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Exhibit 10.21

     

    Exhibit
      10.21

    
 

    SECOND
      AMENDED AND RESTATED

     

    LIMITED
      LIABILITY COMPANY

     

    AGREEMENT

    OF

     

    CHARTER
      COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC

     

    (a
      Delaware Limited Liability Company)

     

    This
      SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF CHARTER
      COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC (this "Agreement"), is entered into as of October
      31, 2005 by CCHC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCHC"), the sole
      member of CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
      company (the "Company").

     

    W
      I T N E
      S S E T H:

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Company is governed by that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability
      Company Agreement dated as of October 30, 2001, as amended (the "Prior
      Agreement"); and

     

    WHEREAS,
      CCHC, as the sole member of the Company, wishes to amend and restate the Prior
      Agreement to reflect the current membership of the Company; and 

     

    NOW
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and provisions set forth herein, the
      benefits to be gained by the performance thereof and other good and valuable
      consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
      the
      party hereby agrees as follows:

     

    SECTION
      1. General.

     

    (a) Effective
      as of the date and time of filing of the Certificate of Formation (the
      "Certificate") in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware,
      the Company was formed as a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited
      Liability Company Act. Except as expressly provided herein, the rights and
      obligations of the members in connection with the regulation and management
      of
      the Company shall be governed by the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
      (6
      Del.C. § 18-101, et. seq.) (the "Delaware Limited Liability Company
      Act").

     

    (b) The
      name
      of the Company shall be "CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC." The business
      of
      the Company shall be conducted under such name or any other name or names that
      the Manager shall determine from time to time. 

     

    (c) The
      address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall
      be c/o CorpAmerica, Inc., 30 Old Rudnick Lane, Dover, Delaware 19901. The name
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      address
        of the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State
        of
        Delaware shall be CorpAmerica, Inc., 30 Old Rudnick Lane, Dover, Delaware
        19901.
        The registered office or registered agent of the Company may be changed from
        time to time by the Manager.

    

     

    (d) The
      principal place of business of the Company shall be at 12405 Powerscourt Drive,
      St. Louis, MO 63131. At any time, the Manager may change the location of the
      Company's principal place of business.

     

    (e) The
      term
      of the Company commenced on the date of the filing of the Certificate in the
      office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and will continue
      and
      have perpetual existence until dissolved and its affairs wound up in accordance
      with the provisions of this Agreement. 

     

    (f) The
      execution of the Certificate and the filing thereof in the office of the
      Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, are hereby ratified, confirmed
      and
      approved by the members.

     

    (g) The
      Manager shall cause the Company to be qualified, formed or registered under
      assumed or fictitious name statutes or similar laws in any jurisdiction in
      which
      the Company transacts business and in which such qualification, formation or
      registration is required or desirable. The Manager, as an authorized person
      within the meaning of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, shall execute,
      deliver and file any certificates (and any amendments and/or restatements
      thereof) necessary for the Company to qualify to do business in a jurisdiction
      in which the Company may wish to conduct business.

     

    SECTION
      2. Purposes.
      The
      Company was formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the business
      to be conducted by the Company is, engaging in any lawful act or activity for
      which limited liability companies may be formed under the Delaware Limited
      Liability Company Act and engaging in any and all activities necessary,
      convenient, desirable or incidental to the foregoing. 

     

    SECTION
      3. Powers.
      The
      Company shall have all powers necessary, appropriate or incidental to the
      accomplishment of its purposes and all other powers conferred upon a limited
      liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company
      Act.

     

    SECTION
      4. Management.

     

    (a) Management
      by Managers.
      CCHC,
      as the sole member of the Company, hereby elects Charter Communications, Inc.
      ("CCI"), a Delaware corporation, or its successor-in-interest, as the Company's
      Manager. CCI shall be the Manager until the member elects otherwise. No
      additional person may be elected as Manager without the approval of the member.
      Except as otherwise required by applicable law and as provided below with
      respect to the Board of Directors, the powers of the Company shall at all times
      be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business, property and
      affairs of the Company shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the
      Manager.

     

    The
      Manager shall be authorized to elect, remove or replace directors and officers
      of the Company, who shall have such authority with respect to the management
      of
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      affairs
        of the Company as set forth herein or as otherwise specified by the Manager
        in
        the resolution or resolutions pursuant to which such directors or officers
        were
        elected.

    

     

    Except
      as
      otherwise required by applicable law, CCI, in its capacity as Manager, shall
      be
      authorized to execute or endorse any check, draft, evidence of indebtedness,
      instrument, obligation, note, mortgage, contract, agreement, certificate or
      other document on behalf of the Company.

     

    No
      annual
      or regular meetings of the Manager or the members are required. The Manager
      may,
      by written consent, take any action which it is otherwise required or permitted
      to take at a meeting.

     

    (b) Board
      of Directors.

     

    i) Notwithstanding
      paragraph (a) above, the Manager may delegate its power to manage the business
      of the Company to a Board of Directors (the "Board") which, subject to the
      limitations set forth below, shall have the authority to exercise all such
      powers of the Company and do all such lawful acts and things as may be done
      by a
      manager of a limited liability company under the Delaware Limited Liability
      Company Act and as are not by statute, by the Certificate, or by this Agreement
      directed or required to be exercised or done by the Manager. The rights and
      duties of the members of the Board may not be assigned or delegated to any
      person or entity.

     

    ii) Except
      as
      otherwise provided herein, members of the Board shall possess and may exercise
      all the powers and privileges and shall have all of the obligations and duties
      to the Company and the members granted to or imposed on directors of a
      corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

     

    iii) The
      number of directors shall initially be two (2), which number may be changed
      from
      time to time by the Manager. The initial directors shall be as set forth on
      Exhibit A hereto.

     

    iv) Each
      director shall be appointed by the Manager and shall serve in such capacity
      until the earlier of his resignation, removal or replacement by the
      Manager.

     

    v) No
      director shall be entitled to any compensation for serving as a director. No
      fee
      shall be paid to any director for attendance at any meeting of the Board;
      provided, however, that the Company may reimburse directors for the actual
      reasonable costs incurred in such attendance. 

     

    (c) Consent
      Required.
      The
      affirmative vote, approval, consent or ratification of the Manager shall be
      required to:

     

    i) alter
      the
      primary purposes of the Company as set forth in Section 2;

     

    ii) issue
      membership interests in the Company to any Person and admit such Person as
      a
      member;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    iii) do
      any
      act in contravention of this Agreement or any resolution of the members, or
      cause the Company to engage in any business not authorized by the Certificate
      or
      the terms of this Agreement or that which would make it impossible to carry
      on
      the usual course of business of the Company; 

     

    iv) enter
      into or amend any agreement which provides for the management of the business
      or
      affairs of the Company by a person other than the Manager;

     

    v) change
      or
      reorganize the Company into any other legal form; 

     

    vi) amend
      this Agreement;

     

    vii) approve
      a
      merger or consolidation with another Person; 

     

    viii) sell
      all
      or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

     

    ix) change
      the status of the Company from one in which management is vested in the Manager
      to one in which management is vested in the members or in any other manager,
      other than as may be delegated to the Board and the officers
      hereunder;

     

    x) possess
      any Company property or assign the rights of the Company in specific Company
      property for other than a Company purpose; 

     

    xi) operate
      the Company in such a manner that the Company becomes an "investment company"
      for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

     

    xii) except
      as
      otherwise provided or contemplated herein, enter into any agreement to acquire
      property or services from any Person who is a director or officer;

     

    xiii) settle
      any litigation or arbitration with any third party, any member, or any affiliate
      of any member, except for any litigation or arbitration brought or defended
      in
      the ordinary course of business where the present value of the total settlement
      amount or damages will not exceed $5,000,000;

     

    xiv) materially
      change any of the tax reporting positions or elections of the
      Company;

     

    xv) make
      or
      commit to any expenditures which, individually or in the aggregate, exceed
      or
      are reasonably expected to exceed the Company's total budget (as approved by
      the
      Manager) by the greater of 5% of such budget or Five Million Dollars
      ($5,000,000); or

     

    xvi) make
      or
      incur any secured or unsecured indebtedness which, individually or in the
      aggregate, exceeds Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), provided that this
      restriction shall not apply to (i) any refinancing of or amendment to existing
      indebtedness which does not increase total borrowing, (ii) any indebtedness
      to
      (or guarantee of indebtedness of) any company controlled by or under common
      control with the Company ("Intercompany Indebtedness"), (iii) the pledge of
      any
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      permissible
        indebtedness of the Company or any Intercompany Indebtedness or (iv)
        indebtedness necessary to finance a transaction or purchase approved by the
        Manager.

    

     

    (d) Board
      of Director Meetings.

     

    i) Regular
      Meetings.
      Regular
      meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and at such place
      as shall from time to time be determined by the Board, but not less often than
      annually.

     

    ii) Special
      Meetings.
      Special
      meetings of the Board may be called by the president or any member of the Board
      on twenty-four (24) hours' notice to each director; special meetings shall
      be
      called by the president or secretary in like manner and on like notice on the
      written request of members holding a majority of the Common Units held by all
      members. Notice of a special meeting may be given by facsimile.

