Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EX-23.1 2 dex231.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Exhibit 23.1

The Board of Directors

Crown Castle International Corp.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement (no. 333-163843) on Form S-8 of Crown Castle International Corp. of our report dated June 27, 2011 with respect to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Crown Castle International Corp. 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related supplemental schedule of Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2010, which report appears in the December 31, 2010 annual report on Form 11-K of the Crown Castle International Corp. 401(k) Plan.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

June 27, 2011