Exhibit 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration
statements of Time Warner Telecom Inc. and in the related prospectuses of our
report dated January 30, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Time Warner Telecom Inc. included in this Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001:

1.  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-49439) pertaining to the Time
    Warner Telecom Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan

2.  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-91963) pertaining to the Time
    Warner Telecom Inc. 2000 Qualified Stock Purchase Plan

3.  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-48084) pertaining to the Time
    Warner Telecom Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Plan

4.  Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-48098) pertaining to the Time
    Warner Telecom Independent Director Compensation Plan

5.  Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-49818)
    pertaining to the registration of $700 million of Debt Securities, Preferred
    Stock and Class A Common Stock


                                    /s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP
Denver, Colorado
March 25, 2002