EXHIBIT 16.1 Office of the Chief Accountant Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 April 26, 2002 Dear Sir/Madam: We have read the first, second, third and fourth paragraphs of Item 4 included in the Form 8-K/A Amendment No. 1 dated April 22, 2002, of CC V Holdings, LLC and CC V Holdings Finance, Inc. to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein. Very truly yours, /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Arthur Andersen LLP