HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.’s board of directors appointed Ari Q. Fitzgerald director. Fitzgerald is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., and a member of the firm’s communications group.
Fitzgerald previously served for nearly three years as legal advisor to the Federal Communications Commission’s former Chairman William Kennard. In that position, he advised Kennard on wireless, international and spectrum management issues. Fitzgerald later served as Deputy Chief of the FCC’s International Bureau, overseeing the development of FCC policies on international telecommunications, foreign ownership and other related issues.