FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   GREENHILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP [CCI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 PARK AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR,  4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) S/H w/ Board Representation 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 14,500,077 (1) (2) (3) D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GREENHILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 300 PARK AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	Â	Â	S/H w/ Board Representation
GCP SPV I, LLC C/O GREENHILL CAPITAL PARTNERS 300 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	Â	Â	S/H w/ Board Representation
GCP SPV 2, LLC C/O GREENHILL CAPITAL PARTNERS 300 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	Â	Â	S/H w/ Board Representation

Signatures

1.Greenhill Capital Partners, LLC, By: Ulrika Ekman, General Counsel and Secretary, /s/ Ulrika Ekman		01/22/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
2.GCP SPV 1, LLC, By GCP Managing Partner, L.P., as Manager of GCP SPV 1, LLC		01/22/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Greenhill Capital Partners, LLC, as General Partner of GCP Managing Partner, L.P., By: Ulrika Ekman, General Counsel and Secretary, /s/ Ulrika Ekman		01/22/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
3. GCP SPV 2, LLC, By GCP Managing Partner II, L.P., as Manager of GCP SPV 2, LLC		01/22/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: Greenhill Capital Partners, LLC, as General Partner of GCP Managing Partner, II, L.P., By: Ulrika Ekman, General Counsel and Secretary, /s/ Ulrika Ekman		01/22/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This form is being filed by the following Reporting Persons: Greenhill Capital Partners LLC, GCP SPV 1, LLC and GCP SPV 2, LLC.
(2)	Greenhill Capital Partners LLC is the general partner of each of GCP Managing Partner, L.P., which acts as the manager for GCP SPV 1, LLC and GCP Managing Partner II, L.P, which acts as the manager for GCP SPV 2, LLC.
(3)	Greenhill Capital Partners LLC is now the record owner of 44,281 shares of common stock, GCP SPV 1, LLC is now the record owner of 13,377,208 shares of common stock and GCP SPV 2, LLC is now the record owner of 1,078,588 shares of common stock.

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