Crown Castle

As the bigger tower companies gobble up tower sites across the country, TrinTel Communications Inc. is building its business on filling in the gaps and constructing new sites to lease …

LONDON-British digital radio provider Switchdigital and Crown Castle UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., launched a digital radio multiplex in London. The digital service is expected to …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. said France Telecom agreed to sell approximately 24.9 million shares of Crown Castle common stock through Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. in …

SignalSoft Steven Adams was appointed vice president of operations for SignalSoft Corp., a developer of wireless location services. Adams will oversee product deployment and installation, product technical support and customer …

LONDON-NTL Inc. reported the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in England approved France Telecom S.A.’s investment in NTL without a reference to the Competition Commission. NTL noted that …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.’s subsidiary, Crown Castle Australia Ltd., signed a definitive agreement to purchase about 700 wireless communications towers from Cable & Wireless Optus for $135 million, including an …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 of $114.2 million, an 88-percent increase from the $60.8 million reported for the same quarter the previous …

Crown Castle International Crown Castle International Corp. announced Michael G. Ramke has been named vice president of business development for the United States and Philip M. Kelley has been named …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp., a provider of communication sites and wireless network services, received a commitment for a new $1.2 billion credit facility to be led by Chase Securities Inc., …

LONDON-The U.K. government said France Telecom must fully divest its holdings in Crown Castle before proceeding with its planned investment in NTL, a cable company. Crown Castle International Corp., based …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it is soliciting consents from the holders of its 10.63-percent senior discount notes due 2007 and its 12.75-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock due 2010 to …

Lucent Technologies Inc. charged ahead during the first half of the year, recording a substantial jump in profit growth and edging ahead of Nokia Corp. as the major players’ leader …

LAS VEGAS-The agreement between Crown Castle International Corp. and GTE Corp. by many accounts eliminated the last major carrier tower portfolio on the market and capped off a year of …

Crown Castle International Corp. plans to acquire about 2,300 towers through a joint venture with GTE Corp. Crown Castle has a similar joint venture agreement with Bell Atlantic Corp., which …

Tower companies late last week made several announcements: Nextel Communications Inc. signed a master lease agreement with Crown Castle International Corp. to collocate on 1,264 wireless sites owned by Crown …

While most tower companies have been focusing their attention on the domestic market, Crown Castle International Corp. has cast its net overseas. Crown, through its Crown Castle UK Ltd. subsidiary, …

Following is a summary of the finalists for the tower industry Excellence in Business Awards sponsored by RCR and Shorecliff Communications Inc. Winners will be announced at the 1999 Tower …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association last week attempted to neutralize legislation to curb antenna siting by telling Congress that consolidation in the tower business will reduce the number of wireless …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Detron Group N.V. established a joint venture with Crown Castle International. Crown Castle initially will invest $10 million in the venture, and Detron’s Sites & Towers affiliate will …

WARWICK, United Kingdom-Castle Transmission International, the U.K. subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., said it is working in cooperation with One 2 One on plans for a mobile network in …

NEW YORK-As the Internet accelerates the globalization of telecommunications, mergers and acquisitions among traditional and nontraditional players have eclipsed initial public offerings as the preferred strategy for retaining competitive advantage. …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it filed a preliminary prospectus supplement covering up to 5 million shares, worth approximately $115 million, of its common stock owned by Robert and Barbara …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $63.9 million, a significant increase over the $40.8 million reported for second-quarter 1998. Powertel recorded net …

TeleCorp PCS TeleCorp PCS Inc. hired Raul Burgos as vice president and general manager of its Puerto Rican operations. He most recently served as general manager and vice president of …

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.’s U.K. subsidiary, Castle Transmission International Ltd., increased its revolving senior credit facility to $236 million. The bank syndicate led by Credit Suisse First Boston has expanded …