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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                          CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                    5.875% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009

                      RESALE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                                                               November 22, 2004

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
As Representatives of the Initial Purchasers
   c/o Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013

Ladies and Gentlemen:

            Charter Communications, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
of Delaware (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to certain purchasers
(the "Initial Purchasers"), for whom you (the "Representatives") are acting as
representatives, its 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2009 (the
"Securities"), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement between the
Company and the Representatives dated November 16, 2004 (the "Purchase
Agreement") relating to the initial placement (the "Initial Placement") of the
Securities. The Securities will be convertible into fully paid, nonassessable
shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the
"Class A Common Stock") on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth
in the Indenture (as defined herein). To induce the Initial Purchasers to enter
into the Purchase Agreement and to satisfy a condition to your obligations
thereunder, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and the benefit of the
holders from time to time of the Securities and the Class A Common Stock issued
upon conversion of the Securities (including the Initial Purchasers) (each a
"Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"), as follows:

            1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As
used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the
following meanings:

            "Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

            "Affiliate" shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the
Act and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings correlative
thereto.

            "Broker-Dealer" shall mean any broker or dealer registered as such
under the Exchange Act.

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            "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or
a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

            "Closing Date" shall mean the date of the first issuance of the
Securities.

            "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

            "Damages Payment Date" shall mean each Interest Payment Date. For
purposes of this Agreement, if no Securities are outstanding, "Damages Payment
Date" shall mean each May 16 and November 16.

            "Deferral Period" shall have the meaning indicated in Section 3(h)
hereof.

            "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

            "Final Memorandum" shall mean the offering memorandum, dated
November 16, 2004, relating to the Securities, including any and all exhibits
thereto and any information incorporated by reference therein as of such date.

            "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

            "Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities,
dated as of November 22, 2004, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the
terms thereof.

            "Initial Placement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.

            "Initial Purchasers" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.

            "Interest Payment Date" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Indenture.

            "Liquidated Damages" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7
hereof.

            "Losses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d) hereof.

            "Majority Holders" shall mean, on any date, Holders of a majority of
the then outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock constituting Registrable
Securities (with Holders of Securities deemed to be Holders, for purposes of
this definition, of the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock
into which such Securities would be convertible as of such date) registered
under a Registration Statement.

            "Managing Underwriters" shall mean the investment banker or
investment bankers and manager or managers that administer an underwritten
offering, if any, conducted pursuant to Section 6 hereof.

            "NASD Rules" shall mean the Conduct Rules and the By-Laws of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

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            "Notice and Questionnaire" shall mean a written notice delivered to
the Company substantially in the form attached as Annex A to the Final
Memorandum.

            "Notice Holder" shall mean, on any date, any Holder of Registrable
Securities that has delivered a completed and executed Notice and Questionnaire
and any other information reasonably requested by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(l) hereof to the Company on or prior to such date.

            "Prospectus" shall mean a prospectus included in the Shelf
Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that
discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an
effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as
amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms
of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the
Shelf Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements thereto,
including any and all exhibits thereto and any information incorporated by
reference therein.

            "Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble hereto.

            "Record Holder" shall mean with respect to any Damages Payment Date,
each person who is a Holder of Securities that constitute Registrable Securities
on the record date with respect to the Interest Payment Date on which such
Damages Payment Date shall occur. In the case of a Holder of shares of Class A
Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities, "Record Holder" shall
mean each person who is a Holder of shares of Class A Common Stock that
constitute Registrable Securities on the May 1 or November 1 immediately
preceding the Damages Payment Date.

            "Registrable Securities" shall mean Securities and each share of
Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion of Securities other than those that
have been (i) registered under the Shelf Registration Statement and disposed of
in accordance therewith or (ii) distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144
under the Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto that may be adopted by
the Commission.

            "Securities" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.

            "Shelf Registration Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2(c) hereof.

            "Shelf Registration Statement" shall mean a "shelf" registration
statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 hereof which
covers some or all of the Registrable Securities on an appropriate form under
Rule 415 under the Act, or any similar rule that may be adopted by the
Commission, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including
post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained
therein, all exhibits thereto and all materials incorporated by reference
therein.

            "Special Counsel" means one law firm selected by the Representatives
or one such other successor counsel as shall be specified by the Majority
Holders.

            "Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities
under the Indenture.

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            "Trust Indenture Act" shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

            "underwriter" shall mean any underwriter of Registrable Securities
in connection with an offering thereof under the Shelf Registration Statement.

            2. Shelf Registration. (a) The Company shall as promptly as
practicable (but in no event more than 30 days after the Closing Date) file with
the Commission a Shelf Registration Statement providing for the registration of,
and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis by the Holders of, all of the
Registrable Securities, from time to time in accordance with the methods of
distribution elected by such Holders (subject to the restrictions set forth in
Section 6 hereof), pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act or any similar rule that
may be adopted by the Commission.

            (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the
Shelf Registration Statement to become or be declared effective under the Act as
promptly as practicable (but in no event more than 150 days after the Closing
Date).

            (c) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the
Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as
required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to
be usable by Holders for a period (the "Shelf Registration Period") from the
date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission
until the earlier of (i) the date upon which there are no Registrable Securities
outstanding, (ii) the date as of which all the Registrable Securities have been
sold either under Rule 144 under the Act (or any similar provision then in
force) or pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, or (iii) the date on
which all Registrable Securities held by non-Affiliates are eligible to be sold
to the public pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Act (or any similar provision
then in force).

