Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
EDENS WESLEY R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL SIGNAL INC [GSL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board of Dir.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2007
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   894,857 D (1) 0 I by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd. (2)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   4,705,883 D (1) 0 I by FIT GSL LLC (3)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   14,995 D (1) 0 I by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP (4)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   24,440 D (1) 0 I by Drawbridge Investment Partners LLC (5)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   50,100 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   19,162,248 D (1) 0 I by FRIT PINN LLC (6)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   646,928 D (1) 0 I by Fortress Registered Investment Trust (7)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   5,137,444 D (1) 0 I by Fortress Pinnacle Investment Fund LLC (8)
Common Stock 01/12/2007   D   497,076 D (1) 0 I by FRIT Holdings LLC (9)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
EDENS WESLEY R
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10105
  X     Chairman of the Board of Dir.

Signatures

 /s/ Wesley R. Edens   01/12/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 5, 2006 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Global Signal Inc. (the issuer, "Global Signal"), Crown Castle International Corp. ("Crown Castle") and CCGS Holdings LLC, in exchange for either 1.61 shares of Crown Castle common stock or $55.95 in cash, at each stockholder's election and subject to proration as described in the Merger Agreement. As a result of the proration calculations that have not yet been completed as of the date of this filing, it is not possible to determine the exact amount of merger consideration to be received by the reporting person for each share of Global Signal disposed of in the merger. Crown Castle will issue a press release announcing the final merger consideration when it is determined.
(2) Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC is the investment advisor of Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd., and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed as beneficially owned by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd. Fortress Investment Group LLC is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(3) FIT GSL LLC is 100% owned by FIT Holdings LLC which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Trust II, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which is majority owned by Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. Fortress Investment Fund II LLC is managed by its managing member Fortress Fund MM II LLC, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC pursuant to a management agreement. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(4) Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC is the investment advisor of Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares listed as beneficially owned by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP. Fortress Investment Group LLC is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(5) Drawbridge Investment Partners LLC is 100% owned by Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC is the investment manager of each of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(6) FRIT PINN LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FRIT Holdings LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Registered Investment Trust, which is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Fund LLC. Fortress Investment Fund LLC is managed by its managing member Fortress Fund MM LLC, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC pursuant to a management agreement. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(7) Fortress Registered Investment Trust is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Fund LLC. Fortress Investment Fund LLC is managed by its managing member Fortress Fund MM LLC, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC pursuant to a management agreement. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(8) FIG Advisors LLC is the investment advisor of Fortress Pinnacle Investment Fund LLC. Fortress Investment Group is the holder of all issued and outstanding shares of beneficial interest of FIG Advisors LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.
(9) FRIT Holdings LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Registered Investment Trust, which is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Fund LLC. Fortress Investment Fund LLC is managed by its managing member Fortress Fund MM LLC, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC pursuant to a management agreement. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Mr. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or otherwise.

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