     

    iii) Telephonic
      Meetings.
      Members
      of the Board may participate in any regular or special meeting of the Board,
      by
      means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment, by means
      of
      which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
      Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 4(d)(iii) will constitute
      presence in person at such meeting. 

     

    iv) Quorum.
      Subject
      to the provisions of Section 4(c), at all meetings of the Board, a majority
      of
      the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and
      the
      act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is
      a
      quorum shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically
      provided by statute, the Certificate or this Agreement. If a quorum is not
      present at any meeting of the Board, the directors present thereat may adjourn
      the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present. Notice of such
      adjournment shall be given to any director not present at such
      meeting.

     

    v) Action
      Without Meeting.
      Unless
      otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Formation or this Agreement, any
      action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board may be
      taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent thereto in writing
      and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the
      Board.

     

    (e) Board's
      Duty of Care.
      The
      Board's duty of care in the discharge of its duties to the Company and the
      members is limited to discharging its duties pursuant to this Agreement in
      good
      faith, with the care a corporate director of like position would exercise under
      similar circumstances, in the manner it reasonably believes to be in the best
      interests of the Company. In discharging its duties, the Board shall not be
      liable to the Company or to any member for any mistake or error in judgment
      or
      for any act or omission believed in good faith to be within the scope of
      authority conferred by this Agreement or approved by the Manager.

     

    SECTION
      5. Officers.

     

    (a) Officers.
      The
      officers shall be a President, a Treasurer and a Secretary, and such other
      additional officers, including a Chairman of the Board, one or more Chairmen,
      Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers as the Board,
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      President
        may from time to time elect. Any two or more offices may be held by the same
        individual.

    

     

    (b) Election
      and Term.
      The
      President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected by and shall hold office
      at
      the pleasure of the Board or the Manager. The Board, the Manager or the
      President may elect such other officers and agents as it shall deem desirable,
      who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board, the Manager or the
      President, and who shall have such authority and shall perform such duties
      as
      from time to time shall be prescribed by the Board, the Manager or the
      President.

     

    (c)
       Removal.
      Any
      officer may be removed by the affirmative vote of the Manager or the affirmative
      vote of at least a majority of the directors then in office, with or without
      cause, for any reason or for no reason. Any officer other than the President,
      the Treasurer or the Secretary may be removed by the President, with or without
      cause, for any reason or for no reason. 

     

    (d) Duties
      and Authority of Officers.

     

    i) President.
      The
      President shall be the chief executive officer and (if no other person has
      been
      appointed as such) the chief operating officer of the Company; shall preside
      at
      all meetings of the members and directors; shall have general supervision and
      active management of the business and finances of the Company; shall see that
      all orders and resolutions of the Board or the Manager are carried into effect;
      subject, however, to the right of the directors to delegate any specific powers
      to any other officer or officers. In the absence of direction by the Board
      or
      Manager to the contrary, the President shall have the power to vote all
      securities held by the Company and to issue proxies therefor. In the absence
      or
      disability of the President, any Chairman (if any) or, if there is no Chairman,
      the most senior available officer appointed by the Board or the Manager shall
      perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President with the same force
      and effect as if performed by the President, and shall be subject to all
      restrictions imposed upon him. 

     

    ii) Vice
      President.
      Each
      Vice President, if any, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to him
      or
      her and shall exercise such powers as may be granted to him or her by the
      Manager, the Board or by the President of the Company. In the absence of
      direction by the Board, the Manager or the President to the contrary, the any
      Senior Vice President shall have the power to vote all securities held by the
      Company and to issue proxies therefor. 

     

    iii) The
      Secretary.
      The
      Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, a notice as required of all meetings
      of the members and of the Board. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept,
      at the principal executive office of the Company or such other place as the
      Board may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors
      and
      members. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, whether
      regular or special (and, if special, how authorized and the notice given),
      the
      names of those present at directors' meetings, the number of shares present
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      meetings,
        and the proceedings thereof. The Secretary shall perform such other duties
        as
        may be prescribed from time to time by the Manager or the Board.

    

     

    iv) The
      Treasurer.
      The
      Treasurer shall have custody of the Company funds and securities and shall
      keep
      or cause to be kept full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements
      in
      books of the Company to be maintained for such purpose; shall deposit all moneys
      and other valuable effects of the Company in the name and to the credit of
      the
      Company in depositories designated by the Manager or the Board; and shall
      disburse the funds of the Company as may be ordered by the Manager or the
      Board.

     

    v) The
      Chairman.
      The
      Chairman, if any, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned, and shall
      exercise such powers as may be granted to him or her by the Manager or the
      Board.

     

    SECTION
      6. Members.

     

    (a) The
      members of the Company shall be as set forth on Exhibit B hereto as amended
      from
      time to time. At the date hereof, CCHC is the sole member. Other persons may
      be
      admitted as members from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this
      Agreement. If an admission of a new member results in the Company having more
      than one member, this Agreement shall be amended in accordance with the
      provisions of Section 15(b) to establish the rights and responsibilities of
      the
      members and to govern their relationships.

     

    (b) No
      member
      shall be liable for the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company,
      including any debts, liabilities and obligations under a judgment, decree or
      order of a court.

     

    (c) Neither
      a
      member nor any of its affiliates, partners, members, directors, managers,
      officers or employees shall be expressly or impliedly restricted or prohibited
      by virtue of this Agreement or the relationships created hereby from engaging
      in
      other activities or business ventures of any kind or character whatsoever.
      Except as otherwise agreed in writing, each member and its affiliates, partners,
      members, directors, managers, officers and employees shall have the right to
      conduct, or to possess a direct or indirect ownership interest in, activities
      and business ventures of every type and description, including activities and
      business ventures in direct competition with the Company.

     

    SECTION
      7. Percentage
      Interests. As
      of the
      date hereof, the Percentage Interests or number of membership units held by
      each
      member shall be as set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto. So long as CCHC
      is
      the sole member of the Company, CCHC's Percentage Interest shall be 100 percent.
      

     

    SECTION
      8. Distributions.
      The
      Company may from time to time distribute to the members such amounts in cash
      and
      other assets as shall be determined by the members. Each such distribution,
      including liquidating distributions, shall be divided among the members in
      accordance with their Percentage Interests. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    SECTION
      9. Allocations.
      The
      profits and losses of the Company shall be allocated to the members in
      accordance with their Percentage Interests or number of membership
      units.

     

    SECTION
      10. Dissolution;
      Winding Up.

     

    (a) The
      Company shall be dissolved upon (i) the adoption of a plan of dissolution by
      the
      members or (ii) the occurrence of any event required to cause the dissolution
      of
      the Company under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. 

     

    (b) Any
      dissolution of the Company shall be effective as of the date on which the event
      occurs giving rise to such dissolution, but the Company shall not terminate
      unless and until all its affairs have been wound up and its assets distributed
      in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company
      Act.

     

    (c) Upon
      dissolution of the Company, the Company shall continue solely for the purposes
      of winding up its business and affairs as soon as reasonably practicable.
      Promptly after the dissolution of the Company, the Manager shall immediately
      commence to wind up the affairs of the Company in accordance with the provisions
      of this Agreement and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. In winding
      up
      the business and affairs of the Company, the Manager may take any and all
      actions that it determines in its sole discretion to be in the best interests
      of
      the members, including, but not limited to, any actions relating to (i) causing
      written notice by registered or certified mail of the Company's intention to
      dissolve to be mailed to each known creditor of and claimant against the
      Company, (ii) the payment, settlement or compromise of existing claims against
      the Company, (iii) the making of reasonable provisions for payment of contingent
      claims against the Company and (iv) the sale or disposition of the properties
      and assets of the Company. It is expressly understood and agreed that a
      reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly liquidation of the assets
      of
      the Company and the satisfaction of claims against the Company so as to enable
      the Manager to minimize the losses that may result from a
      liquidation.

     

    SECTION
      11. Transfer.
      Upon the
      transfer of a member's limited liability company interest, the Manager shall
      provide notice of such transfer to each of the other members and shall amend
      Exhibit B hereto to reflect the transfer. 

     

    SECTION
      12. Admission
      of Additional Members.
      The
      admission of additional members to the Company shall be accomplished by the
      amendment of this Agreement and, if required by the Delaware Limited Liability
      Company Act. 

     

    SECTION
      13. Tax
      Matters.
      As of
      the date of this Agreement, the Company is a single-owner entity for United
      States federal tax purposes. So long as the company is a single-owner entity
      for
      federal income tax purposes, it is intended that for federal, state and local
      income tax purposes the Company be disregarded as an entity separate from its
      owner for income tax purposes and its activities be treated as a division of
      such owner. In the event that the Company has two or more members for federal
      income tax purposes, it is intended that (i) the Company shall be treated as
      a
      partnership for federal, state and local income tax purposes, and the members
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      inconsistent
        therewith and (ii) this Agreement will be amended to provide for appropriate
        book and tax allocations pursuant to subchapter K of the Internal Revenue
        Code
        of 1986, as amended.

    

     

    SECTION
      14. Exculpation
      and Indemnification.

