UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 

FORM 10-Q



     (Mark One) 
[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006

or

[  ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________to________ to _________

Commission file number:    333-77499
333-77499-01 

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation *Corporation*
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters) 

Delaware
Delaware
 
43-1843179
Delaware
43-1843177
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

12405 Powerscourt Drive
St. Louis, Missouri   63131
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code) 

(314) 965-0555
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code) 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, or non-accelerated filers. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer oNon-accelerated filer þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [ ] NO [X]Yes oNo þ

Number of shares of common stock of Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation outstanding as of November 5, 2005:August 7, 2006: 100

* Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) to Form 10-Q and is therefore filing with the reduced disclosure format.
 






Charter Communications Holdings, LLC
Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006

Table of Contents

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Financial Statements - Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Subsidiaries
 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 
  
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Item 1A. Risk Factors43
  
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SIGNATURES5653
  
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This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005.2006. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") allows us to "incorporate by reference" information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you directly to those documents. Information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this quarterly report. In addition, information that we file with the SEC in the future will automatically update and supersede information contained in this quarterly report. In this quarterly report, "we," "us" and "our" refer to Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries.





CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in the "Results of Operations" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" sections under Part I, Item 2. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this quarterly report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under "Certain Trends and Uncertainties""Risk Factors" under Part I,II, Item 2. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this quarterly report.1A. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "planned," "will," "may," "intend," "estimated," “aim,” “on track” and "potential" among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this quarterly report are set forth in this quarterly report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:

 ·the availability, in general, of funds to meet interest payment obligations under our and our parent company’scompanies’ debt and to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through cash flows from operating activities, further borrowings or other sources and, in particular, our and our parent companies’ ability to be able to provide under the applicable debt instruments such funds (by dividend, investment or otherwise) to the applicable obligor of such debt;
· our and our parent companies’ ability to comply with all covenants in our and our parent companies’ indentures and credit facilities, any violation of which would result in a violation of the applicable facility or indenture and could trigger a default of other obligations under cross-default provisions;
·our and our parent companies’ ability to pay or refinance debt prior to or when it becomes due and/or to take advantage of market opportunities and market windows to refinance that debt through new issuances, exchange offers or otherwise, including restructuring our and our parent companies’ balance sheet and leverage position;
 ·our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flows from operating activities by offering video, high-speed Internet, telephone and other services and to maintain and grow a stable customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition from other service providers;
·our and our parent company’s ability to comply with all covenants in our and our parent company’s indentures, the Bridge Loan and credit facilities, any violation of which would result in a violation of the applicable facility or indenture and could trigger a default of other obligations under cross-default provisions;
·our and our parent company’s ability to pay or refinance debt prior to or when it becomes due and/or to take advantage of market opportunities and market windows to refinance that debt in the capital markets through new issuances, exchange offers or otherwise, including restructuring our and our parent company’s balance sheet and leverage position;
 ·our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to pass programming cost increases on to our customers;
 ·general business conditions, economic uncertainty or slowdown; and
 ·the effects of governmental regulation, including but not limited to local franchise authorities, on our business.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report.




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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.


Item 1. Financial Statements.




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and subsidiaries (the “Company”)Company) as of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and nine-monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, and the related condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-monthsix-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004.2005. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2004,2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in member’s equity (deficit), and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein);, and in our report dated MarchFebruary 27, 2006, which includes explanatory paragraphs regarding the adoption, effective September 30, 2004, of EITF Topic D-108, Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than Goodwill, and effective January 1, 2005, 2003, of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004,2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

As discussed in Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, effective September 30, 2004, the Company adopted EITF Topic D-108, Use of the Residual Method to Value Acquired Assets Other than Goodwill.

/s/ KPMG LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
October 31, 2005August 7, 2006


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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

 
September 30,
 
December 31,
  
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2005
 
2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
 
(Unaudited)
    
(Unaudited)
   
ASSETS
          
CURRENT ASSETS:              
Cash and cash equivalents $20 $546  $48 $14 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of              
$15 and $15, respectively  185  186 
$19 and $17, respectively  178  212 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  23  20   20  22 
Assets held for sale  768  -- 
Total current assets  228  752   1,014  248 
              
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:              
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated              
depreciation of $6,357 and $5,142, respectively  5,895  6,110 
depreciation of $7,014 and $6,712, respectively  5,354  5,800 
Franchises, net  9,830  9,878   9,280  9,826 
Total investment in cable properties, net  15,725  15,988   14,634  15,626 
              
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS  323  344   294  318 
              
Total assets $16,276 $17,084  $15,942 $16,192 
              
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S DEFICIT
              
CURRENT LIABILITIES:              
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,055 $1,112  $1,129 $1,096 
Payables to related party  105  19   90  83 
Liabilities held for sale  20  -- 
Total current liabilities  1,160  1,131   1,239  1,179 
              
LONG-TERM DEBT  18,254  18,474   19,012  18,525 
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY  57  29   3  22 
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES - RELATED PARTY  14  14   14  14 
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES  418  493   359  392 
MINORITY INTEREST  665  656   631  622 
              
MEMBER’S DEFICIT:              
Member’s deficit  (4,292) (3,698)  (5,318) (4,564)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  --  (15)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  2  2 
              
Total member’s deficit  (4,292) (3,713)  (5,316) (4,562)
              
Total liabilities and member’s deficit $16,276 $17,084  $15,942 $16,192 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Unaudited

  
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
  
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
          
REVENUES $1,318 $1,248 $3,912 $3,701 
              
COSTS AND EXPENSES:             
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  586  525  1,714  1,552 
Selling, general and administrative  269  252  762  735 
Depreciation and amortization  375  371  1,134  1,105 
Impairment of franchises  --  2,433  --  2,433 
Asset impairment charges  --  --  39  -- 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net  1  --  5  (104)
Option compensation expense, net  3  8  11  34 
Hurricane asset retirement loss  19  --  19  -- 
Special charges, net  2  3  4  100 
              
   1,255  3,592  3,688  5,855 
              
Income (loss) from operations  63  (2,344) 224  (2,154)
              
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:             
Interest expense, net  (442) (413) (1,297) (1,193)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net  17  (8) 43  48 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt  490  --  494  (21)
Gain on investments  --  --  21  -- 
              
   65  (421) (739) (1,166)
              
Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  128  (2,765) (515) (3,320)
              
MINORITY INTEREST  (3) 34  (9) 25 
              
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  125  (2,731) (524) (3,295)
              
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)  (2) 45  (10) 41 
              
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change  123  (2,686) (534) (3,254)
              
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF ACCOUNTING CHANGE, NET OF TAX  --  (840) --  (840)
              
Net income (loss) $123 $(3,526)$(534)$(4,094)
  
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
          
REVENUES $1,383 $1,266 $2,703 $2,481 
              
COSTS AND EXPENSES:             
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  611  546  1,215  1,081 
Selling, general and administrative  279  250  551  483 
Depreciation and amortization  340  364  690  730 
Asset impairment charges  --  8  99  39 
Other operating (income) expenses, net  7  (2) 10  6 
              
   1,237  1,166  2,565  2,339 
              
Operating income from continuing operations  146  100  138  142 
              
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):             
Interest expense, net  (456) (431) (907) (855)
Other income (expenses), net  (26) 14  (19) 45 
              
   (482) (417) (926) (810)
              
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (336) (317) (788) (668)
              
INCOME TAX EXPENSE  (2) (2) (4) (8)
              
Loss from continuing operations  (338) (319) (792) (676)
              
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
NET OF TAX
  23  10  38  19 
              
Net loss $(315)$(309)$(754)$(657)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
Unaudited
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
  
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
            
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:              
Net loss $(534)$(4,094) $(754)$(657)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:              
Minority interest  9  (25)
Depreciation and amortization  1,134  1,105   698  759 
Asset impairment charges  39  --   99  39 
Impairment of franchises  --  2,433 
Option compensation expense, net  11  25 
Hurricane asset retirement loss  19  -- 
Special charges, net  --  85 
Noncash interest expense  195  232   74  128 
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net  (43) (48)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net  5  (104)
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt  (501) 18 
Gain on investments  (21) -- 
Deferred income taxes  6  (44)  --  5 
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax  --  840 
Other, net  --  (1)  27  (42)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from dispositions:       
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:       
Accounts receivable  (5) 2   29  -- 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (7) (3)  --  (21)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other  (121) (15)  28  (19)
Receivables from and payables to related party, including deferred management fees  (65) (53)
Receivables from and payables to related party, including management fees  3  (28)
       
Net cash flows from operating activities  121  353   204  164 
              
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:              
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  (815) (616)  (539) (542)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures  39  (11)  (9) 48 
Proceeds from sale of assets  38  727   9  8 
Purchases of investments  (1) (14)
Purchase of cable system  (42) -- 
Proceeds from investments  16  --   28  16 
Other, net  (2) (2)  --  (2)
       
Net cash flows from investing activities  (725) 84   (553) (472)
              
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:              
Borrowings of long-term debt  897  2,873   5,830  635 
Borrowings from related parties  140  --   --  140 
Repayments of long-term debt  (1,014) (4,707)  (5,838) (819)
Repayments to related parties  (112) --   (20) (107)
Proceeds from issuance of debt  294  1,500   440  -- 
Payments for debt issuance costs  (67) (97)  (29) (3)
Distributions  (60) --   --  (60)
       
Net cash flows from financing activities  78  (431)  383  (214)
              
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  (526) 6   34  (522)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period  546  85   14  546 
       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $20 $91  $48 $24 
       
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST $1,139 $809  $765 $707 
       
NONCASH TRANSACTIONS:              
Issuance of debt by CCH I Holdings, LLC $2,423 $-- 
Issuance of debt by CCH I, LLC $3,686 $-- 
Issuance of debt by Charter Communications Operating, LLC $333 $--  $37 $333 
Retirement of Renaissance Media Group LLC debt $(37)$-- 
Retirement of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC debt $(7,000)$--  $-- $(346)
Transfer of property, plant and equipment from parent company $139 $--  $-- $139 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)

 
Organization and Basis of Presentation

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC ("Charter Holdings") is a holding company whose principal assets at SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 are the equity interests in its operating subsidiaries. Charter Holdings is a subsidiary of CCHC, LLC ("CCHC") which is a subsidiary of Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC ("Charter Holdco"), which is a subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"). The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Charter Holdings and all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries where the underlying operations reside, which are collectively referred to herein as the "Company." All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated. The Company is a broadband communications company operating in the United States. The Company offers its customers traditional cable video programming (analog and digital video) as well as high-speed Internet services and, in some areas, advanced broadband services such as high definition television, video on demand, and telephone. The Company sells its cable video programming, high-speed Internet and advanced broadband services on a subscription basis. The Company also sells local advertising on satellite-delivered networks.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in Charter Holdings'Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities. However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs; depreciation and amortization costs; impairments of property, plant and equipment, franchises and goodwill; income taxes; and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain 20042005 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 20052006 presentation.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company had net incomeloss of $123$315 million and $309 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005. The Company incurred net loss of $5342006 and 2005, respectively, and $754 million and $657 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and $3.5 billion and $4.1 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004,2005, respectively. The Company’s net cash flows from operating activities were $121$204 million and $353$164 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, respectively.

The Company has a significant level of debt. The Company's long-term financing as of September 30, 2005 consists of $5.5 billion of credit facility debt and $12.7 billion accreted value of high-yield notes. For the remainder of 2005, $7 million of the Company’s debt matures, and in 2006, an additional $30 million of the Company’s debt matures. In 2007 and beyond, significant additional amounts will become due under the Company’s remaining long-term debt obligations.Recent Financing Transactions

In September 2005, Charter Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries,January 2006, CCH I,II, LLC (“("CCH I”II") and CCH I Holdings, LLC (“CIH”), completed the exchange of approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of outstandingII Capital Corp. issued $450 million in debt securities, the proceeds of which were provided, directly or indirectly, to Charter Holdings inCommunications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating"), which used such funds to reduce borrowings, but not commitments, under the revolving portion of its credit facilities.

In April 2006, Charter Operating completed a private placement for$6.85 billion refinancing of its credit facilities including a new debt securities. Holders of Charter Holdings notes$350 million revolving/term facility (which converts to a term loan no later than April 2007), a $5.0 billion term loan due in 20092013 and 2010 exchanged $3.4certain amendments to the existing $1.5 billion principal amountrevolving credit facility. In addition, the refinancing reduced margins on Eurodollar rate term loans to 2.625% from a weighted average of notes for $2.9 billion principal amount of new 11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. Holders of Charter Holdings notes due 20113.15% previously and 2012 exchanged $845 millionmargins on base
 
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
 
principal amountrate term loans to 1.625% from a weighted average of notes for $662 million principal amount of 11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. In addition, holders of Charter2.15% previously. Concurrent with this refinancing, the CCO Holdings, notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $2.5 billion principal amount of notes for $2.5 billion principal amount of various series of new CIH notes. Each series of new CIH notes has the same stated interest rate and provisions for payment of cash interest as the series of old Charter Holdings notes for which such CIH notes were exchanged. In addition, the maturities for each series were extended three years. See Note 6 for discussion of transaction and related financial statement impact.LLC ("CCO Holdings") bridge loan was terminated.

The Company has historically requireda significant level of debt. The Company's long-term financing as of June 30, 2006 consists of $5.8 billion of credit facility debt and $13.2 billion accreted value of high-yield notes. For the remainder of 2006, none of the Company’s debt matures, and in 2007 and 2008, $130 million and $50 million mature, respectively. In 2009 and beyond, significant additional amounts will become due under the Company’s remaining long-term debt obligations.

The Company requires significant cash to fund debt service costs, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. Historically, theThe Company has historically funded these requirements through cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under its credit facilities, equity contributions from Charter Holdco, sales of assets, issuances of debt securities and from cash on hand. However, the mix of funding sources changes from period to period. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, the Company generated $121$204 million of net cash flows from operating activities, after paying cash interest of $1.1 billion.$765 million. In addition, the Company used approximately $815$539 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment. Finally, the Company had net cash flows from financing activities of $78$383 million.

In October 2005, CCO Holdings, LLC (“CCO Holdings”) and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., as guarantor thereunder, entered into a senior bridge loan agreement (the "Bridge Loan") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (the "Lenders") whereby the Lenders have committed to make loans to CCO Holdings in an aggregate amount of $600 million. CCO Holdings may draw upon the facility between January 2, 2006 and September 29, 2006 and the loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the first borrowing under the Bridge Loan.

The Company expects that cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities, proceeds from sales of assets, and the amounts available under its credit facilities and Bridge Loan will be adequate to meet its and Charter’sits parent companies’ cash needs for the remainder of 2005 and 2006. Cash flows from operating activities and amounts available under the Company’s credit facilities and Bridge Loan may not be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations and satisfy its and Charter’s interest payment obligations in 2007. It is likely that Charter and the Company will require additional funding to satisfy their debt repayment obligations inthrough 2007. The Company believes that cash flows from operating activities and amounts available under itsthe Company’s credit facilities may not be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations and Bridge Loansatisfy its and its parent companies’ interest and principal repayment obligations in 2008 and will not be sufficient to fund its operationssuch needs in 2009, and satisfy its and Charter’s interest and principal repayment obligations thereafter.

beyond. The Company has been advised that Charter is workingcontinues to work with its financial advisors in its approach to addressaddressing liquidity, debt maturities and its and the Company’s funding requirements. However, there can be no assurance that such funding will be available to the Company. Although Paul G. Allen, Charter’s Chairman and controlling shareholder, and his affiliates have purchased equity from Charter and Charter Holdco in the past, Mr. Allen and his affiliates are not obligated to purchase equity from, contribute to or loan funds to Charter, Charter Holdco or the Company in the future.overall balance sheet leverage.

Credit Facilities andDebt Covenants

The Company’s ability to operate depends upon, among other things, its continued access to capital, including credit under the Charter Communications Operating LLC ("Charter Operating") credit facilities. TheseThe Charter Operating credit facilities, along with the Company’s indentures, and Bridge Loan, contain certain restrictive covenants, some of which require the Company to maintain specified financial ratios, and meet financial tests and to provide annual audited financial statements with an unqualified opinion from the Company’s independent auditors. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, the Company is in compliance with the covenants under its indentures and credit facilities, and the Company expects to remain in compliance with those covenants and the Bridge Loan covenants for the next twelve months. TheAs of June 30, 2006, the Company’s total potential borrowingavailability under its credit facilities totaled approximately $900 million, none of which was limited by covenant restrictions. In the past, the Company’s actual availability under its credit facilities has been limited by covenant restrictions. There can be no assurance that the Company’s actual availability under its credit facilities will not be limited by covenant restrictions in the future. However, pro forma for the closing of the asset sales on July 1, 2006, and the related application of net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility, potential availability under the currentCompany’s credit facilities totaled $786 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006 would have been approximately $1.7 billion, although the actual availability at that time was only $648 millionwould have been limited to $1.3 billion because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions. In addition, effective January 2, 2006, the Company will have additional borrowing availability of $600 million as a result of the Bridge Loan. Continued access to the Company’s credit facilities and Bridge Loan is subject to the Company remaining in compliance with thethese covenants, of these credit facilities and Bridge Loan, including covenants tied to the Company’s operating performance. If the Company’s operating performance results in non-compliance with these covenants, or if any of certain other events of non-compliance under these credit facilities, Bridge Loan or
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the indentures governing the Company’s debt occur, funding under the credit facilities and Bridge Loan may not be available and defaults on some or potentially all of the Company’s debt obligations could occur. An event of default under the covenants governing any of the Company’s debt instruments could result in the acceleration of its payment obligations under that debt and, under certain circumstances, in cross-defaults under its other debt obligations, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition orand results of operations.

Parent Company Debt Obligations

Any financial or liquidity problems of the Company’s parent companies could cause serious disruption to the Company's business and have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and results of operations.
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Charter’s ability to make interest payments on its convertible senior notes, and, in 2006 and 2009, to repay the outstanding principal of its convertible senior notes of $25 million and $863 million, respectively, will depend on its ability to raise additional capital and/or on receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco orand its subsidiaries, including Charter Holdings, CIH, CCH I, CCH II, LLC ("CCH II"), CCO Holdings and Charter Operating. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, Charter Holdings distributed $60 million to Charter Holdco.subsidiaries. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, Charter Holdco was owed $57$3 million in intercompany loans from its subsidiaries, which amount waswere available to pay interest and principal on Charter's convertible senior notes. In addition, Charter has $123$74 million of governmentalU.S. government securities pledged as security for the next fivethree scheduled semi-annual interest payments on Charter’s 5.875% convertible senior notes.

Distributions by Charter Holdings’Charter’s subsidiaries to a parent company (including Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC and Charter Holdings) for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted by the Bridge Loan andunder the indentures governing the CIH notes, CCH I notes, CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes, and Charter Operating notes unless under their respective indentures there is no default and a specifiedunder the applicable indenture, each applicable subsidiary’s leverage ratio test is met at the time of such event.distribution and, in the case of Charter’s convertible senior notes, other specified tests are met. For the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, there was no default under any of the aforementioned indentures. However, CCO Holdings did not meetthese indentures and each such subsidiary met its applicable leverage ratio testtests based on June 30, 2006 financial results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at such time. In the past, certain subsidiaries have from time to time failed to meet their leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of 4.5 to 1.0. As a result, distributions from CCO Holdings to CCH II, CCH I, CIH,such distribution. Distributions by Charter Holdings, CCHC, Charter Holdco or CharterOperating for payment of principal on parent company notes are further restricted by the covenants in the credit facilities. 

Distributions by CIH, CCH I, CCH II, CCO Holdings and Charter Operating to a parent company for payment of parent company interest are permitted if there is no default under the respective parent company’s debt are currently restricted and will continue to be restricted until that test is met.aforementioned indentures. However, distributions for payment of interest on Charter’s convertible senior notes are further limited to when each applicable subsidiary’s leverage ratio test is met and other specified tests are met. There can be no assurance that the respective parent company’s interest are permitted.subsidiary will satisfy these tests at the time of such distribution.

Specific Limitations

The indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings to make distributions to Charter Holdco for payment of interest or principal on theCharter’s convertible senior notes, only if, after giving effect to the distribution, Charter Holdings can incur additional debt under the leverage ratio of 8.75 to 1.0, there is no default under Charter Holdings'Holdings’ indentures, and other specified tests are met. For the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, there was no default under Charter Holdings'Holdings’ indentures and other specified tests were met. However, Charter Holdings did not meet themet its leverage ratio of 8.75 to 1.0test based on SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 financial results. As a result,Such distributions fromwould be restricted, however, if Charter Holdings fails to meet these tests at such time. In the past, Charter Holdings has from time to time failed to meet this leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that Charter Holdco or CCHC for paymentHoldings will satisfy these tests at the time of interest or principalsuch distribution. During periods in which distributions are currently restricted, and will continue to be restricted until that test is met. During this restriction period, the indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries to make specified investments (that are not restricted payments) in Charter Holdco or Charter up to an amount determined by a formula, as long as there is no default under the indentures.  

3.
Sale of Assets

In July 2005,2006, the Company closed the sale ofsigned three separate definitive agreements to sell certain cable television systems in Texas and West Virginia and closed the sale of an additional cable system in Nebraska in October 2005, representingserving a total of approximately 33,000 customers. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, those356,000 analog video customers in 1) West Virginia and Virginia to Cebridge Connections, Inc. (the “Cebridge Transaction”); 2) Illinois and Kentucky to Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as New Wave Communications (the “New Wave Transaction”) and 3) Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah to Orange Broadband Holding Company, LLC (the “Orange Transaction”) for a total of approximately $971 million. These cable systems met the criteria for assets held for sale under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.sale. As such, the assets were written down to fair value less estimated costs to sell resulting in asset impairment charges during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 of approximately $39 million. At September 30, 2005$99 million related to the New Wave Transaction and the Orange Transaction. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company expects to record a gain of approximately $200 million on the Cebridge Transaction. In addition, assets and liabilities to be sold have been presented as held for sale. Assets held for sale on the Company's balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 included in investment in cable properties, arecurrent assets of approximately $7 million.$6 million, property, plant and equipment of

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approximately $319 million and franchises of approximately $443 million. Liabilities held for sale on the Company's balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 included current liabilities of approximately $7 million and other long-term liabilities of approximately $13 million.

During the second quarter of 2006, the Company determined, based on changes in the Company’s organizational and cost structure, that its asset groupings for long lived asset accounting purposes are at the level of their individual market areas, which are at a level below the Company’s geographic clustering. As a result, the Company has determined that the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems comprise operations and cash flows that for financial reporting purposes meet the criteria for discontinued operations. Accordingly, the results of operations for the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems have been presented as discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and all prior periods presented herein have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Summarized consolidated financial information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 for the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems is as follows:

  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
          
Revenues $55 $57 $109 $113 
Income (loss) before income taxes $23 $10 $38 $19 
 
In March 2004,July 2006, the Company closed the Cebridge Transaction and New Wave Transaction for net proceeds of approximately $896 million. The Company used the net proceeds from the asset sales to repay (but not reduce permanently) amounts outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The Orange Transaction is scheduled to close in the third quarter of 2006.

In 2005, the Company closed the sale of certain cable systems in Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware andTexas, West Virginia to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC. The Company closedand Nebraska representing a total of approximately 33,000 analog video customers. During the sale of an additional cable system in New York to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC in April 2004. These transactions resulted in a $106 million pretax gain recorded as a gain on sale of assets in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The total net proceeds from the sale of all of these systems were approximately $735 million. The proceeds were used to repay a portion of amounts outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

Gain on investments for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005, primarily represents a gain realized on an exchangecertain of those cable systems met the Company’s interestcriteria for assets held for sale. As such, the assets were written down to fair value less estimated costs to sell resulting in an equity investee for an investment in a larger enterprise.asset impairment charges during the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 of approximately $8 million and $39 million, respectively.

4.
Franchises and Goodwill

Franchise rights represent the value attributed to agreements with local authorities that allow access to homes in cable service areas acquired through the purchase of cable systems. Management estimates the fair value of franchise rights at the date of acquisition and determines if the franchise has a finite life or an indefinite-life as defined by SFASStatement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Franchises that qualify for indefinite-life treatment under SFAS No. 142 are tested for impairment annually each October 1 based on valuations, or more frequently as warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Such test resulted in a total franchise impairment of approximately $3.3 billion during the third quarter of 2004. The October 1, 2005 annual impairment test will be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2005 and any impairment resulting from such test will be recorded in the fourth quarter. Franchises are aggregated into essentially inseparable asset groups to conduct the valuations. The asset groups generally represent geographicgeographical clustering of the Company’s cable systems into groups by which such systems are managed. Management believes such grouping represents the highest and best use of those assets.

The Company’s valuations, which are based on the present value of projected after tax cash flows, result in a value of property, plant and equipment, franchises, customer relationships and its total entity value. The value of goodwill is the difference between the total entity value and amounts assigned to the other assets.

Franchises, for valuation purposes, are defined as the future economic benefits of the right to solicit and service potential customers (customer marketing rights), and the right to deploy and market new services such as interactivity and telephone to the potential customers (service marketing rights). Fair value is determined based on estimated discounted future cash flows using assumptions consistent with internal forecasts. The franchise after-tax cash flow is calculated as the after-tax cash flow generated by the potential customers obtained and the new services added to those customers in future periods. The sum of the present value of the franchises’ after-tax cash flow in years 1 through 10 and the continuing value of the after-tax cash flow beyond year 10 yields the fair value of the franchise.

The Company follows the guidance of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue 02-17, Recognition of Customer Relationship Intangible Assets Acquired in a Business Combination, in valuing customer relationships. Customer relationships, for valuation purposes, represent the value of the business relationship with existing customers and are calculated by projecting future after-tax cash flows from these customers including the right to deploy and market additional services such as interactivity and telephone to these customers. The present value of these after-tax cash flows yields the fair value of the customer relationships. Substantially all acquisitions occurred prior to January 1, 2002. The Company did not record any value associated with the customer relationship intangibles related to those acquisitions. For acquisitions subsequent to January 1, 2002 the Company did assign a value to the customer relationship intangible, which is amortized over its estimated useful life.

In September 2004, the SEC staff issued EITF Topic D-108 which requires the direct method of separately valuing all intangible assets and does not permit goodwill to be included in franchise assets. The Company adopted Topic D-108 in its impairment assessment as of September 30, 2004 that resulted in a total franchise impairment of approximately $3.3 billion. The Company recorded a cumulative effect of accounting change of $840 million (approximately $875 million before tax effects of $16 million and minority interest effects of $19 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 representing the portion of the Company's total franchise impairment attributable to no longer
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including goodwill with franchise assets. The remaining $2.4 billion of the total franchise impairment was attributable to the use of lower projected growth rates and the resulting revised estimates of future cash flows in the Company's valuation, and was recorded as impairment of franchises in the Company's accompanying consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Sustained analog video customer losses by the Company in the third quarter of 2004 primarily as a result of increased competition from direct broadcast satellite providers and decreased growth rates in the Company's high-speed Internet customers in the third quarter of 2004, in part, as a result of increased competition from digital subscriber line service providers led to the lower projected growth rates and the revised estimates of future cash flows from those used at October 1, 2003.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following table:

 
September 30, 2005
 
December 31, 2004
  
June 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
  
Net
Carrying
Amount
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
  
Accumulated Amortization
  
Net
Carrying
Amount
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
                            
Franchises with indefinite lives $9,797 $-- $9,797 $9,845 $-- $9,845  $9,263 $-- $9,263 $9,806 $-- $9,806 
Goodwill  52  --  52  52  --  52   61  --  61  52  --  52 
                            
 $9,849 $-- 
$
9,849
 
$
9,897
 $-- $9,897  $9,324 $-- 
$
9,324
 
$
9,858
 $-- $9,858 
Finite-lived intangible assets:
                            
Franchises with finite lives $40 $7 $33 
$
37
 $4 $33  
$
23
 $6 $17 
$
27
 $7 $20 

FranchisesFor the six months ended June 30, 2006, the net carrying amount of indefinite-lived and finite-lived franchises was reduced by $441 million and $2 million, respectively, related to franchises reclassified as assets held for sale. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, franchises with indefinite lives also decreased $39$3 million related to a cable asset sale completed in the first quarter of 2006 and $99 million as a result of the asset impairment charges recorded related to three cable asset sales and $9 million as a result of the closing of two of the cable asset sales in July 2005assets held for sale (see Note 3). Franchise amortization expense for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 and 20042006 was approximately $1 million and $3$1 million, respectively, and $1 million and $2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, which represents the amortization relating to franchises that did not qualify for indefinite-life treatment under SFAS No. 142, including costs associated with franchise renewals. The Company expects that amortization expense on franchise assets will be approximately $3$2 million annually for each of the next five years. Actual amortization expense in future periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful lives and other relevant factors.

