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                                                                    Exhibit 23.7

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of
Charter Communications, Inc. of our report dated April 20, 1999, relating to the
combined financial statements of InterMedia Cable Systems, which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


San Francisco, California


September 2, 1999