     

    (a) Neither
      the members, the Manager, the directors, their affiliates, nor any person who
      at
      any time shall serve, or shall have served, as a director, officer, employee
      or
      other agent of any member or any such affiliate and who, in such capacity,
      shall
      engage, or shall have engaged, in activities on behalf of the Company (a
      "Specified Agent") shall be liable, in damages or otherwise, to the Company
      or
      to any member for, and neither the Company nor any member shall take any action
      against such members, their affiliates or any Specified Agent, in respect of
      any
      loss which arises out of any acts or omissions performed or omitted by it
      pursuant to the authority granted by this Agreement, or otherwise performed
      on
      behalf of the Company, if such member, such affiliate, or such Specified Agent,
      as applicable, in good faith, determined that such course of conduct was in
      the
      best interests of the Company. Each member shall look solely to the assets
      of
      the Company for return of his, her or its investment, and if the property of
      the
      Company remaining after the discharge of the debts and liabilities of the
      Company is insufficient to return such investment, each member shall have no
      recourse against the Company, the other members or their affiliates, except
      as
      expressly provided herein; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not
      relieve any member of any fiduciary duty or duty of fair dealing to the other
      members that it may have under applicable law.

     

    (b) In
      any
      threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding to which
      a
      member, any of such member's affiliates, or any Specified Agent was or is a
      party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person
      is or was engaged in activities on behalf of the Company, including without
      limitation any action or proceeding brought under the Securities Act of 1933,
      as
      amended, against a member, any of such member's affiliates, or any Specified
      Agent relating to the Company, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
      the
      members, any such affiliates, and any such Specified Agents against losses,
      damages, expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments and amounts paid in
      settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or in connection with such claim,
      action, suit or proceeding; provided, however, that none of the members, any
      of
      their affiliates or any Specified Agent shall be indemnified for actions
      constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, or fraud. Any act or omission by
      any
      member, any of such member's affiliates or any Specified Agent, if done in
      reliance upon the opinion of independent legal counsel or public accountants
      selected with reasonable care by such member, such affiliate or such Specified
      Agent, as applicable, shall not constitute bad faith, willful misconduct, or
      fraud on the part of such member, affiliate or Specified Agent.

     

    (c) The
      termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order or
      settlement shall not, of itself, create a presumption that any act or failure
      to
      act by a member, such member's
      affiliate or any Specified Agent constituted bad faith, willful misconduct
      or
      fraud under this Agreement. 

     

    (d) Any
      such
      indemnification under this Section 14 shall be recoverable only out of the
      assets of the Company and not from the members. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    SECTION
      15. Miscellaneous.

     

    (a) If
      the
      Manager, the Board or any officer of the Company executes a written consent
      or
      approval or otherwise takes an action on behalf of the Company prior to such
      person's appointment by or as set forth in this Agreement, then such consent,
      approval or action shall be effective and binding on the Company so long as
      the
      effective date or time of such consent, approval or action is after the date
      or
      time on which such person has been appointed in the manner set forth in this
      Agreement.

     

    (b) A
      member's limited liability company interest may be evidenced by a certificate
      of
      limited liability company interest executed by the Manager or an officer in
      such
      form as the Manager may approve.

     

    (c) The
      terms
      and provisions set forth in this Agreement may be amended, and compliance with
      any term or provision set forth herein may be waived, only by a written
      instrument executed by each member. No failure or delay on the part of any
      member in exercising any right, power or privilege granted hereunder shall
      operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
      such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof
      or
      the exercise of any other right, power or privilege granted
      hereunder.

     

    (d) This
      Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the members and
      their respective successors and assigns.

     

    (e) This
      Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
      of
      the State of Delaware, without regard to any conflicts of law principles that
      would require the application of the laws of any other
      jurisdiction.

     

    (f) In
      the
      event that any provision contained in this Agreement shall be held to be
      invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, the invalidity, illegality
      or
      unenforceability thereof shall not affect any other provision
      hereof.

     

    (g) This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
      be
      deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
      same
      instrument.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the party has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on
      the
      date first above written.

     

    CCHC,
      LLC

    

    _s/
      William Placke_

    By:
      William Placke, Esq.

    Title:
      Assistant Corporate Secretary

    

    

    
      
        
          

        

        
        

      

      
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    EXHIBIT
      A

    

    Directors

    1. Jo
      Allen
      Patton

    2. Neil
      Smit

    
      
        
          

        

        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

        
        

      

    

    EXHIBIT
      B

     

    Member
      Name                                             Number
      of Units

     

    CCHC,
      LLC                                                      217,585,246.1Exhibit 10.28

    Exhibit
      10.28

     

     

    EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

     

    THIS
      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
      (this
“Agreement”) is entered into as of October 31, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) by
      and between Charter
      Communications, Inc.,
      a
      Delaware corporation (“Charter”), and Sue
      Ann R. Hamilton,
      an
      individual (the “Executive”). For purposes of this Agreement, except with
      respect to Charter’s obligations to Executive, the term “Company” includes
      Charter and all direct and indirect subsidiaries and controlled affiliates,
      

     

    W
      I T N E S S E T H: 

     

    WHEREAS:

     

    
      
        	 	
                (1)

              	
                Charter
                  and Executive desire for Executive to be employed by Charter upon
                  and
                  subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
                  

              

      

      
        	 	
                (2)

              	
                If
                  Executive is currently employed by the Company, then Executive
                  is willing
                  and desires to be employed by Charter under the terms of this Agreement
                  in
                  lieu of any prior terms and conditions applicable to such existing
                  employment;

              

      

      
        	 	
                (3)

              	
                Executive
                  (whether a prospective or existing employee) is willing and desires
                  to
                  accept employment with Charter hereafter upon and subject to the
                  terms of
                  this Agreement; and

              

      

      
        	 	
                (4)

              	
                Executive’s
                  agreement to the terms and conditions of Sections 6 and 7 are a
                  material
                  and essential condition of Executive’s employment with Charter hereafter
                  under the terms of this
                  Agreement;

              

      

    

     

    Now,
      Therefore, in consideration of the premises, and the promises and agreements
      set
      forth below, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
      follows:

     

    1.  Employment
      Terms and Duties.

     

    1.1  Employment.
      Charter
      hereby employs Executive in an executive capacity, and Executive hereby accepts
      employment by Charter as an executive, upon the terms and conditions set forth
      in this Agreement and under a relationship of trust and confidence.

     

    1.2  Term.
      Executive’s employment under this Agreement commences as of the Effective Date
      and unless earlier terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 below,
      shall terminate on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Term”). If
      Executive continues in Charter’s employ thereafter, Executive’s employment shall
      be on an at will basis, and only the provisions of Sections 6-7, and provisions
      directly related to their enforcement, shall continue to have any application
      or
      effect. 

     

    1.3  Duties.
      Executive is employed in an executive capacity to perform such executive,
      managerial and administrative duties as are assigned or delegated to Executive
      from time to time by the President and/or Chief Executive Officer or designee
      thereof. Executive will devote substantially all Executive’s business time and
      attention to the business of the Company, will act in good faith to promote
      the
      success of the Company’s business, and will cooperate fully with the Executive
      Officers of Charter and the Board of Directors of Charter in the advancement
      of
      the best interests of the Company. Executive will perform Executive’s duties to
      the best of Executive’s abilities using Executive’s best efforts and in

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

       

      accordance
        with applicable law, and will comply with and carry out all Company policies
        and
        codes of conduct. Executive will travel from time to time to the extent
        reasonably necessary to the performance of Executive's duties hereunder.
        Nothing
        in this Section 1.3, however, will prevent Executive from engaging
        in
        additional activities in connection with personal investments and community
        affairs that are not inconsistent with Executive’s duties under this Agreement
        (which community affairs shall be disclosed to and subject to approval by
        the
        President and/or Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer and/or
        Chairman of the Board of Directors); provided such activities do not create
        the
        appearance of or an actual conflict of interest and do not violate any other
        provisions of this Agreement. 

    

     

    1.4  Service
      for Subsidiaries And Affiliates; Indemnification.
      Executive may be nominated and appointed to one or more boards of directors
      and
      to one or more offices of subsidiaries and affiliates of Charter during
      Executive’s employment. While serving as a director or as an officer of any such
      subsidiary or affiliate, or performing any duties for any such subsidiary or
      affiliate, Executive will serve and fulfill all duties without additional
      compensation. Executive will be covered in such capacities by any directors
      and
      officers insurance policy Charter may have in place from time to time and by
      the
      Company’s indemnification policies as may be in effect from time to time, as
      applicable.

     

    2.  Compensation.

     

        2.1 Basic
      Compensation.
      Starting the Effective Date, Executive will be paid a base salary at an annual
      rate of $371,800 (the "Salary") during Executive’s employment. The Salary will
      be payable in equal periodic installments according to Charter’s customary
      payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly. The Salary may be
      increased during the Term of Executive’s employment by the "Board" (the term
      "Board" meaning, whenever used herein, the Board of Directors of Charter or
      the
      Compensation Committee or other designated committee of the Board of Directors
      of Charter), but shall not be reduced below the rate set forth above without
      Executive’s written consent. When increased or decreased in accordance with the
      terms of this Agreement, the new minimum base annual salary shall be deemed
      Executive’s "Salary" for all purposes of this
      Agreement.

