EXHIBIT 99.1

                        CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                  OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

      I, Carl E. Vogel, the Chief Executive Officer of Charter Communications,
Inc. (the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that,
the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2003
(the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

      -     fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
            Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      -     the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Company.


                                                      /s/  Carl E. Vogel
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                                                      Carl E. Vogel
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                                      May 14, 2003