            (d) The Company shall cause the Shelf Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective
date of the Shelf Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (i) to
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act; and
(ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

            (e) At the time the Shelf Registration Statement is declared to be
effective, each Holder that became a Notice Holder on or prior to the date five
Business Days prior to such time of effectiveness shall be named as a selling
securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus in
such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver such Prospectus to purchasers
of Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof. Following the date that the Shelf Registration
Statement is declared effective, each Holder that is not a Notice Holder wishing
to sell Registrable Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus agrees to deliver a Notice and Questionnaire (and such other
information as is required by Section 3(l)) to the Company prior to any intended
distribution by it of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration
Statement. From and after the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared
effective and during the

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Shelf Registration Period (but excluding any Deferral Period), the Company shall
as promptly as is practicable after the date a Notice and Questionnaire (and
such other information as is required by Section 3(l)) is delivered, and in any
event within the later of (x) 15 Business Days after such date or (y) 15
Business Days after the expiration of any Deferral Period in effect when the
Notice and Questionnaire (and such other information as is required by Section
3(l)) is delivered, file a supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement and
related Prospectus as is necessary and permitted to name such Holder as a
selling securityholder or if not permitted to name such Holder as a selling
securityholder by supplement, file any necessary post-effective amendments to
the Shelf Registration Statement or prepare and, if required by applicable law,
file an amendment or supplement to any document incorporated by reference or
file any other required document so that such Holder is named as selling
securityholder, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such post-effective
amendment to be declared effective under the Act as promptly as practicable;
provided that the Company shall not be obligated to file more than one
post-effective amendment in any 60-day period. In connection with such filing,
the Company agrees to:

                  (i) provide such Holder copies of any documents filed pursuant
            to Section 2(e) hereof; and

                  (ii) notify such Holder as promptly as practicable after the
            effectiveness under the Act of any post-effective amendment filed
            pursuant to Section 2(e) hereof;

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall be
under no obligation to name any Holder that did not become a Notice Holder
within the requisite time periods above as a selling holder in the Shelf
Registration Statement at the time it was declared effective or related
Prospectus; provided, however, that any Holder that becomes a Notice Holder
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2(e) (whether or not such Holder was
a Notice Holder at the time the Shelf Registration Statement was declared
effective) shall be named as a selling holder in the Shelf Registration
Statement or related Prospectus in accordance with the requirements of this
Section 2(e).

            3. Registration Procedures. The following provisions shall apply in
connection with the Shelf Registration Statement.

            (a) The Company shall:

                  (i) use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the
            Representatives and to Special Counsel for the Notice Holders, not
            less than five Business Days prior to the filing with the Commission
            a copy of the Shelf Registration Statement and each amendment
            thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus
            included therein (including all documents incorporated by reference
            therein after the initial filing) and shall use its reasonable best
            efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed with the
            Commission, such comments as the Representatives reasonably
            proposes; and

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                  (ii) include information regarding the Notice Holders and the
            methods of distribution they have elected for their Registrable
            Securities provided to the Company in Notices and Questionnaires as
            necessary to permit such distribution by the methods specified
            therein.

            (b) The Company shall give notice to the Representatives, the Notice
Holders and, subject to Section 6 hereof, any underwriter that has provided in
writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices,
and confirm such advice by notice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses
(ii)-(v) hereof shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the
Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension):

                  (i) when the Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment
            thereto has been filed with the Commission and when the Shelf
            Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has
            become effective;

                  (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or
            supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus or
            for additional information;

                  (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order
            suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or
            the institution of any proceeding for that purpose;

                  (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with
            respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable
            Securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the
            institution of any proceeding for such purpose; and

                  (v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in
            the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of
            such date, they (A) do not contain any untrue statement of a
            material fact and (B) do not omit to state a material fact required
            to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in
            the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under
            which they were made) not misleading; provided that the Company
            shall not specify the nature of any such event in such notice.

            (c) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration
Statement or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any
jurisdiction, and if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal
thereof.

            (d) The Company shall furnish to each Notice Holder who so requests
in writing, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration
Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, and, if a Notice Holder so
requests in writing, all materials incorporated therein by reference and all
exhibits thereto (including exhibits incorporated by reference therein).

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            (e) During the Shelf Registration Period, the Company shall promptly
deliver to each Initial Purchaser, each Notice Holder, and any sales or
placement agents or underwriters acting on their behalf, without charge, as many
copies of the Prospectus (including the preliminary Prospectus) included in the
Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as any such
person may reasonably request. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the foregoing in connection
with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities (except during any
Deferral Period, as defined below).

            (f) Prior to any offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall arrange for the qualification of
the Registrable Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as any
Notice Holder shall reasonably request and shall maintain such qualification in
effect so long as required; provided that in no event shall the Company be
obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so
qualified or to take any action in connection therewith that would subject it to
taxation or service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the
Initial Placement or any offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement,
in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

            (g) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by subsections
(b)(ii) through (v) above, the Company shall promptly (or within the time period
provided for by Section 3(h) hereof, if applicable) prepare a post-effective
amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to
the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered to purchasers of the securities included therein, the
Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

            (h) The Company may suspend each Holder's use of the Shelf
Registration and any Prospectus for a maximum of 45 days in any 90-day period,
and not to exceed an aggregate of 90 days in any 12 month period, if (i) the
Company, in its reasonable judgment, believes it may possess material non-public
information the disclosure of which would have a material adverse effect on the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the Shelf Registration
Statement and any Prospectus would, in the Company's judgment, contain a
material misstatement or omission as a result of an event that has occurred or
is continuing. However, if the disclosure relates to a proposed or pending
material business transaction, the disclosure of which the Company determines in
good faith would be reasonably likely to impede its ability to consummate such
transaction, or would otherwise have a material adverse effect on the Company
and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, the Company may extend the suspension
period from 45 days to 60 days. Any suspension period described in this Section
3(h) shall be referred to herein as the "Deferral Period." The Company shall
give notice to the Notice Holders that the availability of the Shelf
Registration is suspended and upon notice duly given pursuant to Section 10
hereof, each Notice Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Notice Holder's receipt
of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for in Section 3(g)
hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the Prospectus may
be used, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that
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such Prospectus. The Company shall not specify the nature of the event giving
rise to a suspension in any notice to holders of the Securities of the existence
of such a suspension.

            (i) Not later than the effective date of the Shelf Registration
Statement, the Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable
Securities registered under the Shelf Registration Statement and, if required,
provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities, free of any
restrictive legends, in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust
Company.

            (j) The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission and shall make generally available to its security
holders an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the
Act as soon as practicable after the effective date of the Shelf Registration
Statement and in any event no later than 45 days after the end of a 12-month
period (or 90 days, if such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first
month of the Company's first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date
of the Shelf Registration Statement.