     

    
      2.2 Incentive
        Compensation.
        During Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to participate in an
        incentive bonus program established by the Board to measure and reward
        management for the financial performance of Charter that applies to senior
        executive officers of Charter generally, excluding any specific incentive
        or
        bonus plan that may be developed by the Board for the President and/or Chief
        Executive Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer and/or another Executive
        Officer of Charter, and (unless specifically designated as a participant
        in such
        plan by the Board, in their sole discretion) excluding participation in the
        Charter Communications, Inc. 2005 Cash Award Plan. In all cases, the payment
        of
        any incentive compensation shall be at the discretion of the Board, which
        may
        consider any factors it deems relevant, including the assessment of the
        performance of Executive and Charter during the relevant time period. The
        terms
        of any incentive compensation or bonus plan and any payouts or awards thereunder
        shall be established and determined from time to time by the Board in its
        discretion. In no event, however, shall payment of any such amount be made
        later
        than two and one-half months after the end of the calendar year in which
        all
        conditions to payment are satisfied and the amount otherwise was determined
        to
        be payable.

    

     

    2.3. Equity
      Awards. 

    
       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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              (a) Restricted
        Stock.
        During
        Executive’s employment, Executive shall be eligible to receive awards of
        restricted shares of Charter common stock subject to the terms of Charter’s
        restricted stock plan and restricted stock agreement in the same manner as
        other
        similarly situated officers generally. The amount of such awards shall be
        determined by and at the discretion of the Board and may vary from officer
        to
        officer.

       

              (b) Stock
        Options.
        During
        Executive’s employment, Executive shall be eligible to receive awards of option
        rights to acquire shares of Charter common stock subject to the terms of
        Charter’s stock option plan and normal stock option agreement in the same manner
        as other similarly situated officers. The amount of such awards shall be
        determined by and at the discretion of the Board and may vary from officer
        to
        officer. 

    

    

    2.4 Welfare
      Benefits. During
      Executive’s employment, Executive will be permitted to participate in such
      pension, profit sharing, bonus, life insurance, disability insurance,
      hospitalization, major medical, directors and officers indemnification or
      insurance policy, and other employee benefit plans of Charter that may be in
      effect from time to time generally for other senior executives of Charter having
      the same pay grade as Executive, all to the extent Executive is eligible under
      the terms of such plans (collectively, the “Benefits”). The Benefits shall be
      subject to change and discontinuation from time to time as the same may be
      changed or discontinued as to Charter employees in the same pay grade as
      Executive and/or Company employees generally. 

    

    2.5. Business
      Expenses and Perquisites. During
      Executive’s employment, Charter will
      promptly reimburse Executive (or pay directly to the supplier of services)
      for
      all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred by
      Executive in connection with the performance of Executive's duties hereunder,
      (including without limitation, appropriate business entertainment activities,
      expenses incurred by Executive in attending approved conventions, seminars,
      and
      other business meetings, and promotional activities); in each case subject
      to
      Executive's furnishing Charter with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Charter
      (such as receipts) substantiating the claimed expenditures (such expenses being
      commensurate with the office and position of Executive and within budgetary
      limitations), subject to compliance with the terms of any expense reimbursement
      policy from time to time in effect (including with respect to pre-approvals),
      and subject to Executive providing Charter with such other information and
      documentation as may be necessary or required by Charter to deduct such expenses
      for purposes of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
      (the
“Code”). All such payments will be made no later than two and one-half months
      after the end of the calendar year in which Executive became entitled to receive
      such payment. 

    

    3. Facilities
      and Expenses. During
      Executive’s employment, Charter will furnish Executive office space, equipment,
      supplies, and such other facilities and personnel as Charter deems necessary
      or
      appropriate for the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement.
      Charter will pay Executive’s dues in such professional organizations as the
      President and/or Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer deems
      appropriate.

     

    4.
       Vacations
      and Holidays. Executive
      will be entitled to paid vacation in accordance with the vacation policies
      of
      Charter in effect for its executive officers from time to time. Vacation must
      be
      taken by Executive at such time or times as approved by the President and/or
      Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer and/or the designee
      thereof. Executive will also be entitled to the paid holidays as and to

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    the
      extent set forth in Charter’s policies as the same may change from time to time
      for employees generally.

     

    5. Termination.

     

        5.1.  Events
      of Termination.
      Executive’s employment, Salary, Benefits, and Incentive Compensation, and any
      and all other rights of Executive under this Agreement (excluding accrued rights
      and benefits), will terminate prior to the expiration of the Term specified
      in
      Section 1.2:

     

    
      	(a)  	
              upon
                the death of Executive;

            

    

    
      	(b)  	
              upon
                the Disability of Executive (as defined in Section 5.2) immediately
                upon notice from either party to the
                other;

            

    

    
      	(c)  	
              for
                Cause (as defined in Section 5.3), immediately upon notice
                from
                Charter to Executive, or at such later time as such notice may
                specify;

            

    

    
      	(d)  	
              without
                Cause (as defined in Section 5.3), immediately upon notice
                from
                Charter to Executive, or at such later time as such notice may
                specify;

            

    

    
      	(e)  	
              for
                Good Reason (as defined in Section 5.4) upon not less than
                thirty
                days’ (nor more than ninety (90) days) prior notice from Executive to
                Charter; or

            

    

    
      	(f)  	
              without
                Good Reason, immediately upon notice from Executive to
                Charter.

            

    

     

    5.2. Definition
      of “Disability.”
      For
      purposes of Section 5.1, and this Agreement, Executive will be deemed
      to
      have a “Disability” if, due to illness, injury or a physical or medically
      recognized mental condition, (a) Executive is unable to perform Executive’s
      duties under this Agreement with reasonable accommodation for 120 consecutive
      days, or 180 days during any twelve month period, as determined in accordance
      with this Section 5.2, or (b) Executive is considered disabled for purposes
      of receiving / qualifying for long term disability benefits under any group
      long
      term disability insurance plan or policy offered by Charter in which Executive
      participates. The Disability of Executive will be determined by a medical doctor
      selected by written agreement of Charter and Executive upon the request of
      either party by notice to the other, or (in the case of and with respect to
      any
      applicable long term disability insurance policy or plan) will be determined
      according to the terms of the applicable long term disability insurance policy
      /
      plan. If Charter and Executive cannot agree on the selection of a medical
      doctor, each of them will select a medical doctor and the two medical doctors
      will select a third medical doctor who will determine whether Executive has
      a
      Disability. The determination of the medical doctor selected under this
      Section 5.2 will be binding on both parties. Executive must submit to
      a
      reasonable number of examinations by the medical doctor making the determination
      of Disability under this Section 5.2, and to other specialists designated
      by such medical doctor, and Executive hereby authorizes the disclosure and
      release to Charter of such determination and all supporting medical records.
      If
      Executive is not legally competent, Executive’s legal guardian or duly
      authorized attorney-in-fact will act in Executive’s stead under this
      Section 5.2 for the purposes of submitting Executive to the examinations,
      and providing the authorization of disclosure, required under this
      Section 5.2.

     

    5.3. Definition
      of “Cause.”
      For
      purposes of Section 5.1, and this Agreement, the term “Cause” means:
       

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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              (a)  Executive’s
      breach of a material obligation or representation under this Agreement or breach
      of any fiduciary duty to Charter; or any act of fraud or knowing
      misrepresentation or concealment on behalf of or to Charter or the Board of
      Directors; 

    

    (b) Executive’s
      failure to adhere in any material respect to (i) any Company Code of Conduct
      in
      effect from time to time and applicable to officers and/or employees generally,
      or (ii) any written Company policy, if such policy is material to the effective
      performance by Executive of the Executive’s duties under this Agreement, and if
      Executive has been given a reasonable opportunity to cure this failure to comply
      within a period of time which is reasonable under the circumstances but not
      more
      than the thirty (30) day period after written notice of such failure is provided
      to Executive; provided that if Executive cures this failure to comply with
      such
      a policy and then fails again to comply with the same policy, no further
      opportunity to cure that failure shall be required; 

    

    (c)
       Executive’s
      failure or refusal to perform any lawful duty or assignment; or the
      appropriation (or attempted appropriation) of a material business opportunity
      of
      the Company, including attempting to secure or securing any personal profit
      in
      connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Company (other
      than through stock options, bonuses and other incentives provided by Charter
      to
      Executive); 

    

    (d) 
      Executive’s misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of any of the
      Company’s funds or property; or any breach of fiduciary duty to the Company or
      any plan or program sponsored by the Company; 

    

    (e)  Executive’s
      conviction of, the entering of a guilty plea or plea of nolo
      contendere or
      no
      contest (or the equivalent), or entering into any pretrial diversion program
      or
      agreement or suspended imposition of sentence, with respect to either a felony
      or a crime that adversely affects the Company or its reputation; or the
      institution of criminal charges against Executive, which are not dismissed
      within sixty (60) days after institution, for fraud, embezzlement, any offense
      involving dishonesty or constituting a breach of trust, or any felony (including
      without limitation a crime in any jurisdiction other than the United States
      or
      any state thereof in which Company does business which would constitute such
      a
      felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof); 

    

    (f)  Executive’s
      admission of liability of, or finding of liability for, the violation of any
      “Securities Laws.” As used herein, the term “Securities Laws” means any federal
      or state law, rule or regulation governing generally the issuance or exchange
      of
      securities, including without limitation the Securities Act of 1933, the
      Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
      thereunder; 

    

    (g)   conduct
      by Executive in connection with Executive’s employment that constitutes gross
      neglect of any duty or responsibility, willful misconduct, or recklessness;
      

    

    (h)
       Executive’s
      illegal possession or use of any controlled substance, or excessive use of
      alcohol at a work function, in connection with Executive’s duties, or on Company
      premises; “excessive” meaning either repeated unprofessional use or any single
      event of consumption giving rise to significant intoxication or unprofessional
      behavior; or

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (i)
       Executive’s
      material violation of any federal, state or local law that may result in a
      direct or indirect financial loss to the Company or damage the Company’s
      reputation. 

