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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.19

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated June 4, 1999 (except for Note 11, as to which the
date is June 29, 1999), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Renaissance Media Group LLC incorporated by reference in the Post-effective
Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement on Form S-3 and related
Prospectus of Charter Communications, Inc. for the registration of shares of its
Class A Common Stock.


                                       /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York

February 6, 2001