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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Smit Neil

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE

(Street)

ST. LOUIS

63131

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC /MO/ [ CHTR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CEO and President

5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities beneficially owned.⁽¹⁾	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. New CEO and President of Company effective August 22, 2005. No beneficial ownership of Charter securities prior to employment date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Paul J. Rutterer, Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Neil Smit	08/24/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Hunt Sevier Brown, Laurence G. Christopher, Shannon Dunham, Thomas J. Hearity, Paul J. Rutterer, William Placke, Constance C. Kovach and Cheryl Manley, acting alone, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute on behalf of him any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 reporting beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership of securities issued by Charter Communciations, Inc. (the "Company") and any amendments and supplements to those forms, which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary, appropriate, or desirable to comply with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Rules"), and to file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and NASDAQ.



The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and authority to perform all and every act requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, with full power of revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact 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 any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.



This Power of Attorney shall automatically terminate as to named attorneys-in-fact six months after the undersigned ceases to be a Section 16 Reporting Person of the Company.  This Power of Attorney shall terminate immediately as to the named attorney-in-fact whose employment by the Company and its affiliates shall terminate.



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



Date:  August 22, 2005



By: /s/ Neil Smit



Print Name:  Neil Smit