Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Brown Jay A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP [CCI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE, SUITE 500		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, CFO & Treasurer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77057		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 159,861
D
 
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 6,626 (1)
I
by 401(K) Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 2,000
I
by Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)   (2) 08/25/2009 Common Stock 10,000 $ 17.625 D  
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)   (3) 02/01/2010 Common Stock 1,200 $ 31.875 D  
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)   (4) 02/22/2011 Common Stock 5,000 $ 24.688 D  
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)   (5) 08/31/2011 Common Stock 20,000 $ 10.19 D  
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)   (6) 09/25/2011 Common Stock 20,000 $ 8.7 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brown Jay A.
1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE
SUITE 500
HOUSTON, TX 77057		       Sr. VP, CFO & Treasurer  

Signatures

/s/ Jay A. Brown 07/03/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Represents shares previously acquired in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(c).
(2) Vested 20% per year over five years with the first vesting on August 25, 2000.
(3) Vested 33 1/3% per year over three years with the first vesting on February 1, 2001.
(4) Vested 33 1/3% per year over three years with the first vesting on February 22, 2002.
(5) Vested 33 1/3% per year over three years with the first vesting on August 31, 2002.
(6) Vested on September 25, 2005, following the Company's common stock closing at or above a target price of $20.00 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.

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