CCI Form 424B3
 
As filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration Statement File No. 333-121561
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 4
DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 2006
 
Charter Communications, Inc.
 
    This document supplements the Prospectus, dated April 13, 2006, Prospectus Supplement No. 1, dated April 14, 2006, Prospectus Supplement No. 2, dated May 30, 2006 and Prospectus Supplement No. 3, dated June 27, 2006 (collectively, the "Prospectus"), relating to the resale by certain holders of up to $862,500,000 aggregate principal amount of Charter Communications, Inc.’s 5.875% convertible senior notes due 2009 (the "Notes") and shares of common stock issuable upon conversion thereof.
 
    This Prospectus Supplement relates to the resale by the holders of the Notes.
 
    The information appearing in the Selling Securityholder table included in this Prospectus Supplement, as of the date hereof, supersedes the information in the table appearing under the heading "Selling Securityholders" in the Prospectus.
 
    If the information in this Prospectus Supplement is inconsistent with any information contained in the Prospectus or in the reports, proxy statements or other documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, the "SEC Reports") incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or delivered in connection therewith, the Prospectus and/or any SEC Report, as applicable, shall be deemed superseded by this Supplement.
 
    In all other ways, the Prospectus shall remain unchanged.
 
    This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with, and may not be delivered or utilized without, the Prospectus.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
    We file annual, quarterly, special reports and other information with the SEC. We are incorporating by reference certain information we have filed with the SEC, which means that we disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this document, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. Specifically, we incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished but not filed) prior to the termination of this offering (collectively, the "SEC Reports"):
    In addition, all documents filed by us under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 after the date of this prospectus supplement and before the sale of all of the common stock covered hereby or the termination of this offering shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
 
    Upon request, we will provide you without charge, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to such documents unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in the documents. Please direct requests to:
 
Secretary
Charter Communications, Inc.
12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63131
(314) 965-0555
 
The information in the above reports and any future filings we make with the SEC speak only as of the respective dates thereof or, where applicable, the dates identified therein. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., as well as the SEC’s regional offices. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information relating to the public reference rooms. These SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
 
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with other
information.
 
The information appearing in the table below, as of the date hereof, supersedes the information in the table appearing under the heading "Selling Securityholders" in the Prospectus:
 

 
Convertible Senior Notes
Shares of Class A
Common Stock
   
Shares of
  
   
Class A
  
   
Principal
Common
  
 
Amount of
Amount of
Stock
  
 
Notes Owned
Notes That
Owned
Shares That
Selling Securityholder
Before Offering
May Be Sold
Before Offering
May Be Sold
             
ADAR Investment Fund LTD
$
22,145,000
$
22,145,000
9,150,825
9,150,825
AG Offshore Convertibles, Ltd.
$
30,500,000
$
30,500,000
12,603,304
12,603,304
AHFP Context
$
300,000
$
300,000
123,966
123,966
AIG Annuity Insurance Company
$
1,790,000
$
1,790,000
739,669
739,669
AIG Life Insurance Company
$
520,000
 $
520,000
214,876
214,876
Akanthos Arbitrage Master Fund, LP
$
16,000,000
$
16,000,000
6,611,569
6,611,569
American General Life and Accident Insurance Company
$
540,000
$
540,000
223,140
223,140
American General Life Insurance Company
$
1,070,000
$
1,070,000
442,148
442,148
American International Life Assurance Company of New York
$
40,000
$
40,000
16,528
16,528
Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund L.P.
$
2,590,000
$
2,590,000
1,070,247
1,070,247
Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund II, L.P.
$
350,000
$
350,000
144,628
144,628
Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund (Bermuda) Ltd.
$
7,670,000
$
7,670,000
3,169,421
3,169,421
Argent Opportunities Fund LLC
$
150,000
$
150,000
61,983
61,983
Banc of America Securities LLC (1)
$
350,000
$
350,000
144,628
144,628
Basso Fund Ltd.
$
2,392,000
$
2,392,000
988,429
988,429
Basso Holdings Ltd.
$
5,290,000
$
5,290,000
2,185,950
2,185,950
Basso Multi-Strategy Holding Fund Ltd.
$
11,290,000
$
11,290,000
4,665,288
4,665,288
BBT Fund, L.P.
$
3,000,000
$
3,000,000
1,239,669
1,239,669
Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. (1)
$
1,000,000
$
1,000,000
413,223
413,223
BlackRock Liechtenstein Global Trust High Yield
$
1,580,000
$
1,580,000
652,892
652,892
BNY Capital Markets, Inc. $ 885,000
$
 885,000 365,702 365,702
Canyon Balanced Equity Master Fund, Ltd.
$
375,000
$
375,000
154,958
154,958
Canyon Value Realization Fund L.P.
$
760,000
$
760,000
314,049
314,049
Canyon Value Realization MAC 18, Ltd.
$
35,000
$
35,000
14,462
14,462
CC Convertible Arbitrage, Ltd.
$
4,950,000
$
4,950,000
2,045,454
2,045,454
Citadel Equity Fund Ltd.
$
10,000,000
$
10,000,000
4,132,231
4,132,231
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.(1)
$
23,751,000
$
23,751,000
9,814,461
9,814,461
Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.(1)
$
141,387,000
$
141,387,000
58,424,374
58,424,374
CNH CA Master Account, L.P.
$
1,500,000
$
1,500,000
619,834
619,834
Concentrated Alpha Partners, L.P.
$
1,050,000
$
1,050,000
433,884
433,884
Context Convertible Arbitrage Fund, LP
$
1,725,000
$
1,725,000
712,809
712,809
Context Convertible Arbitrage Offshore, Ltd.
$
5,400,000
$
5,400,000
2,231,404
2,231,404
Corporate High Yield III, Inc.
$
945,000
$
945,000
390,495
390,495
Corporate High Yield V, Inc.
$
1,555,000
$
1,555,000
642,561
642,561
Corporate High Yield VI, Inc.
$
1,625,000
$
1,625,000
671,487
671,487
 
