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Exhibit 23.18
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated March 16, 1998, with respect to the combined financial
statements of the Picayune MS, Lafourche LA, St. Tammany LA, St. Landry LA,
Pointe Coupee LA and Jackson TN cable television systems included in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 and related Prospectus of Charter
Communications, Inc. for the registration of shares of its Class A Common Stock.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
July 13, 2000
