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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

[CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LOGO]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                       CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS' ACQUISITION
                          OF FANCH CABLE SYSTEMS FINAL

ST. LOUIS, MO, NOVEMBER 15, 1999 - Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR)
announced that it completed the acquisition of cable systems affiliated with
Fanch Communications, Inc. on Friday, Nov. 12. The acquisition of Fanch adds
approximately 537,000 cable customers to Charter's subscriber base. The purchase
price was $2.4 billion. The majority of Fanch's systems are located in West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Charter Communications is a Wired World(TM) company offering a full range of
traditional cable television services. The company has also begun to offer
services including digital cable television, high-speed Internet access and
paging and is introducing interactive video programming. All of these services
are important steps toward the realization of the Wired World vision where
cable's ability to transmit voice, video and data at high speeds will enable it
to serve as the primary platform for the delivery of new services to the home
and workplace. Charter is the fourth largest operator of cable television
systems in the United States, serving approximately 6.2 million customers, after
giving effect to a pending acquisition. The chairman of Charter Communications
is Paul G. Allen. Jerald L. Kent is the company's president and CEO. More
information about Charter can be accessed on the Internet at www.chartercom.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Media:   Anita Lamont
         Charter Communications, Inc.
         314/543-2215
         www.alamont@chartercom.com

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