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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.20

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Post-effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement on Form S-3
and related Prospectus of Charter Communications, Inc. dated February 6, 2001,
and to the incorporation by reference of our reports dated March 9, 1999, with
respect to the financial statements of Cable Systems, Inc. and Fanch
Narragansett CSI Limited Partnership, the consolidated financial statements of
North Texas Cablevision, Ltd. and our report dated March 10, 1999 for the
financial statements of Spring Green Communications, L.P. included in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Charter Communications, Inc. for the year ended December
31, 1999 and in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 and
related Prospectus of Charter Communications, Inc. dated September 22, 2000,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                       /s/ Shields & Co.

Englewood, Colorado

February 6, 2001