Crown Castle (CCI) 8-K Quarterly Common Stock Dividend

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE
October 18, 2018

Contacts: Dan Schlanger, CFO & Treasurer

Ben Lowe,VP Corporate Finance

Crown Castle International Corp.

713-570-3050

CROWN CASTLE DECLARES

QUARTERLY COMMON STOCK DIVIDEND

October 18, 2018 - HOUSTON, TEXAS - Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.125 per common share. The quarterly dividend will be payable on December 31, 2018 to common stockholders of record at the close of business on December 14, 2018. Future dividends are subject to the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

ABOUT CROWN CASTLE

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 65,000 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 - bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. For more information on Crown Castle, please visit www.crowncastle.com.