            (k) The Company shall cause the Indenture to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act in a timely manner.

            (l) The Company may require each Holder of Registrable Securities to
be sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement to deliver to the Company a
completed and executed Notice and Questionnaire and to furnish to the Company
such other information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such
Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably require
for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement. The Company may exclude (i)
from the initial Shelf Registration Statement the Registrable Securities of any
Holder that fails to return a completed and executed Notice and Questionnaire
and fails to furnish such other information no later than ten Business Days
before the initial effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement and (ii)
from any post-effective amendment or supplement the Registrable Securities of
any Holder that fails to return a completed and executed Notice and
Questionnaire and fails to furnish such other information no later than ten
Business Days before the date of filing any post-effective amendment or
supplement to the Shelf Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2(e), as
applicable.

            (m) The Company shall enter into customary agreements (including, if
requested, but subject to Section 6 hereof, an underwriting agreement in
customary form) and take all other appropriate actions as reasonably requested
by the Notice Holders in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the
disposition of the Registrable Securities, and in connection therewith, if an
underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain
indemnification provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth
in Section 5 hereof.

            (n) The Company shall:

                  (i) make reasonably available for inspection during normal
            business hours by the Notice Holders of Registrable Securities to be
            registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in any
            disposition pursuant to the Shelf Registration

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            Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by
            the Holders or any such underwriter all relevant financial and other
            records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company and its
            subsidiaries;

                  (ii) cause the Company's officers, directors, employees,
            accountants and auditors to supply all relevant information
            reasonably requested by the Notice Holders or any such underwriter,
            attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any offering of
            Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement
            as is customary for similar due diligence examinations; provided
            that all records, documents and information provided pursuant to
            clause (i) and (ii) that are designated by the Company in writing as
            confidential shall be kept confidential by the Notice Holders and
            any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent, unless such
            disclosure is made in connection with a court proceeding or required
            by law (only after such person shall have given the Company prompt
            prior notice of such disclosure and to the extent practicable, such
            Notice Holder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent shall
            cooperate with the Company to limit such disclosure); and provided
            further that the inspection and information gathering pursuant to
            clause (i) and (ii) shall be coordinated by a single party (or a
            single counsel (which shall be the Special Counsel) on behalf of the
            parties so inspecting and gathering);

                  (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders
            of Registrable Securities registered thereunder and the underwriters
            in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to
            underwriters in primary underwritten offerings and covering matters,
            including, but not limited to, those set forth in the Purchase
            Agreement;

                  (iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company and updates
            thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance)
            shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if
            any) addressed to each selling Holder and the underwriters, if any,
            covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions
            requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be
            reasonably requested by such Holders and underwriters;

                  (v) obtain "comfort" letters and updates thereof from the
            independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if
            necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any
            subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company
            for which financial statements and financial data are, or are
            required to be, included in the Shelf Registration Statement),
            addressed to each selling Holder of Registrable Securities
            registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary
            form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in
            "comfort" letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings;
            and

                  (vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be
            reasonably requested by the Majority Holders or the Managing
            Underwriters, if any, including those to evidence compliance with
            Section 3(i) hereof and with any

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            customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or
            other agreement entered into by the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v)
and (vi) of this paragraph (n) shall only be performed in connection with an
underwritten offering pursuant to Section 6 hereof and only if requested by the
underwriters thereof.

            (o) In the event that any Broker-Dealer shall underwrite any
Registrable Securities or participate as a member of an underwriting syndicate
or selling group or "assist in the distribution" (within the meaning of the NASD
Rules) thereof, whether as a Holder of such Registrable Securities or as an
underwriter, a placement or sales agent or a broker or dealer in respect
thereof, or otherwise, the Company shall assist such Broker-Dealer in complying
with the NASD Rules.

            (p) The Company shall upon (i) the filing of the initial Shelf
Registration Statement and (ii) the effectiveness of the initial Shelf
Registration Statement, announce the same, in each case by release to Reuters
Economic Services and Bloomberg Business News.

            (q) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all
other steps necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities
covered by the Shelf Registration Statement.

            4. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all expenses
incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 2
and 3 hereof and shall reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of one firm or counsel (which shall be the Special Counsel) to act
as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith. The Holders will bear their
individual selling expenses, including commissions and discounts and transfer
taxes.

            5. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the
Shelf Registration Statement, each Initial Purchaser, the directors, officers,
employees, Affiliates and agents of each such Holder or Initial Purchaser and
each person who controls any such Holder or Initial Purchaser within the meaning
of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Shelf Registration Statement or in any amendment thereof,
in each case at the time such became effective under the Act, or in any
preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any preliminary
Prospectus or the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made) not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party,
as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in
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such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the party claiming indemnification
specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement shall be in
addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise have.

            The Company also agrees to indemnify as provided in this Section
5(a) or contribute as provided in Section 5(d) hereof to Losses of each
underwriter, if any, of Registrable Securities registered under the Shelf
Registration Statement, its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or agents
and each person who controls such underwriter on substantially the same basis as
that of the indemnification of the Initial Purchasers and the selling Holders
provided in this paragraph (a) and shall, if requested by any Holder (but
subject to Section 6), enter into an underwriting agreement reflecting such
agreement, as provided in Section 3(n) hereof.

            (b) Each Holder of securities covered by the Shelf Registration
Statement (including each Initial Purchaser that is a Holder, in such capacity)
severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,
each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Shelf Registration
Statement and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from
the Company to each such Holder, but only with reference to written information
relating to such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder
specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing
indemnity. This indemnity agreement shall be acknowledged by each Notice Holder
that is not an Initial Purchaser in such Notice Holder's Notice and
Questionnaire and shall be in addition to any liability that any such Notice
Holder may otherwise have.

