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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950142-24-001154
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240419
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240419

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CROWN CASTLE INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001051470
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	05 Real Estate & Construction
		IRS NUMBER:				760470458
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16441
		FILM NUMBER:		24858029

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8020 KATY FREEWAY
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7135703000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8020 KATY FREEWAY
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77024

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971215
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Crown
Castle Issues Statement Regarding Ted Miller's Latest Attempt to Disrupt the Company's Momentum</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">HOUSTON,
April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (&ldquo;Crown Castle&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) today issued
the following statement:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consistent
with the Boots Group&rsquo;s approach throughout its campaign, Ted Miller has again pursued a litigation strategy that is attempting
to interfere with Crown Castle&rsquo;s critical strategic and operational initiatives. In his most recent motion, Ted Miller is seeking
to prevent the Company from expanding the size of its Board, which the Board has recently done by adding Steven Moskowitz as a director
at the time of Mr. Moskowitz&rsquo;s appointment as Crown Castle&rsquo;s President and CEO. Although the Company vigorously disputes
the claims in the Boots Group&rsquo;s lawsuit, Crown Castle has decided it will not include Steven Moskowitz on its slate of director
nominees for the Company&rsquo;s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to avoid the distraction and expense of Ted Miller&rsquo;s litigation. Shareholders will continue to have the opportunity to vote on the Company&rsquo;s remaining 12 highly qualified incumbent directors.
All the current independent directors of the Board intend to vote to appoint Mr. Moskowitz to the Board immediately after the 2024 Annual
Meeting. The Company and CEO Steven Moskowitz will continue to focus on advancing initiatives aimed at creating value for all shareholders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Advisors</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Morgan
Stanley is serving as financial advisor, and&nbsp;Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP&nbsp;is serving as legal counsel,
to the Company.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>About&nbsp;Crown
Castle</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Crown
Castle&nbsp;owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells
and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities
to essential data, technology and wireless service &ndash; bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that
need them. For more information on&nbsp;Crown Castle, please visit&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>www.crowncastle.com</U></FONT>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">This press release contains forward-looking statements
for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical
facts are hereby identified as forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as &ldquo;estimate,&rdquo; &ldquo;anticipate,&rdquo;
&ldquo;project,&rdquo; &ldquo;plan,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &ldquo;believe,&rdquo; &ldquo;expect,&rdquo; &ldquo;likely,&rdquo; &ldquo;predicted,&rdquo;
&ldquo;positioned,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; &ldquo;target,&rdquo; &ldquo;seek,&rdquo; &ldquo;focus&rdquo; and any variations of
these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include
(1) that the actions set forth in this press release best position the Company for long term success, including our Board&rsquo;s regular
evaluation of all paths to enhance shareholder value, (2) that the Company will benefit from the experience and insights of the directors,
and (3) that the Company will identify the best path forward to capitalize on significant opportunities for growth in our industry. Such
forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including prevailing
market conditions, risk factors described in &ldquo;Item 1A. Risk Factors&rdquo; of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2023 and other factors. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. Unless legally required, the Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Our filings with the SEC are available through the
SEC website at&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.sec.gov</U></FONT>&nbsp;or through our investor relations website at&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>investor.crowncastle.com</U></FONT>.
We use our investor relations website to disclose information about us that may be deemed to be material. We encourage investors, the
media and others interested in us to visit our investor relations website from time to time to review up-to-date information or to sign
up for e-mail alerts to be notified when new or updated information is posted on the site.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Important Stockholder Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company filed&nbsp;a&nbsp;definitive&nbsp;proxy&nbsp;statement&nbsp;and
a <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card with the SEC in connection with its solicitation of proxies for its 2024 Annual Meeting. THE COMPANY&rsquo;S
STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING <B><U>WHITE</U></B> PROXY CARD, AND ANY
AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders may or will be able to obtain the
proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement, and other documents without charge from the SEC&rsquo;s website
at <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>www.sec.gov</U></FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>Participant Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company, its directors, director nominees, certain
of its officers, and other employees are or will be &ldquo;participants&rdquo; (as defined in Section 14(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&rsquo;s stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered
at the 2024 Annual Meeting. The identity, their direct or indirect interests (by security holdings or otherwise), and other information
relating to the participants is available in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April
11, 2024, on the section entitled &ldquo;Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock&rdquo; (on page 90) and Appendix C (on page&nbsp;C-1).
To the extent the holdings by the &ldquo;participants&rdquo; in the solicitation reported in the Company&rsquo;s definitive proxy statement
have changed, such changes have been or will be reflected on &ldquo;Statements of Change in Ownership&rdquo; on Forms 3, 4 or 5 filed
with the SEC. All these documents are or will be available free of charge at the SEC&rsquo;s website at <FONT STYLE="color: Blue"><U>www.sec.gov</U></FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CONTACTS:</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dan
Schlanger, CFO<BR>
Kris Hinson, VP &amp; Treasurer<BR>
Crown Castle Inc.<BR>
713-570-3050</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>MEDIA</B>:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Andy
Brimmer&nbsp;/&nbsp;Adam Pollack<BR>
Joele Frank,&nbsp;Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher<BR>
212-355-4449</FONT></P>

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