News release

London - April 5 2004

Crown Castle International, one of the UK's leading network infrastructure management companies, has completed its 1001st site for 3, the UK's first video mobile network.

This important milestone for Crown Castle coincides with 3's announcement at the end of 2003 that it had successfully completed the build and integration of its 5250th site. This means that 3 now has over 77% population coverage for its video mobile services in the UK, as well as over 99% voice coverage through its national roaming agreement.

The rollout of the 1001st Crown Castle site for 3 means Crown Castle has supplied approximately 20% of the sites for 3's UK video mobile network.

Peter Abery, president and managing director at Crown Castle UK, said: "This is an important achievement for Crown Castle as we have proven once again our ability to deliver the required sites for a partner. The speed of rollout for 3 is unprecedented and we are proud to have been able to support this achievement. We're pleased to have had the opportunity to work with the UK's newest mobile network."

David Cooper, CTO 3 UK, said: "3 now has over 77% population coverage for our unique video mobile services and our agreement with Crown Castle has helped in achieving this milestone. Through Crown Castle we have also ensured that we have a high proportion of shared sites in line with the industry's 10 commitments. 3 has the most advanced mobile network in the UK, built in record time and we will continue to build on this throughout 2004."

Notes to editors

Crown Castle International Corp. engineers, deploys, owns and operates technologically advanced shared wireless infrastructure, including extensive networks of towers and rooftops as well as analogue and digital audio and television broadcast transmission systems. The Company offers near-universal broadcast coverage in the United Kingdom and significant wireless communications coverage to 68 of the top 100 United States markets, to more than 95 percent of the UK population and to more than 92 percent of the Australian population. Crown Castle owns, operates and manages over 15,500 wireless communication sites internationally. For more information on Crown Castle, visit: http://www.crowncastle.com.

Contacts

Stephen Arnold
Crown Castle International UK
Telephone: 01926 416 870
Mobile: 07803 887 288
E-Mail: stephen.arnold@crowncastle.com

For information about 3 UK please contact:
3 media office
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7010 9312

About 3

Hutchison 3G UK Limited deliver third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services under the 3 brand in the UK, offering a convergence of media, information and telephony to enable live video calls, multimedia content and entertainment while on the move. 3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden. 3 also holds UMTS licences in Ireland, Israel and Norway.

For further information, please visit: www.three.co.uk