            (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 5 or notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party
under this Section 5, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i)
will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless such
failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial
rights and defenses; and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying
party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the
indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above. The
indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel (including local
counsel) of the indemnifying party's choice at the indemnifying party's expense
to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is
sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible
for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel, other than local counsel if
not appointed by the indemnifying party, retained by the indemnified party or
parties except as set forth below); provided, however, that such counsel shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the
indemnifying party's election to appoint counsel (including local counsel) to
represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have
the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the
indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such
separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to
represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest; (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party

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and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are
different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party; (iii)
the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of the institution of such action; or (iv) the indemnifying
party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the
prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or
consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened
claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or
contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are
actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified
party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

            (d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Section 5 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party shall
have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate losses,
claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred in connection with investigating or defending loss, claim, liability,
damage or action) (collectively "Losses") to which such indemnified party may be
subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits
received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified
party, on the other hand, from the Initial Placement and the Shelf Registration
Statement which resulted in such Losses; provided, however, that in no case
shall any Initial Purchaser be responsible, in the aggregate, for any amount in
excess of the purchase discount or commission applicable to such Security
received by such Initial Purchaser in connection with the Initial Placement, nor
shall any underwriter be responsible for any amount in excess of the
underwriting discount or commission applicable to the securities purchased by
such underwriter under the Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such
Losses. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is
unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such
relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the
one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the
statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be
deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the Initial Placement (before
deducting expenses) as set forth in the Final Memorandum. Benefits received by
the Initial Purchasers shall be deemed to be equal to the total purchase
discounts and commissions received in connection with the Initial Placement, and
benefits received by any other Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value
of receiving Securities registered under the Act. Benefits received by any
underwriter shall be deemed to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and
commissions, as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus forming a part of
the Shelf Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. Relative fault
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or
any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to information provided by the indemnifying
party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand, the
intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The parties
agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by
pro

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rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such
purpose) or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of
this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the
meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 5, each person who controls a Holder within the meaning of either
the Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of
such Holder shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each
person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the
Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Shelf
Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same
rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable
terms and conditions of this paragraph (d).

            (e) The provisions of this Section 5 shall remain in full force and
effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder or
the Company or any of the indemnified persons referred to in this Section 5, and
shall survive the sale by a Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the
Shelf Registration Statement.

            6. Underwritten Registrations. (a) The Registrable Securities may be
sold in an underwritten offering only with the consent of the Company, and, in
such event, the Managing Underwriters shall be selected by the Majority Holders
and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

            (b) No person may participate in any underwritten offering pursuant
to the Shelf Registration Statement unless such person (i) agrees to sell such
person's Registrable Securities on the basis reasonably provided in any
underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder to approve
such arrangements; and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

            7. Registration Defaults. (a) If:

                  (i) the Shelf Registration Statement is not filed with the
            Commission on or prior to the 30th day following the Closing Date;
            or

                  (ii) the Shelf Registration Statement is not declared
            effective by the Commission on or prior to the 150th day following
            the Closing Date; or

                  (iii) the Company has failed to perform its obligations set
            forth in Section 2(e) within the time required therein; or

                  (iv) the aggregate duration of Deferral Periods in any period
            exceeds the number of days permitted in respect of such period
            pursuant to Section 3(i) hereof (in each case except as the result
            of filing a post-effective amendment solely to add additional
            selling securityholders);

(each such event referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), a
"Registration Default"), the Company hereby agrees to pay liquidated damages
("Liquidated Damages") with respect to

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the Registrable Securities from and including the day following the Registration
Default to but excluding the earlier of (1) the day after the end of the Shelf
Registration Period; (2) in the case of a Registration Default described in
clause (i) or (ii), the date on which the Shelf Registration is filed or
declared effective; (3) in the case of a Registration Default described in
clause (iii) above, the date on which the required obligations have been
performed; and (4) in the case of a Registration Default described in clause
(iv) above, the last day of the Deferral Period giving rise to the Registration
Default. The amount of Liquidation Damages payable during the foregoing period
shall be:

                  (A) in respect of the Registrable Securities that are
            Securities, to each holder thereof, (x) with respect to the 90-day
            period following the occurrence of such a Registration Default, in
            an amount per year equal to an additional 0.25% of the accreted
            principal amount of the Securities and (y) with respect to the
            period commencing on the 91st day following the occurrence of such
            Registration Default, in an amount per year equal to an additional
            0.50% of the accreted principal amount of the Securities; provided
            that in no event shall Liquidated Damages accrue at a rate per year
            exceeding 0.50% of the accreted principal amount of the Securities;
            and

                  (B) in respect of Registrable Securities that are shares of
            Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities, to
            each holder thereof, (x) with respect to the 90-day period following
            the occurrence of such a Registration Default, in an amount per year
            equal to 0.25% of the accreted principal amount of the converted
            Securities and (y) with respect to the period commencing the 91st
            day following the occurrence of such Registration Default, in an
            amount per year equal to 0.50% of the accreted principal amount of
            the converted Securities; provided, however, that in no event shall
            Liquidated Damages accrue at a rate per year exceeding 0.50% of the
            accreted principal amount of the converted Securities.

      Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to a Registration Default
described in clause (iii) above, Liquidated Damages shall only be payable to
those Record Holders of Registrable Securities who (x) have requested to be
named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant
to the second sentence of Section 2(e) after the date the Shelf Registration is
declared to be effective, (y) have delivered to the Company the Notice and
Questionnaire (and all other information required by Section 3(l)) and (z) were
not named as selling securityholders in the Shelf Registration Statement as a
result of such Registration Default.

            (b) All accrued Liquidated Damages shall be paid in arrears to
Record Holders by the Company on each Damages Payment Date by wire transfer of
immediately available funds or by federal funds check. Following the cure of all
Registration Defaults relating to any particular Securities or share of Class A
Common Stock, the further accrual of Liquidated Damages with respect to such
Securities or share of Class A Common Stock will cease.

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      All obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 7 that are
outstanding with respect to any Registrable Securities at the time such security
ceases to be a Registrable Security shall survive until such time as all such
obligations with respect to such Registrable Security shall have been satisfied
in full. All Liquidated Damages shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
composed of twelve 30-day months.

      The parties hereto agree that the Liquidated Damages provided for in this
Section 7 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be incurred
by Holders by reason of a Registration Default and that such Liquidated Damages
are the only monetary damages available to Holders with respect to a
Registration Default.

