Exhibit 23.5


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 dated May 18, 2001)  pertaining  to the Charter  Communications,  Inc.  2001
Incentive  Stock Plan of our report  dated  March 2, 2000,  with  respect to the
combined financial statements of CC VII Holdings,  LLC - Falcon Systems included
in the Annual  Report (Form 10-K) of Charter  Communications,  Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Los Angeles, California
May 18, 2001