American Tower Names William H. Hess, Executive Vice President of American Tower Corporation and Chief Financial Officer, ATC International.

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON-(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2001-American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) today announced that William H. (Hal) Hess has been named Executive Vice President of American Tower Corporation and Chief Financial Officer, ATC International. Mr. Hess will focus on the finance and administration of American Towers Latin American operations. His relationship with American Tower extends back to his representation of Gearon & Co. when it was acquired by American Tower in 1998. He comes to American Tower from the New York office of Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding, where he concentrated on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters for telecommunications and infrastructure companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hess practiced as a certified public accountant with Arthur Young & Co., a predecessor firm to Ernst & Young.

Steve Dodge, Chairman and CEO of American Tower, said, "Hal combines extraordinary specific experience and skills with great human qualities. Hes thoughtful, honest, patient and very likeable. At the same time, hes hard working, firm when he needs to be, and aspires to a high standard in everything that he does. He and Michael Gearon have highly complimentary skills, and working together they are a serious package. We all enthusiastically welcome Hal to the company."

"I am excited to have Hal join us as CFO of ATC International. He brings top-notch financial skills and an unmatched knowledge of our international transactions and operations. His experience and understanding of our business and our operations will significantly add value in the execution of our business," added Michael Gearon, President, ATC International.

Hal Hess said, "I am excited about moving from an external relationship with ATC International, where I participated in the establishment of the Companys Mexican and Brazilian operations, to a position within the Company that will allow me to draw on my finance and accounting background as I take on the day-to- day responsibility for the finance and administration of its Latin American operations. I also look forward to the unique opportunity to oversee the execution of transactions I helped create as a lawyer."

American Tower is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of broadcast and wireless communications sites. Giving effect to pending transactions, American Tower operates approximately 14,000 sites in the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Canada, including approximately 300 broadcast tower sites. Of the 14,000 sites, approximately 13,000 are owned or leased towers and approximately 1,000 are managed and lease/sublease sites. Based in Boston, American Tower has regional hub offices in Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, and Mexico City. For more information about American Tower Corporation and its subsidiary Verestar, Inc., please visit our web sites www.americantower.com and www.verestar.com.