            8. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered into, and
agrees not to enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders herein or that otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof.

            9. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not
be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has
obtained the written consent of the Holders of a majority of the then
outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock constituting Registrable Securities
(with Holders of Securities deemed to be Holders, for purposes of this Section,
of the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock into which such
Securities would be convertible as of the date on which such consent is
requested); provided that, with respect to any matter that adversely affects the
rights of any Initial Purchaser hereunder, the Company shall obtain the written
consent of each such Initial Purchaser against which such amendment,
qualification, supplement, waiver or consent is to be effective; provided,
further, that no amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent with
respect to Section 7 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of
Registrable Securities unless consented to in writing by such Holder; and
provided, further, that the provisions of this Article 9 may not be amended,
qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from
the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the
written consent of the Initial Purchasers and each Holder.

            10. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications provided
for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery,
first-class mail, telex, facsimile or air courier guaranteeing overnight
delivery:

            (a) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such holder
to the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Notice and
Questionnaire, which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the
address of such Holder maintained by the Registrar under the Indenture;

            (b) if to the Initial Purchasers or the Representatives, initially
at the address or addresses set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

            (c) if to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the
Purchase Agreement.

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            All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been
duly given on the earliest of (i) at the time delivered, if delivered by
hand-delivery; (ii) three business days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; (iii) when receipt is
acknowledged and confirmed as sent by sender's telex or facsimile machine, if
sent by telex or facsimile transmission; and (iv) on the day delivered, if sent
by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

            The Initial Purchasers or the Company by notice to the other parties
may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.

            11. Remedies. Each party, in addition to being entitled to exercise
all rights provided to it herein, in the Indenture or in the Purchase Agreement
or granted by law, including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be
entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each party
agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and
hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a
remedy at law would be adequate.

            12. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns,
including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the
Company thereto, subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities, and the
indemnified persons referred to in Section 5 hereof. The Company hereby agrees
to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of Registrable
Securities, and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this
Agreement as if an original party hereto.

            13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

            14. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience
only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

            15. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to
contracts made and to be performed in the State of New York. The parties hereto
each hereby waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

            16. Severability. In the event that any one of more of the
provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the
validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other
respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired
or affected thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of
the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

            17. Securities Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or
approval of Holders of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable
Securities held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders
of Securities who are Affiliates by

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virtue of their ownership of equity securities of the Company or of Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC or of Registrable Securities) shall not be
counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders
of such required percentage.

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            If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement between the
Company and the several Initial Purchasers.

                                       Very truly yours,

                                       Charter Communications, Inc.

                                       By:    /s/ Eloise Schmitz
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name: Eloise E. Schmitz
                                          Title: Vice President

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and
accepted as of the date first above written.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

By   /s/ Derek Van Zandt
  --------------------------------------
  Name: Derek Van Zandt
  Title: Vice President

For itself and the other several
Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.3

                          CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                    SHARE LOAN REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

                                                              November 22, 2004

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Charter Communications, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of
Delaware (the "Company"), proposes to issue and sell to certain purchasers (the
"Initial Purchasers"), its 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2009 (the
"Notes"), upon the terms set forth in the Purchase Agreement between the Company
and the Initial Purchasers dated November 16, 2004 (the "Purchase Agreement").
The Securities will be convertible into fully paid, nonassessable shares of
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the "Class A
Common Stock") on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the
Indenture (as defined herein). To facilitate the sale of the Notes by
facilitating transactions by which investors in the Notes will hedge their
investment and to satisfy a condition to your obligations under the Purchase
Agreement, the Company agrees with you for your benefit and (with respect to
Section 2 and Section 7 only) the benefit of the holders from time to time of
the Notes (each a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders"), as follows:

     1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall
have their respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following
meanings:

      "Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

      "Affiliate" shall have the meaning specified in Rule 405 under the Act and
the terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings correlative
thereto.

      "Borrower" shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Limited.

      "Borrowing Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in the Share Lending
Agreement.

      "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a
legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are
authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.

      "Class A Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.

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      "Closing Date" shall mean the date of the first issuance of the Notes.

      "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

      "Damages Payment Date" shall mean the sixteenth day of each month.

      "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

      "Final Memorandum" shall mean the offering memorandum, dated November 16,
2004, relating to the Securities, including any and all exhibits thereto and any
information incorporated by reference therein as of such date.

      "Holder" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "Indenture" shall mean the Indenture relating to the Securities, dated as
of November 22, 2004, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as trustee, as the same may be amended from time to time in
accordance with the terms thereof.

      "Initial Purchasers" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.

      "Initial Registration Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2 hereof.

      "Liquidated Damages" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7 hereof.

      "Loan Availability Period" shall have the meaning set forth in the Share
Lending Agreement.

      "Majority Holders" shall mean, on any date, Holders of a majority of the
aggregate original principal amount of Notes then outstanding.

      "Managing Underwriter" shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

      "NASD Rules" shall mean the Conduct Rules and the By-Laws of the NASD.

      "Notes" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

      "Prospectus" shall mean a prospectus included in a Registration Statement
(including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information
previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration
statement in reliance upon Rule 430A under the Act), as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Class A Common Stock covered by such Registration Statement, and
all amendments and supplements thereto, including any and all exhibits thereto
and any information incorporated by reference therein.

      "Purchase Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.

      "Record Date" shall mean the first day of any month.

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      "Record Holder" shall mean with respect to any Damages Payment Date, each
person who is a Holder of Notes at the close of business on the Record Date
immediately preceding such Damages Payment Date.

      "Registration Request" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3
hereof.

      "Registration Statement" shall mean a registration statement of the
Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 or Section 3 hereof which covers
the Securities on an appropriate form under the Act, amendments and supplements
to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each
case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
materials incorporated by reference therein.

      "Securities" shall mean 150,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to be
borrowed by Borrower pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement and sold by the
Managing Underwriter.

      "Share Lending Agreement" means the Share Lending Agreement dated November
22, 2004 among the Company, Borrower, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as Agent,
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. as Guarantor and Citigroup Global Markets
Inc. as Collateral Agent.