    

    If
      Executive commits or is charged with committing any offense of the character
      or
      type specified in Section 5.3 (e), (f) or (i) above, then Charter at its option
      may suspend the Executive with or without pay. If the Executive subsequently
      is
      convicted of, pleads guilty or nolo
      contendere
      (or
      equivalent plea) to, or enters into any type of suspended imposition of sentence
      or pretrial diversion program with respect to, any such offense (or any matter
      that gave rise to the suspension), the Executive shall immediately repay any
      and
      all other compensation or other amounts paid hereunder from the date of the
      suspension, and (x) (unless otherwise precluded by or because of the terms
      of
      the applicable plan) any of the restricted stock or options that vested after
      the date of such suspension shall forthwith be cancelled, and (y) if any such
      stock options, the shares subject thereto, or the restricted shares that vested
      during such time period have theretofore been sold by Executive, the cash value
      thereof shall be repaid to Charter immediately. 

    

    5.4. Definition
      of “Good Reason.”
      For
      purposes of Section 5.1, and this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean
      (a) any reduction in Executive’s Salary except as permitted hereunder, or (b)
      instruction to relocate Executive’s primary workplace to a location that is more
      than fifty (50) miles from the office where Executive is initially assigned
      to
      work as Executive’s principal office, or outside the greater metropolitan area
      where such office is located, whichever is greater; in each case if Executive
      objects in writing within 10 days, unless Charter retracts the reduction in
      Salary or instruction to relocate within 30 days following Charter’s receipt of
      timely written objection from Executive. 

     

    5.5. Termination
      Pay.
      Effective upon the termination of Executive’s employment, Charter will be
      obligated to pay Executive (or, in the event of Executive’s death, the
      Executive’s designated beneficiary as defined below) only such compensation as
      is provided in this Section 5.5 and in Section 4, except to the extent otherwise
      provided for in any Charter stock incentive or stock option plan, or any Charter
      cash award plan (including, among others, the 2005 Executive Cash Award Plan),
      approved by the Board. For purposes of this Section 5.5, Executive’s
      designated beneficiary will be such individual beneficiary or trust, located
      at
      such address, as Executive may designate by notice to Charter from time to
      time
      or, if Executive fails to give notice to Charter of such a beneficiary,
      Executive’s estate. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Charter will have no
      duty, in any circumstances, to attempt to open an estate on behalf of Executive,
      to determine whether any beneficiary designated by Executive is alive or to
      ascertain the address of any such beneficiary, to determine the existence of
      any
      trust, to determine whether any person purporting to act as Executive’s personal
      representative (or the trustee of a trust established by Executive) is duly
      authorized to act in that capacity, or to locate or attempt to locate any
      beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.

     

    5.5.1. Termination
      by Executive for Good Reason or by Charter without Cause.
      If prior
      to expiration of the Term, Executive terminates Executive’s employment for Good
      Reason, or Charter terminates Executive’s employment other than for Cause (but
      not because of the Disability or death of Executive), Executive will be entitled
      to receive on and subject to the conditions of this Agreement:

     

           (a) Executive’s
      then-existing Salary for the remainder of the Term specified in Section 1.2,
      or
      a period of twelve (12) months, whichever is greater. Subject to the provisions
      of Section 5.6, this amount (the “Separation Payment”) will be paid over the
      period of time used to calculate the Separation Payment (i.e., the balance
      of
      the Term at the time employment terminated or twelve (12) months, whichever
      was
      greater) in equal bi weekly instalments on the Company’s regular pay days for
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    and
      commencing with the first payday after all conditions in Section 5.6 are
      satisfied; provided that, to the extent required to avoid the tax consequences
      of Section 409A of the Code, the first payment shall cover all payments
      scheduled to be made to Executive during the first six (6) months after the
      date
      Executive’s employment terminates, and the first such payment shall be delayed
      until the day after the six (6) month anniversary of the date Executive’s
      employment terminates. 

     

            (b) the
      amount of Executive’s incentive compensation for the year during which the
      termination is effective (prorated for the period from the beginning of the
      year
      in question until the effective date of termination) if and to the extent a
      bonus otherwise is payable under the terms of the applicable incentive bonus
      plan as determined by the Board, based upon results for the entire year. This
      amount will be payable as and when incentive compensation under such plan for
      the year in question is paid to other participants generally but not later
      than
      two and one-half months after the end of the calendar year in which the
      termination is effective. The Board shall determine the amount of any such
      bonus
      and/or the extent to which any such bonus has been earned under the plan, in
      its
      sole discretion, considering results for the entire year and not just the period
      of Executive’s employment;

     

            (c) all
      reasonable expenses Executive has incurred in the pursuit of Executive's duties
      under this Agreement through the date of termination which are payable under
      and
      in accordance with this Agreement;

     

            (d) a
      lump
      sum payment (net after deduction of taxes and other required withholdings)
      equal
      to (i) the greater of the number of full months remaining in the Term at the
      time Executive’s employment terminated, or twelve (12), times (ii) the monthly
      cost, at the time Executive’s employment terminated, for Executive to receive
      under COBRA the paid coverage for health, dental and vision benefits then being
      provided for Executive at the Company’s cost at the time Executive’s employment
      terminated. This amount will be paid at the same time the payment is made under
      Section 5.5.1 (a), and will not take into account future increases in costs
      during the applicable time period; and

     

            (e)
       to
      the
      extent authorized and permitted by the terms of the applicable plan, any stock
      options and restricted stock previously awarded to Executive will continue
      to
      vest under such plan for the period of time immediately following termination
      of
      Executive’s employment that is equal to the period of time used to calculate the
      payment under Section 5.5.1 (a). This period of time qualifies, in the case
      of a
      payment under Section 5.5.1, as the period of time during which Executive is
      receiving severance for purposes of Section 5.4 of the Charter Communications,
      Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and any applicable stock option
      or
      restricted stock agreement signed pursuant to a grant under such plan (and
      the
      payment specified in Section 5.5.1 (a) above qualifies as “severance” for
      purposes of Section 5.4 of the Charter Communications, Inc. 2001 Stock Incentive
      Plan.

     

        Executive
      shall be entitled to no other compensation or benefits except as expressly
      provided in this paragraph. 

     

         5.5.2. Termination
      by Executive without Good Reason or by Charter for Cause.
      If prior
      to the expiration of the Term or thereafter, Executive terminates Executive’s
      employment prior to expiration of the Term without Good Reason or if Charter
      terminates this Agreement for Cause, Executive will be entitled to receive
      Executive’s then-existing Salary only through the date such termination is
      effective and will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses Executive has
      incurred in the pursuit of Executive's duties under this Agreement through
      the
      date of termination which are payable under and in accordance with this

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    Agreement.
      Any unvested options and shares of restricted stock shall terminate as of the
      date of termination unless otherwise provided for in any applicable plan or
      award agreement. Executive shall be entitled to no other compensation or
      benefits except as expressly provided in this paragraph.

     

    5.5.3. Termination
      upon Disability.
      If prior
      to the expiration of the Term, Executive’s employment is terminated by either
      party as a result of Executive’s Disability, as determined under
      Section 5.2, Charter will pay Executive his or her then-existing Salary
      through the remainder of the calendar month during which such termination is
      Effective and for the lesser of (i) six consecutive months thereafter, or (ii)
      the date on which any disability insurance benefits commence under any
      disability insurance coverage furnished by Charter to Executive. Any unvested
      options and shares of restricted stock shall terminate upon a termination for
      Disability unless otherwise provided for in any applicable plan or award
      agreement. Executive shall be entitled to no other compensation or benefits
      except as expressly provided in this paragraph.

     

    5.5.4. Termination
      upon Death.
      If
      Executive’s employment terminates because of Executive’s death, Executive will
      be entitled to receive Executive’s then-existing Salary through the end of the
      calendar month in which the death occurs and shall be paid for all reasonable
      expenses Executive has incurred in the pursuit of Executive's duties under
      this
      Agreement through the date of termination which are payable under and in
      accordance with this Agreement. Any unvested options and shares of restricted
      stock shall terminate upon Death unless otherwise provided for in any applicable
      plan or award agreement. Executive shall be entitled to no other compensation
      or
      benefits except as expressly provided in this paragraph.

     

    5.5.5. Benefits.
      Except
      as otherwise required by law, Executive’s accrual of, or participation in plans
      providing for, the Benefits will cease at the effective date of the termination
      of employment, and Executive will be entitled to accrued benefits pursuant
      to
      such plans only as provided in such plans.

