PRESS RELEASE                                                       EXHIBIT 99.1

[CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS LOGO]                                               NEWS


FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 4, 2002

                    CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND
               CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS CAPITAL CORPORATION
                    TO OFFER SENIOR AND SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES

         ST. LOUIS - Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation, subsidiaries of Charter
Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR), today announced their intent to offer
Senior and Senior Discount Notes (the "Notes") for estimated proceeds of $600
million.

         The net proceeds of this issuance will be used to repay, but not to
reduce permanently, indebtedness under the revolving credit facilities of the
company's subsidiaries and for other general corporate purposes.

         The Notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers in reliance
on Rule 144A and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on
Regulation S. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, unless so registered, may not be offered
or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act
and applicable state securities laws. This press release shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any notes, nor shall there
be any sale of the Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities
laws of any such state.

         With nearly 7 million customers in 40 states, Charter Communications, a
Wired World Company(TM), is among the nation's largest broadband communications
companies. Charter provides a full range of advanced broadband services to the
home, including cable television on an advanced digital video programming
platform, marketed under the Charter Digital Cable(TM) brand; and high-speed
Internet access marketed under the Charter Pipeline(TM) brand. Commercial
high-speed data, video and Internet solutions are provided under the Charter
Business Networks(TM) brand. Advertising sales and production services are sold
under the Charter Media(TM) brand.


Statements in this press release regarding Charter Communications' business that
are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking
statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from any
such forward-looking statements are identified in the reports and documents
Charter files from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.

CONTACTS:
MEDIA                                       ANALYSTS
Andy Morgan, 314-543-2217                   Ralph Kelly, 314-543-2388
amorgan@chartercom.com                      rkelly@chartercom.com