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CHARTER
COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
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RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
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(In
millions)
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Year
Ended December 31,
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2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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Earnings
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Loss
from Operations before Minority Interest and Income Taxes
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$ | (745 | ) | $ | (3,614 | ) | $ | (830 | ) | $ | (1,104 | ) | $ | (1,346 | ) | |||||
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Fixed
Charges
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1,493 | 1,625 | 1,746 | 1,818 | 1,818 | |||||||||||||||
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Total
Earnings
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$ | 748 | $ | (1,989 | ) | $ | 916 | $ | 714 | $ | 472 | |||||||||
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Fixed
Charges
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Interest
Expense
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$ | 1,452 | $ | 1,576 | $ | 1,696 | $ | 1,779 | $ | 1,785 | ||||||||||
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Amortization
of Debt Costs
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34 | 42 | 43 | 32 | 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Interest
Element of Rentals
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7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Total
Fixed Charges
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$ | 1,493 | $ | 1,625 | $ | 1,746 | $ | 1,818 | $ | 1,818 | ||||||||||
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Ratio
of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
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(1) Earnings
for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 were
insufficient to cover fixed charges by $745 million, $3.6 billion, $830
million, $1.1 billion, and $1.3 billion, respectively. As a result of
such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above.
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