LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints

each of William H. Hess, Bradley E. Singer and Nathaniel B. Sisitsky, signing singly

and each acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact with

full power and authority as hereinafter described to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity

as a director of American Tower Corporation (the "Company"), Form ID, Forms 3, 4, and

5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange Act");



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may

be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute any such Form ID, Form 3, 4,

or 5, prepare, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely

deliver and file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

and any stock exchange or similar authority;



(3) seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's

behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's securities from any third

party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the

undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such information to such

attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such release of information; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing

which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best

interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the

documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to

this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions

as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney in fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority

to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper

to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to

all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present,

with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,

shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights

and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-

in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming

nor relieving, nor is the Company assuming nor relieving, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.



The undersigned acknowledges that neither the Company nor the foregoing attorneys-in-

fact assume (i) any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the

requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure

to comply with such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the

undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is

no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings

of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as

of this 5th day of July, 2006.



/s/ David E. Sharbutt