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Exhibit 23.20
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated March 9, 1999, with respect to the financial statements
of Cable Systems, Inc. and Fanch Narragansett CSI Limited Partnership, the
consolidated financial statements of North Texas Cablevision, Ltd. and our
report dated March 10, 1999 for the financial statements of Spring Green
Communications, L.P. included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 and related Prospectus of Charter Communications, Inc. for the
registration of 5,661,117 shares of its Class A Common Stock.
/s/ Shields & Co.
Englewood, Colorado
September 20, 2000
