Tower REIT Crown Castle Expanding Small Cell Technology

Ben Moreland, executive vice chairman of Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared wireless infrastructure. The company announced earlier this year that Moreland would step aside as president and CEO on June 1. His successor, Jay Brown, previously held the role of CFO. Moreland discussed the company’s expansion into small cell technology.

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Crown Castle CEO says REIT Model Provides “Right Long-Term Structure”

Ben Moreland, president and CEO of Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Crown Castle went public in 1998, but didn’t begin operating as a stock exchange-listed REIT until the beginning of 2014. Moreland was asked to comment on the decision to elect REIT status.

“We thought the REIT corporate organization was the right long-term structure for us,” Moreland said, noting that Crown Castle has thought of itself as a real estate company since inception.

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