technologically advanced shared wireless infrastructure, including extensive networks of towers and rooftops. Crown Castle offers significant wireless communications coverage to 76 of the top 100 United States markets and to substantially all of the Australian population. Crown Castle owns, operates and manages over 11,000 and 1,300 wireless communication sites in the U.S. and Australia, respectively. For more information on Crown Castle visit: http://www.crowncastle.com.