May 13, 2009
Mr. Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| RE: | Crown Castle International Corp. |
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed: February 26, 2009
File No. 001-16441
Dear Mr. Spirgel:
The Company respectfully requests an extension of its deadline for its response to your letter dated May 5, 2009, in which you provide comment on the Crown Castle International Corp. (“Company”) periodic report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company requests an extension until May 21, 2009.
If you would like to discuss this response or if you would like to discuss any other matters, please contact the undersigned at (713) 570-3076. In my absence, please contact Blake Hawk, Executive Vice President and General Counsel at (713) 570-3155.
| Sincerely, |
/s/ Jay A. Brown |
Jay A. Brown Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Cc: Robert S. Littlepage
