Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KELLY JOHN P
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP [CCI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1220 AUGUSTA, SUITE 500		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/17/2009
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77057		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/17/2009   M   75,000 (1) A $ 8.7 1,106,348 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/17/2009   S   75,000 (1) D $ 37.0875 1,031,348 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/18/2009   M   7,891 (1) A $ 23.375 1,039,239 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/18/2009   S   7,891 (1) D $ 37.49 1,031,348 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/19/2009   M   75,000 (1) A $ 8.7 1,106,348 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 11/19/2009   S   75,000 (1) D $ 36.7307 (5) 1,031,348 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value               25,000 I By GRAT 2009-1
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value               25,000 I By GRAT 2009-2
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value               405 (2) I By 401 (k) Plan

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative 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)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock) $ 8.7 11/17/2009   M     75,000 (1) 09/25/2005(3) 09/25/2011 Common Stock 75,000 $ 0 515,000 D  
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock) $ 23.375 11/18/2009   M     7,891 (1)   (4) 12/20/2010 Common Stock 7,891 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock) $ 8.7 11/19/2009   M     75,000 (1) 09/25/2005(3) 09/25/2011 Common Stock 75,000 $ 0 440,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KELLY JOHN P
1220 AUGUSTA
SUITE 500
HOUSTON, TX 77057		   X     Executive Vice Chairman  

Signatures

 /s/ John P. Kelly   11/19/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option exercise and sale reported pursuant to this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person.
(2) Represents shares previously acquired in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
(3) Vested on September 25, 2005 (following the Company's common stock achieving a pre-established target price).
(4) Vested one-third at time of grant December 20, 2000, with the remaining two-thirds vesting annually in an equal number over five years.
(5) Represents the weighted average price of sales transacted on November 19, 2009; such sales were conducted through 58 individual transactions on November 19, 2009, at sales prices ranging from $36.46 to $37.035 per share.

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