      "Special Counsel" means Weil Gotshal & Manges LLC and Davis Polk &
Wardwell or such other successor counsel as shall be selected by the Managing
Underwriter.

      "Trustee" shall mean the trustee with respect to the Securities under the
Indenture.

      "Underwriting Agreement" shall mean an underwriting agreement,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A with any changes
reasonably requested by the Managing Underwriter or by the Company, between the
Company and the Managing Underwriter relating to the offering of the Securities
pursuant to a Registration Statement.

      2. Initial Registration. (a) The Company shall as promptly as practicable
(but in no event more than 18 calendar days after the Closing Date) file with
the Commission a Registration Statement (the "Initial Registration Statement")
providing for the registration of, and the sale by the Managing Underwriter in
an underwritten public offering of, the Securities.

      (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Initial
Registration Statement to become or be declared effective under the Act as
promptly as practicable (but in no event more than 130 calendar days after the
Closing Date).

      (c) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Initial
Registration Statement effective, supplemented and amended as required by the
Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by the
Managing Underwriter from the date the Initial Registration Statement is
declared effective by the Commission until the earlier of (i) the date all of
the Securities loaned to the Borrower pursuant to the initial loan under the
Share Lending Agreement have been sold by the Managing Underwriter, (ii) the
date the Managing Underwriter notifies the Company that the offering of the
Securities under the Initial

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Registration Statement has terminated, or (iii) 30 calendar days after the date
that the Initial Registration Statement is declared effective.

      (d) The Company shall cause the Initial Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective
date of the Initial Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (i)
to comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act;
and (ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

      (e) Immediately following effectiveness of the Initial Registration
Statement, or at such later time as requested by the Managing Underwriter, the
Company shall execute the Underwriting Agreement.

      (f) At the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Company's Board of
Directors (but in no event later than the effective date of the Initial
Registration Statement), the Company's Board of Directors will confirm by an
express resolution the reservation for issuance of 150,000,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock to be made available for borrowing pursuant to the terms of the
Share Lending Agreement.

      (g) On the date hereof, the Company shall instruct ChaseMellon Shareholder
Services, its transfer agent, to reserve for issuance 150,000,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock to be made available for borrowing pursuant to the terms of
the Share Lending Agreement.

      3. Subsequent Registrations. After the Initial Registration Statement has
been declared effective, the Company shall effect additional registrations as
provided in this Section 3.

      (a) If less than the full number of Securities is sold in an underwritten
offering pursuant to the Initial Registration Statement, at any time during the
period beginning after the date on which the Initial Registration Statement has
been declared effective and ending on the last day of the Loan Availability
Period, the Managing Underwriter, on behalf of the Borrower, shall have the
right, solely in connection with a Borrowing Notice that the Borrower intends to
submit, to submit to the Company a written request pursuant to this Section 3
("Registration Request") that the Company file a Registration Statement under
the Securities Act with respect to the Securities that Managing Underwriter
specifies in the Registration Request (which shall not exceed the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock to be specified in such Borrowing Request).
Following receipt of the Registration Request, the Company shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as practicable file with the
Commission a Registration Statement providing for the registration of, and the
sale by the Managing Underwriter in an underwritten public offering of, such
Securities. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
any such Registration Statement to become or be declared effective under the Act
as promptly as practicable following the filing thereof.

      (b) The Company may, in its sole discretion, elect to have any
registration pursuant to Section 3(a) effected pursuant to a "shelf"
registration under Rule 415 of the Securities Act.

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      (c) The total number of Registrations that the Managing Underwriter, on
behalf of the Borrower, shall collectively be entitled to request pursuant to
this Section 3 shall not exceed four. For these purposes, if registration is
effected pursuant to a "shelf" registration, each Borrowing Notice submitted by
the Borrower pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement shall count as a separate
Registration Request as if made by the Managing Underwriter. In no event shall
the Company be required pursuant to this Agreement to register any securities
other than the Securities.

      (d) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep any
Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3 effective, supplemented
and amended as required by the Act, in order to permit the Prospectus forming
part thereof to be usable by the Managing Underwriter from the date the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the Commission until the earlier
of (i) the date all of the Securities registered pursuant to such Registration
Statement have been sold by the Managing Underwriter, (ii) the date the Managing
Underwriter notifies the Company that the offering of the Securities pursuant to
such Registration Statement has terminated, or (iii) 30 days after the date such
Registration Statement is declared effective.

      (e) The Company shall cause any such Registration Statement and the
related Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, as of the effective
date of such Registration Statement or such amendment or supplement, (i) to
comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act; and
(ii) not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made) not misleading.

      (f) Immediately following effectiveness of any such Registration
Statement, or at such later time as requested by the Managing Underwriter, the
Company shall execute the Underwriting Agreement.

      (g) The provisions of Section 4 hereof shall apply to any Registration
Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3; provided, however, any reference to
"reasonable best efforts" in Section 4 shall be replaced with the phrase
"commercially reasonable efforts" for purposes of applying Section 4 to any
Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3.

      4. Registration Procedures. The following provisions shall apply in
connection with any Registration Statement (subject to Section 3(g) hereof).

      (a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to the
Managing Underwriter and to Special Counsel, not less than five Business Days
prior to the filing with the Commission a copy of the Registration Statement and
each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the
Prospectus included therein (including any documents incorporated by reference
therein after the initial filing) and shall use its reasonable best efforts to
reflect in each such document, when so filed with the Commission, such comments
as the Managing Underwriter reasonably proposes.

      (b) The Company shall give notice to the Managing Underwriter:

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            (i) when the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has
      been filed with the Commission and when the Registration Statement or any
      post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

            (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment or
      supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for
      additional information;

            (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending
      the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the institution of any
      proceeding for that purpose;

            (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
      to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities included therein
      for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution of any proceeding for such
      purpose; and

            (v) of the happening of any event that requires any change in the
      Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, they
      (A) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact and (B) do not
      omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
      to make the statements therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the
      light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading;
      provided that the Company shall not specify the nature of any such event
      in such notice.

