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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Charter Communications,
Inc.'s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (No. 333-41486), Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-54394) and Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-36628) of our report
dated February 11, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements
of Charter Communications VI Operating Company, LLC and subsidiaries not
separately included in the annual report on Form 10-K of Charter Communications,
Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
February 28, 2001