For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the net carrying amount of goodwill increased $9 million as a result of the Company’s purchase of certain cable systems in Minnesota from Seren Innovations, Inc. in January 2006.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004:2005:

 
September 30, 2005  
 
 December 31,
2004
  
June 30,
2006
 
December 31,
2005
 
            
Accounts payable - trade $67 $140  $74 $102 
Accrued capital expenditures  99  60   64  73 
Accrued expenses:              
Interest  278  310   394  329 
Programming costs  287  278   297  272 
Franchise-related fees  56  67   55  67 
Compensation  57  47   64  60 
Other  211  210   181  193 
              
 $1,055 $1,112  $1,129 $1,096 


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6.
Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004:2005:

 
September 30, 2005
 
December 31, 2004
  
June 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
 
Principal Amount
 
Accreted Value
 
Principal Amount
 
Accreted Value
  
Principal Amount
 
Accreted Value
 
Principal Amount
 
Accreted Value
 
Long-Term Debt
                          
Charter Communications Holdings, LLC:                          
8.250% senior notes due 2007 $105 $105 $451 $451  $105 $105 $105 $105 
8.625% senior notes due 2009  292  292  1,244  1,243   292  292  292  292 
9.920% senior discount notes due 2011  198  198  1,108  1,108   198  198  198  198 
10.000% senior notes due 2009  154  154  640  640   154  154  154  154 
10.250% senior notes due 2010  49  49  318  318   49  49  49  49 
11.750% senior discount notes due 2010  43  43  450  448   43  43  43  43 
10.750% senior notes due 2009  131  131  874  874   131  131  131  131 
11.125% senior notes due 2011  217  217  500  500   217  217  217  217 
13.500% senior discount notes due 2011  94  91  675  589   94  94  94  94 
9.625% senior notes due 2009  107  107  640  638   107  107  107  107 
10.000% senior notes due 2011  137  136  710  708   137  136  137  136 
11.750% senior discount notes due 2011  125  116  939  803   125  125  125  120 
12.125% senior discount notes due 2012  113  97  330  259   113  106  113  100 
CCH I Holdings, LLC:                          
11.125% senior notes due 2014  151  151  --  --   151  151  151  151 
9.920% senior discount notes due 2014  471  471  --  --   471  471  471  471 
10.000% senior notes due 2014  299  299  --  --   299  299  299  299 
11.750% senior discount notes due 2014  815  759  --  --   815  815  815  781 
13.500% senior discount notes due 2014  581  559  --  --   581  581  581  578 
12.125% senior discount notes due 2015  217  187  --  --   217  203  217  192 
CCH I, LLC:                          
11.00% senior notes due 2015  3,525  3,686  --  -- 
11.000% senior notes due 2015  3,525  3,678  3,525  3,683 
CCH II, LLC:                          
10.250% senior notes due 2010  1,601  1,601  1,601  1,601   2,051  2,042  1,601  1,601 
CCO Holdings, LLC:                          
8¾% senior notes due 2013  800  794  500  500   800  795  800  794 
Senior floating rate notes due 2010  550  550  550  550 
Senior floating notes due 2010  550  550  550  550 
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:                          
8% senior second lien notes due 2012  1,100  1,100  1,100  1,100   1,100  1,100  1,100  1,100 
8 3/8% senior second lien notes due 2014  733  733  400  400   770  770  733  733 
Renaissance Media Group LLC:                          
10.000% senior discount notes due 2008  114  115  114  116   --  --  114  115 
CC V Holdings, LLC:             
11.875% senior discount notes due 2008  --  --  113  113 
Credit Facilities
                          
Charter Operating  5,513  5,513  5,515  5,515   5,800  5,800  5,731  5,731 
 $18,235 $18,254 $18,772 $18,474  $18,895 $19,012 $18,453 $18,525 

The accreted values presented above generally represent the principal amount of the notes less the original issue discount at the time of sale plus the accretion to the balance sheet date.date except as follows. The accreted value of CIH notes and CCH I notes issued in exchange for Charter Holdings notes are recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP requires that the CIH notes issued in exchange for Charter Holdings notes and the portion of the CCH I notes issued in 2005 in exchange for the 8.625% Charter Holdings notes due 2009 are recorded at the historical book values of the Charter Holdings notes for financial reporting purposes as opposed to the current accreted value for legal purposes and notes indenture purposes (the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes immediately due). As of June 30, 2006,
 
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issued in exchange for the 8.625% Charter Holdings notes due 2009 be recorded at the historical book values of the Charter Holdings notes as opposed to the current accreted value for legal purposes and notes indenture purposes (the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes immediately due). As of September 30, 2005, the accreted value of the Company’s debt for legal purposes and notes indenture purposes is $17.7approximately $18.6 billion.

In October 2005, CCO HoldingsJanuary 2006, CCH II and CCO HoldingsCCH II Capital Corp., as guarantor thereunder, entered into the Bridge Loan with the Lenders whereby the Lenders have committed to make loans to CCO Holdings in an aggregate amount of $600 million. CCO Holdings may draw upon the facility between January 2, 2006 and September 29, 2006 and the loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the first borrowing under the Bridge Loan. Each loan will accrue interest at a rate equal to an adjusted LIBOR rate plus a spread. The spread will initially be 450 basis points and will increase (a) by an additional 25 basis points at the end of the six-month period following the date of the first borrowing, (b) by an additional 25 basis points at the end of each of the next two subsequent three month periods and (c) by 62.5 basis points at the end of each of the next two subsequent three-month periods. CCO Holdings will be required to prepay loans from the net proceeds from (i) the issuance of equity or incurrence of debt by Charter and its subsidiaries, with certain exceptions, and (ii) certain asset sales (to the extent not used for other purposes permitted under the Bridge Loan).

In August 2005, CCO Holdings issued $300$450 million in debt securities, the proceeds of which were provided, directly or indirectly, to Charter Operating, which used such funds to reduce borrowings, but not commitments, under the revolving portion of its credit facilities.

In March 2006, the Company exchanged $37 million of Renaissance Media Group LLC 10% senior discount notes due 2008 for general corporate purposes, including$37 million principal amount of new Charter Operating 8 3/8% senior second-lien notes due 2014 issued in a private transaction under Rule 144A. The terms and conditions of the paymentnew Charter Operating 8 3/8% senior second-lien notes due 2014 are identical to Charter Operating’s currently outstanding 8 3/8% senior second-lien notes due 2014. In June 2006, the Company retired the remaining $77 million principal amount of distributions to its parent companies, including Charter Holdings, to pay interest expense.Renaissance Media Group LLC’s 10% senior discount notes due 2008.

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt

In September 2005,April 2006, Charter Holdings andOperating completed a $6.85 billion refinancing of its wholly owned subsidiaries, CCH I and CIH, completed the exchange of approximately $6.8credit facilities including a new $350 million revolving/term facility (which converts to a term loan no later than April 2007), a $5.0 billion total principal amount of outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private placement for new debt securities. Holders of Charter Holdings notesterm loan due in 20092013 and 2010 exchanged $3.4certain amendments to the existing $1.5 billion principal amount of notes for $2.9 billion principal amount of new 11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. Holders of Charter Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $845 million principal amount of notes for $662 million principal amount of 11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. In addition, holders of Charter Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $2.5 billion principal amount of notes for $2.5 billion principal amount of various series of new CIH notes. Each series of new CIH notes has the same stated interest rate and provisions for payment of cash interest as the series of old Charter Holdings notes for which such CIH notes were exchanged.revolving credit facility. In addition, the maturities for each series were extended three years.refinancing reduced margins on Eurodollar rate term loans to 2.625% from a weighted average of 3.15% previously and margins on base rate term loans to 1.625% from a weighted average of 2.15% previously. Concurrent with this refinancing, the CCO Holdings bridge loan was terminated. The exchangesrefinancing resulted in a net gainloss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $490 million for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005.2006 of approximately $27 million included in other income (expenses), net on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

In March and June 2005, Charter Operating consummated exchange transactions with a small number of institutional holders of Charter Holdings 8.25% senior notes due 2007 pursuant to which Charter Operating issued, in private placements, approximately $333 million principal amount of new notes with terms identical to Charter Operating's 8.375% senior second lien notes due 2014 in exchange for approximately $346 million of the Charter Holdings 8.25% senior notes due 2007. The exchanges resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $10 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005.2005 included in other income (expenses), net on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Charter Holdings notes received in the exchange were thereafter distributed to Charter Holdings and cancelled.

In March 2005, Charter Holdings’ subsidiary, CC V Holdings, LLC, redeemed all of its 11.875% notes due 2008, at 103.958% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The total cost of redemption was approximately $122 million and was funded through borrowings under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The redemption resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 of approximately $5 million.million included in other income (expenses), net on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Following such redemption, CC V Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (other than non-guarantor subsidiaries) guaranteedbecame guarantors under the Charter Operating credit facilities and granted a lien on all of their assets to the same extent as to which a lien can be perfectedgranted by the other guarantors under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement.credit facility.
Minority Interest


Minority interest on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 primarily represents preferred membership interests in CC VIII, LLC ("CC VIII"), an indirect subsidiary of Charter Holdings, of $631 million and $622 million, respectively. As more fully described in Note 18, this preferred interest is held by Mr. Allen, Charter’s Chairman and controlling shareholder, and CCHC. Minority interest in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations includes the 2% accretion of the preferred membership interests plus approximately 18.6% of CC VIII’s income, net of accretion.
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(dollars in millions, except where indicated)

7.
Minority Interest

Minority interest on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 primarily represents preferred membership interests in CC VIII, LLC ("CC VIII"), an indirect subsidiary of Charter Holdco, of $665 million and $656 million, respectively. As more fully described in Note 18, this preferred interest arises from the approximately $630 million of preferred membership units issued by CC VIII in connection with an acquisition in February 2000 and was the subject of a dispute between Charter and Mr. Allen, Charter’s Chairman and controlling shareholder that was settled October 31, 2005. The Company is currently determining the impact of the settlement to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005. Due to the uncertainties that existed prior to October 31, 2005 related to the ultimate resolution of the dispute, effective January 1, 2005, the Company ceased recognizing minority interest in earnings or losses of CC VIII for financial reporting purposes until such time as the resolution of the matter was determinable or other events occurred. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company’s results include income of $8 million and $25 million, respectively, attributable to CC VIII. Subsequent to recording the impact of the settlement in the fourth quarter of 2005, approximately 6% of CC VIII’s income will be allocated to minority interest.

8.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)Loss

Certain marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale and reported at market value with unrealized gains and losses recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)loss on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the Company reports changes in the fair value of interest rate agreements designated as hedging the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations, that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).loss. Comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2005 was $128 million and comprehensive loss for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042006 and 2005 was $3.5 billion and was $519$314 million and $4.1 billion$308 million, respectively, and $754 million and $647 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, respectively.

9.
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses interest rate risk management derivative instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements and interest rate collar agreements (collectively referred to herein as interest rate agreements) to manage its interest costs. The Company’s policy is to manage interest costs using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, the Company has agreed to exchange, at specified intervals through 2007, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest rate collar agreements are used to limit the Company’s exposure to and benefits from interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt to within a certain range of rates.

The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading purposes. The Company does, however, have certain interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, SFAS No. 133 allows derivative gains and losses to offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company has formally documented, designated and assessed the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. For each of the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $1 million and $1 million, respectively,$0, and for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $2 million and $3$1 million, respectively, which represent cash flow hedge ineffectiveness on interest rate hedge agreements arising from differences between the critical terms of the agreements and the related hedged obligations. Changes in the fair value of interest rate agreements designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133 are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, a gain of $5$1 million and $2 million,$0, respectively, and for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, a gain of $14 million$0 and $31$9 million, respectively, related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).loss. The amounts are
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings (losses).

Certain interest rate derivative instruments are not designated as hedges as they do not meet the effectiveness criteria specified by SFAS No. 133. However, management believes such instruments are closely correlated with the respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to fair value, with the impact recorded as gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $16$3 million and losses of $9$1 million, respectively, and for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $41$9 million and $45$25 million, respectively, for interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, the Company had outstanding $2.1$1.8 billion and $2.7$1.8 billion and $20 million and $20 million, respectively, in notional amounts of interest rate swaps and collars, respectively. The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

10.
Revenues

Revenues consist of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004:

  
Three Months
Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
  
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
          
Video $848 $839 $2,551 $2,534 
High-speed Internet  230  189  671  538 
Advertising sales  74  73  214  205 
Commercial  71  61  205  175 
Other  95  86  271  249 
              
  $1,318 $1,248 $3,912 $3,701 

11.
Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004:

  
Three Months
Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
   
2005
  
2004
  
2005
  
2004
 
              
Programming $357 $328 $1,066 $991 
Service  203  173  572  489 
Advertising sales  26  24  76  72 
              
  $586 $525 $1,714 $1,552 


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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)


10.
Revenues
 
Revenues consist of the following for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
          
Video $853 $821 $1,684 $1,623 
High-speed Internet  261  218  506  425 
Telephone  29  8  49  14 
Advertising sales  79  73  147  135 
Commercial  76  66  149  128 
Other  85  80  168  156 
              
  $1,383 $1,266 $2,703 $2,481 

11.
Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of the following for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
          
Programming $379 $336 $755 $678 
Service  205  186  408  356 
Advertising sales  27  24  52  47 
              
  $611 $546 $1,215 $1,081 

12.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of the following for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004:2005:

 
Three Months
Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
  
2005
  
2004
  
2005
  
2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                      
General and administrative $231 $220 $658 $636  $236 $220 $471 $418 
Marketing  38  32  104  99   43  30  80  65 
                          
 $269 $252 $762 $735  $279 $250 $551 $483 

Components of selling expense are included in general and administrative and marketing expense.

13. Hurricane Asset Retirement Loss

Certain of the Company’s cable systems in Louisiana suffered significant plant damage as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Based on preliminary evaluations, the Company wrote off $19 million of its plants’ net book value. Insignificant amounts of other expenses were recorded related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Company has insurance coverage for both property and business interruption. The Company has not recorded any potential insurance recoveries as it is still assessing the damage of its plant and the extent of insurance coverage.

14.
Special Charges

The Company has recorded special charges as a result of reducing its workforce, consolidating administrative offices and management realignment in 2004 and 2005. The activity associated with this initiative is summarized in the table below.

  
Three Months
Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
  
 2005
 
 2004
 
 2005
 
 2004
 
              
Beginning Balance 
$
4
 
$
6
 
$
6
 
$
14
 
              
Special Charges  
1
  
6
  
5
  
9
 
Payments  
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
(7
)
 
(14
)
              
Balance at September 30, 
$
4
 
$
9
 
$
4
 
$
9
 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, special charges also included $1 million related to legal settlements. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, special charges were offset by approximately $2 million related to an agreed upon discount in respect of the portion of the settlement consideration payable under the Stipulations of Settlement of the consolidated Federal Class Action and the Federal Derivative Action allocable to plaintiff’s attorney fees and Charter’s insurance carrier as a result of the election to pay such fees in cash (see Note 16).

For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, special charges also includes approximately $85 million as part of the terms set forth in memoranda of understanding regarding settlement of the consolidated Federal Class Action and Federal Derivative Action and approximately $9 million of litigation costs related to the tentative settlement of the South Carolina national class action suit, which were approved by the respective courts. For the three and nine months
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
13.
Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net
 
Other operating (income) expenses, net consist of the following for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
          
Loss on sale of assets, net $-- $-- $-- $4 
Special charges, net  7  (2) 10  2 
              
  $7 $(2)$10 $6 

Special charges for the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004,2006 primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring. Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily represent severance costs as a result of reducing workforce, consolidating administrative offices and executive severance.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, special charges were offset by $3approximately $2 million received fromrelated to an agreed upon discount in respect of the portion of settlement consideration payable under the settlement terms of class action lawsuits.

14.
Other Income (Expenses), Net

Other income (expenses), net consists of the following for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005:

  
Three Months
Ended June 30,
 
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
          
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments and
hedging activities, net
 $3 $(1)$11 $26 
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt  (27) (2) (27) 4 
Minority interest  (6) (3) (10) (6)
Gain on investments  5  20  4  21 
Other, net  (1) --  3  -- 
              
  $(26)$14 $(19)$45 

Gain on investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily represents a third partygain realized on an exchange of the Company’s interest in settlement ofan equity investee for an investment in a dispute.larger enterprise.

15.
Income Taxes

The CompanyCharter Holdings is a single member limited liability company not subject to income tax. The CompanyCharter Holdings holds all operations through indirect subsidiaries. The majority of these indirect subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are also not subject to income tax. However, certain of the Company’sCharter Holdings’ indirect subsidiaries are corporations that are subject to income tax.
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, the Company had net deferred income tax liabilities of approximately $214 million and $208 million, respectively.$213 million.  The net deferred income tax liabilities relate to certain of the Company’s indirect subsidiaries, which file separate income tax returns.

During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006, the Company recorded $2 million and $4 million of income tax expense, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, the Company recorded $2 million and $10$8 million of income tax expense, respectively.  The income tax expense is recognized through current federal and state income tax expense as well as increases to the deferred tax liabilities of certain of the Company’s indirect corporate subsidiaries. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded $61 million and $57 million of income tax benefit, respectively.  The Company recorded the portion of the income tax benefit associated with the adoption of Topic D-108 as a $16 million reduction of the cumulative effect of accounting change on the accompanying statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004.  The income tax benefits were realized as a result of decreases in the deferred tax liabilities of certain of the Company’s indirect corporate subsidiaries. 

Charter Holdco is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service for the tax years ending December 31, 2002 and 2003.  The Company’s results of the Company (excluding the indirect corporate subsidiaries) for these years are subject to this examination. Management does not expect the results of this examination to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

16.
Contingencies

Securities Class ActionsThe Company is a party to lawsuits and Derivative Suitsclaims that arise in the ordinary course of conducting its business. The ultimate outcome of all of these legal matters pending against the Company or its subsidiaries cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Fourteen putative federal class action lawsuits
17.
Stock Compensation Plans

Charter has stock option plans (the "Federal“Plans”) which provide for the grant of non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock and/or shares of restricted stock (not to exceed 20,000,000 shares of Charter Class Actions") were filedA common stock), as each term is defined in 2002 againstthe Plans. Employees, officers, consultants and directors of Charter and certainits subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to receive grants under the Plans. Options granted generally vest over four to five years from the grant date, with 25% generally vesting on the anniversary of its formerthe grant date and present officers and directors in various jurisdictions allegedlyratably thereafter. Generally, options expire 10 years from the grant date. The Plans allow for the issuance of up to a total of 90,000,000 shares of Charter Class A common stock (or units convertible into Charter Class A common stock).

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on behalf of all purchasers of Charter’s securities during the period from either November 8 or November 9, 1999 through July 17 or July 18, 2002. Unspecified damages were sought by the plaintiffs. In general, the lawsuits alleged that Charter utilized misleading accounting practices and failed to disclose these accounting practices and/or issued false and misleading financial statements and press releases concerning Charter’s operations and prospects. The Federal Class Actions were specifically and individually identified in public filings made by Charter prior to the date of this quarterly report. grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for grants during the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 5.0% and 3.8%; expected volatility of 91.0% and 70.1%; and expected lives of 6.25 years and 4.5 years, respectively. The following weighted average assumptions were used for grants during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively: risk-free interest rates of 4.6% and 3.8%; expected volatility of 91.6% and 71.3%; and expected lives of 6.25 years and 4.5 years, respectively. The valuations assume no dividends are paid. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, Charter granted 0.1 million and 4.9 million stock options, respectively, with a weighted average exercise price of $1.02 and $1.07, respectively. As of June 30, 2006, Charter had 28.6 million and 10.7 million options outstanding and exercisable, respectively, with weighted average exercise prices of $3.97 and $7.27, respectively, and weighted average remaining contractual lives of 8 years and 6 years, respectively.

On March 12,January 1, 2006, the Company adopted revised SFAS No. 123, Share - Based payment, which addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which a company receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of that company or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the company’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. Because the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123 on January 1, 2003, the Panel transferred the six Federal Class Actionsrevised standard did not filed in the Eastern Districthave a material impact on its financial statements. The Company recorded $3 million and $4 million of Missouri to that district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the eight Federal Class Actions already pending there. The Court subsequently consolidated the Federal Class Actions into a single action (the "Consolidated Federal Class Action") for pretrial purposes. On August 5, 2004, the plaintiffs’ representatives, Charter and the individual defendants who were the subject of the suit entered into a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth agreements in principle to settle the Consolidated Federal Class Action. These parties subsequently entered into Stipulations of Settlement dated as of January 24, 2005 (described more fully below) that incorporate the terms of the August 5, 2004 Memorandum of Understanding.option compensation expense which
 
On September 12, 2002, a shareholders derivative suit (the "State Derivative Action") was filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri (the "Missouri State Court"), against Charter and its then current directors, as well as its former auditors. The plaintiffs alleged that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties by failing to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and procedures. On March 12, 2004, an action substantively identical to the State Derivative Action was filed in Missouri State Court against Charter and certain of
 
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its current and former directors, as well as its former auditors. On July 14, 2004, the Court consolidated this case with the State Derivative Action.

Separately, on February 12, 2003, a shareholders derivative suit (the "Federal Derivative Action") was filed against Charter and its then current directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiff in that suit alleged that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties and grossly mismanaged Charter by failing to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and procedures.

As noted above, Charter and the individual defendants entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on August 5, 2004 setting forth agreements in principle regarding settlement of the Consolidated Federal Class Action, the State Derivative Action(s) and the Federal Derivative Action (the "Actions"). Charter and various other defendants in those actions subsequently entered into Stipulations of Settlement dated as of January 24, 2005, setting forth a settlement of the Actions in a manner consistent with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding. The Stipulations of Settlement, along with various supporting documentation, were filed with the Court on February 2, 2005. On May 23, 2005 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri conducted the final fairness hearing for the Actions, and on June 30, 2005, the Court issued its final approval of the settlements. Members of the class had 30 days from the issuance of the June 30 order approving the settlement to file an appeal challenging the approval. Two notices of appeal were filed relating to the settlement. Those appeals were directed to the amount of fees that the attorneys for the class were to receive and to the fairness of the settlement. At the end of September 2005, Stipulations of Dismissal were filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in the dismissal of both appeals with prejudice. Procedurally therefore, the settlements are final.

As amended, the Stipulations of Settlement provide that, in exchange for a release of all claims by plaintiffs against Charter and its former and present officers and directors named in the Actions, Charter would pay to the plaintiffs a combination of cash and equity collectively valued at $144 million, which will include the fees and expenses of plaintiffs’ counsel. Of this amount, $64 million would be paid in cash (by Charter’s insurance carriers) and the $80 million balance was to be paid (subject to Charter’s right to substitute cash therefor as described below) in shares of Charter Class A common stock having an aggregate value of $40 million and ten-year warrants to purchase shares of Charter Class A common stock having an aggregate warrant value of $40 million, with such values in each case being determined pursuant to formulas set forth in the Stipulations of Settlement. However, Charter had the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute cash for some or all of the aforementioned securities on a dollar for dollar basis. Pursuant to that right, Charter elected to fund the $80 million obligation with 13.4 million shares of Charter Class A common stock (having an aggregate value of approximately $15 million pursuant to the formula set forth in the Stipulations of Settlement) with the remaining balance (less an agreed upon $2 million discount in respect of that portion allocable to plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees) to be paid in cash. In addition, Charter had agreed to issue additional shares of its Class A common stock to its insurance carrier having an aggregate value of $5 million; however, by agreement with its carrier, Charter paid $4.5 million in cash in lieu of issuing such shares. Charter delivered the settlement consideration to the claims administrator on July 8, 2005, and it was held in escrow pending resolution of the appeals. Those appeals are now resolved. On July 14, 2005, the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis dismissed with prejudice the State Derivative Actions. The claims administrator is responsible for disbursing the settlement consideration.

As part of the settlements, Charter committed to a variety of corporate governance changes, internal practices and public disclosures, all of which have already been undertaken and none of which are inconsistent with measures Charter is taking in connection with the recent conclusion of the SEC investigation.

Government Investigations

In August 2002, Charter became aware of a grand jury investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri into certain of its accounting and reporting practices, focusing on how Charter reported customer numbers, and its reporting of amounts received from digital set-top terminal suppliers for advertising. The U.S. Attorney’s Office publicly stated that Charter was not a target of the investigation. Charter was also advised by the U.S. Attorney’s Office that no current officer or member of its board of directors was a target of
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
 
the investigation. On July 24, 2003, a federal grand jury charged four former officers of Charter with conspiracyis included in general and mail and wire fraud, alleging improper accounting and reporting practices focusing on revenue from digital set-top terminal suppliers and inflated customer account numbers. Each of the indicted former officers pled guilty to single conspiracy counts related to the original mail and wire fraud charges and were sentenced April 22, 2005. Charter fully cooperated with the investigation, and following the sentencings, the U.S. Attorney’s Officeadministrative expense for the Eastern District of Missouri announced that its investigation was concludedthree months ended June 30, 2006 and that no further indictments would issue.

Indemnification

Charter was generally required to indemnify, under certain conditions, each of the named individual defendants in connection with the matters described above pursuant to the terms of its bylaws2005, respectively, and (where applicable) such individual defendants’ employment agreements. In accordance with these documents, in connection with the grand jury investigation, a now-settled SEC investigation$7 million and the above-described lawsuits, some of Charter’s current and former directors and current and former officers were advanced certain costs and expenses incurred in connection with their defense. On February 22, 2005, Charter filed suit against four of its former officers who were indicted in the course of the grand jury investigation. These suits seek to recover the legal fees and other related expenses advanced to these individuals. One of these former officers has counterclaimed against Charter alleging, among other things, that Charter owes him additional indemnification for legal fees that Charter did not pay, and another of these former officers has counterclaimed against Charter for accrued sick leave.

Other Litigation

Charter is also party to other lawsuits and claims that arose in the ordinary course of conducting its business. In the opinion of management, after taking into account recorded liabilities, the outcome of these other lawsuits and claims are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or its liquidity.

17.Stock Compensation Plans

Prior to January 1, 2003, the Company accounted for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations, as permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. On January 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value measurement provisions of SFAS No. 123 using the prospective method, under which the Company recognizes compensation expense of a stock-based award to an employee over the vesting period based on the fair value of the award on the grant date consistent with the method described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans. Adoption of these provisions resulted in utilizing a preferable accounting method as the condensed consolidated financial statements will present the estimated fair value of stock-based compensation in expense consistently with other forms of compensation and other expense associated with goods and services received for equity instruments. In accordance with SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure, the fair value method is being applied only to awards granted or modified after January 1, 2003, whereas awards granted prior to such date will continue to be accounted for under APB No. 25, unless they are modified or settled in cash. The ongoing effect on consolidated results of operations or financial condition will depend on future stock-based compensation awards granted by the Company.