 
Convertible Senior Notes
Shares of Class A
Common Stock
   
Shares of
  
   
Class A
  
   
Principal
Common
  
 
Amount of
Amount of
Stock
  
 
Notes Owned
Notes That
Owned
Shares That
Selling Securityholder
Before Offering
May Be Sold
Before Offering
May Be Sold
           
Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.
$
875,000
$
875,000
361,570
361,570
Credit Suisse First Boston Europe LTD (1)
$
25,000,000
$
25,000,000
10,330,577
10,330,577
Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (1)
$
3,000,000
$
3,000,000
1,239,669
1,239,669
CRT Capital Group LLC
$
7,300,000
$
7,300,000
3,016,528
3,016,528
CSS, LLC
$
1,500,000
$
1,500,000
619,834
619,834
Cyrus Opportunities Master Fund II, Ltd.
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
DBAG London
$
13,600,000
$
13,600,000
5,619,834
5,619,834
D.E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C.
$
3,500,000
$
3,500,000
1,446,280
1,446,280
Deephaven Domestic Convertible Trading Ltd.
$
4,650,000
$
4,650,000
1,921,487
1,921,487
Delaware Delchester Fund
$
1,080,000
$
1,080,000
446,280
446,280
Delaware Diversified Income Fund
$
415,000
$
415,000
171,487
171,487
Delaware Dividend Income Fund
$
500,000
$
500,000
206,611
206,611
Delaware Group Equity Funds I-Delaware Balanced Fund Series
$
10,000
$
10,000
4,132
4,132
Delaware High-Yield Opportunities Fund
$
300,000
$
300,000
123,966
123,966
Delaware VIP Diversified Income Series
$
65,000
$
65,000
26,859
26,859
Delaware VIP High Yield Series
$
655,000
$
655,000
270,661
270,661
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (1)
$
4,584,000
$
4,584,000
1,894,214
1,894,214
Dividend & Income Fund
$
165,000
$
165,000
68,181
68,181
DKR Saturn Multi-Strategy Holding Fund Ltd.
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
Duma Master Fund, L.P.
$
1,000,000
$
1,000,000
413,223
413,223
Edge Investment Master Fund, LTD
$
3,500
$
3,500
1,446
1,446
Empyrean Capital Fund, LP
$
4,315,000
$
4,315,000
1,783,057
1,783,057
Empyrean Capital Overseas Benefit Plan Fund, Ltd
$
832,000
$
832,000
343,801
343,801
Empyrean Capital Overseas Fund, Ltd
$
7,353,000
$
7,353,000
3,038,429
3,038,429
Eton Park Fund, L.P.
$
1,872,000
$
1,872,000
773,553
773,553
Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd.
$
2,928,000
$
2,928,000
1,209,917
1,209,917
Fidelity Advisor Series II: Fidelity Advisor High Income Advantage Fund (2)
$
22,580,000
$
22,580,000
9,330,578
9,330,578
Fidelity Financial Trust: Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund (2)
$
11,300,000
$
11,300,000
4,669,421
4,669,421
Fidelity Financial Trust: Fidelity Strategic Dividend & Income Fund (2)
$
700,000
$
700,000
289,256
289,256
Fidelity Management Trust Company on behalf of funds and accounts managed by it (3)
$
7,420,000
$
7,420,000
3,066,115
3,066,115
Finch Tactical Plus Class B
$
200,000
$
200,000
82,644
82,644
Fore Convertible Master Fund, Ltd.
$
1,500,000
$
1,500,000
619,834
619,834
Fore ERISA Fund, Ltd.
$
179,000
$
179,000
73,966
73,966
Fore Multi Strategy Master Fund, Ltd.
$
350,000
$
350,000
144,628
144,628
 
