PRESS RELEASE                                                       EXHIBIT 99.1

[CHARTER LOGO]                                                              NEWS

FOR RELEASE: JANUARY 8, 2002

                  CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS TO ISSUE $900 MILLION
                        SENIOR AND SENIOR DISCOUNT NOTES

             Proceeds Increased From $600 Million Originally Sought

         ST. LOUIS - Charter Communications Holdings, LLC and Charter
Communications Holdings Capital Corporation, subsidiaries of Charter
Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR), today announced they entered into an
agreement to sell $350 million principal amount of 9.625% Senior Notes due 2009,
$300 million principal amount of 10% Senior Notes due 2011 and $250 million of
12.125% Senior Discount Notes due 2012 with a principal at maturity of $450
million (the "Notes"). The sale of the Notes will provide gross proceeds of
approximately $900 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 with the remaining portion for general corporate
purposes. The offering is expected to close on January 14, 2002.

         The Notes will be sold 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, 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.

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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