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Exhibit 23.6
Consent of Shearer, Taylor & Co., P.A.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement of SpectraSite Holdings, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated March 5,
1998, on the audit of the financial statements of Summit Communications, LLC as
of December 31, 1997, and the period from May 24, 1997 (inception) to December
31, 1997, and to the reference to our firm in the Registration Statement under
the caption "Experts."
/s/ Shearer, Taylor & Co., P.A.
January 8, 2001
