**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.7597222222222222in"
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**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 04-1759**

> **June 21, 2004**
>
> **CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. DE PUERTO RICO,**
>
> **CROWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC., CROWN CASTLE PT, INC., CROWN CASTLE GT
> COMPANY LLC, CROWN ATLANTIC COMPANY, LLC, CROWN CASTLE UK LIMITED AND
> CROWN CASTLE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD**
>
> **SEEK Commission Determination of \"Exempt**
>
> **Telecommunications Company\" Status**
>
> **Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act**
>
> **Comp. Pol. File No. ETC 04-02**
>
> **Pleading Cycle Established**
>
> **Comments Due: July 7 , 2004** **Reply Comments Due: July 14, 2004**
>
> On June 8, 2004, **Crown Castle International Corp. de Puerto Rico**
> (CCPR), **Crown Communications, Inc.** (CCom), **Crown Castle PT,
> Inc.** (CCPT), **Crown Castle GT Company LLC** (CCGT), **Crown
> Atlantic Company, LLC** (CAC), **Crown Castle UK Limited** (CCUK) and
> **Crown Castle Australia Pty Ltd** (CCAL) (individually, as Applicant,
> and collectively, Applicants), located at **510 Bering Drive, Suite
> 500, Houston, TX 77057**, submitted an application requesting a
> determination by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or
> Commission) that each Applicant is an "exempt telecommunications
> company" (ETC), pursuant to section 34(a)(1) of the Public Utility
> Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 79 *et seq*., as
> amended by section 103 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L.
> No. 104-104, and section 1.5002 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §
> 1.5002.
>
> The application indicates that the Applicants (other than CAC and
> CCAL) are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of Crown Castle
> International Corp. (CCIC), a publicly-traded holding company
> organized under the laws of Delaware. The application further
> indicates that CCIC indirectly holds an approximately 62.5% equity
> interest in CAC (Verizon Communications holds approximately 37.5%) and
> an approximately 77.6% equity interest in CCAL (New Zealand Venture
> Capitalists hold approximately 22.4%). Applicants state that each is
> engaged directly, or indirectly through one or more affiliates
> exclusively in the business of providing: (a) telecommunications
> services; (b) information services; (c) other services or products
> subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission; and/or (d) products or
> services that are related or incidental to the provision of the
> products or services described in (a), (b), or (c).
>
> Specifically, Applicants indicate that CCom, CCPT, CCGT and CAC are
> corporations organized under the laws of Delaware whose primary assets
> are communications towers in the United States, and whose primary
> business is the leasing of antenna space for the provision of wireless
> services on such towers. Applicants state that CCPR is a corporation
> organized under the laws of Puerto Rico whose primary assets are
> communication towers in Puerto Rico, and whose primary business is the
> leasing of antenna space for the provision of wireless services on
> such towers. In addition, the application indicates that CCPR owns a
> microwave and SMR system in Puerto Rico.
>
> Applicants state that CCUK is organized under the laws of England and
> Wales, and that its primary assets are communication towers and
> rooftops plus analog and digital RF transmission networks in the
> United Kingdom. The application indicates that CCUK's primary
> businesses are the leasing of antenna space for wireless services on
> such towers and rooftops, and the RF transmission of audio, video and
> data for customers in the UK. It further indicates that CCUK provides
> certain ancillary network-related services, including site design and
> antenna installation for wireless infrastructure, cell planning,
> acquisition, design, build, operation and maintenance services
> relating to the network (including provision of backhaul and signal
> monitoring), and 3G radio frequency network optimization and program
> management support services. Applicants state that CCAL is a
> corporation organized under the laws of New South Wales, Australia.
> The application indicates that the primary assets of CCAL are
> communication towers in Australia, and that CCAL's primary business is
> the leasing of antenna space to wireless services on such towers.
> Additionally, the application states that in addition to, or in lieu
> of, these activities, all of the above listed companies may engage in
> the future in such other business activities as are consistent with
> the definition of an ETC set forth in section 34(a)(1) of the PUHCA.
>
> In accordance with section 1.5003, 47 C.F.R § 1.5003, a person
> applying in good faith for a Commission determination of ETC status is
> deemed to be an ETC from the date of receipt of the application, in
> this case **June 8, 2004**, until the date of Commission action
> pursuant to section 1.5004. In accordance with section 1.5004 of the
> Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R § 1.5004, if the Commission does not take
> action by issuing an order denying an ETC application within sixty
> (60) days of receipt of an application, in this case **August 7,
> 2004**, the application will be deemed granted as a matter of law. In
> accordance with section 1.5005, 47 C.F.R. § 1.5005, the Secretary of
> the Commission will notify the Securities and Exchange Commission
> (SEC) if any of the Applicants are determined to be an Exempt
> Telecommunications Company.
>
> This proceeding is considered a \"permit but disclose\" proceeding for
> purposes of the Commission\'s *ex parte* rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 ‑
> 1.1216. Pursuant to section 1.5007 of the Commission\'s rules, 47
> C.F.R. § 1.5007, interested parties may file comments on or before
> **July 7**, **2004** and reply comments are due on or before **July
> 14, 2004**. Comments in this proceeding may not be filed using the
> Commission\'s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). All filings
> concerning any of the matters referenced in this Public Notice should
> refer to **Comp. Pol. File No. ETC 04-02**. All comments should also
> be served on the Applicants at the address listed above.
>
> Interested parties should file an original and four (4) copies of
> their comments with the Office of the Secretary, Federal
> Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ St., S.W., Room TW-A325,
> Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, parties should send one (1) copy
> to Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
> Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C., 20554, telephone 1(800) 378-3160, or
> via e-mail at <FCC@BCPIWEB.COM>, and two (2) copies to Carmell
> Weathers, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
> Federal Communications Commission, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street,
> S.W., Room 6-A423, Washington, D.C. 20554. Commenters are also
> requested to fax their comments to the FCC at (202) 418-2345,
> Attention: Carmell Weathers.
>
> Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
> overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
> mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S.
> Postal Service mail). The Commission\'s contractor, Natek, Inc., will
> receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
> Commission\'s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110,
> Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00
> a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
> rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before
> entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S.
> Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300
> East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service
> first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed
> to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All filings must be
> addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
> Federal Communications Commission.
>
> The application will be available for review and copying during
> regular business hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445
> 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone
> (202) 418-0270. A copy of the application may also be purchased from
> the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
> Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C.
> 20554, telephone 1(800) 378-3160, or via e-mail at <FCC@BCPIWEB.COM>.
>
> For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
> (voice),
> [**carmell.weathers@fcc.gov**](mailto:carmell.weathers@fcc.gov), or
> Rodney McDonald, (202) 418-7513 (voice),
> [**rodney.mcdonald@fcc.gov**](mailto:rodney.mcdonald@fcc.gov), of the
> Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY
> number is (202) 418-0484.
>
> **-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-**