 
Convertible Senior Notes
Shares of Class A
Common Stock
   
Shares of
  
   
Class A
  
   
Principal
Common
  
 
Amount of
Amount of
Stock
  
 
Notes Owned
Notes That
Owned
Shares That
Selling Securityholder
Before Offering
May Be Sold
Before Offering
May Be Sold
           
Fore Opportunity Fund, LP
$
69,000
$
69,000
28,512
28,512
Fore Opportunity Offshore Fund, Ltd
$
231,000
$
231,000
95,454
95,454
Geode U.S. Convertible Arbitrage Fund, aggregated account of Geode Capital Master Fund Ltd.
$
3,000,000
$
3,000,000
1,239,669
1,239,669
Global Dividend & Income Fund
$
40,000
$
40,000
16,528
16,528
Goldman Sachs & Co. (1)
$
47,313,000
$
47,313,000
19,550,824
19,550,824
Grace Brothers, Ltd.
$
1,500,000
$
1,500,000
619,834
619,834
Greywolf Capital Overseas Fund
$
6,475,000
$
6,475,000
2,675,619
2,675,619
Greywolf Capital Partners II LP
$
1,525,000
$
1,525,000
630,165
630,165
Greywolf High Yield Master Fund
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
Guggenheim Portfolio Company VIII (Cayman), Ltd.
$
1,138,000
$
1,138,000
470,247
470,247
HFR RVA Combined Master Trust
$
125,000
$
125,000
51,652
51,652
Highbridge International LLC
$
36,520,000
$
36,520,000
15,090,907
15,090,907
Institutional Benchmarks Master Fund, Ltd.
$
35,000
$
35,000
14,462
14,462
JP Morgan Securities (1)                      
$
 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 1,239,669  1,239,669 
Kamunting Street Master Fund, LTD
$
22,500,000
$
22,500,000
9,297,519
9,297,519
KBC Financial Products USA Inc.
$
4,885,000
$
4,885,000
2,018,594
2,018,594
KDC Convertible Arbfund L.P.
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
Kingdon Associates $ 4,180,000 $ 4,180,000 1,727,272 1,727,272
Kingdon Family Partnership $ 634,000 $ 634,000 261,983 261,983
Laurel Ridge Capital, LP
$
5,000,000
$
5,000,000
2,066,115
2,066,115
LDG Limited
$
322,000
$
322,000
133,057
133,057
Lehman Brothers, Inc. $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 2,066,115 2,066,115 
Lehman Brothers International Europe
$
8,410,000
$
8,410,000
3,475,206
3,475,206
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Separate Account 20
$
590,000
$
590,000
243,801
243,801
Lydian Overseas Partners Master Fund LP          $ 6,500,000  $ 6,500,000  2,685,950  2,685,950
Lyxor/ Context Fund Ltd.
$
1,075,000
$
1,075,000
444,214
444,214
M Kingdon Offshore Ltd.  $ 10,986,000 $ 10,986,000 4,539,668 4,539,668
Man Mac I, Limited
$
3,391,000
$
3,391,000
1,401,239
1,401,239
Managed Account Series:  Bond High Income
$
 200,000  $ 200,000  82,644  82,644 
Managed Account Series:  High Income Portfolio $ 325,000  $ 325,000  134,297  134,297 
Marathon Global Convertible Master Fund Ltd.
$
1,500,000
$
1,500,000
619,834
619,834
Merced Partners Limited Partnership
$
2,500,000
$
2,500,000
1,033,057
1,033,057
Merrill Lynch Bond High Income Fund (1)
$
9,000,000
$
9,000,000
3,719,007
3,719,007
Merrill Lynch Global Investment Series: Income Strategies Fund (1)
$
5,000,000
$
5,000,000
2,066,115
2,066,115
MLIF US High Yield Fund, Inc. (1)
$
500,000
$
500,000
206,611
206,611
ML Master US High Yield Fund, Inc. (1)
$
2,200,000
$
2,200,000
909,090
909,090
Mohican VCA Master Fund, Ltd.
$
500,000
$
500,000
206,611
206,611
Morgan Stanley Convertible Securities Trust
$
800,000
$
800,000
330,578
330,578
MSS Convertible Arbitrage 1 c/o TQA Investors, LLC
$
31,000
$
31,000
12,809
12,809
National Bank of Canada
$
700,000
$
700,000
289,256
289,256
Oppenheimer Convertible Securities Fund
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
Optimum Fixed Income Fund
$
65,000
$
65,000
26,859
26,859
 
