Crown Castle (CCI) 8-KOther Events

Crown Castle International Corp. (“Company”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to update the information related to trends affecting our business that was previously disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year.

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread and significantly impact the United States, public and private sector policies and initiatives intended to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 (“Initiatives”), such as the imposition of travel restrictions, mandates from federal, state and local authorities to avoid large gatherings of people, quarantine or “shelter-in-place,” the promotion of social distancing and the adoption of work-from-home and online learning by companies and institutions, could impact our operations.  Among other things, COVID-19 and the Initiatives could (1) adversely affect the ability of our suppliers and vendors to provide products and services to us, (2) result in decreased demand for our communications infrastructure, and (3) make it more difficult for us to serve our customers, including as a result of delays or suspensions in the issuance of permits or other authorizations needed to conduct our business. In addition, in recent weeks, the continued spread of COVID-19 and the Initiatives have led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets, which could increase our cost of capital and adversely impact our access to capital.

We are taking a variety of measures to ensure the availability of our critical infrastructure, promote the safety and security of our employees and support the communities in which we operate. These measures include providing support for our customers as reflected in the FCC’s “Keep Americans Connected” pledge, requiring work-from-home arrangements and travel restrictions for our employees where practicable, canceling physical participation in meetings, events and conferences, and other modifications to our business practices. We may take further actions as may be required by governmental authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers and business partners.

Due to the speed with which the situation is developing and factors beyond our knowledge or control, including the duration and severity of COVID-19 and the Initiatives as well as third-party actions taken to contain its spread and mitigate its public health effects, at this time we cannot estimate or predict the impact of COVID-19 or the Initiatives on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows, particularly over the near to medium term, but the impact could be material.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements and information that are based on the current expectations of the management of the Company. Statements that are not historical facts are hereby identified as forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “likely,” “predict,” “positioned,” and any variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements.

The forward-looking statements included in this report are based on our current expectations, projections, estimates and assumptions. These statements are only predictions, not guarantees. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from what is indicated in such forward-looking statements and include the impact of COVID-19 and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.