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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)

SFAS No. 123 requires pro forma disclosure of the impact on earnings as if the compensation expense for these plans had been determined using the fair value method. The following table presents the Company’s net income (loss) as reported and the pro forma amounts that would have been reported using the fair value method under SFAS No. 123$8 million for the periods presented:
  
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
 
              
Net income (loss) $123 $(3,526)$(534)$(4,094)
Add back stock-based compensation expense related to stock
options included in reported net income (loss)
  3  8  11  34 
Less employee stock-based compensation expense determined under fair
value based method for all employee stock option awards
  (3) (6) (11) (37)
Effects of unvested options in stock option exchange  --  --  --  48 
Pro forma $123 $(3,524)$(534)$(4,049)
six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

In January 2004, Charter began an option exchange program in whichFebruary 2006, the Company offered its employees the right to exchange all stock options (vestedCompensation and unvested) under the 1999 Charter Communications Option Plan and 2001 Stock Incentive Plan that had an exercise price over $10 per share for sharesBenefits Committee of restricted Charter Class A common stock or, in some instances, cash. Based onCharter’s Board of Directors approved a sliding exchange ratio, which varied depending on the exercise price of an employee’s outstanding options, if an employee would have received more than 400 shares of restricted stock in exchange for tendered options, Charter issued to that employee shares of restricted stock in the exchange. If, based on the exchange ratios, an employee would have received 400 or fewer shares of restricted stock in exchange for tendered options, Charter instead paid the employee cash in an amount equalmodification to the number of shares the employee would have received multiplied by $5.00.  The offer applied to options (vested and unvested) to purchase a total of 22,929,573 shares of Charter Class A common stock, or approximately 48% of Charter’s 47,882,365 total options (vested and unvested) issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2003. Participation by employees was voluntary. Those members of Charter’s board of directors who were not also employees of the Company were not eligible to participate in the exchange offer.

In the closing of the exchange offer on February 20, 2004, Charter accepted for cancellation eligible options to purchase approximately 18,137,664 shares of Charter Class A common stock. In exchange, Charter granted 1,966,686 shares of restricted stock, including 460,777financial performance shares to eligible employees of the rank of senior vice president and above, and paid a total cash amount of approximately $4 million (which amount includes applicable withholding taxes) to those employees who received cash rather than shares of restricted stock. The restricted stock was granted on February 25, 2004. Employees tendered approximately 79% of the options exchangeablemeasures under the program.

The cost to the Company of the stock option exchange program was approximately $10 million, with a 2004 cash compensation expense of approximately $4 million and a non-cash compensation expense of approximately $6 million to be expensed ratably over the three-year vesting period of the restricted stock issued in the exchange.

In January 2004, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of Charter approved Charter’sCharter's Long-Term Incentive Program ("LTIP"), which is a program administered under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan. Under the LTIP, employees of Charter and its subsidiaries whose pay classifications exceeda certain level are eligible to receive stock options and more senior level employees are eligible to receive stock options and performance shares. The stock options vest 25% on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant. The performance units vest on the third anniversary of the grant date and shares of Charter Class A common stock are issued, conditional upon Charter’s performance against financial performance targets established by Charter’s management and approved by its board of directors. Charter granted 6.9 million performance shares in January 2004 under this program and the Company recognized expense of $2 million and $8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. However, in the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company reversed the $8 million of expense recorded in the
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
first three quarters of 2004 based on the Company’s assessment of the probability of achieving the financial performance measures established by Charter and required to be met for the performance shares to vest. In March and April 2005,After the modification, management believes that approximately 2.5 million of the performance shares are likely to vest. As such, expense of approximately $3 million will be amortized over the remaining two year service period. During the six months ended June 30, 2006, Charter granted 2.8an additional 8.0 million performance shares under the LTIPLTIP. The impacts of such grant and the Company recognized approximatelymodification of the 2005 awards was $1 million duringfor the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005.2006.

18.
Related Party Transactions

The following sets forth certain transactions in which the Company and the directors, executive officers and affiliates of the Company are involved. Unless otherwise disclosed, management believes that each of the transactions described below was on terms no less favorable to the Company than could have been obtained from independent third parties.

CC VIII, LLC

As part of the acquisition of the cable systems owned by Bresnan Communications Company Limited Partnership in February 2000, CC VIII, LLC, Charter Holdings’ indirect limited liability company subsidiary, issued, after adjustments, 24,273,943 Class A preferred membership units (collectively, the "CC VIII interest") with aan initial value and an initial capital account of approximately $630 million to certain sellers affiliated with AT&T Broadband, subsequently owned by Comcast Corporation (the "Comcast sellers"). While held by the Comcast sellers, the CC VIII interest was entitled to a 2% priority return on its initial capital account and such priority return was entitled to preferential distributions from available cash and upon liquidation of CC VIII. While held by the Comcast sellers, the CC VIII interest generally did not share in the profits and losses of CC VIII. Mr. Allen granted the Comcast sellers the right to sell to him the CC VIII interest for approximately $630 million plus 4.5% interest annually from February 2000 (the "Comcast put right"). In April 2002, the Comcast sellers exercised the Comcast put right in full, and this transaction was consummated on June 6, 2003. Accordingly, Mr. Allen indirectly through a company controlled by him, Charter Investment, Inc. ("CII"), became the holder of the CC VIII interest. Consequently, subject to the matters referenced in the next paragraph, Mr. Allen generally thereafter has been allocated his pro rata share (based on number of membership interests outstanding) of profits or losses of CC VIII.interest, indirectly through an affiliate. In the event of a liquidation of CC VIII, Mr. Allenthe owners of the CC VIII interest would be entitled to a priority distribution with respect to thea 2% priority return (which will continue to accrete). Any remaining distributions in liquidation would be distributed to CC V Holdings, LLC an indirect subsidiaryand the owners of Charter ("the CC V"), and Mr. AllenVIII interest in proportion to CC V'stheir capital account and Mr. Allen’s capital accountaccounts (which will equalwould have equaled the initial capital account of the Comcast sellers of approximately $630 million, increased or decreased by Mr. Allen’sAllen's pro rata share of CC VIII’s profits or losses (as computed for capital account purposes) after June 6, 2003). The limited liability company agreement of CC VIII does not provide for a mandatory redemption of the CC VIII interest.

An issue arose as to whether the documentation for the Bresnan transaction was correct and complete with regard to the ultimate ownership of the CC VIII interest following consummation of the Comcast put right. Specifically, under the terms of the Bresnan transaction documents that were entered into in June 1999, the Comcast sellers originally would have received, after adjustments, 24,273,943 Charter Holdco membership units, but due to an FCC regulatory issue raised by the Comcast sellers shortly before closing, the Bresnan transaction was modified to provide that the Comcast sellers instead would receive the preferred equity interests in CC VIII represented by the CC VIII interest. As part of the last-minute changes to the Bresnan transaction documents, a draft amended version of the Charter Holdco limited liability company agreement was prepared, and contract provisions were drafted for that agreement that would have required an automatic exchange of the CC VIII interest for 24,273,943 Charter Holdco membership units if the Comcast sellers exercised the Comcast put right and sold the CC VIII interest to Mr. Allen or his affiliates. However, the provisions that would have required this automatic exchange did not appear in the final version of the Charter Holdco limited liability company agreement that was delivered and executed at the closing of the Bresnan transaction. The law firm that prepared the documents for the Bresnan transaction brought this matter to the attention of Charter and representatives of Mr. Allen in 2002.

Thereafter, the board of directors of Charter formed a Special Committee (currently comprised of Messrs. Merritt, Tory and Wangberg)independent directors to investigate the matter and take any other appropriate action on behalf of Charter with respect to this matter. After conducting an investigation of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Special Committee
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(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
determined that a "scrivener’s error" had occurred in February 2000 in connection with the preparation of the last-minute revisions to the Bresnan transaction documents and that, as a result, Charter should seek the reformation of the Charter Holdco limited liability company agreement, or alternative relief, in order to restore and ensure the obligation that the CC VIII interest be automatically exchanged for Charter Holdco units. The Special Committee further determined that, as part of such contract reformation or alternative relief, Mr. Allen should be required to contribute the CC VIII interest to Charter Holdco in exchange for 24,273,943 Charter Holdco membership units. The Special Committee also recommended to the board of directors of Charter that, to the extent contract reformation were achieved, the board of directors should consider whether the CC VIII interest should ultimately be held by Charter Holdco or Charter Holdings or another entity owned directly or indirectly by them.

Mr. Allen disagreed with the Special Committee’s determinations described above and so notified the Special Committee. Mr. Allen contended that the transaction was accurately reflected in the transaction documentation and contemporaneous and subsequent company public disclosures.

The parties engaged in a process of non-binding mediation to seek to resolve this matter, without success. The Special Committee evaluated what further actions or processes to undertake to resolve this dispute. To accommodate further deliberation, each party agreed to refrain from initiating legal proceedings over this matter until it had given at least ten days’ prior notice to the other. In addition, the Special Committee and Mr. Allen determined to utilize the Delaware Court of Chancery’s program for mediation of complex business disputes in an effort to resolve the CC VIII interest dispute.

As of October 31, 2005, Mr. Allen, the Special Committee, Charter, Charter Holdco and certain of their affiliates, having investigated the facts and circumstances relating to the dispute involving the CC VIII interest, after consultation with counsel and other advisors, and as a result of the Delaware Chancery Court’s non-binding mediation program, agreed to settle the dispute, and execute certain permanent and irrevocable releases pursuant to the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release agreement dated October 31, 2005 (the "Settlement").

Pursuant to the Settlement, CIICharter Investment, Inc. (“CII”) has retained 30% of its CC VIII interest (the "Remaining Interests"). The Remaining Interests are subject to certain drag along, tag along and transfer restrictions, including requirements that the Remaining Interests participate in a sale with other holders or that allow other holders to participate in a sale of the Remaining Interests, as detailed in the revised CC VIII Limited Liability Company Agreement. CII transferred the other 70% of the CC VIII interest directly and indirectly, through Charter Holdco, to a newly formed entity, CCHC (a direct subsidiary of Charter Holdco and
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(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
the direct parent of Charter Holdings). Of that otherthe 70% of the CC VIII preferred interests,interest, 7.4% has been transferred by CII to CCHC for a subordinated exchangeable note of CCHC with an initial accreted value of $48.2$48 million, accreting at 14%, per annum, compounded quarterly, with a 15-year maturity (the "Note"). The remaining 62.6% has been transferred by CII to Charter Holdco, in accordance with the terms of the settlement for no additional monetary consideration. Charter Holdco contributed the 62.6% interest to CCHC.

As part of the Settlement, CC VIII issued approximately 49 million additional Class B units to CC V in consideration for prior capital contributions to CC VIII by CC V, with respect to transactions that were unrelated to the dispute in connection with CII'sCII’s membership units in CC VIII. As a result, Mr. Allen’s pro rata share of the profits and losses of CC VIII attributable to the Remaining Interests is approximately 5.6%.

The Note is exchangeable, at CII'sCII’s option, at any time, for Charter Holdco Class A Common units at a rate equal to the then accreted value, divided by $2.00 (the "Exchange Rate"). Customary anti-dilution protections have been provided that could cause future changes to the Exchange Rate. Additionally, the Charter Holdco Class A Common units received will be exchangeable by the holder into Charter common stock in accordance with existing agreements between CII, Charter and certain other parties signatory thereto. Beginning three years and four months after the closing of the Settlement,February 28, 2009, if the closing price of Charter common stock is at or above the Exchange Rate for a certain period of time as specified in the Exchange Agreement, Charter Holdco may require the exchange of the Note for Charter Holdco Class A Common units at the Exchange Rate.

CCHC has the right to redeem the Note under certain circumstances, for cash in an amount equal to the then accreted value. Such amount, if redeemed prior to February 28, 2009, would also include a make whole provision up to the accreted value through February 28, 2009. CCHC must redeem the Note at its maturity for cash in an amount equal to the initial stated value plus the accreted return through maturity.

Charter’s Board of Directors has determined that the transferred CC VIII interest will remain at CCHC for the present time, but there are currently no contractual or other obligations of CCHC that would prevent the contribution of those assets to a subsidiary of CCHC.

19.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which provides criteria for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions. A tax benefit from an uncertain position may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits. The Company will adopt FIN 48 effective January 1, 2007. The Company is currently assessing the impact of FIN 48 on its financial statements.
20.
Consolidating Schedules
In September 2005, Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries, CIH and CCH I, issued $6.1 billion principal amount of new debt securities in exchange for $6.8 billion principal amount of old Charter Holdings notes. 

The new notes are unsecured obligations of CIH and CCH I, however, they are also jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Charter Holdings.  The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize an Issue Registered or Being Registered. This information is not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

In 2005 and 2003, respectively, Charter Holdings entered into a series of transactions and contributions which had the effect of creating CIH, CCH I and CCH II as intermediate holding companies. The creation of these holding companies has each been accounted for as reorganizations of entities under common control. Accordingly, the accompanying financial schedules present the historical financial condition and results of operations of CIH and
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(dollars in millions, except where indicated)
 
The BoardCCH I as if the respective entities existed for all periods presented. Condensed consolidating financial statements as of Directors has determined that the transferred CC VIII interests remain at CCHC.

TechTV, Inc.

TechTV, Inc. ("TechTV") operated a cable television network that offered programming mostly related to technology. Pursuant to an affiliation agreement that originated in 1998June 30, 2006 and that terminates in 2008, TechTV has provided the Company with programming for distribution via Charter’s cable systems. The affiliation agreement provides, among other things, that TechTV must offer Charter certain terms and conditions that are no less favorable in the affiliation agreement than are given to any other distributor that serves the same number of or fewer TechTV viewing customers. Additionally, pursuant to the affiliation agreement, the Company was entitled to incentive payments for channel launches through December 31, 2003.

In March 2004, Charter Holdco entered into agreements with Vulcan Programming and TechTV, which provide for (i) Charter Holdco and TechTV to amend the affiliation agreement which, among other things, revises the description of the TechTV network content, provides for Charter Holdco to waive certain claims against TechTV relating to alleged breaches of the affiliation agreement and provides for TechTV to make payment of outstanding launch receivables due to Charter Holdco under the affiliation agreement, (ii) Vulcan Programming to pay approximately $10 million and purchase over a 24-month period at fair market rates, $2 million of advertising time across various cable networks on Charter cable systems in consideration of the agreements, obligations, releases and waivers under the agreements and in settlement of the aforementioned claims and (iii) TechTV to be a provider of content relating to technology and video gaming for Charter’s interactive television platforms through December 31, 2006 (exclusive for the first year). For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company recognized approximately $0.3 million and $1 million, respectively, of the Vulcan Programming payment as an offset to programming expense. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company paid approximately $1 million and $2 million, respectively, and for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004, the Company paid approximately $0.5 million2006 and $1 million, respectively, under the affiliation agreement.2005 follow.

The Company believes that Vulcan Programming, which is 100% owned by Mr. Allen, owned an approximate 98% equity interest in TechTV at the time Vulcan Programming sold TechTV to an unrelated third party in May 2004. Until September 2003, Mr. Savoy, a former Charter director, was the president and director of Vulcan Programming and was a director of TechTV. Mr. Wangberg, one of Charter’s directors, was the chairman, chief executive officer and a director of TechTV. Mr. Wangberg resigned as the chief executive officer of TechTV in July 2002. He remained a director of TechTV along with Mr. Allen until Vulcan Programming sold TechTV.
Charter Holdings
 
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
 
As of June 30, 2006
 
              
  
Charter Holdings
 
CIH
 
CCH I
 
All Other Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Charter Holdings Consolidated
 
              
ASSETS
             
              
CURRENT ASSETS:                   
Cash and cash equivalents $-- $2 $2 $44 $-- $48 
Accounts receivable, net  --  --  --  178  --  178 
Receivables from related party  128  --  --  --  (128) -- 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  --  --  --  20  --  20 
Assets held for sale  --  --  --  768  --  768 
Total current assets  128  2  2  1,010  (128) 1,014 
                    
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:                   
Property, plant and equipment, net  --  --  --  5,354  --  5,354 
Franchises, net  --  --  --  9,280  --  9,280 
Total investment in cable properties, net  --  --  --  14,634  --  14,634 
                    
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES  --  --  2,648  --  (2,648) -- 
                    
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS  13  21  43  217  --  294 
                    
Total assets $141 $23 $2,693 $15,861 $(2,776)$15,942 
                    
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                   
                    
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $46 $69 $97 $917 $-- $1,129 
Payables to related party  --  2  4  106  (22) 90 
Liabilities held for sale  --  --  --  20  --  20 
Total current liabilities  46  71  101  1,043  (22) 1,239 
                    
LONG-TERM DEBT  1,757  2,520  3,678  11,057  --  19,012 
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY  --  --  --  109  (106) 3 
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES - RELATED PARTY  --  --  --  14  --  14 
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES  --  --  --  359  --  359 
LOSSES IN EXCESS OF INVESTMENT  3,654  1,086  --  --  (4,740) -- 
MINORITY INTEREST  --  --  --  631  --  631 
                    
MEMBER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT):                   
Member’s equity (deficit)  (5,316) (3,654) (1,086) 2,646  2,092  (5,318)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  --  --  --  2  --  2 
                    
Total member’s equity (deficit)  (5,316) (3,654) (1,086) 2,648  2,092  (5,316)
                    
Total liabilities and member’s equity (deficit) $141 $23 $2,693 $15,861 $(2,776)$15,942 

Digeo, Inc.

In March 2001, a subsidiary of Charter Holdings, Charter Communications Ventures, LLC ("Charter Ventures"), and Vulcan Ventures Incorporated formed DBroadband Holdings, LLC for the sole purpose of purchasing equity interests in Digeo, Inc. ("Digeo"), an entity controlled by Mr. Allen. In connection with the execution of the broadband carriage agreement, DBroadband Holdings, LLC purchased an equity interest in Digeo funded by contributions from Vulcan Ventures Incorporated. The equity interest is subject to a priority return of capital to Vulcan Ventures up to the amount contributed by Vulcan Ventures on Charter Ventures’ behalf. After Vulcan Ventures recovers its amount contributed and any cumulative loss allocations, Charter Ventures has a 100% profit interest in DBroadband Holdings, LLC. Charter Ventures is not required to make any capital contributions, including capital calls, to Digeo. DBroadband Holdings, LLC is therefore not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to an amended version of this arrangement, in 2003 Vulcan Ventures contributed a total of $29 million to Digeo, $7 million of which was contributed on Charter Ventures’ behalf, subject to Vulcan Ventures’ aforementioned priority return. Since the formation of DBroadband Holdings, LLC, Vulcan Ventures has contributed approximately $56 million on Charter Ventures’ behalf.

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(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)


On March 2, 2001, Charter Ventures entered into a broadband carriage agreement with Digeo Interactive, LLC ("Digeo Interactive"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Digeo. The carriage agreement provided that Digeo Interactive would provide to Charter a "portal" product, which would function as the television-based Internet portal (the initial point of entry to the Internet) for Charter’s customers who received Internet access from Charter. The agreement term was for 25 years and Charter agreed to use the Digeo portal exclusively for six years. Before the portal product was delivered to Charter, Digeo terminated development of the portal product.
Charter Holdings
 
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
 
As of December 31, 2005
 
              
  
Charter Holdings
 
CIH
 
CCH I
 
All Other Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Charter Holdings Consolidated
 
              
ASSETS
             
              
CURRENT ASSETS:                   
Cash and cash equivalents $-- $3 $8 $3 $-- $14 
Accounts receivable, net  --  --  --  212  --  212 
Receivables from related party  24  --  --  --  (24) -- 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  --  --  --  22  --  22 
Total current assets  24  3  8  237  (24) 248 
                    
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:                   
Property, plant and equipment, net  --  --  --  5,800  --  5,800 
Franchises, net  --  --  --  9,826  --  9,826 
Total investment in cable properties, net  --  --  --  15,626  --  15,626 
                    
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES  --  --  3,402  --  (3,402) -- 
                    
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS  14  21  45  238  --  318 
                    
Total assets $38 $24 $3,455 $16,101 $(3,426)$16,192 
                    
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                   
                    
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $42 $24 $107 $923 $-- $1,096 
Payables to related party  --  2  3  102  (24) 83 
Total current liabilities  42  26  110  1,025  (24) 1,179 
                    
LONG-TERM DEBT  1,746  2,472  3,683  10,624  --  18,525 
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY  --  --  --  22  --  22 
DEFERRED MANAGEMENT FEES - RELATED PARTY  --  --  --  14  --  14 
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES  --  --  --  392  --  392 
LOSSES IN EXCESS OF INVESTMENT  2,812  338  --  --  (3,150) -- 
MINORITY INTEREST  --  --  --  622  --  622 
                    
MEMBER’S EQUITY (DEFICIT):                   
Member’s equity (deficit)  (4,562) (2,812) (338) 3,400  (252) (4,564)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  --  --  --  2  --  2 
                    
Total member’s equity (deficit)  (4,562) (2,812) (338) 3,402  (252) (4,562)
                    
Total liabilities and member’s equity (deficit) $38 $24 $3,455 $16,101 $(3,426)$16,192 

On September 27, 2001, Charter and Digeo Interactive amended the broadband carriage agreement. According to the amendment, Digeo Interactive would provide to Charter the content for enhanced "Wink" interactive television services, known as Charter Interactive Channels ("i-channels"). In order to provide the i-channels, Digeo Interactive sublicensed certain Wink technologies to Charter. Charter is entitled to share in the revenues generated by the i-channels. Currently, the Company’s digital video customers who receive i-channels receive the service at no additional charge.

On September 28, 2002, Charter entered into a second amendment to its broadband carriage agreement with Digeo Interactive. This amendment superseded the amendment of September 27, 2001. It provided for the development by Digeo Interactive of future features to be included in the Basic i-TV service to be provided by Digeo and for Digeo’s development of an interactive "toolkit" to enable Charter to develop interactive local content. Furthermore, Charter could request that Digeo Interactive manage local content for a fee. The amendment provided for Charter to pay for development of the Basic i-TV service as well as license fees for customers who would receive the service, and for Charter and Digeo to split certain revenues earned from the service. The Company paid Digeo Interactive approximately $1 million and $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, and $1 million and $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, for customized development of the i-channels and the local content tool kit. This amendment expired pursuant to its terms on December 31, 2003. Digeo Interactive is continuing to provide the Basic i-TV service on a month-to-month basis.

On June 30, 2003, Charter Holdco entered into an agreement with Motorola, Inc. for the purchase of 100,000 digital video recorder ("DVR") units. The software for these DVR units is being supplied by Digeo Interactive, LLC under a license agreement entered into in April 2004. Under the license agreement Digeo Interactive granted to Charter Holdco the right to use Digeo’s proprietary software for the number of DVR units that Charter deployed from a maximum of 10 headends through year-end 2004. This maximum number of headends was increased from 10 to 15 pursuant to a letter agreement executed on June 11, 2004 and the date for entering into license agreements for units deployed was extended to June 30, 2005. The number of headends was increased from 15 to 20 pursuant to a letter agreement dated August 4, 2004, from 20 to 30 pursuant to a letter agreement dated September 28, 2004 and from 30 to 50 headends by a letter agreement in February 2005. The license granted for each unit deployed under the agreement is valid for five years. In addition, Charter will pay certain other fees including a per-headend license fee and maintenance fees. Maximum license and maintenance fees during the term of the agreement are expected to be approximately $7 million. The agreement provides that Charter is entitled to receive contract terms, considered on the whole, and license fees, considered apart from other contract terms, no less favorable than those accorded to any other Digeo customer. Charter paid approximately $1 million in license and maintenance fees for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005.

In April 2004, the Company launched DVR service using units containing the Digeo software in Charter’s Rochester, Minnesota market using a broadband media center that is an integrated set-top terminal with a cable converter, DVR hard drive and connectivity to other consumer electronics devices (such as stereos, MP3 players, and digital cameras).

In May 2004, Charter Holdco entered into a binding term sheet with Digeo Interactive for the development, testing and purchase of 70,000 Digeo PowerKey DVR units. The term sheet provided that the parties would proceed in good faith to negotiate, prior to year-end 2004, definitive agreements for the development, testing and purchase of the DVR units and that the parties would enter into a license agreement for Digeo's proprietary software on terms substantially similar to the terms of the license agreement described above. In November 2004, Charter Holdco and Digeo Interactive executed the license agreement and in December 2004, the parties executed the purchase agreement, each on terms substantially similar to the binding term sheet. Product development and testing has been completed. Total purchase
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)


price and license and maintenance fees during the term of the definitive agreements are expected to be approximately $41 million. The definitive agreements are terminable at no penalty to Charter in certain circumstances. Charter paid approximately $7 million and $9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, and $0.2 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004 in capital purchases under this agreement.
Charter Holdings
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
 
              
  
Charter Holdings
 
CIH
 
CCH I
 
All Other Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Charter Holdings Consolidated
 
              
REVENUES $-- $-- $-- $2,703 $-- $2,703 
                    
COSTS AND EXPENSES:                   
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  --  --  --  1,215  --  1,215 
Selling, general and administrative  --  --  --  551  --  551 
Depreciation and amortization  --  --  --  690  --  690 
Asset impairment charges  --  --  --  99  --  99 
Other operating expenses, net  --  --  --  10  --  10 
                    
   --  --  --  2,565  --  2,565 
                    
Operating income from continuing operations  --  --  --  138  --  138 
                    
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):                   
Interest expense, net  (88) (141) (190) (488) --  (907)
Other expense, net  --  --  --  (19) --  (19)
Equity in losses of subsidiaries  (666) (525) (335) --  1,526  -- 
                    
   (754) (666) (525) (507) 1,526  (926)
                    
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (754) (666) (525) (369) 1,526  (788)
                    
INCOME TAX EXPENSE  --  --  --  (4) --  (4)
                    
Loss from continuing operations  (754) (666) (525) (373) 1,526  (792)
                    
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
NET OF TAX
  --  --  --  38  --  38 
                    
Net loss $(754)$(666)$(525)$(335)$1,526 $(754)

In late 2003, Microsoft sued Digeo for $9 million in a breach of contract action, involving an agreement that Digeo and Microsoft had entered into in 2001. Digeo informed us that it believed it had an indemnification claim against us for half that amount. Digeo settled with Microsoft agreeing to make a cash payment and to purchase certain amounts of Microsoft software products and consulting services through 2008. In consideration of Digeo agreeing to release us from its potential claim against us, after consultation with outside counsel we agreed, in June 2005, to purchase a total of $2.3 million in Microsoft consulting services through 2008, a portion of which amounts Digeo has informed us will count against Digeo’s purchase obligations with Microsoft.

In October 2005, Charter Holdco and Digeo Interactive entered into a binding Term Sheet for the test market deployment of the Moxi Entertainment Applications Pack (“MEAP”).  The MEAP is an addition to the Moxi Client Software and will contain ten games (such as Video Poker and Blackjack), a photo application and jukebox application.   The term sheet is limited to a test market application of approximately 14,000 subscribers and the aggregate value is not expected to exceed $0.1 million.  In the event the test market proves successful, the companies will replace the Term Sheet with a long form agreement including a planned roll-out across additional markets.  The Term Sheet expires on May 1, 2006.

The Company believes that Vulcan Ventures, an entity controlled by Mr. Allen, owns an approximate 60% equity interest in Digeo, Inc., on a fully-converted non-diluted basis. Mr. Allen, Lance Conn and Jo Allen Patton, directors of Charter, are directors of Digeo, and Mr. Vogel was a director of Digeo in 2004. During 2004 and 2005, Mr. Vogel held options to purchase 10,000 shares of Digeo common stock.

