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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.5

          PRESS RELEASE RE: EXTENSION OF TENDER OFFER EXPIRATION TIME

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              CONTACT:  Edon Smith
September 30, 1999                           InterMedia Partners
                                             (415) 616-4600


     SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 30, 1999 -- InterMedia Capital
Partners IV, L.P. ("InterMedia") today announced that it and its wholly-owned
subsidiary, InterMedia Partners IV Capital Corp. (together with InterMedia, the
"Offerors") have extended the expiration of the tender offer (the "Offer") for
their 11 1/4% Senior Notes due 2006 (the "Notes"), to facilitate closing of
certain transactions with Charter Communications, Inc., which was scheduled to
expire tonight at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, to 12:00 noon, New York
City time, on Friday, October 1, 1999 (the "Offer Expiration Time").

     On September 29, 1999, the Offerors announced the pricing of each $1,000
principal amount of Notes to be tendered and accepted in the Offer, assuming a
payment date of October 1, 1999. The Offerors anticipate making payments with
respect to the Offer and the related consent solicitation promptly after the
Offer Expiration Time, but in any event within two business days after the
Offer Expiration Time.

     TD Securities (USA) Inc. and Banc of America Securities LLC are acting as
the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents for the Offer. The Depositary for
the Offer is Bank of New York.

     Additional information concerning the terms of the Offer may be obtained
from TD Securities (USA) Inc. at 212-827-7669 (Attention: Ervil G. Spencer) and
Banc of America Securities LLC at 888-292-0070 (Attention: Liability Management
Group). Copies of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement and
related documents may be obtained by contacting Beacon Hill Partners, Inc., the
Information Agent, at 800-755-5001.

     InterMedia currently operates cable systems serving over 600,000 customers
located in the southeastern United States. InterMedia is a leader in the cable
industry in the deployment of advanced cable communications services,
high-speed internet access and entertainment services.

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