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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 Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-41486) 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
September 20, 2000