Oxygen Media LLC

Oxygen Media LLC ("Oxygen") provides programming content aimed at the female audience for distribution over cable systems and satellite. On July 22, 2002, Charter Holdco entered into a carriage agreement with Oxygen whereby the Company agreed to carry programming content from Oxygen. Under the carriage agreement, the Company currently makes Oxygen programming available to approximately 5 million of its video customers. The term of the carriage agreement was retroactive to February 1, 2000, the date of launch of Oxygen programming by the Company, and runs for a period of five years from that date. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company paid Oxygen approximately $2 million and $7 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company paid Oxygen approximately $3 million and $11 million, respectively, for programming content. In addition, Oxygen pays the Company marketing support fees for customers launched after the first year of the term of the carriage agreement up to a total of $4 million. The Company recorded approximately $0.1 million related to these launch incentives as a reduction of programming expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and $0.4 million and $1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

Concurrently with the execution of the carriage agreement, Charter Holdco entered into an equity issuance agreement pursuant to which Oxygen’s parent company, Oxygen Media Corporation ("Oxygen Media"), granted a subsidiary of Charter Holdco a warrant to purchase 2.4 million shares of Oxygen Media common stock for an exercise price of $22.00 per share. In February 2005, this warrant expired unexercised. Charter Holdco was also to receive unregistered shares of Oxygen Media common stock with a guaranteed fair market value on the date of issuance of $34 million, on or prior to February 2, 2005, with the exact date to be determined by Oxygen Media, but this commitment was later revised as discussed below.

The Company recognized the guaranteed value of the investment over the life of the carriage agreement as a reduction of programming expense. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company recorded approximately $2 million as a reduction of programming expense and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)


Company recorded approximately $3 million and $11 million as a reduction of programming expense, respectively. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in Oxygen was approximately $33 million and $32 million as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
Charter Holdings
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2005
 
              
  
Charter Holdings
 
CIH
 
CCH I
 
All Other Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Charter Holdings Consolidated
 
              
REVENUES $-- $-- $-- $2,481 $-- $2,481 
                    
COSTS AND EXPENSES:                   
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  --  --  --  1,081  --  1,081 
Selling, general and administrative  --  --  --  483  --  483 
Depreciation and amortization  --  --  --  730  --  730 
Asset impairment charges  --  --  --  39  --  39 
Other operating expenses, net  --  --  --  6  --  6 
                    
   --  --  --  2,339  --  2,339 
                    
Operating income from continuing operations  --  --  --  142  --  142 
                    
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):                   
Interest expense, net  (447) --  --  (408) --  (855)
Other income, net  10  --  --  35  --  45 
Equity in losses of subsidiaries  (220) (220) (220) --  660  -- 
                    
   (657) (220) (220) (373) 660  (810)
                    
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (657) (220) (220) (231) 660  (668)
                    
INCOME TAX EXPENSE  --  --  --  (8) --  (8)
                    
Loss from continuing operations  (657) (220) (220) (239) 660  (676)
                    
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS,
NET OF TAX
  --  --  --  19  --  19 
                   
Net loss $(657)$(220)$(220)$(220)$660 $(657)
 

In August 2004, Charter Holdco and Oxygen entered into agreements that amended and renewed the carriage agreement. The amendment to the carriage agreement (a) revises the number of the Company’s customers to which Oxygen programming must be carried and for which the Company must pay, (b) releases Charter Holdco from any claims related to the failure to achieve distribution benchmarks under the carriage agreement, (c) requires Oxygen to make payment on outstanding receivables for marketing support fees due to the Company under the carriage agreement and (d) requires that Oxygen provide its programming content to the Company on economic terms no less favorable than Oxygen provides to any other cable or satellite operator having fewer subscribers than the Company. The renewal of the carriage agreement (a) extends the period that the Company will carry Oxygen programming to the Company’s customers through January 31, 2008 and (b) requires license fees to be paid based on customers receiving Oxygen programming, rather than for specific customer benchmarks.

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except where indicated)


In August 2004, Charter Holdco and Oxygen also amended the equity issuance agreement to provide for the issuance of 1 million shares of Oxygen Preferred Stock with a liquidation preference of $33.10 per share plus accrued dividends to Charter Holdco on February 1, 2005
Charter Holdings
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
 
              
  
Charter Holdings
 
CIH
 
CCH I
 
All Other Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Charter Holdings Consolidated
 
              
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                   
Net loss 
$
(754
)
$(666)$(525)$(335)$1,526 $(754)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:                   
Depreciation and amortization  --  --  --  698  --  698 
Asset impairment charges  --  --  --  99  --  99 
Noncash interest expense  12  49  (3) 16  --  74 
Equity in losses of subsidiaries  666  525  335  --  (1,526) -- 
Other, net  --  --  --  27  --  27 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:                   
Accounts receivable  --  --  --  29  --  29 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other  4  44  (10) (10) --  28 
Receivables from and payables to related party, including deferred management fees  2  --  --  1  --  3 
                    
Net cash flows from operating activities  (70) (48) (203) 525  --  204 
                    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                   
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  --  --  --  (539) --  (539)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures  --  --  --  (9) --  (9)
Proceeds from sale of assets  --  --  --  9  --  9 
Purchase of cable system  --  --  --  (42) --  (42)
Proceeds from investments  --  --  --  28  --  28 
                    
Net cash flows from investing activities  --  --  --  (553) --  (553)
                    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                   
Borrowings of long-term debt  --  --  --  5,830  --  5,830 
Repayments of long-term debt  --  --  --  (5,838) --  (5,838)
Repayments to related parties  --  --  --  (20) --  (20)
Proceeds from issuance of debt  --  --  --  440  --  440 
Payments for debt issuance costs  --  --  --  (29) --  (29)
Distributions  70  47  197  (314) --  -- 
                    
Net cash flows from financing activities  70  47  197  69  --  383 
                    
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  --  (1) (6) 41  --  34 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period  --  3  8  3  --  14 
                    
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $-- $2 $2 $44 $-- $48 

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in place of the $34 million of unregistered shares of Oxygen Media common stock. Oxygen Media delivered these shares in March 2005. The preferred stock is convertible into common stock after December 31, 2007 at a conversion ratio per share of preferred stock, the numerator of which is the liquidation preference and the denominator of which is the fair market value per share of Oxygen Media common stock on the conversion date.millions, except where indicated)


As of September 30, 2005, through Vulcan Programming, Mr. Allen owned an approximate 31% interest in Oxygen assuming no exercises of outstanding warrants or conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities. Ms. Jo Allen Patton is a director and the President of Vulcan Programming. Mr. Lance Conn is a Vice President of Vulcan Programming. Mr. Nathanson has an indirect beneficial interest of less than 1% in Oxygen.
Charter Holdings
 
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2005
 
              
  
Charter Holdings
 
CIH
 
CCH I
 
All Other Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Charter Holdings Consolidated
 
              
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                   
Net loss 
$
(657
)
$(220)$(220)$(220)$660 $(657)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:                   
Depreciation and amortization  --  --  --  759  --  759 
Asset impairment charges  --  --  --  39  --  39 
Noncash interest expense  114  --  --  14  --  128 
Deferred income taxes  --  --  --  5  --  5 
Equity in losses of subsidiaries  220  220  220  --  (660) -- 
Other, net  (11) --  --  (31) --  (42)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:                   
Accounts receivable  10  --  --  (10) --  -- 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  --  --  --  (21) --  (21)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other  27  --  --  (46) --  (19)
Receivables from and payables to related party, including deferred management fees  (8) --  --  (20) --  (28)
                    
Net cash flows from operating activities  (305) --  --  469  --  164 
                    
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                   
Purchases of property, plant and equipment  --  --  --  (542) --  (542)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures  --  --  --  48  --  48 
Proceeds from sale of assets  --  --  --  8  --  8 
Proceeds from investments  --  --  --  16  --  16 
Other, net  --  --  --  (2) --  (2)
                    
Net cash flows from investing activities  --  --  --  (472) --  (472)
                    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                   
Borrowings of long-term debt  --  --  --  635  --  635 
Borrowings from related parties  --  --  --  140  --  140 
Repayments of long-term debt  --  --  --  (819) --  (819)
Repayments to parent companies  --  --  --  (107) --  (107)
Payments for debt issuance costs  --  --  --  (3) --  (3)
Distributions  307  --  --  (367) --  (60)
                    
Net cash flows from financing activities  307  --  --  (521) --  (214)
                    
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  2  --  --  (524) --  (522)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period  --  --  --  546     546 
                    
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $2 $-- 
$
--
 $22 $-- $24 

Helicon

In 1999, the Company purchased the Helicon cable systems. As part of that purchase, Mr. Allen entered into a put agreement with a certain seller of the Helicon cable systems that received a portion of the purchase price in the form of a preferred membership interest in Charter Helicon, LLC with a redemption price of $25 million plus accrued interest. Under the Helicon put agreement, such holder had the right to sell any or all of the interest to Mr. Allen prior to its mandatory redemption in cash on July 30, 2009. On August 31, 2005, 40% of the preferred membership interest was put to Mr. Allen. The remaining 60% of the preferred interest in Charter Helicon, LLC remained subject to the put to Mr. Allen. Such preferred interest was recorded in other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004. On October 6, 2005, Charter Helicon, LLC redeemed all of the preferred membership interest for the redemption price of $25 million plus accrued interest.





General

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC ("Charter Holdings") is a holding company whose principal assets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 are equity interests in its operating subsidiaries. Charter Holdings is a subsidiary of CCHC, LLC ("CCHC") which is a subsidiary of Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC ("Charter Holdco"), which is a subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"). "We," "us" and "our" refer to Charter Holdings andand/or its subsidiaries.

The chart below sets forth our organizational structure and that of our principal direct and indirect parents and subsidiaries pro forma for the creation of CCHC and settlement of the CC VIII, LLC ("CC VIII") dispute. See Note 18 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Equity ownership and voting percentages are actual percentages as of September 30, 2005 and do not give effect to any exercise, conversion or exchange of options, preferred stock, convertible notes or other convertible or exchangeable securities.


(1)Charter acts as the sole manager of Charter Holdco and its direct and indirect limited liability company subsidiaries.
(2)These membership units are held by Charter Investment, Inc. and Vulcan Cable III Inc., each of which is 100% owned by Paul G. Allen, our chairman and controlling shareholder. They are exchangeable at any time on a one-for-one basis for shares of Charter Class A common stock.
(3)The percentages shown in this table reflect the issuance of the 27.2 million shares of Class A common stock issued on July 29, 2005 and the corresponding issuance of an equal number of mirror membership units by Charter Holdco to Charter. However, for accounting purposes, Charter’s common equity interest in Charter Holdco is 48%, and Paul G. Allen’s ownership of Charter Holdco is 52%. These percentages exclude the 27.2 million mirror membership units issued to Charter due to the required return of the issued mirror units upon return of the shares offered pursuant to the share lending agreement.
(4)Represents the impact of the settlement of the CC VIII dispute. See Note 18 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

We are a broadband communications company operating in the United States. We offer our customers traditional cable video programming (analog and digital video) as well as high-speed Internet services and, in some areas, advanced broadband services such as high definition television, video on demand, telephone and interactive television. We sell our cable video programming, high-speed Internet and advanced broadband services on a subscription basis.

The following table summarizes our customer statistics for analog and digital video, residential high-speed Internet and residential telephone as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004:2005:

  
Approximate as of
 
  
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
  
2005 (a)
 
2004 (a)
 
      
Cable Video Services:
       
Analog Video:
       
Residential (non-bulk) analog video customers (b)  5,636,100  5,825,000 
Multi-dwelling (bulk) and commercial unit customers (c)  270,200  249,600 
Total analog video customers (b)(c)  5,906,300  6,074,600 
        
Digital Video:
       
Digital video customers (d)  2,749,400  2,688,900 
        
Non-Video Cable Services:
       
Residential high-speed Internet customers (e)  2,120,000  1,819,900 
Residential telephone customers (f)  89,900  40,200 

The September 30, 2005 statistics presented above reflect the minimal loss of customers related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Based on preliminary estimates, customer losses related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita are expected to be approximately 10,000 to 15,000.

After giving effect to the sale of certain non-strategic cable systems in July 2005, September 30, 2004 analog video customers, digital video customers and high-speed Internet customers would have been 6,046,900, 2,677,600 and 1,819,300, respectively.
  
Approximate as of
 
  
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
  
2006 (a)
 
2005 (a)
 
      
Cable Video Services:
       
Analog Video:
       
Residential (non-bulk) analog video customers (b)  5,600,300  5,683,400 
Multi-dwelling (bulk) and commercial unit customers (c)  275,800  259,700 
Total analog video customers (b)(c)  5,876,100  5,943,100 
        
Digital Video:
       
Digital video customers (d)  2,889,000  2,685,600 
        
Non-Video Cable Services:
       
Residential high-speed Internet customers (e)  2,375,100  2,022,200 
Residential telephone customers (f)  257,600  67,800 

 (a)"Customers" include all persons our corporate billing records show as receiving service (regardless of their payment status), except for complimentary accounts (such as our employees). At SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, "customers" include approximately 44,40055,900 and 46,00045,100 persons whose accounts were over 60 days past due in payment, approximately 9,80014,300 and 5,5008,200 persons whose accounts were over 90 days past due in payment, and approximately 6,0008,900 and 2,0004,500 of which were over 120 days past due in payment, respectively.

(b)  (b)"Residential (non-bulk) analogAnalog video customers" include all customers who receive video services except for complimentary accounts (such(including those who also purchase high-speed Internet and telephone services) but excludes approximately 296,500 and 248,400 customers at June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, who receive high-speed Internet service only or telephone service only and who are only counted as our employees).high-speed Internet customers or telephone customers.

 (c)Included within "video customers" are those in commercial and multi-dwelling structures, which are calculated on an equivalent bulk unit ("EBU") basis. EBU is calculated for a system by dividing the bulk price charged to accounts in an area by the most prevalent price charged to non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable tier of service. The EBU method of estimating analog video customers is consistent with the methodology used in determining costs paid to programmers and has been consistently applied year over year. As we increase our effective analog prices to residential customers without a corresponding increase in the prices charged to commercial service or multi-dwelling customers, our EBU count will decline even if there is no real loss in commercial service or multi-dwelling customers.

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 (d)"Digital video customers" include all households that have one or more digital set-top terminals. Included in "digital video customers" on SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 20042005 are approximately 8,9008,400 and 10,7009,700 customers, respectively, that receive digital video service directly through satellite transmission.

 (e)"Residential high-speed Internet customers" represent those customers who subscribe to our high-speed Internet service. At September 30, 2005 and 2004, approximately 1,896,000 and 1,614,400 of these high-speed Internet customers, respectively, receive video services from us and are included within our video statistics above.

 (f)"Residential telephone customers" include all households who subscribe to ourreceiving telephone service.

Overview of Operations

We have a history of net losses. Despite having net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2005, we expect to continue to report net losses for the foreseeable future. Our net losses are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of operating costs and interest costs we incur because of our high level of debt and depreciation expenses that we incur resulting from the capital investments we have made and continue to make in our business, and impairment of our franchise intangibles.cable properties. We expect that these expenses (other than impairment of franchises) will remain significant, and we therefore expect to continue to report net losses for the foreseeable future. Effective January 1, 2005, we ceased recognizing minority interest in earnings orWe had net losses of CC VIII$754 million and $657 million for financial reporting purposes until the resolution of the dispute between Chartersix months ended June 30, 2006 and Paul G. Allen, Charter’s Chairman and controlling shareholder, regarding the preferred membership units in CC VIII was determinable or other events occurred. This dispute was settled October 31, 2005. We are currently determining the impact of the settlement. Subsequent to recording the impact of the settlement in the fourth quarter of 2005, approximately 6% of CC VIII’s income will be allocated to minority interest.respectively.
 
For the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, our operating income from continuing operations whichwas $146 million and $100 million, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, our operating income from continuing operations was $138 million and $142 million, respectively. Operating income from continuing operations includes depreciation and amortization expense and asset impairment charges but excludes interest expense, was $63 million and $224 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, our loss from operations was $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.expense. We had operating margins of 11% and 8% for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and 5% and 6% for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005, respectively,2006 and negative operating margins of 188% and 58% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004,2005, respectively. The increase in operating income from continuing operations and operating margins for the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 compared to 20042005 was principally due to lower asset impairment charges and a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense. We incurred asset impairment charges of franchises of $2.4 billion recorded in 2004 which$8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2005 that did not recur in 2005.during the three months ended June 30, 2006. Depreciation and amortization decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the corresponding prior period primarily as a result of assets becoming fully depreciated. 
 
Historically, our ability to fund operations and investing activities has depended on our continued access to credit under our credit facilities. We expect we will continue to borrow under our credit facilities from time to time to fund cash needs. The occurrence of an event of default under our credit facilities could result in borrowings from these credit facilities being unavailable to us and could, in the event of a payment default or acceleration, also trigger events of default under the indentures governing our outstanding notes and would have a material adverse effect on us. Approximately $7 million of our debt matures during the remainder of 2005, which we expect to fund through borrowings under our revolving credit facility. See "— Liquidity and Capital Resources."

Sale of Assets

In 2006, we signed three separate definitive agreements to sell certain cable television systems serving a total of approximately 356,000 analog video customers in 1) West Virginia and Virginia to Cebridge Connections, Inc. (the “Cebridge Transaction”); 2) Illinois and Kentucky to Telecommunications Management, LLC, doing business as New Wave Communications (the “New Wave Transaction”) and 3) Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah to Orange Broadband Holding Company, LLC (the “Orange Transaction”) for a total of approximately $971 million. These cable systems met the criteria for assets held for sale. As such, the assets were written down to fair value less estimated costs to sell resulting in asset impairment charges during the six months ended June 30, 2006 of approximately $99 million related to the New Wave Transaction and the Orange Transaction. In the third quarter of 2006, we expect to record a gain of approximately $200 million on the Cebridge Transaction. In addition, assets and liabilities to be sold have been presented as held for sale. We have also determined that the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems comprise operations and cash flows that for financial reporting purposes meet the criteria for discontinued operations. Accordingly, the results of operations for the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems have been presented as discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and all prior periods presented herein have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.



Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and the means by which we develop estimates therefore, see "Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 20042005 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 Compared to Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005

The following table sets forth the percentages of revenues that items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations constituted for the periods presented (dollars in millions):

  
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
  
2005
 
2004
 
              
Revenues $1,318  100%$1,248  100%
              
Costs and expenses:             
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  586  45% 525  42%
Selling, general and administrative  269  20% 252  20%
Depreciation and amortization  375  29% 371  30%
Impairment of franchises  --  --  2,433  195%
Loss on sale of assets, net  1  --  --  -- 
Option compensation expense, net  3  --  8  1%
Hurricane asset retirement loss  19  1% --  -- 
Special charges, net  2  --  3  -- 
              
   1,255  95% 3,592  288%
              
Income (loss) from operations  63  5% (2,344) (188)%
              
Interest expense, net  (442)    (413)   
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net  17     (8)   
Gain on extinguishment of debt  490     --    
              
   65     (421)   
              
Income (loss) before minority interest, income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  128     (2,765)   
              
Minority interest  (3)    34    
              
Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  125     (2,731)   
              
Income tax benefit (expense)  (2)    45    
              
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change  123     (2,686)   
              
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax  --     (840)   
              
Net income (loss) $123    $(3,526)   
  
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
          
Revenues $1,383  100%$1,266  100%
              
Costs and expenses:             
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  611  44% 546  43%
Selling, general and administrative  279  20% 250  19%
Depreciation and amortization  340  25% 364  29%
Asset impairment charges  --  --  8  1%
Other operating (income) expenses, net  7  --  (2) -- 
              
   1,237  89% 1,166  92%
              
Operating income from continuing operations  146  11% 100  8%
              
Interest expense, net  (456)    (431)   
Other income (expenses), net  (26)    14    
              
   (482)    (417)   
              
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (336)    (317)   
              
Income tax expense  (2)    (2)   
              
Loss from continuing operations  (338)    (319)   
              
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax  23     10    
              
Net loss $(315)   $(309)   

Revenues. Revenues increased by $70 million, or 6%,The overall increase in revenues from $1.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2004continuing operations in 2006 compared to $1.3 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2005. This increase2005 is principally the result of an increase from June 30, 2005 of 300,100343,800 high-speed Internet and 60,500customers, 194,300 digital video customers and 189,800 telephone customers, as well as price increases for video and high-speed Internet services, and is offset partially by a decrease of 168,30041,400 analog video customers and $6 million of credits issued to hurricane Katrina impacted customers related to service outages. Through September and October, we have been restoring service to our impacted customers and, as of the date of this report, substantially all
of our customers’ service has been restored. Included in the reduction in analog video customers and reducing the increase in digital video and high-speed Internet customers are 26,800 analog video customers, 12,000 digital video customers and 600 high-speed Internet customers sold in the cable system sales in Texas and West Virginia, which closed in July 2005 (referred to in this section as the “System Sales”). The System Sales reduced the increase in revenues by approximately $4 million.customers. Our goal is to increase revenues by improving customer service, which we believe will stabilize our analog video customer base, implementing price increases on certain services and packages and increasing the number of customers who purchase high-speed Internet services, digital video and advanced products and services such as telephone, video on demand ("VOD"), high definition television and digital video recorder service.

Average monthly revenue per analog video customer increased to $74.15$81.54 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 from $68.15$74.07 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005 primarily as a result of incremental revenues from advanced services and price increases. Average monthly revenue per analog video customer represents total quarterly revenue, divided by three, divided by the average number of analog video customers during the respective period.


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Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
  
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005 over 2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006 over 2005
 
 
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
  
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
 
                             
Video $848 64%$839 67%
$
9
 1% $853 62%$821 65%
$
32
 4%
High-speed Internet  230 18% 189 15% 41 22%  261 19% 218 17% 43 20%
Telephone  29 2% 8 1% 21 263%
Advertising sales  74 6% 73 6% 1 1%  79 6% 73 6% 6 8%
Commercial  71 5% 61 5% 10 16%  76 5% 66 5% 10 15%
Other  95  7% 86  7% 9  10%  85  6% 80  6% 5  6%
                                
 $1,318  100%$1,248  100%$70  6% $1,383  100%$1,266  100%$117  9%

Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from analog and digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers. Video revenues increased by $9 million, or 1%, from $839 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $848 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Approximately $34$28 million of the increase was the result of price increases and incremental video revenues from existing customers and approximately $3$14 million was the result of an increase in digital video customers. The increases were offset by decreases of approximately $20$10 million related to a decrease in analog video customers, approximately $3 million resulting from the System Sales and approximately $5customers.

Approximately $37 million of credits issued to hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted customers related to service outages.

Revenuesthe increase in revenues from high-speed Internet services provided to our non-commercial customers increased $41 million, or 22%, from $189 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $230 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Approximately $34 million of the increase related to the increase in the average number of customers receiving high-speed Internet services, whereas approximately $8$6 million related to the increase in average price of the service. The

Revenues from telephone services increased primarily as a result of an increase was offset by approximately $1 million of credits issued to hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted189,800 telephone customers related to service outages.in 2006.

Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors. Advertising sales revenues increased $1 million, or 1%, from $73 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $74 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, primarily as a result of $2 million ad buys by programmers offset by a declinean increase in nationallocal advertising sales. For each of the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, we received $5$4 million and $3 million, respectively, in advertising sales revenues from vendors.programmers.

Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from cable video and high-speed Internet services provided to our commercial customers. Commercial revenues increased $10 million, or 16%, from $61 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $71 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, primarily as a result of an increase in commercial high-speed Internet revenues.

Other revenues consist of revenues from franchise fees, telephone revenue, equipment rental, customer installations, home shopping, dial-up Internet service, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. Other revenues increased $9 million, or 10%, from $86 million forFor the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004 to $95 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005.2006 and 2005, franchise fees represented approximately 52% and 54%, respectively, of total other revenues. The increase in other revenues was primarily the result of an increase in franchise fees of $6$2 million, telephone revenue of $5 million and installation revenue of $2 million and wire maintenance fees of $2 million.


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Operating Expenses. OperatingProgramming costs represented 62% of operating expenses increased $61 million, or 12%, from $525 million for each of the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004 to $586 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in operating expenses was reduced by $2 million as a result of the System Sales. Programming costs included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations were $357 million2006 and $328 million, representing 28% and 9% of total costs and expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Key expense components as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
  
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005 over 2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006 over 2005
 
  
 
Expenses 
  
% of
Revenues
  
Expenses
  
% of
Revenues
  
Change
  
% Change
  
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
 
                             
Programming $357 27%$328 26%$29 9% $379 27%$336 26%$43 13%
Service  203 16% 173 14% 30 17%  205 15% 186 15% 19 10%
Advertising sales  26  2% 24  2% 2  8%  27  2% 24  2% 3  13%
                                
 $586  45%
$
525
  42%$61  12% $611  44%
$
546
  43%$65  12%

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for analog, premium, digital channels, VOD and pay-per-view programming. The increase in programming costs of $29 million, or 9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2005 over the three months ended September 30, 2004, was primarily a result of pricerate increases particularlyand increases in sports programming, partially offset by a decrease in analog videodigital customers. Additionally, the increase in programming costs was reduced by $1 million as a result of the System Sales. Programming costs were offset by the amortization of payments received from programmers in support of launches of new channels of $9$4 million and $15$9 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, respectively.

Our cable programming costs have increased in every year we have operated in excess of U.S. inflationcustomary inflationary and cost-of-living increases, and weincreases. We expect them to continue to increase because ofdue to a variety of factors, including inflationary or negotiated annual increases imposed by programmers and additional programming being provided to customers as a result of system rebuilds and increased costs to purchase or produce programming.bandwidth reallocation, both of which increase channel capacity. In 2005,2006, programming costs have increased and we expect will continue to increase at a higher rate than in 2004.2005. These costs will be determined in part on the outcome of programming negotiations in 20052006 and will likelymay be subject to offsetting events or otherwise affected by factors similar to the ones mentioned in the preceding paragraph.events. Our increasing programming costs will resulthave resulted in declining operating margins foron our video services to the extentbecause we arehave been unable to pass on all cost increases to our customers. We expect to partially offset anythe resulting margin compression fromon our traditional video services with revenue from advanced video services, increased telephone revenues, high-speed Internet revenues, advertising revenues and commercial service revenues.

Service costs consist primarily of service personnel salaries and benefits, franchise fees, system utilities, costs of providing high-speed Internet service and telephone service, maintenance and pole rent expense. The increase in service costs of $30 million, or 17%, resulted primarily from increased costs of providing high-speed Internet and telephone service of $7 million, increased labor and maintenance costs to support improved service levels and our advanced products of $4 million, higher fuel and utility prices of $4 million and pole rent expense.franchise fees of $2 million. Advertising sales expenses consist of costs related to traditional advertising services provided to advertising customers, including salaries, benefits and commissions. Advertising sales expenses increased $2 million, or 8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2004 primarily as a result of increased salariessalary, benefit and benefits and an increase in marketing.commission costs.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $17 million, or 7%, from $252 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $269 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was reduced by $1 million as a result of the System Sales. Key components of expense as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
  
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005 over 2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006 over 2005
 
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
 
% Change
  
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
 
% Change
 
                          
General and administrative $231 17%
$
220
 18%$11 5% $236 17%
$
220
 17%$16 7%
Marketing  38  3% 32  2% 6  19%  43  3% 30  2% 13  43%
                                
 $269  20%$252  20%$17  7% $279  20%$250  19%$29  12%

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, rent expense, billing costs, callcustomer care center costs, internal network costs, bad debt expense and property taxes. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $11 million, or 5%, resulted primarily from increases in professional fees associated with consulting services of $11 million and a rise in salaries and benefits of $10 million related to increased emphasis on improved service levels and operational efficiencies offset by decreases in property taxes of $4 million, property and casualty insurance of $4$12 million, bad debt expense of $5

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million, billing costs of $5 million, computer maintenance of $3 million and the System Salestelephone expense of $2 million offset by decreases in consulting services of $8 million and property taxes of $1 million.

