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Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership's voting interest in Discovery Communications, Inc. for election of directors

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Cash payments received from HSN and QVC for related party transactions.

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, ownership percentage in Discovery Communications, Inc.

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest in Discovery Communications, Inc. for election of directors

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest in Qurate Retail, Inc..

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest Liberty Broadband Corporation

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Percent of total operating costs and expenses paid to Discovery and Starz

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Decrease in noncontrolling interest (for example, but not limited to, redeeming or purchasing the interests of noncontrolling shareholders, issuance of shares (interests) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to the parent entity for other than cash, and a buyback of shares (interest) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary from the noncontrolling interests).

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