Charter Ramps Up Telephone Launches: Adds 1 Million Homes Passed in Seven New Markets; Now Serves 191,000 Phone Customers

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2006--Charter Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CHTR) (along with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "Charter") has accelerated its launch of telephone service in the communities it serves. Charter today announced that it launched telephone service in seven new markets in the first quarter of 2006, significantly expanded service in existing telephone markets and extended telephone capability to 1 million new homes. As a result, Charter offered telephone service to nearly 3.9 million homes and had more than 191,000 telephone customers as of March 31, 2006.

The seven markets now offering Charter's phone service include Long Beach/San Gabriel Valley, CA; Willimantic and Newtown, CT; Chicopee, MA; Blount County and Jackson, TN; and Gwinnett, GA. Charter also expanded its telephone service in Sturgeon Bay, Wausau, and Northeast WI; Bristol, VA; Asheville, NC; and Moreno and Adelanto, CA.

"We're giving telephone customers a choice where they've had none before, and the response has been extremely positive, especially for our flat-rate unlimited long-distance service," said Ted Schremp, senior vice president and general manager of Charter's telephone service. "As the second entrant in a previously monopolistic phone market, we are well-positioned to compete with our three-product bundle, which includes video, high-speed Internet, and telephone service."

A growing number of Charter's customers are purchasing a bundle of two or three products, and the company is experiencing higher customer penetration and reduced churn in markets where it offers telephone service in addition to its video and Internet access services. "We're working hard to use our network advantages to build strong customer relationships," said Neil Smit, Charter's president and chief executive officer. "We'll continue to aggressively roll out telephone service to make the three-product bundle available in a majority of our footprint, and we're on track to offer telephone service to between six million and eight million homes by year end."

Charter's telephone offer includes unlimited local and long-distance calling, as well as popular calling features and voice mail, all for a flat rate of $39.99 per month for customers who also purchase video or high-speed Internet service. Customers who subscribe to all three Charter services qualify for additional discounts and receive the convenience of a single bill for all services.

About Charter Communications

Charter Communications, Inc., a leading broadband communications company, provides a full range of advanced broadband services to the home, including cable television on an advanced digital video programming platform via Charter Digital(TM), Charter High-Speed(TM) Internet service and Charter Telephone(TM). Charter Business(TM) provides scalable, tailored and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to organizations of all sizes through business-to-business Internet, data networking, video and music services. Advertising sales and production services are sold under the Charter Media(R) brand. More information about Charter can be found at www.charter.com.

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    SOURCE: Charter Communications, Inc.