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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 September 30,
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Nine
Months Ended September 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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$ | (264 | ) | $ | (365 | ) | $ | (777 | ) | $ | (975 | ) | ||||
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Fixed
Charges
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479 | 460 | 1,422 | 1,390 | ||||||||||||
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Total
Earnings
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$ | 215 | $ | 95 | $ | 645 | $ | 415 | ||||||||
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Fixed
Charges
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Interest
Expense
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$ | 470 | $ | 452 | $ | 1,393 | $ | 1,362 | ||||||||
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Amortization
of Debt Costs
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8 | 7 | 24 | 23 | ||||||||||||
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Interest
Element of Rentals
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1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
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Total
Fixed Charges
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$ | 479 | $ | 460 | $ | 1,422 | $ | 1,390 | ||||||||
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Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
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(1) Earnings
for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were insufficient
to cover fixed charges by $264 million and $365 million,
respectively.
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Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were
insufficient to cover fixed charges by $777 million and $975 million,
respectively.
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As
a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented
above.
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