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                                      NEWS


                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                    SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
                    CERTAIN FIRST QUARTER OPERATIONAL RESULTS

BOCA  RATON,  FLORIDA,  April  11,  2000  (NASDAQ:  SBAC)  - SBA  Communications
Corporation  ("SBA")  reported  that in the first quarter it increased its tower
portfolio  by 188 towers to 1,351 total  towers.  Of the 188 towers added in the
first quarter, 112 were newly-built and 76 were acquisitions of existing towers.
The 76 towers were  acquired in fifteen  separate  transactions  at an aggregate
price of $30.3  million.  Based on tenant leases  executed as of March 31, 2000,
same tower revenue  growth for the trailing  twelve months on the 586 towers SBA
owned as of March 31, 1999 was 33%.

At March 31, 2000,  SBA was involved in projects for over 1,500 new tower builds
for its ownership  throughout the nation,  consisting of over 600  build-to-suit
mandates from wireless carriers and over 900 sites SBA is developing through its
strategic siting efforts.  The increase in build-to-suit  mandates  reflects new
agreements  SBA entered into in the first  quarter with Alamosa PCS and Telecorp
PCS,  which  agreements SBA estimates will each produce at least 100 new towers.
At March 31, 2000, SBA had agreements to acquire 124 additional  existing towers
in 34 separate  transactions  for an aggregate  purchase price of $45.0 million.
These  acquisitions  are  anticipated  to close within the next six months.  The
backlog  at  quarter-end  of   build-to-suit   mandates,   strategic  sites  and
acquisitions is the highest in SBA's history.

SBA also announced two executive-level  management  changes.  Jeffrey A. Stoops,
previously its Chief Financial Officer, has been promoted to President, and will
be  responsible  for all  day-to-day  operations  of SBA.  Steven  E.  Bernstein
continues  in the role of Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer.  John Marino,
previously  Vice President - Corporate  Development,  has been promoted to Chief
Financial  Officer.  Prior to joining  SBA in March 1999,  Mr.  Marino was Chief
Financial Officer of 1st United Bancorp, a publicly-traded  bank holding company
which was acquired by Wachovia Corporation.

"Once again we executed well in the quarter,"  commented  Steve  Bernstein.  "We
could not be more pleased with our start in 2000:  our  successful  $243 million
follow-on  offering  of  Class A  common  stock in  January;  new  build-to-suit
agreements with Alamosa and Telecorp; record backlog and continued strong tenant
demand for our tower space.  With respect to the promotions  announced today, we
are  increasing  management  depth and  positioning  ourselves  for even  faster
growth.  Jeff Stoops has been  integrally  involved in all of our activities for
some time and he is  well-prepared  for his new role.  Given the growth  that we
have enjoyed and expect to attain in the future, I will now spend all of my time
externally,  pursuing strategic  opportunities and growing our business.  We are
well-positioned today, the prospects for our industry are very favorable, and we
are very excited about what we can accomplish in the rest of 2000 and beyond."


SBA is a leading  independent  owner and  operator  of  wireless  communications
infrastructure in the United States.  SBA's primary focus is the construction of
new towers and acquisition of existing towers for its own account.  Since it was
founded in 1989, SBA has  participated in the development of over 13,500 antenna
sites in the United States.

For additional information, please contact Jeff Stoops at 561-995-7670.





Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Some  information  in this  release is forward  looking.  These  forward-looking
statements  may be  affected  by the risks and  uncertainties  in the  company's
business. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements
and risk factors disclosure contained in certain of the company's Securities and
Exchange Commission filings.  The company wishes to caution readers that certain
important factors may have affected and could in the future affect the company's
actual  results  and could cause the  company's  actual  results for  subsequent
periods  to  differ  materially  from  those  expressed  in any  forward-looking
statement  made  by or on  behalf  of the  company.  With  respect  to  proposed
acquisitions,  a number of factors  including  without  limitation  ongoing  due
diligence,  third party consents and the lack of definitive  documentation  will
affect  the  timing  of  consummation  or  whether  such  acquisitions  are ever
consummated  (of which there can be no  assurance).  With respect to pending new
tower build  projects,  a number of factors will affect the timing and number of
new build completions,  including without limitation zoning difficulty,  carrier
design  changes,  changing  local market  conditions  and  weather.  The company
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking  statements to reflect events
or circumstances after the date hereof.