      (c) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the
issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
or the qualification of the securities therein for sale in any jurisdiction, and
if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

      (d) Prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Company
shall provide, and shall cause its affiliates to provide all the information
necessary to enable the Managing Underwriter to make all required filings with
the NASD related to the offering of the Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement and shall assist the Managing Underwriter in complying with the NASD
Rules.

      (e) Prior to any offering of Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement, the Company shall arrange for the qualification of the Securities for
sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Managing Underwriter shall
reasonably request and shall maintain such qualification in effect so long as
required; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to
do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any
action in connection therewith that would subject it to taxation or service of
process in suits, other than those arising out of any offering pursuant to the
Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

      (f) Prior to any offering of Securities pursuant to the Registration
Statement, the Company shall have the Securities approved for quotation on the
Nasdaq National Market, subject only to official notice of issuance.

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      (g) Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by subsections (b)(ii)
through (v) above, the Company shall promptly (or within the time period
provided for by Section 4(h) hereof, if applicable) prepare a post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the
related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as thereafter
delivered to purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will
not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

      (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 hereof, the Company may
defer filing of, or delay effectiveness of, a Registration Statement other than
the Initial Registration Statement (or, in the case of a "shelf" Registration
Statement, suspend the use of such "shelf" Registration Statement and any
related Prospectus) for a maximum of 45 days in any 90-day period, and not to
exceed an aggregate of 90 days in any 12 month period, if (i) the Company, in
its reasonable judgment, believes it may possess material non-public information
the disclosure of which would have a material adverse effect on the Company and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) any Registration Statement and related
Prospectus would, in the Company's judgment, contain a material misstatement or
omission as a result of an event that has occurred or is continuing. However, if
the disclosure relates to a proposed or pending material business transaction,
the disclosure of which the Company determines in good faith would be reasonably
likely to impede its ability to consummate such transaction, or would otherwise
have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole, the Company may extend the suspension period from 45 days to 60 days. Any
suspension period described in this Section 4(h) shall be referred to herein as
the "Deferral Period." The Company shall give notice to the Managing Underwriter
of any Deferral Period, and the Managing Underwriter agrees that no Securities
shall be sold pursuant to any Registration Statement until the Managing
Underwriter receives copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided
for in Section 4(g) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company
that the Prospectus may be used, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
in such Prospectus. The Company shall not specify the nature of the event giving
rise to a suspension in any notice to the Managing Underwriter of the existence
of such a suspension. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section
4(h) shall not apply to the Initial Registration Statement.

      (i) The Company shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of
the Commission and shall make generally available to its security holders an
earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act as soon
as practicable after the effective date of the Registration Statement and in any
event no later than 45 days after the end of a 12-month period (or 90 days, if
such period is a fiscal year) beginning with the first month of the Company's
first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Initial
Registration Statement.

      (j) The Company shall take all appropriate actions as reasonably requested
by the Managing Underwriter in order to expedite or facilitate the registration
or the disposition of the Securities.

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      (k) The Company shall:

            (i) make reasonably available for inspection during normal business
      hours by the Managing Underwriter, and any attorney, accountant or other
      agent retained by the Managing Underwriter all relevant financial and
      other records and pertinent corporate documents of the Company and its
      subsidiaries;

            (ii) cause the Company's officers, directors, employees, accountants
      and auditors to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by
      the Managing Underwriter or any such attorney, accountant or agent in
      connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to the
      Registration Statement as is customary for similar due diligence
      examinations;

            (iii) make the representations and warranties, comply with the
      agreements and satisfy the conditions to closing (including, without
      limitation, obtaining customary legal opinions and accountants comfort
      letters) set forth in the Underwriting Agreement; and

            (iv) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably
      requested by the Managing Underwriter.

      (l) The Company shall upon (i) the filing of the Initial Registration
Statement and (ii) the effectiveness of the Initial Registration Statement,
announce the same, in each case by release to Reuters Economic Services and
Bloomberg Business News.

      (m) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all other
steps necessary to effect the registration of the Securities pursuant to the
terms hereof.

      (n) The Company and the Managing Underwriter shall use their reasonable
best efforts to cooperate in response to any comments from the Commission in
respect of any Registration Statement.

      (o) The Managing Underwriter shall provide to the Company all information
required to be supplied by the Managing Underwriter for inclusion in the Initial
Registration Statement no later than five Business Days after the date hereof.
The Managing Underwriter shall provide to the Company all information required
to be supplied by the Managing Underwriter for inclusion in any subsequent
Registration Statement no later than ten Business Days after the date of the
corresponding Registration Request. The Managing Underwriter shall promptly
provide to the Company any additional information requested by the Commission in
connection with any Registration Statement.

      5. Registration Expenses. The Company shall bear all expenses incurred in
connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4
hereof and shall reimburse the Managing Underwriter for the reasonable fees and
disbursements of the Special Counsel in connection with the Registration
Statement and the offering of the Securities. To the extent the provisions of
the Underwriting Agreement with respect to expenses conflict with this Section
5, the provisions of this Section 5 shall control.

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      6. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Managing Underwriter
and the Borrower as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

      7. Registration Defaults. (a) If:

            (i) the Initial Registration Statement is not filed with the
      Commission on or prior to the 18th calendar day following the Closing
      Date; or

            (ii) the Initial Registration Statement is not declared effective by
      the Commission on or prior to the 130th calendar day following the Closing
      Date; or

            (iii) the Company does not execute the Underwriting Agreement with
      respect to the Initial Registration Statement when required or does not
      comply with the agreements or satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections
      5(a), 5(b), 5(d), 5(e), 5(g), 6(a) (excluding the portion of Section 6(a)
      prior to the words "if filing"), 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 6(f), 6(g), 6(h),
      6(i), 6(j) and 6(k) of the Underwriting Agreement entered into in
      connection with the Initial Registration Statement; provided that such
      events shall constitute a Registration Default (as defined below) only if
      such events have not been cured by the 130th calendar day following the
      Closing Date, and then such Registration Default shall be deemed to begin
      on such 130th day; and provided, further, for the avoidance of doubt, any
      such Registration Default shall only exist until such default is cured;
      and provided, further, to the extent any such failure to comply with such
      agreements or satisfy such conditions relates to deficiencies in the
      Registration Statement (or changes in circumstances after the Registration
      Statement has become effective), such failure may be cured through the
      filing of appropriate amendments or supplements to such Registration
      Statement and entering into a new Underwriting Agreement (so long as the
      foregoing agreements and conditions are met with respect to the new
      Underwriting Agreement);