Marketing expenses increased $6 million, or 19%, as a result of an increased investmentspending in targeted marketing campaigns.campaigns consistent with management’s strategy to increase revenues.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense increaseddecreased by $4 million, or 1%, from $371$24 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042006 compared to $375 millionthe three months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease in depreciation was primarily the result of assets becoming fully depreciated.

Asset Impairment Charges. Asset impairment charges for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005. The increase in depreciation was2005 represent the write-down of assets related to an increase in capital expenditures.cable asset sales to fair value less costs to sell. See Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Impairment of Franchises. We performed an impairment assessment during the third quarter of 2004 using an independent third-party appraiser. The use of lower projected growth rates and the resulting revised estimates of future cash flows in our valuation, primarily as a result of increased competition, led to the recognition of a $2.4 billion impairment charge for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

Loss on Sale of Assets,Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net. The loss on sale of assets of $1Other operating expenses increased $9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 primarily represents the loss recognized on the disposition of plant and equipment.

Option Compensation Expense, Net. Option compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 primarily represents options expensed in accordance with SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. The decrease of $5 million, or 63%, from $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 is primarily a result of a decrease in the fair value of such options related to a decrease in the price of our Class A common stock combined with a decrease in the number of options issued.

Hurricane Asset Retirement Loss. Hurricane asset retirement loss represents the loss associated with the write-off of the net book value of assets destroyed by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the third quarter of 2005.

Special Charges, Net.Special chargesother operating income of $2 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 primarily represents $1 millionto other operating expense of severance and related costs of our management realignment and $1 million related to legal settlements. Special charges of $3$7 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004 represents $6 million of severance and related costs of our workforce reduction offset by $3 million received from2006 as a third party in settlementresult of a dispute.$9 million increase in special charges primarily related to severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring.

Interest Expense, Net. Net interest expense increased by $29$25 million, or 7%6%, from $413 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042006 compared to $442 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005. The increase in net interest expense was a result of an increase in our average borrowing rate from 8.97%9.06% in the third quarter of 2004three months ended June 30, 2005 to
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9.22% 9.55% in the third quarter of 2005three months ended June 30, 2006 and an increase of $615$622 million in average debt outstanding from $17.7 billion for the third quarter of 2004 compared to $18.3 billion for the third quarter of 2005.three months ended June 30, 2005 compared to $18.9 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2006.

Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,Other Income (Expenses), Net. Net gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities increased $25 millionOther income decreased from a loss of $8$14 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005 to a gainother expense of $17$26 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005. The increase is2006 primarily theas a result of an increase in gainsa $27 million loss on interest rate agreements that do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, which increased from a lossextinguishment of $9 milliondebt for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042006 related to a gain of $16 million forthe Charter Operating credit facility refinancing in April 2006. In addition, the three months ended September 30, 2005.

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt. Gain on extinguishment of debt of $490 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 represents the netincluded a $20 million gain on investments recognized as a result of a gain realized on thean exchange of approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdingsour interest in an equity investee for new CCH I, LLC (“CCH I”) and CCH I Holdings, LLC (“CIH”) debt securities.an investment in a larger enterprise which did not recur in 2006. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Minority Interest.Minority interest represents Other income also includes the 2% accretion of the preferred membership interests in our indirect subsidiary, CC VIII, and in the second quarter of 2004, the pro rata share of the profits and losses of CC VIII. Effective January 1, 2005, we ceased recognizing minority interest in earnings or losses of CC VIII for financial reporting purposes until the dispute between Charter and Mr. Allen regarding the preferred membership interests in CC VIII was resolved. This dispute was settled October 31, 2005. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense).Expense. Income tax expense of $2 million and income tax benefit of $45 million was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Income tax expense representsthrough increases in the deferred tax liabilities and current federal and state income tax expenses of certain of our indirect corporate subsidiaries. The income tax benefit recognized in the three months ended September 30, 2004 was directly related to the impairment of franchises as discussed above. We do not expect to recognize a similar benefit associated with the impairment of franchises in future periods. However, the actual tax provision calculations in future periods will be the result of current and future temporary differences, as well as future operating results.

Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change,Income From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax.Cumulative effect Income from discontinued operations, net of accounting change of $840 million (net of minority interest effects of $19 million and tax effects of $16 million) in 2004 represents the impairment charge recorded as a result of our adoption of EITF Topic D-108.

Net Income (Loss). Net loss decreased by $3.6 billionincreased from net loss of $3.5 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2004 to net income of $123$10 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 to $23 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 primarily due to a decrease in depreciation for the three months ended June 30, 2006 as we ceased recognizing depreciation on the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems when we classified them as assets held for sale in the first quarter of 2006.

Net Loss. Net loss increased by $6 million, or 2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2005 as a result of the factors described above.




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NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 Compared to NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005

The following table sets forth the percentages of revenues that items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations constituted for the periods presented (dollars in millions)millions, except per share and share data):

  
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
  
2005
 
2004
 
          
Revenues $3,912  100%$3,701  100%
              
Costs and expenses:             
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  1,714  44% 1,552  42%
Selling, general and administrative  762  19% 735  20%
Depreciation and amortization  1,134  29% 1,105  30%
Impairment of franchises  --  --  2,433  66%
Asset impairment charges  39  1% --  -- 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net  5  --  (104) (3)%
Option compensation expense, net  11  --  34  1%
Hurricane asset retirement loss  19  1% --  -- 
Special charges, net  4  --  100  2%
              
   3,688  94% 5,855  158%
              
Income (loss) from operations  224  6% (2,154) (58)%
              
Interest expense, net  (1,297)    (1,193)   
Gain on derivative instruments and hedging activities, net  43     48    
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt  494     (21)   
Gain on investments  21     --    
              
   (739)    (1,166)   
              
Loss before minority interest, income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  (515)    (3,320)   
              
Minority interest  (9)    25    
              
Loss before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change  (524)    (3,295)   
              
Income tax benefit (expense)  (10)    41    
              
Loss before cumulative effect of accounting change  (534)    (3,254)   
              
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax  --     (840)   
              
Net loss $(534)   $(4,094)   
  
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
  
2006
 
2005
 
          
Revenues $2,703  100%$2,481  100%
              
Costs and expenses:             
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)  1,215  45% 1,081  44%
Selling, general and administrative  551  20% 483  19%
Depreciation and amortization  690  26% 730  29%
Asset impairment charges  99  4% 39  2%
Other operating expenses, net  10  --  6  -- 
              
   2,565  95% 2,339  94%
              
Operating income from continuing operations  138  5% 142  6%
              
Interest expense, net  (907)    (855)   
Other income (expenses), net  (19)    45    
              
   (926)    (810)   
              
Loss before income taxes  (788)    (668)   
              
Income tax expense  (4)    (8)   
              
Loss from continuing operations  (792)    (676)   
              
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax  38     19    
              
Net loss $(754)   $(657)   

Revenues.RevenuesRevenues increased by $211 million, or 6%,. The overall increase in revenues from $3.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2004continuing operations in 2006 compared to $3.9 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. This increase2005 is principally the result of an increase from June 30, 2005 of 300,100 and 60,500343,800 high-speed Internet andcustomers, 194,300 digital video customers respectively,and 189,800 telephone customers, as well as price increases for video and high-speed Internet services, and is offset partially by a decrease of 168,30041,400 analog video customers and $6 million of credits issued to hurricane Katrina impacted customers related to service outages. Through September and October, we have been restoring service to our impacted customers and, as of the date of this report, substantially all of our customers’ service has been restored. Included in the reduction in analog video customers and reducing the increase in digital video and high-speed Internet customers are 26,800 analog video customers, 12,000 digital video customers and 600 high-speed Internet customers sold in the cable system sales in Texas and West Virginia, which closed in July 2005. The cable system sales to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, which closed in March and April 2004 and the cable system sales in Texas and West Virginia, which closed in July 2005 (referred to in this section as the "System Sales") reduced the increase in revenues by approximately $33 million.customers. Our goal is to increase revenues by improving customer service, which we believe will stabilize our analog
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video customer base, implementing price increases on certain services and packages and increasing the number of customers who purchase high-speed Internet services, digital video and advanced products and services such as telephone, VOD, high definition television and digital video recorder service.

Average monthly revenue per analog video customer increased to $72.97$79.73 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 from $66.24$72.47 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005 primarily as a result of incremental revenues from advanced services and price increases. Average monthly revenue per analog video customer represents total revenue for the ninesix months ended during the respective period, divided by nine,six, divided by the average number of analog video customers during the respective period.


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Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
  
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005 over 2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006 over 2005
 
 
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
  
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Revenues
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
 
                             
Video $2,551 65%$2,534 68%$17 1% $1,684 62%$1,623 66%
$
61
 4%
High-speed Internet  671 17% 538 14% 133 25%  506 19% 425 17% 81 19%
Telephone  49 2% 14 1% 35 250%
Advertising sales  214 6% 205 6% 9 4%  147 5% 135 5% 12 9%
Commercial  205 5% 175 5% 30 17%  149 6% 128 5% 21 16%
Other  271  7% 249  7% 22  9%  168  6% 156  6% 12  8%
                                
 $3,912  100%$3,701  100%$211  6% $2,703  100%$2,481  100%$222  9%

Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from analog and digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers. Video revenues increased by $17 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Approximately $102$58 million of the increase was the result of price increases and incremental video revenues from existing customers and approximately $11$24 million resulted fromwas the result of an increase in digital video customers. The increases were offset by decreases of approximately $66$21 million related to a decrease in analog video customers, approximately $25 million resulting from the System Sales and approximately $5customers.

Approximately $73 million of credits issued to hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted customers related to service outages.

Revenuesthe increase in revenues from high-speed Internet services provided to our non-commercial customers increased $133 million, or 25%, from $538 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $671 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Approximately $101 million of the increase related to the increase in the average number of customers receiving high-speed Internet services, whereas approximately $36$8 million related to the increase in average price of the service. The increase in high-speed Internet revenues was reduced by approximately $3 million

Revenues from telephone services increased primarily as a result of the System Sales and $1 millionan increase of credits issued to hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted189,800 telephone customers related to service outages.in 2006.

Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors. Advertising sales revenues increased $9 million, or 4%, from $205 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $214 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily as a result of an increase in local advertising sales and an increase of $3 million in advertising sales revenues from vendors offseta one-time ad buy by a decline in national advertising sales. In addition, the increase was offset by a decrease of $1 million as a result of the System Sales.programmer. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, we received $12$10 million and $9$6 million, respectively, in advertising sales revenues from vendors.programmers.

Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from cable video and high-speed Internet services provided to our commercial customers. Commercial revenues increased $30 million, or 17%, from $175 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $205 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, primarily as a result of an increase in commercial high-speed Internet revenues. The increase was reduced by approximately $3 million as a result of the System Sales.

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Other revenues consist of revenues from franchise fees, telephone revenue, equipment rental, customer installations, home shopping, dial-up Internet service, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. Other revenues increased $22 million, or 9%, from $249 million forFor the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004 to $271 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.2006 and 2005, franchise fees represented approximately 53% of total other revenues. The increase in other revenues was primarily the result of an increase in telephone revenue of $11 million, franchise fees of $11$5 million, and installation revenue of $7$3 million and was partially offset by approximately $2 million as a resultwire maintenance fees of the System Sales.$4 million.


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Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased $162 million, or 10%, from $1.6 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $1.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in operating expenses was reduced by $13 million as a result of the System Sales. Programming costs included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsrepresented 62% and 63% of operations were $1.1 billion and $991 million, representing 29% and 17% of total costs andoperating expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, respectively. Key expense components as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
  
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005 over 2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006 over 2005
 
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
  
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
% Change
 
                             
Programming 
$
1,066
 27%$991 27%$75 8% $755 28%$678 27%$77 11%
Service  572 15% 489 13% 83 17%  408 15% 356 15% 52 15%
Advertising sales  76  2% 72  2% 4 6%  52  2% 47  2% 5  11%
                                
 
$
1,714
  44%$1,552  42%$162  10% $1,215  45%
$
1,081
  44%$134  12%

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for analog, premium, digital channels, VOD and pay-per-view programming. The increase in programming costs of $75 million, or 8%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 over the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was primarily a result of pricerate increases particularlyand increases in sports programming, partially offset by decreases in analogdigital video customers. Additionally, the increase in programming costs was reduced by $10 million as a result of the System Sales. Programming costs were offset by the amortization of payments received from programmers in support of launches of new channels of $27$8 million and $47$17 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, respectively. Programming costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 also include a $5 million reduction related to the settlement of a dispute with TechTV, Inc. See Note 18 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Our cable programming costs have increased in every year we have operated in excess of U.S. inflationcustomary inflationary and cost-of-living increases, and weincreases. We expect them to continue to increase because ofdue to a variety of factors, including inflationary or negotiated annual increases imposed by programmers and additional programming being provided to customers as a result of system rebuilds and increased costs to purchase programming.bandwidth reallocation, both of which increase channel capacity. In 2005,2006, programming costs have increased and we expect will continue to increase at a higher rate than in 2004.2005. These costs will be determined in part on the outcome of programming negotiations in 20052006 and will likelymay be subject to offsetting events or otherwise affected by factors similar to the ones mentioned in the preceding paragraph.events. Our increasing programming costs will resulthave resulted in declining operating margins foron our video services to the extentbecause we arehave been unable to pass on all cost increases to our customers. We expect to partially offset anythe resulting margin compression fromon our traditional video services with revenue from advanced video services, increased telephone revenues, high-speed Internet revenues, advertising revenues and commercial service revenues.

Service costs consist primarily of service personnel salaries and benefits, franchise fees, system utilities, costs of providing high-speed Internet service and telephone service, maintenance and pole rent expense. The increase in service costs of $83 million, or 17%, resulted primarily from increased costs of providing high-speed Internet and telephone service of $16 million, an increase in service personnel salaries and benefits of $14 million, higher fuel and utility prices of $8 million, increased labor and maintenance costs to support improved service levels and our advanced products higher fuel pricesof $7 million and pole rent expense. The increase in service costs was reduced by $3 million as a resultfranchise fees of the System Sales.$5 million. Advertising sales expenses consist of costs related to traditional advertising services provided to advertising customers, including salaries, benefits and commissions. Advertising sales expenses increased $4 million, or 6%, primarily as a result of increased salary, benefit and commission costs.

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $27 million, or 4%, from $735 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $762 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was reduced by $5 million as a result of the System Sales. Key components of expense as a percentage of revenues were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
  
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005 over 2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006 over 2005
 
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
 
% Change
  
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Expenses
 
% of
Revenues
 
 
Change
 
 
% Change
 
                          
General and administrative $658 17%$636 17%$22 3% $471 17%
$
418
 17%$53 13%
Marketing  104  2% 99  3% 5  5%  80  3% 65  2% 15  23%
                                
 $762  19%$735  20%$27  4% $551  20%$483  19%$68  14%

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and benefits, rent expense, billing costs, callcustomer care center costs, internal network costs, bad debt expense and property taxes. The increase in general and administrative expenses of $22 million, or 3%, resulted primarily from increases in professional fees associated with consulting services of $28 million and a rise in salaries and benefits of $21$34 million, related to increased emphasis on improved service levels and operational efficiencies, offset by decreasesincreases in billing
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costs of $7 million, computer maintenance of $5 million, bad debt expense of $13$5 million, telephone expense of $4 million, contractor labor of $3 million and property and casualty insurance of $7$2 million and the System Salespartially offset by decreases in consulting services of $5$8 million.

Marketing expenses increased $5 million, or 5%, as a result of an increased investmentspending in targeted marketing campaigns.campaigns consistent with management’s strategy to increase revenues.

Depreciation and AmortizationAmortization.. Depreciation and amortization expense increaseddecreased by $29$40 million or 3%, as afor the six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2005. The decrease in depreciation was primarily the result of an increase in capital expenditures.

Impairment of Franchises. We performed an impairment assessment during the third quarter of 2004 using an independent third-party appraiser. The use of lower projected growth rates and the resulting revised estimates of future cash flows in our valuation, primarily as a result of increased competition, led to the recognition of a $2.4 billion impairment charge for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.assets becoming fully depreciated.

Asset Impairment Charges.Asset impairment charges for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005 represent the write-down of assets related to pending cable asset sales to fair value less costs to sell. See Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

(Gain) Loss on Sale of Assets,Other Operating Expenses, Net.Loss on sale Other operating expenses, net increased $4 million as a result of assets of $5an $8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005increase in special charges primarily represents the loss recognized on the disposition of plant and equipment. Gain on sale of assets of $104 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 primarily represents the pretax gain realized on the sale of systems to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC which closed on March 1 and April 30, 2004.

Option Compensation Expense, Net. Option compensation expense of $11 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 primarily represents options expensed in accordance with SFAS No. 123. Option compensation expense of $34 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 primarily represents the expense of approximately $9 million related to severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring and a stock option exchange program under which our employees were offered the right to exchange all stock options (vested and unvested) issued under the 1999 Charter Communications Option Plan and 2001 Stock Incentive Plan that had an exercise price over $10 per share for shares of restricted Charter Class A common stock or, in some instances, cash. The exchange offer closed in February 2004. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2004, we recognized approximately $8$4 million decrease related to the performance shares granted under the Charter Long-Term Incentive Program and approximately $17 million related to options granted following the adoptionlosses on sales of SFAS No. 123.

Hurricane Asset Retirement Loss. Hurricane asset retirement loss represents the loss associated with the write-off of the net book value of assets destroyed by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the third quarter of 2005.

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Special Charges, Net. Special charges of $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 represents $5 million of severance and related costs of our management realignment and $1 million related to legal settlements offset by approximately $2 million related to an agreed upon cash discount on settlement of the consolidated Federal Class Action and Federal Derivative Action. See "— Legal Proceedings." Special charges of $100 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 represents approximately $85 million as part of the terms set forth in memoranda of understanding regarding settlement of the consolidated Federal Class Action and Federal Derivative Action and approximately $9 million of litigation costs related to the tentative settlement of the South Carolina national class action suit, which were approved by the respective courts and approximately $9 million of severance and related costs of our workforce reduction. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, the severance costs were offset by $3 million received from a third party in settlement of a dispute.assets.

Interest Expense, Net. Net interest expense increased by $104$52 million, or 9%6%, from $1.2 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042006 compared to $1.3 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005. The increase in net interest expense was a result of an increase in our average borrowing rate from 9.04% in the six months ended June 30, 2005 to 9.58% in the six months ended June 30, 2006 and an increase of $615$286 million in average debt outstanding from $17.7$18.4 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005 compared to $18.3$18.7 billion for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 and an increase in our average borrowing rate from 8.73% in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to 9.10% in the nine months ended September 30, 2005.2006.

Gain on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,Other Income (Expenses), Net.Net Other income decreased $64 million from other income of $45 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to other expense of $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 primarily as a result of a $35 million decrease in the gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt from a $4 million gain for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to a loss of $27 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Other income also decreased as a result of a $15 million decrease in net gains on derivative instruments and hedging activities decreased $5 million from $48 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 to $43 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The decrease is primarilyas a result of a decreasedecreases in gains on interest rate agreements that do not qualify for hedge accounting under SFASStatement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, which decreased from $45Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. In addition, the six months ended June 30, 2005 included a $20 million gain on investments for the ninesix months ended September 30, 2004 to $41 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt. Gain on extinguishment of debt of $494 million for the nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 primarily represents approximately $490 million related to the exchangerecognized as a result of approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private placement for new debt securities and approximately $10 million related to the issuance of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) notes in exchange for Charter Holdings notes. These gains were offset by approximately $5 million of losses related to the redemption of our subsidiary’s, CC V Holdings, LLC, 11.875% notes due 2008. See Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Loss on extinguishment of debt of $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 represents the write-off of deferred financing fees and third party costs related to the Charter Operating refinancing in April 2004.

Gain on investments. Gain on investments of $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 primarily represents a gain realized on an exchange of our interest in an equity investee for an investment in a larger enterprise.

Minority Interest. Minority interest representsOther income also includes the 2% accretion of the preferred membership interests in our indirect subsidiary, CC VIII, and in 2004, the pro rata share of the profits and losses of CC VIII. Effective January 1, 2005, we ceased recognizing minority interest in earnings or losses of CC VIII for financial reporting purposes until the dispute between Charter and Mr. Allen regarding the preferred membership interests in CC VIII was resolved. This dispute was settled October 31, 2005. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense).Expense. Income tax expense of $10 million and income tax benefit of $41 million was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Income tax expense representsthrough increases in the deferred tax liabilities and current federal and state income tax expenses of certain of our indirect corporate subsidiaries.

The incomeIncome From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax.  Income from discontinued operations, net of tax benefit recognizedincreased from $19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $38 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 primarily due to a decrease in depreciation for the six months ended June 30, 2006 as we ceased recognizing depreciation on the West Virginia and Virginia cable systems when we classified them as assets held for sale in the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was directly related to the impairmentfirst quarter of franchises as discussed above. We do not expect to recognize a similar benefit associated with the impairment of franchises in future periods. However, the actual tax provision calculations in future periods will be the result of current and future temporary differences, as well as future operating results.2006.

Net Loss. Net loss decreasedincreased by $3.6 billion, from $4.1 billion$97 million, or 15%, for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042006 compared to $534 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 as a result of the factors described above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Introduction 
 
This section contains a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources, including a discussion of our cash position, sources and uses of cash, access to credit facilities and other financing sources, historical financing activities, cash needs, capital expenditures and outstanding debt.
 
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OverviewRecent Financing Transactions 

In January 2006, CCH II, LLC ("CCH II") and CCH II Capital Corp. issued $450 million in debt securities, the proceeds of which were provided, directly or indirectly, to Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating"), which used such funds to reduce borrowings, but not commitments, under the revolving portion of its credit facilities.

In April 2006, Charter Operating completed a $6.85 billion refinancing of its credit facilities including a new $350 million revolving/term facility (which converts to a term loan no later than April 2007), a $5.0 billion term loan due in 2013 and certain amendments to the existing $1.5 billion revolving credit facility. In addition, the refinancing reduced margins on Eurodollar rate term loans to 2.625% from a weighted average of 3.15% previously and margins on base rate term loans to 1.625% from a weighted average of 2.15% previously. Concurrent with this refinancing, the CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") bridge loan was terminated.

We have a significant level of debt. Our long-term financing as of June 30, 2006 consists of $5.8 billion of credit facility debt and $13.2 billion accreted value of high-yield notes. For the remainder of 2005, $7 million2006, none of ourthe Company’s debt matures, and in 2006, an additional $302007 and 2008, $130 million matures.and $50 million mature, respectively. In 20072009 and beyond, significant additional amounts will become due under our remaining long-term debt obligations.
In September 2005, Charter Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiaries, CCH I and CIH, completed the exchange of approximately $6.8 billion total principal amount of outstanding debt securities of Charter Holdings in a private placement for new debt securities. Holders of Charter Holdings notes due in 2009 and 2010 exchanged $3.4 billion principal amount of notes for $2.9 billion principal amount of new 11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. Holders of Charter Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $845 million principal amount of notes for $662 million principal amount of 11% CCH I senior secured notes due 2015. In addition, holders of Charter Holdings notes due 2011 and 2012 exchanged $2.5 billion principal amount of notes for $2.5 billion principal amount of various series of new CIH notes. Each series of new CIH notes has the same stated interest rate and provisions for payment of cash interest as the series of old Charter Holdings notes for which such CIH notes were exchanged. In addition, the maturities for each series were extended three years.

Our business requires significant cash to fund debt service costs, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. We have historically funded our debt service costs, operating activities and capitalthese requirements through cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under our credit facilities, equity contributions from Charter Holdco, sales of assets, issuances of debt securities and cash on hand. However, the mix of funding sources changes from period to period. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, we generated $121$204 million of net cash flows from operating activities after paying cash interest of $1.1 billion.$765 million. In addition, we used approximately $815$539 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment. Finally, we had net cash flows from financing activities of $78$383 million. We expect that our mix of sources of funds will continue to change in the future based on overall needs relative to our cash flow and on the availability of funds under our credit facilities, our and our parent companies’ access to the debt markets, the timing of possible asset sales and our ability to generate cash flows from operating activities. We continue to explore asset dispositions as one of several possible actions that we could take in the future to improve our liquidity, but we do not presently considerbelieve unannounced future asset sales asto be a significant source of liquidity.

In October 2005, CCO Holdings, LLC (“CCO Holdings”) and CCO Holdings Capital Corp., as guarantor thereunder, entered into a senior bridge loan agreement (the "Bridge Loan") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch (the "Lenders") whereby the Lenders have committed to make loans to CCO Holdings in an aggregate amount of $600 million. CCO Holdings may draw upon the facility between January 2, 2006 and September 29, 2006 and the loans will mature on the sixth anniversary of the first borrowing under the Bridge Loan.

We expect that cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities, proceeds from sale of assets and the amounts available under our credit facilities and Bridge Loan will be adequate to meet our and Charter’sour parent companies’ cash needs for the remainder of 2005 and 2006. Cash flows from operating activities and amounts available under our credit facilities and Bridge Loan may not be sufficient to fund our operations and satisfy our and Charter’s interest payment obligations in 2007. It is likely that we and Charter will require additional funding to satisfy our and Charter’s debt repayment obligations inthrough 2007. We believe that cash flows from operating activities and amounts available under our credit facilities and Bridge Loan willmay not be sufficient to fund our operations and satisfy our and Charter’sour parent companies’ interest and principal repayment obligations thereafter.

in 2008 and will not be sufficient to fund such needs in 2009 and beyond. We have been advised that Charter is workingcontinues to work with its financial advisors in its approach to addressaddressing liquidity, debt maturities and its and our funding requirements. However, there can be no assurance that such funding will be available to us. Although Paul G. Allen, Charter’s Chairman and controlling shareholder, and his affiliates have purchased equity from Charter and
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Charter Holdco in the past, Mr. Allen and his affiliates are not obligated to purchase equity from, contribute to or loan funds to Charter, Charter Holdco or us in the future.overall balance sheet leverage.

Credit Facilities andDebt Covenants

Our ability to operate depends upon, among other things, our continued access to capital, including credit under the Charter Operating credit facilities. TheseThe Charter Operating credit facilities, along with our indentures, and Bridge Loan, contain certain restrictive covenants, some of which require us to maintain specified financial ratios and meet financial tests and to provide annual audited financial statements with an unqualified opinion from our independent auditors. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, we are in compliance with the covenants under our indentures and credit facilities, and we expect to remain in compliance with those covenants and the Bridge Loan covenants for the next twelve months. Our totalAs of June 30, 2006, our potential borrowing availability under the currentour credit facilities totaled $786approximately $900 million, none of which was limited by covenant restrictions. In the past, our actual availability under our credit facilities has been limited by covenant restrictions. There can be no assurance that our actual availability under our credit facilities will not be limited by covenant restrictions in the future. However, pro forma for the closing of the asset sales on July 1, 2006, and the related application of net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility, potential availability under our credit facilities as of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006 would have been approximately $1.7 billion, although the actual availability at that time was only $648 millionwould have been limited to $1.3 billion because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions. In addition, effective January 2, 2006, we will have additional borrowing availability of $600 million as a result of the Bridge Loan. Continued access to our credit facilities and Bridge Loan is subject to our remaining in compliance with thethese covenants, of these credit facilities and Bridge Loan, including covenants tied to our operating performance. If our operating performance results in non-compliance with these covenants, or if any of certain other events of non-compliance under these credit facilities, Bridge Loan or indentures governing our debt occur, funding under the credit facilities and Bridge Loan may not be available and defaults on some or potentially all of our debt obligations could occur. An event of default
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under the covenants governing any of our debt instruments could result in the acceleration of our payment obligations under that debt and, under certain circumstances, in cross-defaults under our other debt obligations, which could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations.

