Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Schmitz Eloise
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/24/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC /MO/ [CHTR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Strategic Planning
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63131		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 1,905 (1)
D
 
Class A Common Stock 34,931 (2)
D
 
Class A Common Stock 176,136 (3)
D
 
Class A Common Stock 100,000 (4)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options 07/23/2003 07/23/2012 Class A Common Stock 40,000 (5) $ 2.85 D  
Stock Options 04/29/2004 04/29/2013 Class A Common Stock 8,750 (6) $ 1.6 D  
Stock Options 01/27/2005 01/27/2014 Class A Common Stock 28,000 (7) $ 5.17 D  
Stock Options 03/25/2006 03/25/2015 Class A Common Stock 83,700 (8) $ 1.53 D  
Stock Options 03/10/2007 03/10/2016 Class A Common Stock 31,100 (9) $ 1 D  
Stock Options 08/29/2007 08/29/2016 Class A Common Stock 100,000 (10) $ 1.32 D  
Stock Options 03/09/2008 03/09/2017 Class A Common Stock 31,100 (11) $ 2.84 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Schmitz Eloise
C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63131		       SVP - Strategic Planning  

Signatures

/s/ Eloise E. Schmitz 08/02/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted Shares held at 7/24/2007.
(2) Performance Shares issued at 3/25/2005 with three-year vesting period.
(3) Performance Shares issued at 3/10/2006 with three-year vesting period.
(4) Performance Shares issued at 8/29/2006 with three-year vesting period.
(5) Stock Option grant of 40,000 shares at 7/23/2002 vesting one quarter at July 23, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(6) Stock Option grant of 35,000 shares at 4/29/2003 vesting one quarter at April 29, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. 26,250 shares previously exercised and sold.
(7) Stock Option grant of 28,000 shares at 1/27/2004 vesting one quarter at January 27, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(8) Stock Option grant of 83,700 shares at 3/25/2005 vesting one quarter at March 25, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(9) Stock Option grant of 31,100 shares at 3/10/2006 vesting one quarter at March 10, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
(10) Stock Option grant of 100,000 shares at 8/29/2006 vesting one quarter at August 29, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
(11) Stock Option grant of 31,100 shares at 3/9/2007 vesting one quarter at March 9, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

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