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Exhibit 12.1
 

   CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES  
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
  
(In millions)
  
   
   
                           
Year Ended December 31, 2009
  
                           
Predecessor
    
Successor
        
     
Predecessor
      
Prior Charter January 1 through
      
Period from December 1 through
      
Combined January 1 through
  
   
Year Ended December 31,
    
November 30,
    
December 31,
    
December 31,
  
   
2005
    
2006 (1)
    
2007 (1)
    
2008 (1)
    
2009
    
2009
    
2009
  
                                           
Earnings
                                          
Income (Loss) from Operations before
     Noncontrolling Interest and Income Taxes
   $ (853 )   $ (1,241 )   $ (1,318 )   $ (2,550 )   $ 9,748     $ 10     $ 9,758  
Fixed Charges
     1,825       1,908       1,868       1,912       1,104       69       1,173  
                                                         
      Total Earnings
   $ 972     $ 667     $ 550     $ (638 )   $ 10,852     $ 79     $ 10,931  
                                                         
                                                         
Fixed Charges
                                                        
Interest Expense
   $ 1,764     $ 1,860     $ 1,831     $ 1,872     $ 999     $ 68     $ 1,067  
Interest Expense Included Within Reorganization
     Items, Net
     -       -       -       -       78       -       78  
Amortization of Debt Costs
     54       41       30       33       21       -       21  
Interest Element of Rentals
     7       7       7       7       6       1       7  
                                                         
      Total Fixed Charges
   $ 1,825     $ 1,908     $ 1,868     $ 1,912     $ 1,104     $ 69     $ 1,173  
                                                         
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (2)
     -       -       -       -       9.83       1.14       9.32  
     
(1)  Years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 have been restated to reflect the retrospective application of FSP APB 14-1. Earlier periods have not been restated and therefore are not comparable.
  
     
(2) Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $853 million, $1.2 billion, $1.3 billion, and $2.6 billion, respectively. As a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above.