Parent Company Debt Obligations

Any financial or liquidity problems of our parent companies could cause serious disruption to our business and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Charter’s ability to make interest payments on its convertible senior notes, and, in 2006 and 2009, to repay the outstanding principal of its convertible senior notes of $25 million and $863 million respectively, will depend on its ability to raise additional capital and/or on receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco orand its subsidiaries, including Charter Holdings, CIH, CCH I, CCH II, LLC (“CCH II”), CCO Holdings and Charter Operating. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, Charter Holdings distributed $60 million to Charter Holdco.subsidiaries. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, Charter Holdco was owed $57$3 million in intercompany loans from its subsidiaries, which were available to pay interest and principal on Charter'sCharter’s convertible senior notes. In addition, Charter has $123$74 million of governmentalU.S. government securities pledged as security for the next fivethree scheduled semi-annual interest payments on Charter'sCharter’s 5.875% convertible senior notes.

Distributions by ourCharter’s subsidiaries to a parent company (including Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC and Charter Holdings) for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted by the Bridge Loan andunder the indentures governing the CIH notes, CCH I notes, CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes and Charter Operating notes unless under their respective indentures there is no default and a specifiedunder the applicable indenture, each applicable subsidiary’s leverage ratio test is met at the time of such event.distribution and, in the case of Charter’s convertible senior notes, other specified tests are met. For the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, there was no default under any of the aforementioned indentures. However, CCO Holdings did not meetthese indentures and each such subsidiary met its applicable leverage ratio testtests based on June 30, 2006 financial results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at such time. In the past, certain subsidiaries have from time to time failed to meet their leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of 4.5 to 1.0. As a result, distributions from CCO Holdings to CCH II, CCH I, CIH,such distribution. Distributions by Charter Holdings, CCHC, Charter Holdco or CharterOperating for payment of principal on parent company notes are further restricted by the covenants in the credit facilities.

Distributions by CIH, CCH I, CCH II, CCO Holdings and Charter Operating to a parent company for payment of parent company interest are permitted if there is no default under the respective parent company’s debt are currently restricted and will continue to be restricted until that test is met.aforementioned indentures. However, distributions for payment of interest on Charter’s convertible senior notes are further limited to when each applicable subsidiary’s leverage ratio test is met and other specified tests are met. There can be no assurance that the respective parent company’s interest are permitted.subsidiary will satisfy these tests at the time of such distribution.

Specific Limitations

The indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings to make distributions to Charter Holdco for payment of interest or principal on theCharter’s convertible senior notes, only if, after giving effect to the distribution, Charter Holdings can incur additional debt under the leverage ratio of 8.75 to 1.0, there is no default under Charter Holdings'Holdings’ indentures and other specified tests are met. For the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, there was no default under Charter Holdings'Holdings’ indentures and other specified tests were met. However, Charter Holdings did not meet themet its leverage ratio of 8.75 to 1.0test based on SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 financial results. As a result,Such distributions fromwould be restricted, however, if Charter Holdings fails to meet these tests at such time. In the past, Charter Holdings has from time to time failed to meet this leverage ratio test. There can be no assurance that Charter Holdco or CCHC for paymentHoldings will satisfy these tests at the time of interest or principalsuch distribution. During periods in which distributions are
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currently restricted, and will continue to be restricted until that test is met. During this restriction period, the indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries to make specified investments (that are not restricted payments) in Charter Holdco or Charter up to an amount determined by a formula, as long as there is no default under the indentures.

Our significant amount of debt could negatively affect our ability to access additional capital in the future. Additionally, our ability to incur additional debt may be limited by the restrictive covenants in our indentures and credit facilities. No assurances can be given that we will not experience liquidity problems if we do not obtain sufficient additional financing on a timely basis as our debt becomes due or because of adverse market conditions, increased competition or other unfavorable events. If, at any time, additional capital or borrowing capacity is required beyond amounts internally generated or available under our credit facilities or through additional debt or equity financings, we would consider:
issuing equity at the Charter or Charter Holdco level, the proceeds of which could be loaned or contributed to us;

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 ·issuing debt or equity at the Charter or Charter Holdco level, the proceeds of which could be loaned or contributed to us;

·issuing debt securities that may have structural or other priority over our existing notes;

 ·
further reducing our expenses and capital expenditures, which may impair our ability to increase revenue;

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selling assets; or

 ·
requesting waivers or amendments with respect to our credit facilities, the availability and terms of which would be subject to market conditions.

If the above strategies are not successful, we could be forced to restructure our obligations or seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. In addition, if we find it necessary to engage in a recapitalization or other similar transaction, our noteholders might not receive principal and interest payments to which they are contractually entitled.

Sale of Assets

In July 2006, we closed the Cebridge Transaction and New Wave Transaction for net proceeds of approximately $896 million. We used the net proceeds from the asset sales to repay (but not reduce permanently) amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility. The Orange Transaction is scheduled to close in the third quarter of 2006.

In July 2005, we closed the sale of certain cable systems in Texas and West Virginia and closed the sale of an additional cable system in Nebraska in October 2005 for a total sales price of approximately $37 million, representing a total of approximately 33,000 customers.

Acquisition

In March 2004,January 2006, we closed the salepurchase of certain cable systems in Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, DelawareMinnesota from Seren Innovations, Inc. We acquired approximately 17,500 analog video customers, 8,000 digital video customers, 13,200 high-speed Internet customers and West Virginia to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC. We closed the sale of an additional cable system in New York to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC in April 2004. The14,500 telephone customers for a total net proceeds from the sale of all of these systems were approximately $735 million. The proceeds were used to repay a portion of amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

Long-Term Debt

As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, long-term debt totaled approximately $18.3 billion and $18.5 billion, respectively. This debt was comprisedpurchase price of approximately $5.5 billion and $5.5 billion of credit facility debt and $12.7 billion and $13.0 billion accreted value of high-yield notes, respectively. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt was approximately 7.5% and 6.8%, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate on the high-yield notes was approximately 10.2% and 9.9%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 9.4% and 9.0%, respectively. The interest rate on approximately 78% and 82% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate hedge agreements as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

Issuance of Charter Operating Notes in Exchange for Charter Holdings Notes. In March and June 2005, our subsidiary, Charter Operating, consummated exchange transactions with a small number of institutional holders of Charter Holdings 8.25% senior notes due 2007 pursuant to which Charter Operating issued, in private placement, approximately $333 million principal amount of its 8.375% senior second lien notes due 2014 in exchange for approximately $346 million of the Charter Holdings 8.25% senior notes due 2007. The Charter Holdings notes received in the exchange were thereafter distributed to Charter Holdings and cancelled.

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CC V Holdings, LLC Notes. The Charter Operating credit facilities required us to redeem the CC V Holdings, LLC notes as a result of the Charter Holdings leverage ratio becoming less than 8.75 to 1.0. In satisfaction of this requirement, in March 2005, CC V Holdings, LLC redeemed all of its 11.875% notes due 2008, at 103.958% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The total cost of redemption was approximately $122 million and was funded through borrowings under our credit facilities. Following such redemption, CC V Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (other than non-guarantor subsidiaries) guaranteed the Charter Operating credit facilities and granted a lien on all of their assets as to which a lien can be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement.$42 million.

Historical Operating, Financing and Investing Activities

Our cash flows include the cash flows related to our discontinued operations for all periods presented.

We held $20$48 million in cash and cash equivalents as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 compared to $546$14 million as of December 31, 2004.2005. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, we generated $121$204 million of net cash flows from operating activities after paying cash interest of $1.1 billion.$765 million. In addition, we used approximately $815$539 million for purchases of property, plant and equipment. Finally, we had net cash flows from financing activities of $78$383 million.
 
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $232increased $40 million, or 66%24%, from $353$164 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20042005 to $121$204 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005.2006. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005,2006, net cash provided by operating activities decreasedincreased primarily as a result of changes in operating assets and liabilities that used $129provided $128 million more cash during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 than the corresponding period in 2004 combined2005 coupled with an increase in revenue over cash costs offset by an increase in cash interest expense of $141$106 million over the corresponding prior period partially offset by an increase in revenue over cash costs.period.
 
Investing Activities. Net cash used by investing activities for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005 was $725$553 million and net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 was $84 million.$472 million, respectively. Investing activities used $809$81 million more cash during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 than the corresponding period in 20042005 primarily as a result of increased cash used for capital expenditures in 2005the purchase of cable systems discussed above coupled with proceeds from the sale of certain cable systemsa decrease in our liabilities related to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC in 2004.capital expenditures.
 
Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $383 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 was $78 million2006 and net cash used in financing activities was $214 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2004 was from $431 million. Financing activities2005. The increase in cash provided $509 million more cash during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2005 than2006 as compared to the corresponding period in 20042005, was primarily as athe result of a decrease in net repaymentsproceeds from the issuance of long-term debt and in payments for debt issuance costs.debt.


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Capital Expenditures 

We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements. Capital expenditures were $815$539 million and $616$542 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, respectively. Capital expenditures increaseddecreased as a result of decreases in expenditures related to line extensions and support capital partially offset by increased spending on support capital related to our investmentcustomer premise equipment as a result of increases in service improvementsdigital video, high-speed Internet and scalable infrastructure related to telephone services, VOD and digital simulcast.customers. See the table below for more details. 
 
Upgrading our cable systems has enabled us to offer digital television, high-speed Internet services, VOD, interactive services, additional channels and tiers, expanded pay-per-view options and telephone services to a larger customer base. Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from cash flows from operating activities, the issuance of debt and borrowings under credit facilities. In addition, during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, our liabilities related to capital expenditures increased $39decreased $9 million and decreased $11increased $48 million, respectively.

During 2005,2006, we expect capital expenditures to be approximately $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion. The increase in capital expenditures for 2005 compared to 2004 is the result of expected increases in telephone services, deployment of advanced digital set-top terminals and capital expenditures to replace plant and equipment destroyed by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We expect that the nature of these expenditures will continue to be composed primarily of purchases of customer premise equipment related to telephone and other advanced services, support capital and for scalable infrastructure costs. We expect to fund capital expenditures for 20052006 primarily from cash flows from operating activities, proceeds from asset sales and borrowings under our credit facilities.
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We have adopted capital expenditure disclosure guidance, which was developed by eleven publicly traded cable system operators, including Charter, with the support of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association ("NCTA"). The disclosure is intended to provide more consistency in the reporting of operating statistics in capital expenditures and customers among peer companies in the cable industry. These disclosure guidelines are not required disclosure under GAAP,Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"), nor do they impact our accounting for capital expenditures under GAAP.

The following table presents our major capital expenditures categories in accordance with NCTA disclosure guidelines for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 20042005 (dollars in millions):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
  
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2005
 
2004
 
2005
 
2004
  
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                  
Customer premise equipment (a) $94 $127 $322 $344  $128 $142 $258 $228 
Scalable infrastructure (b)  49  21  138  54   63  47  97  89 
Line extensions (c)  37  34  114  94   33  48  59  77 
Upgrade/Rebuild (d)  13  10  35  28   14  12  23  22 
Support capital (e)  80  44  206  96   60  82  102  126 
                          
Total capital expenditures (f) $273 $236 $815 $616  $298 $331 $539 $542 

(a)
Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers, revenue units and additional bandwidth revenues. It also includes customer installation costs in accordance with SFAS No. 51, Financial Reporting by Cable Television Companies, and customer premise equipment (e.g., set-top terminals and cable modems, etc.).
(b)Scalable infrastructure includes costs, not related to customer premise equipment or our network, to secure growth of new customers, revenue units and additional bandwidth revenues or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).
(c)Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).
(d)Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including betterments.
(e)Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets due to technological and physical obsolescence (e.g., non-network equipment, land, buildings and vehicles).
(f)Represents all capital expenditures made during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Certain Trends and Uncertainties

The following discussion highlights a number of trends and uncertainties, in addition to those discussed elsewhere in this quarterly report and in the "Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates" section of Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, that could materially impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Substantial Leverage.We have a significant amount of debt. As of September 30, 2005, our total debt was approximately $18.3 billion. For the remainder of 2005, $7 million of our debt matures and in 2006, an additional $30 million matures. In 2007 and beyond, significant additional amounts will become due under our remaining obligations. We believe that, as a result of our significant levels of debt and operating performance, our access to the debt markets could be limited when substantial amounts of our current indebtedness become due. If our business does not generate sufficient cash flow from operating activities, and sufficient funds are not available to us from borrowings under our credit facilities or from other sources, we may not be able to repay our debt, fund our other liquidity and capital needs, grow our business or respond to competitive challenges. Further, if we are unable to repay or refinance our debt, as it becomes due, we could be forced to restructure our obligations or seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. If we were to engage in a recapitalization or other similar transaction, our noteholders might not receive all principal and interest payments to which they are contractually entitled on a timely basis or at all. For more information, see the section above entitled "— Liquidity and Capital Resources."

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Restrictive Covenants.Our credit facilities, the Bridge Loan and the indentures governing our and our subsidiaries’ other debt contain a number of significant covenants that could adversely impact our ability to operate our business, and therefore could adversely affect our results of operations. These covenants restrict our and our subsidiaries’ ability to:

·incur additional debt;
·repurchase or redeem equity interests and debt;
·issue equity;
·make certain investments or acquisitions;
·pay dividends or make other distributions;
·dispose of assets or merge;
·enter into related party transactions;
·grant liens; and
·pledge assets.

Furthermore, our credit facilities require us to, among other things, maintain specified financial ratios, meet specified financial tests and provide audited financial statements with an unqualified opinion from our independent auditors. Our ability to comply with these provisions may be affected by events beyond our control.

The breach of any covenants or obligations in the foregoing indentures or credit facilities, not otherwise waived or amended, could result in a default under the applicable debt agreement or instrument and could trigger acceleration of the related debt, which in turn could trigger defaults under other agreements governing our long-term indebtedness. In addition, the secured lenders under the Charter Operating credit facilities and the Charter Operating senior second-lien notes could foreclose on their collateral, which includes equity interests in our subsidiaries, and exercise other rights of secured creditors. Any default under those credit facilities, the Bridge Loan, the indentures governing our notes or our subsidiaries’ debt could adversely affect our growth, our financial condition and our results of operations and our ability to make payments on our notes, the Bridge Loan and the credit facilities and other debt of our subsidiaries. For more information, see the section above entitled "— Liquidity and Capital Resources."

Liquidity. Our business requires significant cash to fund debt service costs, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. Our ongoing operations will depend on our ability to generate cash and to secure financing in the future. We have historically funded liquidity and capital requirements through cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under our credit facilities, issuances of debt securities, loans or equity contributions from Charter Holdco and cash on hand.

Our ability to operate depends upon, among other things, our continued access to capital, including credit under the Charter Operating credit facilities. These credit facilities are subject to certain restrictive covenants, some of which require us to maintain specified financial ratios and meet financial tests and to provide audited financial statements with an unqualified opinion from our independent auditors. As of September 30, 2005, we are in compliance with the covenants under our indentures and credit facilities, and we expect to remain in compliance with those covenants and the Bridge Loan covenants for the next twelve months. If our operating performance results in non-compliance with these covenants, or if any of certain other events of non-compliance under these credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or indentures governing our debt occurs, funding under the credit facilities and the Bridge Loan may not be available and defaults on some or potentially all of our debt obligations could occur. An event of default under the credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or indentures, if not waived, could result in the acceleration of those debt obligations and, consequently, other debt obligations. Such acceleration could result in exercise of remedies by our creditors and could force us to seek the protection of the bankruptcy laws, which could materially adversely impact our ability to operate our business and to make payments under our debt instruments. Our total potential borrowing availability under the current credit facilities totaled $786 million as of September 30, 2005, although the actual availability at that time was only $648 million because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions. In addition, effective January 2, 2006, we will have additional borrowing availability of $600 million as a result of the Bridge Loan.

If, at any time, additional capital or capacity is required beyond amounts internally generated or available under our credit facilities or through additional debt financings, we would consider:

·issuing debt or equity at the Charter or Charter Holdco level, the proceeds of which could be loaned or
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  contributed to us;
·issuing debt securities that may have structural or other priority over our existing notes;
·further reducing our expenses and capital expenditures, which may impair our ability to increase revenue;
·selling assets; or
·requesting waivers or amendments with respect to our credit facilities, the availability and terms of which would be subject to market conditions.

If the above strategies were not successful, we could be forced to restructure our obligations or seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. If we find it necessary to engage in a recapitalization or other similar transaction, our noteholders might not receive all or any principal and interest payments to which they are contractually entitled. For more information, see the section above entitled "— Liquidity and Capital Resources."

Charter Liquidity Concerns. Charter has a significant amount of debt and may incur additional debt in the future. At September 30, 2005, Charter had approximately $25 million and $863 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes outstanding, which mature in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Charter will need to raise additional capital or receive distributions or payments from us in order to satisfy its debt obligations.

Charter’s ability to make interest payments on its convertible senior notes, and, in 2006 and 2009, to repay the outstanding principal of its convertible senior notes of $25 million and $863 million, respectively, will depend on its ability to raise additional capital and/or on receipt of payments or distributions from Charter Holdco or its subsidiaries, including Charter Holdings, CIH, CCH I, CCH II, LLC (“CCH II”), CCO Holdings and Charter Operating. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, Charter Holdings distributed $60 million to Charter Holdco. As of September 30, 2005, Charter Holdco was owed $57 million in intercompany loans from its subsidiaries, which were available to pay interest and principal on Charter's convertible senior notes. In addition, Charter has $123 million of governmental securities pledged as security for the next five semi-annual interest payments on Charter's 5.875% convertible senior notes.

Distributions by our subsidiaries to a parent company (including Charter, Charter Holdco, CCHC and Charter Holdings) for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted by the Bridge Loan and the indentures governing the CIH notes, CCH I notes, CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes, and Charter Operating notes, unless under their respective indentures there is no default and a specified leverage ratio test is met at the time of such event. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, there was no default under any of the aforementioned indentures. However, CCO Holdings did not meet its leverage ratio test of 4.5 to 1.0. As a result, distributions from CCO Holdings to CCH II, CCH I, CIH, Charter Holdings, CCHC, Charter Holdco or Charter for payment of principal of the respective parent company’s debt are currently restricted and will continue to be restricted until that test is met. However distributions for payment of the respective parent company’s interest are permitted.

The indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings to make distributions to Charter Holdco for payment of interest or principal on the convertible senior notes, only if, after giving effect to the distribution, Charter Holdings can incur additional debt under the leverage ratio of 8.75 to 1.0, there is no default under Charter Holdings' indentures and other specified tests are met. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, there was no default under Charter Holdings' indentures and other specified tests were met. However, Charter Holdings did not meet the leverage ratio of 8.75 to 1.0 based on September 30, 2005 financial results. As a result, distributions from Charter Holdings to Charter, Charter Holdco or CCHC for payment of interest or principal are currently restricted and will continue to be restricted until that test is met. During this restriction period, the indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes permit Charter Holdings and its subsidiaries to make specified investments in Charter Holdco or Charter, up to an amount determined by a formula, as long as there is no default under the indentures.

Because Charter is our manager, any financial or liquidity problems of Charter could cause serious disruption to our business and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations. Any such event could adversely impact our own credit rating, and our relations with customers and suppliers, which could in turn further impair our ability to obtain financing and operate our business. Further, to the extent that any such event results in a change of control of Charter (whether through a bankruptcy, receivership or other reorganization of Charter and/or Charter Holdco, or otherwise), it could result in an event of default under our credit facilities and would require a change of control repurchase offer under our outstanding notes.

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Acceleration of Indebtedness of Charter Holdings’ Subsidiaries.In the event of a default under our credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or notes, our creditors could elect to declare all amounts borrowed, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, to be due and payable. In such event, our credit facilities, the Bridge Loan and indentures would not permit Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries to distribute funds to Charter Holdings to pay interest or principal on its notes. If the amounts outstanding under such credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or notes are accelerated, all of the debt and liabilities of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries would be payable from the subsidiaries’ assets, prior to any distribution of the subsidiaries’ assets to pay the interest and principal amounts on Charter Holdings’ notes. In addition, the lenders under our credit facilities could foreclose on their collateral, which includes equity interests in Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries, and they could exercise other rights of secured creditors. In any such case, we might not be able to repay or make any payments on our notes. Additionally, an acceleration or payment default under our credit facilities would cause a cross-default in the Bridge Loan and the indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes, CIH notes, CCH I notes, CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes, Charter Operating notes and Charter’s convertible senior notes and would trigger the cross-default provision of the Charter Operating credit agreement. Any default under any of our credit facilities, Bridge Loan or notes might adversely affect the holders of our notes and our growth, financial condition and results of operations and could force us to examine all options, including seeking the protection of the bankruptcy laws.
Charter Holdings Relies on its Subsidiaries to Meet its Liquidity Needs, and Charter Holdings’ Notes are Structurally Subordinated to all Liabilities of its Subsidiaries.We rely on our subsidiaries to make distributions or other payments to Charter Holdings to enable Charter Holdings to make payments on its notes. The borrowers and guarantors under the Charter Operating credit facilities are Charter Holdings’ indirect subsidiaries. A number of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries are also obligors under other debt instruments, including CIH, CCH I, CCH II, CCO Holdings and Charter Operating, which are each a co-issuer of senior notes, senior-second lien notes and/or senior discount notes. As of September 30, 2005, our total debt was approximately $18.3 billion, of which $16.5 billion was structurally senior to the Charter Holdings notes. The Charter Operating credit facilities and the indentures governing the senior notes, senior discount notes and senior second-lien notes issued by subsidiaries of Charter Holdings contain restrictive covenants that limit the ability of such subsidiaries to make distributions or other payments to Charter Holdings.

In the event of a default under our credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or notes, our lenders or noteholders could elect to declare all amounts borrowed, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, to be due and payable. An acceleration or certain payment events of default under our credit facilities would cause a cross-default in the Bridge Loan, the indentures governing the Charter Holdings notes, CIH notes, CCH I notes, CCH II notes, CCO Holdings notes, Charter Operating notes and Charter’s convertible senior notes. Similarly, such a default or acceleration under any of these notes would cause a cross-default under the notes of the parent entities of the relevant entity. If the amounts outstanding under the credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or notes are accelerated, all of the debt and liabilities of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries would be payable from the subsidiaries’ assets, prior to any distribution of the subsidiaries’ assets to pay the interest and principal amounts on Charter Holdings’ notes. In addition, the lenders under our credit facilities and noteholders under our Charter Operating notes could foreclose on their collateral, which includes equity interests in Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries, and they could exercise other rights of secured creditors. Any default under any of our credit facilities, the Bridge Loan or notes could force us to examine all options, including seeking the protection of the bankruptcy laws. In the event of the bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of a subsidiary, following payment by such subsidiary of its liabilities, the lenders under our credit facilities and the holders of the other debt instruments and all other creditors of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries would have the right to be paid before holders of Charter Holdings notes from any of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries’ assets. Such subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets remaining to make any payments to Charter Holdings as an equity holder or otherwise and may be restricted by bankruptcy and insolvency laws from making any such payments.

The foregoing contractual and legal restrictions could limit Charter Holdings’ ability to make payments of principal and/or interest to the holders of its notes. Further, if Charter Holdings made such payments by causing a subsidiary to make a distribution to it, and such transfer were deemed a fraudulent transfer or an unlawful distribution, the holders of Charter Holdings notes could be required to return the payment to (or for the benefit of) the creditors of its subsidiaries.
Securities Litigation. A number of putative federal class action lawsuits were filed against Charter and certain of its former and present officers and directors alleging violations of securities laws, which have been consolidated for
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pretrial purposes. In addition, a number of shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed against Charter in the same and other jurisdictions. A shareholders derivative suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against Charter and its then current directors. Also, three shareholders derivative suits were filed in Missouri state court against Charter, its then current directors and its former independent auditor. These state court actions have been consolidated. The federal shareholders derivative suit and the consolidated derivative suit each alleged that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties.

Charter entered into Stipulations of Settlement setting forth proposed terms of settlement for the above-described class actions and derivative suits. On May 23, 2005 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri conducted the final fairness hearing for the Actions, and on June 30, 2005, the Court issued its final approval of the settlements. Members of the class had 30 days from the issuance of the June 30 order approving the settlement to file an appeal challenging the approval. Two notices of appeal were filed relating to the settlement. Those appeals were directed to the amount of fees that the attorneys for the class were to receive and to the fairness of the settlement. At the end of September 2005, Stipulations of Dismissal were filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in the dismissal of both appeals with prejudice. Procedurally therefore, the settlements are final. See "Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings."

Competition. The industry in which we operate is highly competitive, and has become more so in recent years. In some instances, we compete against companies with fewer regulatory burdens, easier access to financing, greater personnel resources, greater brand name recognition and long-established relationships with regulatory authorities and customers. Increasing consolidation in the cable industry and the repeal of certain ownership rules may provide additional benefits to certain of our competitors, either through access to financing, resources or efficiencies of scale.

Our principal competitor for video services throughout our territory is direct broadcast satellite television services, also known as DBS. Competition from DBS, including intensive marketing efforts and aggressive pricing, has had an adverse impact on our ability to retain customers. DBS has grown rapidly over the last several years and continues to do so. The cable industry, including Charter, has lost a significant number of subscribers to DBS competition, and we face serious challenges in this area in the future. We believe that competition from DBS service providers may present greater challenges in areas of lower population density and that our systems serve a higher concentration of such areas than those of other major cable service providers.

Local telephone companies and electric utilities can offer video and other services in competition with us and they increasingly may do so in the future. Certain telephone companies have begun more extensive deployment of fiber in their networks that will enable them to begin providing video services, as well as telephone and high-bandwidth Internet access services, to residential and business customers. Some of these telephone companies have obtained, and are now seeking, franchises or alternative authorizations that are less burdensome than existing Charter franchises. The subscription television industry also faces competition from free broadcast television and from other communications and entertainment media. Further loss of customers to DBS or other alternative video and data services could have a material negative impact on the value of our business and its performance.

With respect to our Internet access services, we face competition, including intensive marketing efforts and aggressive pricing, from telephone companies and other providers of “dial-up” and digital subscriber line technology, also known as DSL. DSL service is competitive with high-speed Internet service over cable systems. In addition, DBS providers have entered into joint marketing arrangements with Internet access providers to offer bundled video and Internet service, which competes with our ability to provide bundled services to our customers. Moreover, as we expand our telephone offerings, we will face considerable competition from established telephone companies.

