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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * SCULLY JOHN H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP [CCI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Footnote 1 (Last) (First) (Middle) 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/28/2011 (Street) MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/28/2011   G(1)   66,500 D $ 0 215,877 I By trust (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCULLY JOHN H 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941				See Footnote 1
JOHN H SCULLY LIVING TRUST 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941				See Footnote 1

Signatures

Kim M. Silva, Attorney-in-fact		12/30/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	The entity making this gift is John H. Scully Living Trust, dated October 1, 2003 ( "JHS Trust"). JHS Trust may be deemed to be part of a "group," as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which is a 10% owner.
(2)	Following the transaction causing this filing, JHS Trust directly owns 215,877 shares of the issuer's common stock. Additionally, John H. Scully ( "JHS" ) holds 244,600 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed. Additionally, JHS may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 230,800 shares in his capacity as a general partner of Netcong Newton Partners, L.P.
(3)	Additionally, JHS may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 25,535,620 shares as one of the controlling persons of SPO Advisory Corp., the sole general partner of SPO Advisory Partners, L.P., the sole general partner of SPO Partners II, L.P. Additionally, JHS may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own 1,104,200 shares as one of the controlling persons of SPO Advisory Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory Partners, L.P., the sole general partner of San Francisco Partners, L.P.
Remarks: This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by the Reporting Person that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.

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