CORRESP
November 14, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FAX
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
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Charter Communications, Inc.
Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form
S-1
(Registration No. 333-121136) |
Dear Sir or Madam:
Charter Communications, Inc. (the Company) hereby respectfully requests, pursuant to Rule
461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), that the effectiveness of
the Companys amendment by Post Effective Amendment No. 1 (the Amendment) to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-121136), in connection with the Companys request for de-registration, under the
Securities Act, of 122,830,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, be accelerated so that it will become effective under the
Securities Act at 12:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time on Monday, November 14, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
The Company acknowledges that should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission)
or the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff), acting pursuant to
delegated authority, declare the Amendment effective, such declaration (a) will not foreclose the
Commission or the Staff from taking any action with respect to the Amendment, (b) will not relieve
the Company from its responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in
the Amendment and (c) may not be asserted by the Company as a defense in any proceeding initiated
by the Commission, the Staff or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
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Very truly yours,
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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/s/ Thomas J. Hearity
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Name: |
Thomas J. Hearity |
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Senior Vice President &
Associate General Counsel |
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Charter
Plaza 12405 Powerscourt Drive St. Louis,
Missouri 63131-3674
www.charter.com tel: 314.965.0555