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                                                                    Exhibit 23.5

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Charter Communications, Inc.:


We consent to the use of our report included herein with respect to the combined
financial statements of Helicon Partners I, L.P. and affiliates as of December
31, 1997 and 1998 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1998 and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts"
in the registration statement.


                                              /s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

August 26, 1999