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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Kelley Philip M 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/01/2008 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) Senior VP, Corp Dev & Strategy 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 140,924 D   Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 242 (1) I by 401(K) Plan

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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)	02/01/2010	Common Stock	14,000	$ 31.875	D	Â
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	  (3)	02/02/2010	Common Stock	7,500	$ 20.188	D	Â
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	  (4)	03/08/2010	Common Stock	1,314	$ 39.75	D	Â
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	  (5)	11/15/2010	Common Stock	5,014	$ 30.875	D	Â
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	  (6)	12/20/2010	Common Stock	1,865	$ 23.375	D	Â
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	  (7)	02/22/2011	Common Stock	20,000	$ 24.688	D	Â
Stock Option (right to purchase Common Stock)	  (8)	09/25/2011	Common Stock	50,000	$ 8.7	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kelley Philip M 1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE, SUITE 500 HOUSTON, TX 77057	Â	Â	  Senior VP, Corp Dev & Strategy	Â

Signatures

/s/ Philip M. Kelley		09/09/2008
**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 33 1/3% per year over three years with the first vesting on February 1, 2001.
(3)	Vested 33 1/3% per year over three years with the first vesting on February 2, 2001.
(4)	Vested one-third at time of grant March 8, 2000, with the remaining two-thirds vesting annually in an equal number over five years.
(5)	Vested one-third at time of grant November 15, 2000, with the remaining two-thirds vesting annually in an equal number over five years.
(6)	Vested one-third at time of grant December 20, 2000,with the remaining two-thirds vesting annually in an equal number over five years.
(7)	Vested 33 1/3% per year over three years with the first vesting on February 22, 2002.
(8)	100% vested immediately 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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