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                             March 7, 2023

       Rodney M. Smith
       Chief Financial Officer
       American Tower Corporation
       116 Huntington Avenue
       Boston, MA 02116

                                                        Re: American Tower
Corporation
                                                            Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2022
                                                            Filed February 23,
2023
                                                            File No. 001-14195

       Dear Rodney M. Smith:

             We have reviewed your filing and have the following comment. In
our comment, we
       may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand
your disclosure.

              Please respond to this comment within ten business days by
providing the requested
       information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If
you do not believe our
       comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in
your response.

                                                        After reviewing your
response to this comment, we may have additional comments.

       Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022

       Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
       11. Fair Value Measurements
       Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis, page F-38

   1.                                                   We note you calculated
the fair value for certain long-lived assets utilizing projected
                                                        future discounted cash
flows. Please tell us how you determined it was not necessary to
                                                        provide quantitative
information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair
                                                        value measurement of
these assets. Please refer to ASC 820-10-50-2(bbb).
               We remind you that the company and its management are
responsible for the accuracy
       and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments,
action or absence of
       action by the staff.

              You may contact Paul Cline at 202-551-3851 or Jennifer Monick at
202-551-3295 if you
       have questions regarding our comment.
 Rodney M. Smith
American Tower Corporation
March 7, 2023
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