CORRESP 9 filename9.htm LETTER TO THE S.E.C.
 

(CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LOGO)
November 14, 2005
VIA EDGAR AND FAX
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
     Re:   Charter Communications, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-128838), as amended
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 Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-128838), as amended (the “Registration statement”), in connection with the Company’s 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 Wednesday, November 16, 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 Registration Statement effective, such declaration (a) will not foreclose the Commission or the Staff from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement, (b) will not relieve the Company from its responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement 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.
         
  Very truly yours,

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Thomas J. Hearity    
    Name:   Thomas J. Hearity   
    Title:   Senior Vice President & Associate General Counsel   
 
Charter Plaza 12405 Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63131-3674
www.charter.com tel: 314.965.0555