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Exhibit 12.1

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
(In thousands)

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|                                       |                                 |                     |           | Charter Communications Holdings, LLC |            | Properties Holdings, LLC
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|                                       |                                 |                     |           |                                      |            |                          |           |            |           |          |         |          |          |      |       | 12/24/98 |        | 1/1/98  |        |                        |        |  
|                                       |                                 |                     |           |                                      |            |                          |           |            |           |          |         |          |          |      |       | through  |        | through |        |                        |        |  
|                                       |                                 |                     |           | 2001                                 |            | 2000                     |           | 1999       |           | 12/31/98 |         | 12/23/98 |          | 1997
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|Earnings                               |                                 |                     |           |                                      |            |                          |           |            |           |          |         |          |          |      |       |          |        |         |        |                        |        |   |       |       
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|Loss before income taxes, minority     |                                 |                     |           |                                      |            |                          |           |            |           |          |         |          |          |      |       |          |        |         |        |                        |        |   |       |       
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|                                       | interest and extraordinary item |                     | $         | (2,580,947                           | )          |                          | $         | (2,036,521 | )         |          | $       | (639,884 | )        |      | $     | (5,277   | )      |         | $      | (17,222                | )      |   | $     | (4,623 | )    
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|Fixed Charges                          |                                 |                     | 1,265,996 |                                      |            |                          | 1,069,974 |            |           |          | 474,721 |          |          |      | 2,390 |          |        |         | 17,347 |                        |        |   | 5,160 |       
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|                                       |                                 | Total Earnings      |           | $                                    | (1,314,951 | )                        |           | $          | (966,547  | )        |         | $        | (165,163 | )    |       | $        | (2,887 | )       |        | $                      | 125    |   |       | $      | 537   | 
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|Fixed Charges                          |                                 |                     |           |                                      |            |                          |           |            |           |          |         |          |          |      |       |          |        |         |        |                        |        |   |       |       
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|Interest Expense                       |                                 | $                   | 1,233,546 |                                      |            | $                        | 1,040,361 |            |           | $        | 461,571 |          |          | $    | 2,353 |          |        | $       | 17,010 |                        |        | $ | 4,997 |       
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|Amortization of Debt Costs             |                                 |                     | 26,850    |                                      |            |                          | 24,875    |            |           |          | 10,300  |          |          |      |      |          |        |         | 267    |                        |        |   | 123   |       
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|Interest Element of Rentals            |                                 |                     | 5,600     |                                      |            |                          | 4,738     |            |           |          | 2,850   |          |          |      | 37    |          |        |         | 70     |                        |        |   | 40    |       
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|                                       |                                 | Total Fixed Charges |           | $                                    | 1,265,996  |                          |           | $          | 1,069,974 |          |         | $        | 474,721  |      |       | $        | 2,390  |         |        | $                      | 17,347 |   |       | $      | 5,160 | 
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1) |                                 |                     |          |                                      |            |                          |          |            |           |          |        |          |          |      |      |          |        |         |       |                        |        |   |      |       
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|(1) |  | Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999 and for the
periods from December 24, 1998 through December 31, 1998, and from January 1,
1998 through December 23, 1998, and for the year ended December 31, 1997 were
insufficient to cover fixed charges by $2,580,947, $2,036,521, $639,884, $5,277,
$17,222 and $4,623, respectively. As a result of such deficiencies, the ratios
are not presented above.
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