In order to attract new customers, from time to time we make promotional offers, including offers of temporarily reduced-price or free service. These promotional programs result in significant advertising, programming and operating expenses, and also require us to make capital expenditures to acquire additional digital set-top terminals. Customers who subscribe to our services as a result of these offerings may not remain customers for any significant period of time following the end of the promotional period. A failure to retain existing customers and customers added through promotional offerings or to collect the amounts they owe us could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

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Mergers, joint ventures and alliances among franchised, wireless or private cable operators, satellite television providers, telephone companies and others, and the repeal of certain ownership rules may provide additional benefits to some of our competitors, either through access to financing, resources or efficiencies of scale, or the ability to provide multiple services in direct competition with us.
Long-Term Indebtedness — Change of Control Payments. We and our parent company may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to fulfill our obligations under our and our parent company’s senior and senior discount notes, our Bridge Loan and our credit facilities following a change of control. Under the indentures governing our parent company notes, upon the occurrence of specified change of control events, each such issuer is required to offer to repurchase all of its outstanding notes. However, our parent company may not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control event to make the required repurchase of the applicable notes and all of the notes issuers are limited in their ability to make distributions or other payments to their respective parent company to fund any required repurchase. In addition, a change of control under our credit facilities, Bridge Loan and indentures governing our notes could result in a default under those credit facilities and Bridge Loan and a required repayment of the notes under those indentures. Because such credit facilities, Bridge Loan and notes are obligations of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries, the credit facilities, Bridge Loan and the notes would have to be repaid by Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries before their assets could be available to Charter Holdings or its parent company to repurchase Charter Holdings’ and its parent company’s notes. Any failure to make or complete a change of control offer would place the applicable issuer or borrower in default under its notes. The failure of Charter Holdings’ subsidiaries to make a change of control offer or repay the amounts accelerated under their credit facilities and Bridge Loan would result in default under these agreements and could result in a default under the indentures governing the Charter Holdings and its parent company’s notes. See "— Certain Trends and Uncertainties — Liquidity."
Variable Interest Rates. At September 30, 2005, excluding the effects of hedging, approximately 33% of our debt bears interest at variable rates that are linked to short-term interest rates. In addition, a significant portion of our existing debt, assumed debt or debt we might arrange in the future will bear interest at variable rates. If interest rates rise, our costs relative to those obligations will also rise. As of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt was approximately 7.5% and 6.8%, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate on the high-yield notes was approximately 10.2% and 9.9%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 9.4% and 9.0%, respectively. The interest rate on approximately 78% and 82% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate hedge agreements as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
Services. We expect that a substantial portion of our near-term growth will be achieved through revenues from high-speed Internet services, digital video, bundled service packages, and to a lesser extent various commercial services that take advantage of cable’s broadband capacity. We may not be able to offer these advanced services successfully to our customers or provide adequate customer service and these advanced services may not generate adequate revenues. Also, if the vendors we use for these services are not financially viable over time, we may experience disruption of service and incur costs to find alternative vendors. In addition, the technology involved in our product and service offerings generally requires that we have permission to use intellectual property and that such property not infringe on rights claimed by others. If it is determined that the product or service being utilized infringes on the rights of others, we may be sued or be precluded from using the technology.

Increasing Programming Costs. Programming has been, and is expected to continue to be, our largest operating expense item. In recent years, the cable industry has experienced a rapid escalation in the cost of programming, particularly sports programming. We expect programming costs to continue to increase because of a variety of factors, including inflationary or negotiated annual increases, additional programming being provided to customers and increased costs to purchase programming. The inability to fully pass these programming cost increases on to our customers would have an adverse impact on our cash flow and operating margins. As measured by programming costs, and excluding premium services (substantially all of which were renegotiated and renewed in 2003), as of September 30, 2005 approximately 9% of our current programming contracts were expired, and approximately another 20% are scheduled to expire at or before the end of 2005. There can be no assurance that these agreements will be renewed on favorable or comparable terms. To the extent that we are unable to reach agreement with certain programmers on terms that we believe are reasonable we may be forced to remove such programming channels from our line-up, which could result in a further loss of customers.

Notes Price Volatility. The market price of our publicly traded notes has been and is likely to continue to be highly volatile. We expect that the price of our securities may fluctuate in response to various factors, including the factors
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described in this section and various other factors, which may be beyond our control. These factors beyond our control could include: financial forecasts by securities analysts; new conditions or trends in the cable or telecommunications industry; general economic and market conditions and specifically, conditions related to the cable or telecommunications industry; any change in our debt ratings; the development of improved or competitive technologies; the use of new products or promotions by us or our competitors; changes in accounting rules or interpretations; and new regulatory legislation adopted in the United States.

In addition, the securities market in general, and the market for cable television securities in particular, have experienced significant price fluctuations. Volatility in the market price for companies may often be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry factors may seriously harm the market price of our notes, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, securities litigation has often commenced following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, and several purported class action lawsuits were filed against Charter in 2001 and 2002, following a decline in its stock price.
Economic Slowdown; Global Conflict. It is difficult to assess the impact that the general economic slowdown and global conflict will have on future operations. However, the economic slowdown has resulted and could continue to result in reduced spending by customers and advertisers, which could reduce our revenues, and also could affect our ability to collect accounts receivable and maintain customers. Reductions in operating revenues would likely negatively affect our ability to make expected capital expenditures and could also result in our inability to meet our obligations under our financing agreements. These developments could also have a negative impact on our financing and variable interest rate agreements through disruptions in the market or negative market conditions.

Regulation and Legislation. Cable system operations are extensively regulated at the federal, state, and local level, including rate regulation of basic service and equipment and municipal approval of franchise agreements and their terms, such as franchise requirements to upgrade cable plant and meet specified customer service standards. Additional legislation and regulation is always possible. In fact, there has been legislative activity at the state level to streamline cable franchising and there is proposed legislation in the United States Congress to overhaul traditional communications regulation and cable franchising.

Cable operators also face significant regulation of their channel carriage. They currently can be required to devote substantial capacity to the carriage of programming that they would not carry voluntarily, including certain local broadcast signals, local public, educational and government access programming, and unaffiliated commercial leased access programming. This carriage burden could increase in the future, particularly if cable systems were required to carry both the analog and digital versions of local broadcast signals (dual carriage) or to carry multiple program streams included within a single digital broadcast transmission (multicast carriage). Additional government mandated broadcast carriage obligations could disrupt existing programming commitments, interfere with our preferred use of limited channel capacity and limit our ability to offer services that would maximize customer appeal and revenue potential. Although the FCC issued a decision on February 10, 2005 confirming an earlier ruling against mandating either dual carriage or multicast carriage, that decision has been appealed. In addition, the FCC could modify its position or Congress could legislate additional carriage obligations.

Over the past several years, proposals have been advanced that would require cable operators offering Internet service to provide non-discriminatory access to their networks to competing Internet service providers. In a June 2005 ruling, commonly referred to as Brand X, the Supreme Court upheld an FCC decision making it less likely that any non-discriminatory “open” access requirements (which are generally associated with common carrier regulation of “telecommunications services”) will be imposed on the cable industry by local, state or federal authorities. The Supreme Court held that the FCC was correct in classifying cable-provided Internet service as an “information service,” rather than a “telecommunications service.” This favorable regulatory classification limits the ability of various governmental authorities to impose open access requirements on cable-provided Internet service. Given the recency of the Brand X decision, however, the nature of any legislative or regulatory response remains uncertain. The imposition of open access requirements could materially affect our business.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Interest Rate Risk 

We are exposed to various market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates. We use interest rate risk management derivative instruments, such as interest rate swap agreements and interest rate collar agreements (collectively referred to herein as interest rate agreements) as required under the terms of the credit facilities of our subsidiaries. Our policy is to manage interest costs using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals through 2007, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. Interest rate collar agreements are used to limit our exposure to, and to derive benefits from, interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt to within a certain range of rates. Interest rate risk management agreements are not held or issued for speculative or trading purposes.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, our long-term debt totaled approximately $18.3$19.0 billion and $18.5 billion, respectively. This debt was comprised of approximately $5.5$5.8 billion and $5.5$5.7 billion of credit facilityfacilities debt and $12.7$13.2 billion and $13.0$12.8 billion accreted valueamount of high-yield notes, respectively.

As of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, the weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt was approximately 7.5%8.0% and 6.8%,7.8% and the weighted average interest rate on the high-yield notes was approximately 10.2%10.3% and 9.9%10.2%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 9.4%9.6% and 9.0%9.5%, respectively. The interest rate on approximately 78% and 82%76% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate hedge agreements as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004, respectively.2005. The fair value of our high-yield notes was $11.6$11.0 billion and $12.2$10.4 billion at SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, respectively. The fair value of our credit facilities was $5.5is $5.8 billion and $5.5$5.7 billion at SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, respectively. The fair value of high-yield and convertible notes is based on quoted market prices, and the fair value of the credit facilities is based on dealer quotations.

We do not hold or issue derivative instruments for trading purposes. We do, however, have certain interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, SFAS No. 133 allows derivative gains and losses to offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated statement of operations. We have formally documented, designated and assessed the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. For each of the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $1 million and $1 million, respectively,$0, and for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $2 million and $3$1 million, respectively, which represent cash flow hedge ineffectiveness on interest rate hedge agreements arising from differences between the critical terms of the agreements and the related hedged obligations. Changes in the fair value of interest rate agreements designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations that meet the effectiveness criteria of SFAS No. 133 are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, a gain of $5$1 million and $2 million,$0, respectively, and for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and 2004,2005, a gain of $14 million$0 and $31$9 million, respectively, related to derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).loss. The amounts are subsequently reclassified into interest expense as a yield adjustment in the same period in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings (losses).

Certain interest rate derivative instruments are not designated as hedges as they do not meet the effectiveness criteria specified by SFAS No. 133. However, management believes such instruments are closely correlated with the respective debt, thus managing associated risk. Interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges are marked to fair value, with the impact recorded as gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income in ourthe Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $16$3 million and losses of $9$1 million, respectively, and for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2006 and 2005, and 2004, net gain (loss) on derivative instruments and hedging activitiesother income includes gains of $41$9 million and $45$25 million, respectively, for interest rate derivative instruments not designated as hedges.


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The table set forth below summarizes the fair values and contract terms of financial instruments subject to interest rate risk maintained by us as of SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 (dollars in millions):
 
  
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Fair Value at September 30, 2005
 
                    
Debt:     
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 Fixed Rate  $--   $--    $105   $114   $684   $1,693   $9,576   $12,172   $11,084  
 Average Interest Rate   --   --    8.25%   10.00%   9.50%   10.29%   10.44%   10.04%     
                             
 Variable Rate  $ 7   $30   $280   $629  779   $1,536   $2,802   $6,063   $6,059  
 Average Interest Rate   6.81%   7.88%   7.73%   7.78%   7.88%   8.33%   8.20%   8.12%     
                             
 Interest Rate Instruments:                            
 Variable to Fixed Swaps  $ 500    $873   $775  --   $--   $--  --   $2,148    $13  
 Average Pay Rate   7.49%   8.23%   8.04%   --   --   --   --   7.99%     
 Average Receive Rate   7.17%    7.82%    7.83%   --   --   --   --    7.69%      
  
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Fair Value at June 30, 2006
 
                    
Debt:     
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
 Fixed Rate  $--   $105    $--   $684  $2,143  $771  $8,842  $12,545  $10,430 
 Average Interest Rate   --   8.25%   --   9.50%   10.28%   11.01%   10.38%   10.34%     
                             
 Variable Rate  $ --   $25   $50   $50  600   $850  $4,775  $6,350   $6,359  
 Average Interest Rate   --   8.21%   8.14%   8.22%   9.64%   8.66%   8.39%   8.75%     
                             
 Interest Rate Instruments:                            
 Variable to Fixed Swaps  $ 898    $875   $--  --   $--   $--  --   $1,773  $ 
 Average Pay Rate   7.70%   7.58%   --   --   --   --   --   7.64%     
 Average Receive Rate  8.33%   8.31%    --   --   --   --   --   8.32%      

The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of our exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts. The estimated fair value approximates the costs (proceeds) to settle the outstanding contracts. Interest rates on variable debt are estimated using the average implied forward London Interbank Offering Rate (LIBOR) rates for the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect at SeptemberJune 30, 2004.2006.

At SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004,2005, we had outstanding $2.1$1.8 billion and $2.7$1.8 billion and $20 million and $20 million, respectively, in notional amounts of interest rate swaps and collars, respectively. The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this quarterly report. The evaluation was based in part upon reports and affidavits provided by a number of executives. Based upon, and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20052006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the above evaluation, our management believes that itsour controls provide such reasonable assurances.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Securities Class Actions and Derivative Suits

Fourteen putative federal class action lawsuits (the "Federal Class Actions") were filed in 2002 against Charter and certain of its former and present officers and directors in various jurisdictions allegedly on behalf of all purchasers of Charter’s securities during the period from either November 8 or November 9, 1999 through July 17 or July 18, 2002. Unspecified damages were sought by the plaintiffs. In general, the lawsuits alleged that Charter utilized misleading accounting practices and failed to disclose these accounting practices and/or issued false and misleading financial statements and press releases concerning Charter’s operations and prospects. The Federal Class Actions were specifically and individually identified in public filings made by Charter prior to the date of this quarterly report. On March 12, 2003, the Panel transferred the six Federal Class Actions not filed in the Eastern District of Missouri to that district for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings with the eight Federal Class Actions already pending there. The Court subsequently consolidated the Federal Class Actions into a single action (the "Consolidated Federal Class Action") for pretrial purposes. On August 5, 2004, the plaintiffs’ representatives, Charter and the individual defendants who were the subject of the suit entered into a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth agreements in principle to settle the Consolidated Federal Class Action. These parties subsequently entered into Stipulations of Settlement dated as of January 24, 2005 (described more fully below) that incorporate the terms of the August 5, 2004 Memorandum of Understanding.

The Consolidated Federal Class Action was entitled:

·In re Charter Communications, Inc. Securities Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1506 (All Cases), StoneRidge Investments Partners, LLC, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, v. Charter Communications, Inc., Paul Allen, Jerald L. Kent, Carl E. Vogel, Kent Kalkwarf, David G. Barford, Paul E. Martin, David L. McCall, Bill Shreffler, Chris Fenger, James H. Smith, III, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Motorola, Inc. and Arthur Andersen, LLP, Consolidated Case No. 4:02-CV-1186-CAS.

On September 12, 2002, a shareholders derivative suit (the "State Derivative Action") was filed in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri (the "Missouri State Court"), against Charter and its then current directors, as well as its former auditors. The plaintiffs alleged that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties by failing to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and procedures.

The consolidated State Derivative Action was entitled:

·Kenneth Stacey, Derivatively on behalf of Nominal Defendant Charter Communications, Inc., v. Ronald L. Nelson, Paul G. Allen, Marc B. Nathanson, Nancy B. Peretsman, William Savoy, John H. Tory, Carl E. Vogel, Larry W. Wangberg, and Charter Communications, Inc.

On March 12, 2004, an action substantively identical to the State Derivative Action was filed in Missouri State Court against Charter and certain of its current and former directors, as well as its former auditors. On July 14, 2004, the Court consolidated this case with the State Derivative Action.

This action was entitled:

·Thomas Schimmel, Derivatively on behalf on Nominal Defendant Charter Communications, Inc., v. Ronald L. Nelson, Paul G. Allen, Marc B. Nathanson, Nancy B. Peretsman, William D. Savoy, John H. Tory, Carl E. Vogel, Larry W. Wangberg, and Arthur Andersen, LLP, and Charter Communications, Inc.

Separately, on February 12, 2003, a shareholders derivative suit (the "Federal Derivative Action"), was filed against Charter and its then current directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The plaintiff in that suit alleged that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties and grossly mismanaged Charter by failing to establish and maintain adequate internal controls and procedures.


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The Federal Derivative Action was entitled:

·Arthur Cohn, Derivatively on behalf of Nominal Defendant Charter Communications, Inc., v. Ronald L. Nelson, Paul G. Allen, Marc B. Nathanson, Nancy B. Peretsman, William Savoy, John H. Tory, Carl E. Vogel, Larry W. Wangberg, and Charter Communications, Inc.

As noted above, Charter and the individual defendants entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on August 5, 2004 setting forth agreements in principle regarding settlement of the Consolidated Federal Class Action, the State Derivative Action(s) and the Federal Derivative Action (the "Actions"). Charter and various other defendants in those actions subsequently entered into Stipulations of Settlement dated as of January 24, 2005, setting forth a settlement of the Actions in a manner consistent with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding. The Stipulations of Settlement, along with various supporting documentation, were filed with the Court on February 2, 2005. On May 23, 2005 the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri conducted the final fairness hearing for the Actions, and on June 30, 2005, the Court issued its final approval of the settlements. Members of the class had 30 days from the issuance of the June 30 order approving the settlement to file an appeal challenging the approval. Two notices of appeal were filed relating to the settlement. Those appeals were directed to the amount of fees that the attorneys for the class were to receive and to the fairness of the settlement. At the end of September 2005, Stipulations of Dismissal were filed with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in the dismissal of both appeals with prejudice. Procedurally therefore, the settlementsWe are final.

As amended, the Stipulations of Settlement provide that, in exchange for a release of all claims by plaintiffs against Charter and its former and present officers and directors named in the Actions, Charter would pay to the plaintiffs a combination of cash and equity collectively valued at $144 million, which will include the fees and expenses of plaintiffs’ counsel. Of this amount, $64 million would be paid in cash (by Charter’s insurance carriers) and the $80 million balance was to be paid (subject to Charter’s right to substitute cash therefor as described below) in shares of Charter Class A common stock having an aggregate value of $40 million and ten-year warrants to purchase shares of Charter Class A common stock having an aggregate warrant value of $40 million, with such values in each case being determined pursuant to formulas set forth in the Stipulations of Settlement. However, Charter had the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute cash for some or all of the aforementioned securities on a dollar for dollar basis. Pursuant to that right, Charter elected to fund the $80 million obligation with 13.4 million shares of Charter Class A common stock (having an aggregate value of approximately $15 million pursuant to the formula set forth in the Stipulations of Settlement) with the remaining balance (less an agreed upon $2 million discount in respect of that portion allocable to plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees) to be paid in cash. In addition, Charter had agreed to issue additional shares of its Class A common stock to its insurance carrier having an aggregate value of $5 million; however, by agreement with its carrier, Charter paid $4.5 million in cash in lieu of issuing such shares. Charter delivered the settlement consideration to the claims administrator on July 8, 2005, and it was held in escrow pending resolution of the appeals. Those appeals are now resolved. On July 14, 2005, the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis dismissed with prejudice the State Derivative Actions. The claims administrator is responsible for disbursing the settlement consideration.

As part of the settlements, Charter committed to a variety of corporate governance changes, internal practices and public disclosures, all of which have already been undertaken and none of which are inconsistent with measures Charter is taking in connection with the recent conclusion of the SEC investigation.

Government Investigations

In August 2002, Charter became aware of a grand jury investigation being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri into certain of its accounting and reporting practices, focusing on how Charter reported customer numbers, and its reporting of amounts received from digital set-top terminal suppliers for advertising. The U.S. Attorney’s Office publicly stated that Charter was not a target of the investigation. Charter was also advised by the U.S. Attorney’s Office that no current officer or member of its board of directors was a target of the investigation. On July 24, 2003, a federal grand jury charged four former officers of Charter with conspiracy and mail and wire fraud, alleging improper accounting and reporting practices focusing on revenue from digital set-top terminal suppliers and inflated customer account numbers. Each of the indicted former officers pled guilty to single conspiracy counts related to the original mail and wire fraud charges and were sentenced April 22, 2005. Charter fully cooperated with the investigation, and following the sentencings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced that its investigation was concluded and that no further indictments would issue.


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Indemnification

Charter was generally required to indemnify, under certain conditions, each of the named individual defendants in connection with the matters described above pursuant to the terms of its bylaws and (where applicable) such individual defendants’ employment agreements. In accordance with these documents, in connection with the grand jury investigation, a now-settled SEC investigation and the above-described lawsuits, some of Charter’s current and former directors and current and former officers were advanced certain costs and expenses incurred in connection with their defense. On February 22, 2005, Charter filed suit against four of its former officers who were indicted in the course of the grand jury investigation. These suits seek to recover the legal fees and other related expenses advanced to these individuals. One of these former officers has counterclaimed against Charter alleging, among other things, that Charter owes him additional indemnification for legal fees that Charter did not pay, and another of these former officers has counterclaimed against Charter for accrued sick leave.

Other Litigation

Charter is also party to other lawsuits and claims that arosehave arisen in the ordinary course of conducting itsour business. In the opinion of management, after taking into account recorded liabilities, theThe ultimate outcome of all of these otherlegal matters pending against us or our subsidiaries cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Item 5.1A. Other Information.Risk Factors.

Risks Related to Significant Indebtedness of Us and Charter

We may not generate (or, in general, we and our parent companies may not have available to the applicable obligor) sufficient cash flow or have access to additional external liquidity sources to fund our capital expenditures, ongoing operations and our and our parent companies’ debt obligations.

Our ability to service our and our parent companies’ debt and to fund our planned capital expenditures and ongoing operations will depend on both our ability to generate cash flow and our and our parent companies’ access to additional external liquidity sources, and in general our and our parent companies’ ability to provide (by dividend or otherwise), such funds to the applicable issuer of the debt obligation. Our ability to generate cash flow is dependent on many factors, including:

·our future operating performance;
·the demand for our products and services;

·general economic conditions and conditions affecting customer and advertiser spending;

·competition and our ability to stabilize customer losses; and

·legal and regulatory factors affecting our business.

Some of these factors are beyond our control. If we and our parent companies’ are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or access additional external liquidity sources, we and our parent companies’ may not be able to service and repay our and our parent companies’ debt, operate our business, respond to competitive challenges or fund our and our parent companies’ other liquidity and capital needs. Although our subsidiaries, CCH II and CCH II Capital Corp., sold $450 million principal amount of 10.250% senior notes due 2010 in January 2006 and our subsidiary, Charter entered into an employment agreement with Sue Ann R. Hamilton, Executive Vice President, Programming,Operating, completed a $6.85 billion refinancing of its credit facilities in April 2006, we or our parent companies may not be able to access additional sources of external liquidity on similar terms, if at all. We expect that cash on hand, cash flows from operating activities, proceeds from sales of assets and the amounts available under our credit facilities will be adequate to meet our cash needs through 2007. We believe that cash flows from operating activities and amounts available under our credit facilities may not be sufficient to fund our operations and satisfy our and our parent companies’ interest and principal repayment obligations in 2008 and will not be sufficient to fund such needs in 2009 and beyond. See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

We may not be able to access funds under our credit facilities if we fail to satisfy the covenant restrictions in our credit facilities, which could adversely affect our financial condition and our ability to conduct our business.

We have historically relied on access to credit facilities in order to fund operations and to service our and our parent company debt, and we expect such reliance to continue in the future. Our total potential borrowing availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities was approximately $900 million as of October 31, 2005. This agreement sets forthJune 30, 2006, none of which was limited by covenant restrictions. In the past, our actual availability under our credit facilities has been limited by covenant restrictions. There can be no assurance that our actual availability under our credit facilities will not be limited by covenant restrictions in the future. However, pro forma for the closing of the asset sales on July 1, 2006, and the related application of net proceeds to repay amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility, potential
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availability under our credit facilities as of June 30, 2006 would have been approximately $1.7 billion, although actual availability would have been limited to $1.3 billion because of limits imposed by covenant restrictions.

An event of default under the credit facilities or indentures, if not waived, could result in the acceleration of those debt obligations and, consequently, our and our parent companies’ other debt obligations. Such acceleration could result in exercise of remedies by our creditors and could force us to seek the protection of the bankruptcy laws, which could materially adversely impact our ability to operate our business and to make payments under our debt instruments. In addition, an event of default under the credit facilities, such as the failure to maintain the applicable required financial ratios, would prevent additional borrowing under our credit facilities, which could materially adversely affect our ability to operate our business and to make payments under our and our parent companies’ debt instruments.

Because of our holding company structure, our outstanding notes are structurally subordinated in right of payment to all liabilities of our subsidiaries. Restrictions in our subsidiaries’ debt instruments and under applicable law limit their ability to provide funds to us.

Our sole assets are our equity interests in our subsidiaries. Our operating subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and are not obligated to make funds available to us for payments on our notes or other obligations in the form of loans, distributions or otherwise. Our subsidiaries’ ability to make distributions to us is subject to their compliance with the terms of their credit facilities and indentures and restrictions under applicable law. Under the Delaware limited liability company act, our subsidiaries may only pay dividends to us if they have “surplus” as defined in the act. Under fraudulent transfer laws, our subsidiaries may not pay dividends to us if they are insolvent or are rendered insolvent thereby. While we believe that our subsidiaries currently have surplus and are not insolvent, there can be no assurance that our subsidiaries will be permitted to make distributions in the future in compliance with these restrictions in amounts needed to service our indebtedness. Our direct or indirect subsidiaries include the borrowers and guarantors under the Charter Operating credit facilities. Several of our subsidiaries are also obligors under other senior high yield notes. See “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt Covenants.” Our notes are structurally subordinated in right of payment to all of the debt and other liabilities of our subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2006, our total debt was approximately $19.0 billion, of which Ms. Hamilton will serveapproximately $17.3 billion was structurally senior to the Charter Holdings notes.

In the event of bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution of one or more of our subsidiaries, that subsidiary’s assets would first be applied to satisfy its own obligations, and following such payments, such subsidiary may not have sufficient assets remaining to make payments to us as an executiveequity holder or otherwise. In that event:

·the lenders under Charter Operating’s credit facilities and the holders of our subsidiaries’ other debt instruments will have the right to be paid in full before us from any of our subsidiaries’ assets; and
·the holders of preferred membership interests in our subsidiary, CC VIII, would have a claim on a portion of its assets that may reduce the amounts available for repayment to holders of our outstanding notes.

In addition, our outstanding notes are unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated in right of Charter. The term of this agreement is two years frompayment to all existing and future secured debt we may incur to the dateextent of the agreement.value of the assets securing such debt.

We and our parent companies have a significant amount of existing debt and may incur significant additional debt, including secured debt, in the future, which could adversely affect ourand our parent companies’ financial health and our and their ability to react to changes in our business.

We and our parent companies have a significant amount of debt and may (subject to applicable restrictions in their debt instruments) incur additional debt in the future. As of June 30, 2006, our total debt was approximately $19.0 billion, our member’s deficit was approximately $5.3 billion and the deficiency of earnings to cover fixed charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $307 million and $740 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2006, Charter had outstanding approximately $863 million aggregate principal amount of convertible notes. Charter will need to raise additional capital and/or receive distributions or payments from its subsidiaries in order to satisfy its debt obligations in 2009. However, because of its and our significant indebtedness, the ability of Charter and our ability to raise additional capital at reasonable rates or at all is uncertain, and the ability of us and our subsidiaries to make distributions or payments to our and their respective parent companies is subject to
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availability of funds and restrictions under our and our subsidiaries’ applicable debt instruments. If we were to engage in a recapitalization or other similar transaction, our noteholders might not receive principal and interest to which they are contractually entitled.

Our and our parent companies’ significant amount of debt could have other important consequences. For example, the debt will or could:

·require us to dedicate a significant portion of our cash flow from operating activities to make payments on our and our parent companies’ debt, which will reduce our funds available for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate expenses;

·limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business, the cable and telecommunications industries and the economy at large;

·place us at a disadvantage as compared to our competitors that have proportionately less debt;

·make us vulnerable to interest rate increases, because a significant portion of our borrowings are, and will continue to be, at variable rates of interest;

·expose us to increased interest expense as we refinance existing lower interest rate instruments;

·adversely affect our relationship with customers and suppliers;

·limit our and our parent companies’ ability to borrow additional funds in the future, if we need them, due to applicable financial and restrictive covenants in our and our parent companies’ debt; and

·make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations to the holders of our notes and to the lenders under our credit facilities as well as our parent companies’ ability to satisfy their obligations to their noteholders.

A default by us or one of our parent companies under our or its debt obligations could result in the acceleration of those obligations and the obligations under our and our parent companies’ other notes. We and our parent companies may incur substantial additional debt in the future. If current debt levels increase, the related risks that we now face will intensify.

The agreements and instruments governing our and our parent companies’ debt contain restrictions and limitations that could significantly affect our ability to operate our business, as well as significantly affect our and our parent companies’ liquidity.

The Charter Operating credit facilities and the indentures governing our and our parent companies’ debt contain a number of significant covenants that could adversely affect our ability to operate our business, as well as significantly affect our and our parent companies’ liquidity, and therefore could adversely affect our results of operations. These covenants will restrict, among other things, our and our parent companies’ ability to:

·incur additional debt;
·repurchase or redeem equity interests and debt;

·make certain investments or acquisitions;
·pay dividends or make other distributions;
·dispose of assets or merge;
·enter into related party transactions;
·grant liens and pledge assets.
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Furthermore, Charter Operating’s credit facilities require our subsidiaries to, among other things, maintain specified financial ratios, meet specified financial tests and provide annual audited financial statements, with an unqualified opinion from our independent auditors. Charter Operating’s ability to comply with these provisions may be affected by events beyond our control.

