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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 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/ Shields & Co.
Englewood, Colorado
July 13, 2000
