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CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
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RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
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(In
millions)
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Year
Ended December 31,
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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Earnings
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Loss
from Operations before Minority Interest and Income Taxes
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$ | (725 | ) | $ | (3,698 | ) | $ | (853 | ) | $ | (1,157 | ) | $ | (1,400 | ) | |||||
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Fixed
Charges
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1,564 | 1,676 | 1,825 | 1,884 | 1,858 | |||||||||||||||
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Total
Earnings
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$ | 839 | $ | (2,022 | ) | $ | 972 | $ | 727 | $ | 458 | |||||||||
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Fixed
Charges
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Interest
Expense
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$ | 1,516 | $ | 1,621 | $ | 1,764 | $ | 1,836 | $ | 1,821 | ||||||||||
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Amortization
of Debt Costs
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41 | 48 | 54 | 41 | 30 | |||||||||||||||
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Interest
Element of Rentals
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7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Total
Fixed Charges
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$ | 1,564 | $ | 1,676 | $ | 1,825 | $ | 1,884 | $ | 1,858 | ||||||||||
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Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
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(1) Earnings
for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 were
insufficient to cover fixed charges by $725 million, $3.7 billion, $853
million, $1.2 billion, and $1.4 billion, respectively. As a result of
such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above.
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