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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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Three
Months Ended June 30,
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Six
Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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Earnings
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Loss
from Operations before Income Taxes and Minority Interest
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$ | (215 | ) | $ | (300 | ) | $ | (513 | ) | $ | (610 | ) | ||||
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Fixed
Charges
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476 | 464 | 943 | 930 | ||||||||||||
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Total
Earnings
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$ | 261 | $ | 164 | $ | 430 | $ | 320 | ||||||||
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Fixed
Charges
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Interest
Expense
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$ | 465 | $ | 454 | $ | 923 | $ | 910 | ||||||||
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Amortization
of Debt Costs
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9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||
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Interest
Element of Rentals
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2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Total
Fixed Charges
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$ | 476 | $ | 464 | $ | 943 | $ | 930 | ||||||||
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Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
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(1) Earnings
for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were insufficient to
cover fixed charges by $215 million and $300 million,
respectively.
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Earnings
for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were insufficient to cover
fixed charges by $513 million and $610 million,
respectively.
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As
a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented
above.
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