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                                                                   Exhibit 23.17

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 11, 1999, except for Notes 1 and 8, as to
which the dates are May 12, 1999 and June 22, 1999, respectively, with respect
to the combined financial statements of Fanch Cable Systems (comprised of
components of TWFanch-one Co. and TWFanch-two Co.) included in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 and related Prospectus of Charter Communications Holdings,
LLC and Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corporation for the registration
of $1,532,000,000 Senior Notes and Senior Discount Notes.

                                       /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
January 20, 2000