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Crown Castle Announces Closing of Sale of Fiber and Small Cell Businesses and Updates Full Year 2026 Outlook

$CCIPress releaseMay 1, 2026, 9:19 AM ETRead the release

Crown Castle closed the $8.5B sale of its Fiber and Small Cell businesses to Zayo and Arium Networks, officially transforming into a pure-play U.S. tower company. The company plans to use the ~$8.4B in net proceeds to reduce debt by more than $7.0B and repurchase $1.0 billion of shares.

Key figures

Guidance
Full Year 2026 AFFO $1.945B-$1.995B, raised by $50M midpoint vs prior outlook; AFFO per share $4.53-$4.65, raised by $0.16
Deal Value Usd
8500000000

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