     

     5.6. Conditions
      To Payments. To
      be
      eligible to receive (and continue to receive) and retain the payments and
      benefits described in Sections 5.5.1 (a) - (e), Executive must comply with
      the
      provisions of Sections 6 and 7 and first execute and deliver to Charter, and
      comply with, an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Charter,
      effectively releasing and giving up all claims Executive may have against
      Charter or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (and each of their respective
      controlling shareholders, employees, directors, officers, plans, fiduciaries,
      insurers and agents) arising out of or based upon any facts or conduct occurring
      prior to that date. The agreement will be prepared by Charter, will be based
      upon the standard form (if any) then being utilized by Charter for executive
      separations when severance is being paid, and will be provided to Executive
      at
      the time Executive’s employment is terminated or as soon as administratively
      practicable thereafter (not to exceed five (5) business days). The agreement
      will require Executive to consult with Company representatives, and voluntarily
      appear as a witness for trial or deposition (and to prepare for any such
      testimony) in connection with, any claim which may be asserted by or against
      Charter, any investigation or administrative proceeding, any matter relating
      to
      a franchise, or any business matter concerning Charter or any of its
      transactions or operations. A copy of the current standard form being used
      by
      Charter for executive separations when severance is being paid has been provided
      to Executive or is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 1. It is understood
      that the final document may not contain provisions specific to the release
      of a
      federal age discrimination claim if Executive is not at least forty (40) years
      of age, and may be changed as Charter’s chief legal counsel considers necessary
      and appropriate to enforce the same, including provisions to comply with changes
      in applicable laws and recent court decisions. Payments under and/or benefits
      provided by Sections 5.5.1 (a) - (e) will not be made unless and until Executive
      executes and delivers that agreement to Charter within twenty-one (21) days
      

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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      after
        delivery of the document (or such lesser time as Charter’s chief legal counsel
        may specify in the document) and all conditions to the effectiveness of that
        agreement and the releases contemplated thereby have been satisfied (including
        without limitation the expiration of any applicable revocation period without
        revoking acceptance). It is understood and agreed that if a form of agreement
        called for by this Section 5.6 is not presented to Executive within forty-five
        (45) days after Executive’s employment terminated, then the requirement that
        Executive executes and delivers that agreement will be deemed to be satisfied.
        

    

     

    6. Non-Disclosure
      Covenant; Employee Inventions.

     

        6.1. Acknowledgments
      by Executive.
      Executive acknowledges that (a) during the Employment Period and as
      a part
      of Executive’s employment, Executive will be afforded access to Confidential
      Information (as defined below); (b) public disclosure of such Confidential
      Information could have an adverse effect on the Company and its business;
      (c) because Executive possesses substantial technical expertise and
      skill
      with respect to the Company’s business, Charter desires to obtain exclusive
      ownership of each invention by Executive, and Charter will be at a substantial
      competitive disadvantage if it fails to acquire exclusive ownership of each
      invention by Executive; and (d) the provisions of this Section 6 are
      reasonable and necessary to prevent the improper use or disclosure of
      Confidential Information and to provide Charter with exclusive ownership of
      all
      inventions and works made or created by Executive.

     

        6.2. Confidential
      Information.
      (a) The
      Executive acknowledges that during the Term Executive will have access to and
      may obtain, develop, or learn of Confidential Information (as defined below)
      under and pursuant to a relationship of trust and confidence. 
      The
      Executive shall hold such Confidential Information in strictest confidence
      and
      never at any time, during or after Executive’s employment terminates, directly
      or indirectly use for Executive’s own benefit or otherwise (except in connection
      with the performance of any duties as an employee hereunder) any Confidential
      Information, or divulge, reveal, disclose or communicate any Confidential
      Information to any unauthorized person or entity in any manner whatsoever.
      

    

    As
      used
      in 
      this
      Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall include, but not be limited
      to, any of the following information relating to Company learned by the
      Executive during the Term or as a result of Executive’s employment with
      Charter:

    

    (a)  information
      regarding the Company’s business proposals, manner of the Company’s operations,
      and methods of selling or pricing any products or services;

    

    (b)  the
      identity of persons or entities actually conducting or considering conducting
      business with the Company, and any information in any form relating to such
      persons or entities and their relationship or dealings with the Company or
      its
      affiliates;

    

    (c)  any
      trade
      secret or confidential information of or concerning any business operation
      or
      business relationship;

    

    (d)  computer
      databases, software programs and information relating to the nature of the
      hardware or software and how said hardware or software are used in combination
      or alone; 

    

    (e)  information
      concerning Company personnel, confidential financial information, customer
      or
      customer prospect information, information concerning subscribers, subscriber
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      lists
        and
        data, methods and formulas for estimating costs and setting prices, engineering
        design standards, testing procedures, research results (such as marketing
        surveys, programming trials or product trials), cost data (such as billing,
        equipment and programming cost projection models), compensation information
        and
        models, business or marketing plans or strategies, deal or business terms,
        budgets, vendor names, programming operations, product names, information
        on
        proposed acquisitions or dispositions, actual performance compared to budgeted
        performance, long-range plans, internal financial information (including
        but not
        limited to financial and operating results for certain offices, divisions,
        departments, and key market areas that are not disclosed to the public in
        such
        form), results of internal analyses, computer programs and programming
        information, techniques and designs, and trade secrets; 

    

    

    (f)
      information concerning the Company’s employees, officers, directors and
      shareholders; and

    

    (g)
      any
      other trade secret or information of a confidential or proprietary
      nature.

    

    Executive
      shall not make or use any notes or memoranda relating to any Confidential
      Information except for the benefit of the Company, and will, at Charter’s
      request, return each original and every copy of any and all notes, memoranda,
      correspondence, diagrams or other records, in written or other form, that
      Executive may at any time have within his possession or control that contain
      any
      Confidential Information.

    

    Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information which
      has
      come within the public domain through no fault of or action by Executive or
      which has become rightfully available to Executive on a non-confidential basis
      from any third party, the disclosure of which to Executive does not violate
      any
      contractual or legal obligation such third party has to the Company or its
      affiliates with respect to such Confidential Information. None of the foregoing
      obligations and restrictions applies to any part of the Confidential Information
      that Executive demonstrates was or became generally available to the public
      other than as a result of a disclosure by Executive or by any other person
      bound
      by a confidentiality obligation to the Company in respect of such Confidential
      Information.

    

    Executive
      will not remove from the Company’s premises (except to the extent such removal
      is for purposes of the performance of Executive’s duties at home or while
      traveling, or except as otherwise specifically authorized by Charter) any
      Company document, record, notebook, plan, model, component, device, or computer
      software or code, whether embodied in a disk or in any other form (collectively,
      the “Proprietary Items”). Executive recognizes that, as between Charter and
      Executive, all of the Proprietary Items, whether or not developed by Executive,
      are the exclusive property of the Company. Upon termination of Executive’s
      employment by either party, or upon the request of Charter during the Term,
      Executive will return to Charter all of the Proprietary Items in Executive’s
      possession or subject to Executive’s control, and Executive shall not retain any
      copies, abstracts, sketches, or other physical embodiment of any of the
      Proprietary Items.

    

    6.3. Proprietary
      Developments.

    

    6.3.1.  Any
      and
      all inventions, products, discoveries, improvements, processes, methods,
      computer software programs, models, techniques, or formulae (collectively,
      hereinafter referred to as “Developments”), made, conceived, developed, or
      created by Executive (alone or in conjunction with others, during regular work
      hours or otherwise) during Executive’s employment, which may be directly or
      indirectly useful in, or relate to, the business conducted or to be conducted
      by
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    promptly
      disclosed by Executive to Charter and shall be Charter’s exclusive property. The
      term “Developments” shall not be deemed to include inventions, products,
      discoveries, improvements, processes, methods, computer software programs,
      models, techniques, or formulae which were in the possession of Executive prior
      to the Term. Executive hereby transfers and assigns to Charter all proprietary
      rights which Executive may have or acquire in any Developments and Executive
      waives any other special right which the Executive may have or accrue therein.
      Executive will execute any documents and to take any actions that may be
      required, in the reasonable determination of Charter’s counsel, to effect and
      confirm such assignment, transfer and waiver, to direct the issuance of patents,
      trademarks, or copyrights to Charter with respect to such Developments as are
      to
      be Charter’s exclusive property or to vest in Charter title to such
      Developments; provided, however, that the expense of securing any patent,
      trademark or copyright shall be borne by Charter. 
      The
      parties agree that Developments shall constitute Confidential
      Information.

    

    6.3.2. "Work
      Made for Hire."
      Any work
      performed by Executive during Executive's employment with Charter shall be
      considered a "Work Made for Hire" as defined in the U.S. Copyright laws, and
      shall be owned by and for the express benefit of Charter. In the event it should
      be established that such work does not qualify as a Work Made for Hire,
      Executive agrees to and does hereby assign to Charter all of Executive’s right,
      title, and interest in such work product including, but not limited to, all
      copyrights and other proprietary rights.

    

    6.3.3. Cooperation.
      Both
      during the Term and thereafter, Executive shall fully cooperate with Company
      in
      the protection and enforcement of any intellectual property rights that relate
      to services performed by Executive for Company, whether under the terms of
      this
      Agreement or prior to the execution of this Agreement. This shall include
      without limitation executing, acknowledging, and delivering to Company all
      documents or papers that may be necessary to enable Company to publish or
      protect such intellectual property rights. Charter shall bear all costs in
      connection with Executive's compliance with the terms of this
      section.

