Nextel Signs Tower Co-Location Agreement With Crown Castle - Nextel Communications' wireless communications services sites, Crown Castle International's communication sites and wireless network services - Company Business and Marketing

Cambridge Telcom Report, Nov 15, 1999

Nextel Communications, Inc. Monday announced that it signed a Master Lease Agreement (MLA) for co-location of sites on Crown Castle International Corporation's domestic communications towers.

This agreement is effective immediately and will be applicable to co- location sites owned or managed by Crown Castle that are leased by Nextel subsidiaries over the next three years.

"This agreement with Crown Castle, along with Nextel's previously announced build to suit commitment with SpectraSite Communications, Inc. for 1,700 sites over the next five years, compliment each other and our current build strategy," said Tim Donahue, Nextel's president and CEO.

The arrangements with Crown Castle are not exclusive and do not preclude Nextel or its subsidiaries from other co-location agreements. Nextel's subsidiaries have no obligation to enter into any specific number of co- location site leases with Crown Castle, and are not subject to any penalties under the MLA. Favorable below market lease rates, however will apply to all leased sites if Nextel and its subsidiaries enter into co-location site lease arrangements for at least 1,264 sites owned or managed by Crown Castle over the next three years.

Crown Castle International Corp. is a leading provider of communication sites and wireless network services and provides an array of related infrastructure and network support services to the wireless communications and radio and television broadcasting industries in the United States and United Kingdom. Pro forma for all closed and previously announced transactions, Crown Castle International owns, operates and manages over 7,000 wireless communications towers internationally. For more information on Crown Castle International, visit: http://www.crowncastle.com.

Nextel Communications, based in Reston, Virginia, is the leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network covering thousands of communities across the United States. The Nextel National Network currently serves approximately 3.6 million business subscribers offering a communications tool with digital cellular service including an innovative speakerphone feature, text and numeric messaging services and Nextel Direct Connect -- an instant digital two-way radio feature. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc., currently serve 92 of the top 100 U.S. markets. Nextel International has wireless operations and investments in Canada, Mexico, Argentina, the Philippines, Peru, Japan and Shanghai, China. FMI: http://www.nextel.com.