The breach of any covenants or obligations in our or our parent companies’ foregoing indentures or credit facilities, not otherwise waived or amended, could result in a default under the applicable debt agreement provides that Ms. Hamilton shall be employedor instrument and could trigger acceleration of the related debt, which in an executive capacity to perform such duties as are assigned or delegated byturn could trigger defaults under other agreements governing our and our parent companies’ long-term indebtedness. In addition, the Presidentsecured lenders under the Charter Operating credit facilities and Chief Executive Officerthe holders of the Charter Operating senior second-lien notes could foreclose on their collateral, which includes equity interests in our subsidiaries, and exercise other rights of secured creditors. Any default under those credit facilities or the designee thereof. She shallindentures governing our or our parent companies’ notes could adversely affect our growth, our financial condition and our results of operations and our ability to make payments on our notes and Charter Operating’s credit facilities and other debt of our subsidiaries.

All of our and our parent companies’ outstanding debt is subject to change of control provisions. We and our parent companies may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to fulfill our and our parent companies’ obligations under our and our parent companies’ indebtedness following a change of control, which would place us and our parent companies in default under the applicable debt instruments.

We and our parent companies may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to fulfill our obligations under our and our parent companies’ notes and our credit facilities following a change of control. Under the indentures governing our and our parent companies’ notes, upon the occurrence of specified change of control events, each such issuer is required to offer to repurchase all of its outstanding notes. However, we and our parent companies may not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control event to make the required repurchase of the applicable notes and all of the notes issuers are limited in their ability to make distributions or other payments to their respective parent company to fund any required repurchase. In addition, a change of control under our credit facilities would result in a default under those credit facilities. Because such credit facilities and our subsidiaries’ notes are obligations of our subsidiaries, the credit facilities and our subsidiaries’ notes would have to be eligible to participate in Charter's incentive bonus plan that applies to senior executives, stock option plan and to receive such employee benefits as arerepaid by our subsidiaries before their assets could be available to other senior executives.us or our parent companies to repurchase our and our parent companies’ notes. Any failure to make or complete a change of control offer would place the applicable issuer or borrower in default under its notes. The failure of our subsidiaries to make a change of control offer or repay the amounts accelerated under their credit facilities would place them in default.

Paul G. Allen and his affiliates are not obligated to purchase equity from, contribute to or loan funds to us or any of our parent companies.

Paul G. Allen and his affiliates are not obligated to purchase equity from, contribute to or loan funds to us or any of our parent companies.

Risks Related to Our Business

We operate in a very competitive business environment, which affects our ability to attract and retain customers and can adversely affect our business and operations. We have lost a significant number of video customers to direct broadcast satellite competition and further loss of video customers could have a material negative impact on our business.

The industry in which we operate is highly competitive and has become more so in recent years. In the event that Ms. Hamilton is terminated by Charter without "cause" or for "good reason termination," as those terms are definedsome instances, we compete against companies with fewer regulatory burdens, easier access to financing, greater personnel resources, greater brand name recognition and long-established relationships with regulatory authorities and customers. Increasing consolidation in the employment agreement, Ms. Hamilton will receive her salary for the remainder of the term of the agreement or twelve months salary, whichever is greater; a pro rata bonus for the year of termination; twelve months of COBRA payments;cable industry and the vestingrepeal of optionscertain ownership rules may provide additional benefits to certain of our competitors, either through access to financing, resources or efficiencies of scale.

Our principal competitor for video services throughout our territory is direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”). Competition from DBS, including intensive marketing efforts and restricted stockaggressive pricing has had an adverse impact on our ability to retain customers. DBS has grown rapidly over the last several years and continues to do so. The cable industry, including us, has lost a significant number of subscribers to DBS competition, and we face serious
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challenges in this area in the future. We believe that competition from DBS service providers may present greater challenges in areas of lower population density, and that our systems service a higher concentration of such areas than those of other major cable service providers.

Local telephone companies and electric utilities can offer video and other services in competition with us and they increasingly may do so in the future. Certain telephone companies have begun more extensive deployment of fiber in their networks that enable them to begin providing video services, as well as telephone and high bandwidth Internet access services, to residential and business customers and they are now offering such service in limited areas. Some of these telephone companies have obtained, and are now seeking, franchises or operating authorizations that are less burdensome than existing Charter franchises.

The subscription television industry also faces competition from free broadcast television and from other communications and entertainment media. Further loss of customers to DBS or other alternative video and Internet services could have a material negative impact on the value of our business and its performance.

With respect to our Internet access services, we face competition, including intensive marketing efforts and aggressive pricing, from telephone companies and other providers of DSL and “dial-up”. DSL service is competitive with high-speed Internet service over cable systems. In addition, DBS providers have entered into joint marketing arrangements with Internet access providers to offer bundled video and Internet service, which competes with our ability to provide bundled services to our customers. Moreover, as we expand our telephone offerings, we will face considerable competition from established telephone companies and other carriers, including VoIP providers.

In order to attract new customers, from time to time we make promotional offers, including offers of temporarily reduced-price or free service. These promotional programs result in significant advertising, programming and operating expenses, and also require us to make capital expenditures to acquire additional digital set-top terminals. Customers who subscribe to our services as a result of these offerings may not remain customers for as long as severance payments are made. The employment agreement contains a one-year, non-compete provision (or untilany significant period of time following the end of the termpromotional period. A failure to retain existing customers and customers added through promotional offerings or to collect the amounts they owe us could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.

Mergers, joint ventures and alliances among franchised, wireless or private cable operators, satellite television providers, local exchange carriers and others, may provide additional benefits to some of our competitors, either through access to financing, resources or efficiencies of scale, or the ability to provide multiple services in direct competition with us.

We cannot assure you that our cable systems will allow us to compete effectively. Additionally, as we expand our offerings to include other telecommunications services, and to introduce new and enhanced services, we will be subject to competition from other providers of the services we offer. We cannot predict the extent to which competition may affect our business and operations in the future.

We have a history of net losses and expect to continue to experience net losses. Consequently, we may not have the ability to finance future operations.

We have had a history of net losses and expect to continue to report net losses for the foreseeable future. Our net losses are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of operating costs and interest costs we incur because of our high level of debt and the depreciation expenses that we incur resulting from the capital investments we have made in our cable properties. We expect that these expenses will remain significant, and we expect to continue to report net losses for the foreseeable future. We reported net losses of $315 million and $309 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and $754 million and $657 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Continued losses would reduce our cash available from operations to service our indebtedness, as well as limit our ability to finance our operations.

We may not have the ability to pass our increasing programming costs on to our customers, which would adversely affect our cash flow and operating margins.

Programming has been, and is expected to continue to be, our largest operating expense item. In recent years, the cable industry has experienced a rapid escalation in the cost of programming, particularly sports programming. We
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expect programming costs to continue to increase because of a variety of factors, including inflationary or negotiated annual increases, additional programming being provided to customers and increased costs to purchase programming. The inability to fully pass these programming cost increases on to our customers has had an adverse impact on our cash flow and operating margins. As measured by programming costs, and excluding premium services (substantially all of which were renegotiated and renewed in 2003), as of July 7, 2006, approximately 11% of our current programming contracts were expired, and approximately another 4% were scheduled to expire at or before the end of 2006. There can be no assurance that these agreements will be renewed on favorable or comparable terms. Our programming costs increased by approximately 13% and 11% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 compared to the corresponding periods in 2005, respectively. We expect our programming costs in 2006 to continue to increase at a higher rate than in 2005. To the extent that we are unable to reach agreement if longer)with certain programmers on terms that we believe are reasonable we may be forced to remove such programming channels from our line-up, which could result in a “competitive business,” as such term is definedfurther loss of customers.

If our required capital expenditures in 2006 and 2007 exceed our projections, we may not have sufficient funding, which could adversely affect our growth, financial condition and results of operations.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, we spent approximately $298 million and $539 million, respectively, on capital expenditures. During 2006, we expect capital expenditures to be approximately $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion. The actual amount of our capital expenditures depends on the level of growth in high-speed Internet and telephone customers and in the agreement,delivery of other advanced services, as well as the cost of introducing any new services. We may need additional capital in 2006 and two-year non-solicitation clauses. 2007 if there is accelerated growth in high-speed Internet customers, telephone customers or in the delivery of other advanced services. If we cannot obtain such capital from increases in our cash flow from operating activities, additional borrowings, proceeds from asset sales or other sources, our growth, financial condition and results of operations could suffer materially.

Our inability to respond to technological developments and meet customer demand for new products and services could limit our ability to compete effectively.

Our business is characterized by rapid technological change and the introduction of new products and services. We cannot assure you that we will be able to fund the capital expenditures necessary to keep pace with unanticipated technological developments, or that we will successfully anticipate the demand of our customers for products and services requiring new technology. Our inability to maintain and expand our upgraded systems and provide advanced services in a timely manner, or to anticipate the demands of the marketplace, could materially adversely affect our ability to attract and retain customers. Consequently, our growth, financial condition and results of operations could suffer materially.

Malicious and abusive Internet practices could impair our high-speed Internet services.

Our high-speed Internet customers utilize our network to access the Internet and, as a consequence, we or they may become victim to common malicious and abusive Internet activities, such as unsolicited mass advertising (i.e., “spam”) and dissemination of viruses, worms and other destructive or disruptive software. These activities could have adverse consequences on our network and our customers, including degradation of service, excessive call volume to call centers and damage to our or our customers’ equipment and data. Significant incidents could lead to customer dissatisfaction and, ultimately, loss of customers or revenue, in addition to increased costs to us to service our customers and protect our network. Any significant loss of high-speed Internet customers or revenue or significant increase in costs of serving those customers could adversely affect our growth, financial condition and results of operations.

Risks Related to Mr. Allen’s Controlling Position

The agreement provides that Ms. Hamilton's salary shall be $371,800.failure by Mr. Allen to maintain a minimum voting and economic interest in us could trigger a change of control default under our subsidiary’s credit facilities.

The full textCharter Operating credit facilities provide that the failure by (a) Mr. Allen, (b) his estate, spouse, immediate family members and heirs and (c) any trust, corporation, partnership or other entity, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners or other owners of Ms. Hamilton's employment agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.15.which consist exclusively of Mr. Allen or such other persons referred to in (b) above or a combination thereof, to maintain a 35% direct or indirect voting interest in the applicable borrower would result in a
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change of control default. Such a default could result in the acceleration of repayment of our and our subsidiaries’ indebtedness, including borrowings under the Charter Operating credit facilities.

Mr. Allen controls us and may have interests that conflict with your interests.

Mr. Allen has the ability to control us. Through his control as of June 30, 2006 of approximately 90% of the voting power of the capital stock of our manager, Charter, Mr. Allen is entitled to elect all but one of Charter’s board members and effectively has the voting power to elect the remaining board member as well. Mr. Allen thus has the ability to control fundamental corporate transactions requiring equity holder approval, including, but not limited to, the election of all of Charter’s directors, approval of merger transactions involving us and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

Mr. Allen is not restricted from investing in, and has invested in, and engaged in, other businesses involving or related to the operation of cable television systems, video programming, high-speed Internet service, telephone or business and financial transactions conducted through broadband interactivity and Internet services. Mr. Allen may also engage in other businesses that compete or may in the future compete with us.

Mr. Allen’s control over our management and affairs could create conflicts of interest if he is faced with decisions that could have different implications for him, us and the holders of our notes. Further, Mr. Allen could effectively cause us to enter into contracts with another entity in which he owns an interest or to decline a transaction into which he (or another entity in which he owns an interest) ultimately enters.

Current and future agreements between us and either Mr. Allen or his affiliates may not be the result of arm’s-length negotiations. Consequently, such agreements may be less favorable to us than agreements that we could otherwise have entered into with unaffiliated third parties.

We are not permitted to engage in any business activity other than the cable transmission of video, audio and data unless Mr. Allen authorizes us to pursue that particular business activity, which could adversely affect our ability to offer new products and services outside of the cable transmission business and to enter into new businesses, and could adversely affect our growth, financial condition and results of operations.

Charter’s certificate of incorporation and Charter Holdco’s limited liability company agreement provide that Charter and Charter Holdco and their subsidiaries, including us, cannot engage in any business activity outside the cable transmission business except for specified businesses. This will be the case unless Mr. Allen consents to our engaging in the business activity. The cable transmission business means the business of transmitting video, audio (including telephone services), and data over cable television systems owned, operated or managed by us from time to time. These provisions may limit our ability to take advantage of attractive business opportunities.

The loss of Mr. Allen’s services could adversely affect our ability to manage our business.

Mr. Allen is Chairman of Charter’s board of directors and provides strategic guidance and other services to Charter. If Charter were to lose his services, our growth, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted.

Risks Related to Regulatory and Legislative Matters

Our business is subject to extensive governmental legislation and regulation, which could adversely affect our business.

Regulation of the cable industry has increased cable operators’ administrative and operational expenses and limited their revenues. Cable operators are subject to, among other things:

·rules governing the provision of cable equipment and compatibility with new digital technologies;

·rules and regulations relating to subscriber privacy;

·limited rate regulation;
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·requirements governing when a cable system must carry a particular broadcast station and when it must first obtain consent to carry a broadcast station;
·rules and regulations relating to provision of voice communications;
·rules for franchise renewals and transfers; and

·other requirements covering a variety of operational areas such as equal employment opportunity, technical standards and customer service requirements.

Additionally, many aspects of these regulations are currently the subject of judicial proceedings and administrative or legislative proposals. There are also ongoing efforts to amend or expand the federal, state and local regulation of some of our cable systems, which may compound the regulatory risks we already face. Certain states and localities are considering new telecommunications taxes that could increase operating expenses.

Our cable systems are operated under franchises that are non-exclusive. Accordingly, local franchising authorities can grant additional franchises and create competition in market areas where none existed previously, resulting in overbuilds, which could adversely affect results of operations.

Our cable systems are operated under non-exclusive franchises granted by local franchising authorities. Consequently, local franchising authorities can grant additional franchises to competitors in the same geographic area or operate their own cable systems.  In addition, certain telephone companies are seeking authority to operate in local communities without first obtaining a local franchise.  As a result, competing operators may build systems in areas in which we hold franchises.  In some cases municipal utilities may legally compete with us without obtaining a franchise from the local franchising authority.

Different legislative proposals have been introduced in the United States Congress and in some state legislatures that would greatly streamline cable franchising.  This legislation is intended to facilitate entry by new competitors, particularly local telephone companies.  Such legislation has passed in at least five states in which we have operations and one of these newly enacted statutes is subject to court challenge.  Although various legislative proposals provide some regulatory relief for incumbent cable operators, these proposals are generally viewed as being more favorable to new entrants due to a number of factors, including provisions withholding streamlined cable franchising from incumbents until after the expiration of their existing franchises.  To the extent incumbent cable operators are not able to avail themselves of this streamlined franchising process, such operators may continue to be subject to more onerous franchise requirements at the local level than new entrants.  A proceeding is pending at the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC'') to determine whether local franchising authorities are impeding the deployment of competitive cable services through unreasonable franchising requirements and whether such impediments should be preempted.  We are not yet able to determine what impact such proceeding may have on us.

The existence of more than one cable system operating in the same territory is referred to as an overbuild.  These overbuilds could adversely affect our growth, financial condition and results of operations by creating or increasing competition.  As of June 30, 2006, we are aware of overbuild situations impacting approximately 8% of our estimated homes passed, and potential overbuild situations in areas servicing approximately an additional 5% of our estimated homes passed.  Additional overbuild situations may occur in other systems.

Local franchise authorities have the ability to impose additional regulatory constraints on our business, which could further increase our expenses.

In addition to the franchise agreement, cable authorities in some jurisdictions have adopted cable regulatory ordinances that further regulate the operation of cable systems.  This additional regulation increases the cost of operating our business.  We cannot assure you that the local franchising authorities will not impose new and more restrictive requirements.  Local franchising authorities also generally have the power to reduce rates and order refunds on the rates charged for basic services.


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Further regulation of the cable industry could cause us to delay or cancel service or programming enhancements or impair our ability to raise rates to cover our increasing costs, resulting in increased losses.

Currently, rate regulation is strictly limited to the basic service tier and associated equipment and installation activities.  However, the FCC and the U.S. Congress continue to be concerned that cable rate increases are exceeding inflation.  It is possible that either the FCC or the U.S. Congress will again restrict the ability of cable system operators to implement rate increases.  Should this occur, it would impede our ability to raise our rates.  If we are unable to raise our rates in response to increasing costs, our losses would increase.

There has been considerable legislative and regulatory interest in requiring cable operators to offer historically bundled programming services on an á la carte basis or to at least offer a separately available child-friendly “Family Tier.”  It is possible that new marketing restrictions could be adopted in the future.  Such restrictions could adversely affect our operations.

Actions by pole owners might subject us to significantly increased pole attachment costs.

Pole attachments are cable wires that are attached to poles.  Cable system attachments to public utility poles historically have been regulated at the federal or state level, generally resulting in favorable pole attachment rates for attachments used to provide cable service.  The FCC clarified that a cable operator’s favorable pole rates are not endangered by the provision of Internet access, and that approach ultimately was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States.  Despite the existing regulatory regime, utility pole owners in many areas are attempting to raise pole attachment fees and impose additional costs on cable operators and others.  The favorable pole attachment rates afforded cable operators under federal law can be increased by utility companies if the operator provides telecommunications services, in addition to cable service, over cable wires attached to utility poles.  To date, Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP service has not been classified as either a telecommunications service or cable service under the Communications Act.  If VoIP were classified as a telecommunications service under the Communications Act by the FCC, a state Public Utility Commission, or an appropriate court, it might result in significantly increased pole attachment costs for us, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.  Any significant increased costs could have a material adverse impact on our profitability and discourage system upgrades and the introduction of new products and services.

We may be required to provide access to our networks to other Internet service providers or restrictions could be imposed on our ability to manage our broadband infrastructure, either of which could significantly increase our competition and adversely affect our ability to provide new products and services.

A number of companies, including independent Internet service providers, or ISPs, have requested local authorities and the FCC to require cable operators to provide non-discriminatory access to cable’s broadband infrastructure, so that these companies may deliver Internet services directly to customers over cable facilities.  In a June 2005 ruling, commonly referred to as Brand X, the Supreme Court upheld an FCC decision (and overruled a conflicting Ninth Circuit opinion) making it less likely that any nondiscriminatory “open access” requirements (which are generally associated with common carrier regulation of “telecommunications services”) will be imposed on the cable industry by local, state or federal authorities.  The Supreme Court held that the FCC was correct in classifying cable provided Internet service as an “information service,” rather than a “telecommunications service.” Notwithstanding Brand X, there has been increasing advocacy by certain internet content providers and consumer groups for new federal laws or regulations to limiting the ability of broadband network owners (like Charter) to manage and control their own networks.  The proposals might prevent network owners, for example, from charging bandwidth intensive content providers, such as certain online gaming, music, and video service providers, an additional fee to ensure quality delivery of the services to consumers.  If we were required to allocate a portion of our bandwidth capacity to other Internet service providers, or were prohibited from charging heavy bandwidth intensive services a fee for use of our networks, we believe that it could impair our ability to use our bandwidth in ways that would generate maximum revenues.  

If we were required to allocate a portion of our bandwidth capacity to other Internet service providers, or were prohibited from charging heavy bandwidth intensive services a fee for use of our networks, we believe that it would impair our ability to use our bandwidth in ways that would generate maximum revenues.


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Changes in channel carriage regulations could impose significant additional costs on us.

Cable operators also face significant regulation of their channel carriage.  They currently can be required to devote substantial capacity to the carriage of programming that they would not carry voluntarily, including certain local broadcast signals, local public, educational and government access programming, and unaffiliated commercial leased access programming.  This carriage burden could increase in the future, particularly if cable systems were required to carry both the analog and digital versions of local broadcast signals (dual carriage) or to carry multiple program streams included with a single digital broadcast transmission (multicast carriage).  Additional government-mandated broadcast carriage obligations could disrupt existing programming commitments, interfere with our preferred use of limited channel capacity and limit our ability to offer services that would maximize customer appeal and revenue potential.  Although the FCC issued a decision in February 2005, confirming an earlier ruling against mandating either dual carriage or multicast carriage, that decision has been appealed.  In addition, the FCC could reverse its own ruling or Congress could legislate additional carriage obligations.

Offering voice communications service may subject us to additional regulatory burdens, causing us to incur additional costs.

In 2002, we began to offer voice communications services on a limited basis over our broadband network.  We continue to develop and deploy Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP services.  The FCC has declared that certain VoIP services are not subject to traditional state public utility regulation.  The full extent of the FCC preemption of state and local regulation of VoIP services is not yet clear. Expanding our offering of these services may require us to obtain certain authorizations, including federal and state licenses.  We may not be able to obtain such authorizations in a timely manner, or conditions could be imposed upon such licenses or authorizations that may not be favorable to us.  The FCC has extended certain traditional telecommunications requirements, such as E911 and Universal Service requirements, to many VoIP providers, such as Charter.  The FCC has also required that these VoIP providers comply with obligations applied to traditional telecommunications carriers to ensure their networks can accommodate law enforcement wiretaps by May 2007.  Telecommunications companies generally are subject to other significant regulation which could also be extended to VoIP providers.  If additional telecommunications regulations are applied to our VoIP service, it could cause us to incur additional costs.  

Item 6. Exhibits.

The index to the exhibits begins on page 5854 of this quarterly report.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation have duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
Registrant
By: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Sole Manager

Dated: November 7, 2005August 10, 2006
By: /s/ Paul E. MartinKevin D. Howard
Name: Paul E. MartinKevin D. Howard
Title: Senior Vice President
Interim Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer and
Corporate Controller
(Principal FinancialChief Accounting Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)




CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS CAPITAL
CORPORATION
Registrant

Dated: November 7, 2005August 10, 2006 
By: /s/ Paul E. MartinKevin D. Howard
Name: Paul E. MartinKevin D. Howard
Title: Senior Vice President
Interim Chief Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer and
Corporate ControllerChief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)





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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Description of Document
3.1Certificate of Formation of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)).
3.2(a)Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, dated as of October 30, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the annual report on Form 10-K of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holding Capital Corporation on March 29, 2002 (File No. 333-77499)).
3.2(b)Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement for Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
3.3Certificate of Incorporation of Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)).
3.4(a)By-laws of Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)).
3.4(b)Amendment to By-Laws of Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation, dated as of October 30, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4(b) to the annual report on Form 10-K of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation on March 29, 2002 (File No. 333-77499)).
4.110.1Indenture relating to the 8.250% Senior Notes due 2007,Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 17, 1999, betweenApril 28, 2006, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, CCO Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporationthe lenders from time to time parties thereto and Harris Trust and SavingsJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement10.1 on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)).
4.2(a)Indenture relating to the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as of March 17, 1999, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(a) to Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)).
4.2(b)First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005April 28, 2006 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.3(a)10.2+Indenture relating to the 9.920% Senior Discount Notes due 2011, dated as of March 17, 1999, among Charter Communications, Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings BankInc. 2005 Executive Cash Award Plan, amended for 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3(a) to Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement10.1 on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on June 22, 1999 (File No. 333-77499)).
4.3(b)First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 9.920% Senior Discount Notes due 2011, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
 4.4(a)Indenture relating to the 10.00% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as of January 12, 2000, between
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Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(a) to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on January 25, 2000 (File No. 333-95351)).
4.4(b)First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 10.00% Senior Notes due 2009, dated as of September 28, 2005, between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.5(a)Indenture relating to the 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010, dated as of January 12, 2000, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(a) to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on January 25, 2000 (File No. 333-95351)).
4.5(b)First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 10.25% Senior Notes due 2010, dated as of September 28, 2005, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.6(a)Indenture relating to the 11.75% Senior Discount Notes due 2010, dated as of January 12, 2000, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and Harris Trust and Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3(a) to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on January 25, 2000 (File No. 333-95351)).
4.6(b)First Supplemental Indenture relating to the 11.75% Senior Discount Notes due 2010, among Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee, dated as of September 28, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.7(a)Indenture dated as of January 10, 2001 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 10 3/4% senior notes due 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(a) to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54902)).
4.7(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.750% Senior Notes due 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.8(a)Indenture dated as of January 10, 2001 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 11 1/8% senior notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(b) to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54902)).
4.8(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005, between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company governing 11.125% Senior Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.9(a)Indenture dated as of January 10, 2001 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 13 1/2% senior discount notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2(c) to the registration statement on Form S-4 of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation filed on February 2, 2001 (File No. 333-54902)).
4.9(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005, between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 13.500% Senior Discount Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed
on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.10(a)Indenture dated as of May 15, 2001 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due 2009. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on June 1, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.10(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 14, 2002 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2(a) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on January 15, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.10(c)Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 25, 2002 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on August 6, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.10(d)Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 9.625% Senior Notes due 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.11(a)Indenture dated as of May 15, 2001 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.000% Senior Notes due 2011. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(a) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on June 1, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.11(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 14, 2002 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.000% Senior Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3(a) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on January 15, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.11(c)Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 25, 2002 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 10.000% Senior Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on August 6, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.11(d)Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing the 10.000% Senior Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.12(a)Indenture dated as of May 15, 2001 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 11.750% Senior Discount Notes due 2011. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(a) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on June 1, 2001 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.12(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 11.750% Senior Discount Notes due 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.13(a)Indenture dated as of January 14, 2002 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4(a) to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on January 15, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.13(b)First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 25, 2002 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust
Company as Trustee governing 12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on August 6, 2002 (File No. 000-27927)).
4.13(c)Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 between Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation and BNY Midwest Trust Company as Trustee governing 12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.1Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 among CCH I Holdings, LLC and CCH I Holdings Capital Corp., as Issuers and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, as Parent Guarantor, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA, as Trustee, governing: 11.125% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 9.920% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 10.000% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 11.75% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 13.50% Senior Accreting Notes due 2014, 12.125% Senior Accreting Notes due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.2Indenture dated as of September 28, 2005 among CCH I, LLC and CCH I Capital Corp., as Issuers, Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, as Parent Guarantor, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA, as Trustee, governing 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.3Pledge Agreement made by CCH I, LLC in favor of The Bank of New York Trust Company, NA, as Collateral Agent dated as of September 28, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.4SENIOR BRIDGE LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of OctoberApril 17, 2005 by and among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp., certain lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as documentation agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 19, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.5†Settlement Agreement and Mutual Releases, dated as of October 31, 2005, by and among Charter Communications, Inc., Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Charter Communications, Inc., Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, CCHC, LLC, CC VIII, LLC, CC V, LLC, Charter Investment, Inc., Vulcan Cable III, LLC and Paul G. Allen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.6Exchange Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2005, by and among Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC, Charter Investment, Inc. and Paul G. Allen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.7CCHC, LLC Subordinated and Accreting Note, dated as of October 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 4, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.8Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement for CC VIII, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.9+Amendment No. 7 to the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan effective August 23, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43(h) to the registration statement on Form S-1 of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on October 5, 2005 (File No. 333-128828)).
10.10+Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2005, by and between Robert P. May and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed July 13, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.11+Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2005, by and between Michael J. Lovett and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed July 13, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.12+Employment Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2005, by and between Neil Smit and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K
of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on August 15, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.13+Employment Agreement dated as of September 2, 2005, by and between Paul E. Martin and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on September 9, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.14+Employment Agreement dated as of September 2, 2005, by and between Wayne H. Davis and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the current report on Form 8-K of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on September 9, 2005 (File No. 000-27927)).
10.15+Employment Agreement dated as of October 31, 2005, by and between Sue Ann Hamilton and Charter Communications, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc. filed on November 2, 20052006 (File No. 000-27927)).
15.1*Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Statements.
31.1*Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2*Certificate of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1*Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer).
32.2*Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Interim Chief(Chief Financial Officer).


* Document attached

+ Management compensatory plan or arrangement

† Portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.  The omitted portions of this document have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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