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Exhibit 12.1
 
 
CCH II, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
 
(In millions)
 
                                 
                                 
                                 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
   
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2008
   
2009
 
                                 
Earnings
                               
                                 
Loss from Operations before Noncontrolling Interest, Income Taxes, and the Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change
  $ (2,617 ) $ (488 ) $ (613 ) $ (546 ) $ (1,750 ) $ (147 )   $ (3,108 )
Fixed Charges
    733     865     982     1,021     1,071     788       801  
                                               
      Total Earnings
  $ (1,884 ) $ 377   $ 369   $ 475   $ (679 ) $ 641     $ (2,307 )
                                               
                                               
Fixed Charges
                                             
Interest Expense
  $ 702   $ 829   $ 951   $ 995   $ 1,041   $ 766     $ 666  
Interest Expense Included Within Reorganization Items, Net
    -     -     -     -     -     -       113  
Amortization of Debt Costs
    24     29     24     19     23     17       16  
Interest Element of Rentals
    7     7     7     7     7     5       6  
                                               
      Total Fixed Charges
  $ 733   $ 865   $ 982   $ 1,021   $ 1,071   $ 788     $ 801  
                                               
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)
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(1) Earnings for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $2.6 billion, $488 million, $613 million, $546 million, $1.8 billion, $147 million and $3.1 billion, respectively. As a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above.