    

    7. Non-Competition
      and Non-Interference.

     

    7.1. Acknowledgments
      by Executive.
      Executive acknowledges and agrees that: (a) the services to be performed by
      Executive under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary,
      and intellectual character; (b) the Company competes with other businesses
      that
      are or could be located in any part of the United States; and (c) the provisions
      of this Section 7 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s
      business and lawful protectable interests, and do not impair Executive’s ability
      to earn a living. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    7.2. Covenants
      of Executive.
      For
      purposes of this Section 7.2, the term “Restricted Period” shall mean the period
      commencing on the Effective Date and terminating on the later of (i) the second
      anniversary (or, in the case of Section 7.2 (a), the first anniversary), of
      the
      date Executive’s employment terminated, or (ii) the end of the Term. In
      addition, the “Restricted Period” also shall encompass any period of time from
      whichever anniversary date is applicable until and ending on the last date
      Executive is to be paid any payment under Section 5.5. In consideration of
      the
      acknowledgments by Executive, and in consideration of the compensation and
      benefits to be paid or provided to Executive by Charter, Executive covenants
      and
      agrees that during the Restricted Period, the Executive will not, directly
      or
      indirectly, for Executive’s own benefit or for the benefit of any other person
      or entity other than the Company:

    

    (a)  in
      the
      United States or any other country or territory where the Company then conducts
      its business: engage in, operate, finance, control or be associated with a
      “Competitive Business” (defined below); serve as an officer or director of a
      Competitive Business (regardless of where Executive then lives or conducts
      such
      activities); perform any work as an employee, consultant, contractor, or in
      any
      other capacity with, a Competitive Business; directly or indirectly invest
      or
      own any interest in a Competitive Business (regardless of where Executive then
      lives or conducts such activities); or directly or indirectly provide any
      services or advice to a any business, person or entity who or which is engaged
      in a Competitive Business. A “Competitive Business” is any business, person or
      entity who or which, anywhere within that part of the United States, or that
      part of any other country or territory, where the Company conducts business:
      owns or operates a cable television system, provides direct television or any
      satellite-based, telephone-based internet based or wireless system for
      delivering television, music or other entertainment programming, provides
      telephony services using cable connection, provides data or internet service,
      or
      offers, provides, markets or sells any service or product of a type that is
      offered or marketed by or directly competitive with a service or product offered
      or marketed by the Company at the time Executive’s employment terminates; or who
      or which in any case is preparing or planning to do so. The provisions of this
      Section 7.2(a) shall not be construed or applied: (i) so as to prohibit
      Executive from owning not more than one percent (1%) of any class of securities
      that is publicly traded on any national or regional securities exchange, as
      long
      as Executive’s investment is passive and Executive does not lend or provide any
      services or advice to such business or otherwise violate the terms of this
      Agreement in connection with such investment; (ii) so as to prohibit Executive
      from working as an employee in the cable television business for a
      company/business that owns or operates cable television franchises (by way
      of
      current example, Cox or Comcast), provided that the company/business is not
      providing cable services in any political subdivision/ geographic area where
      the
      Company has a franchise or provides cable services and the company/business
      is
      otherwise not engaged in a Competitive Business, and provided Executive does
      not
      otherwise violate the terms of this Agreement in connection with that work;
      and
      (iii) so as to prohibit Executive from engaging in the authorized practice
      of
      law (it being understood that this does not relieve Executive, or constitute
      a
      waiver by Charter, of any ethical obligation concerning the representation
      of
      any client in a matter adverse to Charter or one of its subsidiaries or
      affiliates). 

    

    (b) contact,
      solicit or provide any service to any person or entity that was a customer
      franchisee, or prospective customer of the Company at any time during
      Executive’s employment (a prospective customer being one to whom the Company had
      made a business proposal within twelve (12) months prior to the time Executive’s
      employment terminated); or directly solicit or encourage any customer,
      franchisee or subscriber of the Company to purchase any service or product
      of a
      type offered by or competitive with any product or service provided by the
      Company, or to reduce the amount or level of business purchased by such
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      procure
        for the benefit of any competitor of the Company, any business of a type
        provided by or competitive with a product or service offered by the Company;
        or

    

    

    (c)  solicit
      or recruit for employment, any person or persons who are employed by Charter
      or
      any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or who were so employed at any time
      within a period of six (6) months immediately prior to the date Executive’s
      employment terminated, or otherwise interfere with the relationship between
      any
      such person and the Company; nor will the Executive assist anyone else in
      recruiting any such employee to work for another company or business or discuss
      with any such person his or her leaving the employ of the Company or engaging
      in
      a business activity in competition with the Company. This provision shall not
      apply to secretarial, clerical, custodial or maintenance employees;

    

    (d) perform
      any work as an employee, consultant, contractor, or in any other capacity with,
      directly or indirectly invest or own any interest in, serve as an officer,
      director or advisor or consultant to, or directly or indirectly provide any
      services or advice to Cequel III (or any of its affiliates, or any entity
      invested in or owned or controlled by Cequel III or any of its principals,
      excluding publicly traded corporations in which such person(s) or entities
      own
      or control less than a 5% interest), or any company or business in which Cequel
      III or any of Cequel III’s principals own an interest (other than a publicly
      traded corporation in which such person(s) and entities own or control less
      than
      a 5% interest). It is understood that the principals of Cequel III are Jerry
      Kent and Howard Wood. The provisions of this Section 7.2(d) shall not be
      construed or applied so as to prohibit Executive from engaging in the authorized
      practice of law (it being understood that this does not relieve Executive,
      or
      constitute a waiver by Charter, of any ethical obligation concerning the
      representation of any client in a matter adverse to Charter or one of its
      subsidiaries or affiliates); or

    

    (e) disparage
      or criticize, or make any derogatory or critical statement about, Charter or
      any
      of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective present or former
      directors, officers, employees, or agents. 

    

    If
      Executive violates any covenant contained in this Section 7.2, then the term
      of
      the covenants in this Section shall be extended by the period of time Executive
      was in violation of the same.

     

    The
      covenants contained in this Section shall be interpreted and applied in a manner
      which complies with Missouri Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct Rule
      4-5.6 and which does not in any way violate the Missouri Supreme Court Rules
      of
      Professional Conduct, understanding Executive is a licensed attorney.

     

        7.3. Provisions
      Pertaining to the Covenants.
      Executive recognizes that the existing business of the Company extends to
      various locations and areas throughout the United States and may extend
      hereafter to other countries and territories and agrees that the scope of
      Section 7.2 shall extend to any part of the United States, and any other country
      or territory, where the Company hereafter operates or conducts business. It
      is
      agreed that the Executive’s services hereunder are special, unique, unusual and
      extraordinary giving them peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be reasonably
      or adequately compensated for by damages, and in the event of the Executive’s
      breach of this Section, Charter shall be entitled to equitable relief by way
      of
      injunction or otherwise. If any provision of Section 6 or 7 of this Agreement
      is
      deemed to be unenforceable by a court (whether because of the subject matter
      of
      the provision, the duration of a restriction, the geographic or other scope
      of a
      restriction or otherwise), that provision shall not be rendered void but the
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    provision
      to such lesser degree, time, scope, extent and/or territory as will grant
      Charter the maximum restriction on Executive’s activities permitted by
      applicable law in such circumstances. Charter’s failure to exercise its rights
      to enforce the provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected by the
      existence or non existence of any other similar agreement for anyone else
      employed by Charter or by Charter’s failure to exercise any of its rights under
      any such agreement.

     

        7.4. Notices.
      In
      order to preserve Charter’s rights under this Agreement, Charter is authorized
      to advise any potential or future employer, any third party with whom Executive
      may become employed or enter into any business or contractual relationship
      with,
      and any third party whom Executive may contact for any such purpose, of the
      existence of this Agreement and its terms, and Charter shall not be liable
      for
      doing so.

     

        7.5. Injunctive
      Relief and Additional Remedy.
      Executive acknowledges that the injury that would be suffered by Charter as
      a
      result of a breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including any provision
      of Sections 6 and 7) would be irreparable and that an award of monetary
      damages to Charter for such a breach would be an inadequate remedy.
      Consequently, Charter will have the right, in addition to any other rights
      it
      may have, to obtain injunctive relief to restrain any breach or threatened
      breach or otherwise to specifically enforce any provision of this Agreement,
      and
      Charter will not be obligated to post bond or other security in seeking such
      relief. Without limiting Charter’s rights under this Section or any other
      remedies of Charter, if Executive breaches any of the provisions of
      Section 6 or 7, Charter will have the right to cease making any payments
      otherwise due to Executive under this Agreement.

