Castle – Real Estate Investment Trusts

June 22, 2016

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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September 30, 2015

Tower REIT Crown Castle Sees Big Potential in Small Cells

Crowds gathered along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia this month to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis probably didn’t notice them, but 37 small cell nodes, or wireless antennas, located along the papal parade route were helping their smartphones connect to the rest of the world.

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March 9, 2015

Crown Castle CEO Says Investors Beginning to Appreciate REIT’s Growth Story

Ben Moreland, president and CEO of Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE: CCI), joined REIT.com for a video interview during NAREIT’s 2015 Washington Leadership Forum.

Crown Castle, which became a REIT in January 2014, is the nation’s largest provider of shared wireless infrastructure. Moreland reflected on developments at Crown Castle during the past year.

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June 17, 2014

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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