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March 7, 2024
Dan Schlanger
Chief Financial Officer
Crown Castle Inc.
8020 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77024
Re: Crown Castle Inc.
DEFA14A Filed March
5, 2024
File No. 001-16441
Dear Dan Schlanger:
We have reviewed your
filing and have the following comment.
Please respond to this comment by providing the requested
information or advise us as
soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our
comment applies to your facts
and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have
additional comments.
Defined terms used herein have the same meaning as in your soliciting
materials.
DEFA14A Filed March 5, 2024
Press Release Dated March 5, 2024
1. Each statement or
assertion of opinion or belief must be clearly characterized as such, and
a reasonable factual
basis must exist for such opinion or belief. Support for any such
opinions or beliefs
should be self-evident or disclosed in the soliciting materials. In future
filings, please
recharacterize and/or provide support for the following opinions:
"The facts are
these: with the advice of counsel, Crown Castle entered in a market-
standard
cooperation agreement with Elliott on December 19, 2023" (emphasis
added).
"In truth, Mr.
Miller is the one who seeks to dominate Crown Castle . . ." (emphasis
added).
"Mr. Miller's
proxy fight and his lawsuit seek above all else to prioritize his own
interests,
regardless of the consequences for Crown Castle's shareholders" (emphasis
added).
We remind you that the
filing persons are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of
Dan Schlanger
Crown Castle Inc.
March 7, 2024
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their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of
action by the staff.
Please direct any questions to Shane Callaghan at 202-551-6977 or
Christina Chalk at
202-551-3263.
FirstName LastNameDan Schlanger Sincerely,
Comapany NameCrown Castle Inc.
Division of
Corporation Finance
March 7, 2024 Page 2 Office of Mergers &
Acquisitions
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