Ex 23.1

Independent Auditors’ Consent

The Board of Directors
Charter Communications, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements No. 333-56850 and 333-54394 on Form S-3; No. 333-41486 on Form S-1; and No. 333-61358, 333-36628, and 333-110808 on Form S-8 of Charter Communications, Inc. of our report dated March 1, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Charter Communications, Inc. as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, which report appears in the December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 10-K of Charter Communications, Inc.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

As discussed in Note 19 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2003, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure — an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.

/s/ KPMG LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
March 15, 2004