     

        7.6. Covenants
      of Sections 6 and 7 are Essential and Independent
      Covenants.
      The
      covenants by Executive in Sections 6 and 7 are essential elements of
      this
      Agreement, and without Executive’s agreement to comply with such covenants,
      Charter would not have entered into this Agreement or employed Executive.
      Charter and Executive have independently consulted their respective counsel
      and
      have been advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety
      of
      such covenants, with specific regard to the nature of the business conducted
      by
      Charter. Executive’s covenants in Sections 6 and 7 are independent
      covenants and the existence of any claim by Executive against Charter, under
      this Agreement or otherwise, will not excuse Executive’s breach of any covenant
      in Section 6 or 7. If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated, this
      Agreement will continue in full force and effect as is necessary or appropriate
      to enforce the covenants and agreements of Executive in Sections 6 and
      7.
      Charter’s right to enforce the covenants in Sections 6 and 7 shall not be
      adversely affected or limited by the Company’s failure to have an agreement with
      another employee with provisions at least as restrictive as those contained
      in
      Sections 6 and 7, or by the Company’s failure or inability to enforce (or
      agreement not to enforce) in full the provisions of any other or similar
      agreement containing one or more restrictions of the type specified in Sections
      6 or 7 of this Agreement. 

     

    8. Executive’s
      Representations And Further Agreements.

     

    8.1. Executive
      represents, warrants and covenants to Charter that:

     

    (a) Neither
      the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive nor the performance
      of
      any of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with the Agreement will
      violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any order, judgment,
      employment contract, agreement not to compete or other agreement or arrangement
      to which Executive is a party or is subject;

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    (b) On
      or
      prior to the date hereof, Executive has furnished to Charter true and complete
      copies of all judgments, orders, written employment contracts, agreements not
      to
      compete, and other agreements or arrangements restricting Executive’s employment
      or business pursuits, that have current application to Executive;

     

    (c) Executive
      is knowledgeable and sophisticated as to business matters, including the subject
      matter of this Agreement, and that prior to assenting to the terms of this
      Agreement, or giving the representations and warranties herein, he has been
      given a reasonable time to review it and has consulted with counsel of his
      choice; and

     

    (d) Executive
      will not knowingly breach or violate any provision of any law or regulations
      or
      any agreement to which Executive may be bound.

     

    (e)  Executive
      has not provided, nor been requested by Charter to provide, to Charter, any
      confidential or non public document or information of a former employer that
      constitutes or contains any protected trade secret, and will not use any
      protected trade secrets in connection with the Executive’s
      employment.

     

    8.2. During
      and subsequent to expiration of the Term, the Executive will
      cooperate with Charter, and furnish any and all complete and truthful
      information, testimony or affidavits in connection with any matter that arose
      during the Executive’s employment, that in any way relates to the business or
      operations of the Company or any of its parent or subsidiary corporations or
      affiliates, or of which the Executive may have any knowledge or involvement;
      and
      will consult with and provide information to Charter and its representatives
      concerning such matters. Subsequent to the Term, the parties will make their
      best efforts to have such cooperation performed at reasonable times and places
      and in a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with any other employment
      in
      which Executive may then be engaged. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
      construed or interpreted as requiring the Executive to provide any testimony,
      sworn statement or declaration that is not complete and truthful. If Charter
      requires the Executive to travel outside the metropolitan area in the United
      States where the Executive then resides to provide any testimony or otherwise
      provide any such assistance, then Charter will reimburse the Executive for
      any
      reasonable, ordinary and necessary travel and lodging expenses incurred by
      Executive to do so provided the Executive submits all documentation required
      under Charter’s standard travel expense reimbursement policies and as otherwise
      may be required to satisfy any requirements under applicable tax laws for
      Charter to deduct those expenses. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
      or interpreted as requiring the Executive to provide any testimony or affidavit
      that is not complete and truthful. 

     

    9. General
      Provisions.

     

    9.1. Binding
      Effect; Delegation of Duties Prohibited.
      Neither
      this Agreement nor any rights or obligations of Charter under this Agreement
      may
      be assigned or transferred by Charter except that such Agreement, rights and/or
      obligations may be assigned or transferred pursuant to a merger or
      consolidation, or the sale or liquidation of all or substantially all of the
      assets of Charter, provided that the assignee or transferee is the successor
      to
      all or substantially all of the assets of Charter and such assignee or
      transferee assumes the liabilities, obligations and duties of Charter, as
      contained in this Agreement, either contractually or as a matter of law. The
      duties and covenants of Executive under this Agreement, being personal, may
      not
      be assigned or delegated except that Executive may assign payments due hereunder
      to a trust established for the benefit of Executive's family or to Executive's
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      entered
        into by Executive and/or Executive's immediate family members (meaning,
        Executive's spouse and lineal descendants). Charter also shall have the right
        to
        delegate its duties under this Agreement and assign its rights under this
        Agreement to any subsidiary or affiliate, provided
        however,
        such
        assignment does not render this Agreement void or unenforceable. Any actual
        or
        attempted delegation or assignment in contravention of this Section 9.1
        shall be null and void ab
        initio.

    

    

    9.2. Notices.
      All
      notices and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and
      will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with
      written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written
      confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail,
      return receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if
      sent by
      a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested). Notices
      and other communications under this Agreement shall be sent, in the case of
      Charter to the attention of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and General
      Counsel at Charter’s principal business office and, in the case of Executive, to
      the address or facsimile number set forth below (or to such other address or
      facsimile number as Executive may designate by notice to Charter):

     

    _________________

    _________________

    _________________

     

    9.3.
       Entire
      Agreement; Amendments. 

     

    (a)
      This
      Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to
      its
      subject matter and supersedes all prior oral and written communications,
      agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to terms and
      conditions of employment, including, without limitation, specifically that
      certain November 22, 2004 memorandum regarding severance guidelines for
      executives; provided, however, that this Agreement does not cancel any prior
      award agreement entered into by Executive pursuant to or under any stock option
      or restricted stock plan, nor relieve Executive of his or her obligations under
      any agreement concerning confidentiality of information, non competition, non
      solicitation of employees or customers, non disparagement or assignment of
      inventions. Superseding such other agreements shall be deemed to not be a
      termination thereunder. To the extent any terms of this Agreement conflict
      with
      the terms of any prior award agreement entered into by Executive pursuant to
      or
      under any stock option or restricted stock plan, the terms of this Agreement
      shall govern. 

     

    (b)
      Neither this Agreement nor any of its terms may be amended, added to, changed
      or
      waived except in a writing signed by Executive and the President and/or Chief
      Executive Officer of Charter or designee thereof. Notwithstanding anything
      herein to the contrary, Charter hereby reserves the right to unilaterally amend
      this Agreement as necessary to avoid the imposition of liability under or as
      a
      consequence of the application of the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.
      

     

    (c)
      Executive shall not be entitled to, and waives any rights under or with respect
      to, severance or other benefits under any existing or future severance plans,
      policies, programs or guidelines established or published by Charter, including,
      but not limited to, that certain November 22, 2004 memorandum regarding
      severance guidelines for executives.

     

    9.4. Survival,
      Captions. This
      Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Charter, its successors and assigns.
      This Agreement shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment. The
      captions used 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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      in
        this
        Agreement do not limit the scope of the provisions. And shall not be used
        to
        interpret the meaning of the terms of this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly
        provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or
        terms.

    

     

    9.5. Governing
      Law; Jurisdiction and Venue.
      This
      Agreement is deemed to be accepted and entered into in the State of Missouri
      and
      shall be governed by and construed and interpreted according to the internal
      laws of the State of Missouri without reference to conflicts of law principles.
      In any suit to enforce this Agreement, venue and jurisdiction is proper in
      the
      St. Louis County Circuit Court and (if federal jurisdiction exists) the U.S.
      District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and Executive waives all
      objections to jurisdiction in any such forum and any defense or claim that
      either such forum is not a proper forum, is not the most convenient forum,
      or is
      an inconvenient forum.

     

    9.6. Severability.
      If any
      provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of
      competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain
      in
      full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or
      unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to
      the
      extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

     

    9.7 Counterparts;
      Effective by Facsimile Signatures.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
      deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken
      together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. This
      Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures.

     

    9.8. Successors;
      Binding Agreement.
      Subject
      to the provisions of Section 9.1, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
      of
      and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors,
      administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees of
      Executive and successors and assigns of Charter. Other than Company and
      Executive, and, subject to Section 9.1 hereof, their respective successors
      and assigns, there are no intended beneficiaries of this Agreement.

     

    9.9. Withholding
      Taxes; Delay In Payments.
      Company
      may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state
      and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable
      law
      or regulation. In no event shall Charter be required to make, or Executive
      be
      required to receive, any payment called for by this Agreement if such payment
      at
      that time shall result in the application of the tax consequences spelled out
      in
      Section 409A of the Code. In that case, payment will be made at such time as
      will not result in the imposition of any adverse tax consequences spelled out
      in
      Section 409A of the Code.

     

    9.10. General
      Satisfaction.
      Except
      as otherwise specified in this Agreement, this Agreement supersedes and replaces
      any prior employment or other agreement between Executive and Charter, and
      Charter shall not have any further liability arising out or in connection with
      any such prior agreement, whether oral or written, made on or before the
      Effective Time with or for the benefit of Executive. 

    

    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      the
      parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date above first
      written above.

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    CHARTER
      COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

    By:/s/
      Neil
      Smit                      
         

    

    

    

    

    /s/
      Sue Ann R. Hamilton          
      

    Sue
      Ann
      R. Hamilton

    

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
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