(each such event referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), a
"Registration Default"), the Company hereby agrees to pay liquidated damages
("Liquidated Damages") with respect to the Notes from and including the day
following the Registration Default to but excluding the earlier of (1) the day
two years following the Closing Date and (2) the day on which the Registration
Default has been cured:

                  (A) in the case of the Registration Default set forth in
            clause (i) above, to each Holder cash in an amount per month equal
            to 0.25% of the accreted principal amount of the Notes (such
            Liquidated Damages to accrue daily and be paid monthly); and

                  (B) in the case of the Registration Defaults set forth in
            clauses (ii) and (iii) above, to each Holder cash, (x) with respect
            to the 60-day period following the occurrence of such a Registration
            Default, in an amount per month equal to 0.25% of the accreted
            principal amount of the Notes and (y) with respect to the period
            commencing the 61st day following the occurrence of such
            Registration Default, in an amount per

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            month equal to 0.50% of the accreted principal amount of the Notes;
            provided, however, that in no event shall Liquidated Damages accrue
            at a rate per month exceeding 0.50% of the accreted principal amount
            of the Notes (in each case, such Liquidated Damages to accrue daily
            and be paid monthly).

      (b) Liquidated Damages shall accrue daily. All accrued Liquidated Damages
shall be paid in arrears to Record Holders by the Company on each Damages
Payment Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds
check. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults, the further accrual of
Liquidated Damages with respect to all Notes will cease. All Liquidated Damages
shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day
months.

      (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of paying any Liquidated
Damages in cash, the Company may elect to add such Liquidated Damages to the
principal amount of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture at a rate
equal to:

                  (A) in the case of the Registration Default set forth in
            clause (a)(i) above, 0.375% per month of the accreted principal
            amount of the Notes (such Liquidated Damages to accrete daily and
            compound monthly); and

                  (B) in the case of the Registration Defaults set forth in
            clauses (a)(ii) and (a)(iii) above, (x) with respect to the 60-day
            period following the occurrence of such a Registration Default,
            0.375% per month of the accreted principal amount of the Notes and
            (y) with respect to the period commencing the 61st day following the
            occurrence of such Registration Default, 0.75% per month of the
            accreted principal amount of the Notes; provided, however, that in
            no event shall Liquidated Damages accrete at a rate per month
            exceeding 0.75% of the accreted principal amount of the Notes (in
            each case, such Liquidated Damages to accrete daily and compound
            monthly).

      (d) If the Company makes the election described in clause (c) above, such
Liquidated Damages shall accrete daily and shall be added to the accreted
principal amount of the Notes on each Damages Payment Date.

      (e) The parties hereto agree that the Liquidated Damages provided for in
this Section 7 constitute a reasonable estimate of the damages that may be
incurred by Holders by reason of a Registration Default and that such Liquidated
Damages are the only monetary damages available to Holders with respect to a
Registration Default.

      (f) Liquidated Damages shall only be payable in the event of a
Registration Default with respect to the Initial Registration Statement. In no
event shall any Liquidated Damages be payable with respect to the Registration
Statements required pursuant to Section 3 hereof.

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      8. No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not entered into, and
agrees not to enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that is
inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders and the Managing Underwriter
herein or that otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.

      9. Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be
amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to
departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has
obtained the written consent of the Managing Underwriter; provided that no
amendment, qualification, supplement, waiver or consent with respect to (i)
Section 2 hereof shall be effective unless consented to by the Majority Holders
(ii) or Section 7 hereof shall be effective as against any Holder of Notes
unless consented to in writing by such Holder; and provided, further, that the
provisions of this Section 9 may not be amended, qualified, modified or
supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof
may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the
Managing Underwriter, and provided, further, any amendment of the first proviso
of this Section 9 shall require the written consent of each Holder.

      10. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications provided for
or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class
mail, telex, facsimile or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery:

      (a) if to the Managing Underwriter, initially at the address or addresses
set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and

      (b) if to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the Purchase
Agreement.

      All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly
given on the earliest of (i) at the time delivered, if delivered by
hand-delivery; (ii) three business days after being deposited in the mail,
postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; (iii) when receipt is
acknowledged and confirmed as sent by sender's telex or facsimile machine, if
sent by telex or facsimile transmission; and (iv) on the day delivered, if sent
by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

      The Managing Underwriter or the Company by notice to the other parties may
designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or
communications.

      11. Remedies. Each party, in addition to being entitled to exercise all
rights provided to it herein, in the Indenture or in the Purchase Agreement or
granted by law, including recovery of liquidated or other damages, will be
entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. Each party
agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss
incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and
hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a
remedy at law would be adequate.

      12. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. The
Company hereby agrees to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of
Notes, including any subsequent Holders,

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and any Holder may specifically enforce Section 2 and Section 7 of this
Agreement as if an original party hereto.

      13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

      14. Headings. The section headings used herein are for convenience only
and shall not affect the construction hereof.

      15. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be performed in the State of New York. The parties hereto each hereby
waive any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

      16. Severability. In the event that any one of more of the provisions
contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstances, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity,
legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of
the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired or affected
thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the parties
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

      17. Securities Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval
of Holders of Notes is required hereunder, Notes held by the Company or its
Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities who are Affiliates by
virtue of their ownership of equity securities of the Company, of Charter
Communications Holding Company, LLC or of Registrable Securities) shall not be
counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders
of such required percentage.

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      If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon
this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement between the
Company and the several Initial Purchasers.

                               Very truly yours,

                               Charter Communications, Inc.

                                By: /s/ Eloise Schmitz
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Name: Eloise E. Schmitz
                                   Title: Vice President

The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first
above written.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

By /s/ Derek Van Zandt
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   Name: Derek Van Zandt
   Title: Vice President

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