 
Convertible Senior Notes
Shares of Class A
Common Stock
   
Shares of
  
   
Class A
  
   
Principal
Common
  
 
Amount of
Amount of
Stock
  
 
Notes Owned
Notes That
Owned
Shares That
Selling Securityholder
Before Offering
May Be Sold
Before Offering
May Be Sold
           
PIMCO Convertible Fund
$
275,000
$
275,000
113,636
113,636
President and Fellows of Harvard College
$
350,000
$
350,000
144,628
144,628
PSEG Master Employee Benefit Plan Trust
$
200,000
$
200,000
82,644
82,644
Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust
$
8,425,000
$
8,425,000
3,481,404
3,481,404
Putnam High Income Bond Fund
$
2,075,000
$
2,075,000
857,437
857,437
Quattro Fund Ltd.
$
1,250,000
$
1,250,000
516,528
516,528
Raytheon Savings & Investment Plan Trust
$
150,000
$
150,000
61,983
61,983
Regiment Capital, Ltd.
$
650,000
$
650,000
268,595
268,595
Ritchie Capital Structure Arbitrage Trading, Ltd.
$
12,000,000
$
12,000,000
4,958,677
4,958,677
Royal Bank of Canada (Norshield) (1)
$
100,000
$
100,000
41,322
41,322
Royal Bank of Ontario
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
Salomon Brothers Asset Management, Inc. (1)
$
9,350,000
$
9,350,000
3,863,635
3,863,635
Saranac Capital Management L.P. on behalf of Citigroup Alternative Investments Diversified Arbitrage Strategies Fund Ltd.
$
357,000
$
357,000
147,520
147,520
Saranac Capital Management L.P. on behalf of Citigroup Alternative Investments Enhanced Arbitrage Strategies Fund
$
65,000
$
65,000
26,859
26,859
Saranac Capital Management L.P. on behalf of Citigroup Alternative Investments QIP Multi Strategy Arbitrage Portfolio
$
1,692,000
$
1,692,000
699,173
699,173
Saranac Capital Management L.P. on behalf of Saranac Erisa Arbitrage LTD
$
698,000
$
698,000
288,429
288,429
Saranac Capital Management L.P. on behalf of Saranac Erisa Arbitrage LP
$
48,000
$
48,000
19,834
19,834
Saranac Capital Management L.P. on behalf of Saranac Arbitrage LTD
$
40,000
$
40,000
16,528
16,528
Satellite Asset Management, L.P.
$
12,300,000
$
12,300,000
5,082,644
5,082,644
Severn River Master Fund, Ltd.
$
8,000,000
$
8,000,000
3,305,784
3,305,784
Sphinx Convertible Arbitrage Fund SPC
$
350,000
$
350,000
144,628
144,628
Sphinx Fund c/o TQA Investors, LLC
$
496,000
$
496,000
204,958
204,958
Sphinx Special Situations Fund SPC
$
35,000
$
35,000
14,462
14,462
SRI Fund, L.P.
$
180,000
$
180,000
74,380
74,380
St. Albans Partners Ltd.
$
1,000,000
$
1,000,000
413,223
413,223
Sturgeon Limited
$
71,000
$
71,000
29,338
29,338
Susquehanna Capital Group
$
6,980,000
$
6,980,000
2,884,297
2,884,297
SuttonBrook Capital Portfolio LP
$
12,500,000
$
12,500,000
5,165,288
5,165,288
Tamarack International, Ltd.
$
2,500,000
$
2,500,000
1,033,057
1,033,057
Tempo Master Fund, LP
$
2,000,000
$
2,000,000
826,446
826,446
Tenor Opportunity Master Fund Ltd.
$
4,200,000
$
4,200,000
1,735,537
1,735,537
The Canyon Value Realization Fund (Cayman) Ltd.
$
2,260,000
$
2,260,000
933,884
933,884
The High-Yield Bond Portfolio
$
15,000
$
15,000
6,198
6,198
 
 
Convertible Senior Notes
Shares of Class A
Common Stock
   
Shares of
  
   
Class A
  
   
Principal
Common
  
 
Amount of
Amount of
Stock
  
 
Notes Owned
Notes That
Owned
Shares That
Selling Securityholder
Before Offering
May Be Sold
Before Offering
May Be Sold
           
The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York
$
40,000
$
40,000
16,528
16,528
TQA Master Fund, Ltd.
$
2,836,000
$
2,836,000
1,171,900
1,171,900
TQA Master Plus Fund, Ltd.
$
4,551,000
$
4,551,000
1,880,578
1,880,578
Tribeca Global Convertible Investments LTD
$
12,000,000
$
12,000,000
4,958,677
4,958,677
UBS AG London Branch
$
45,500,000
$
45,500,000
18,801,651
18,801,651
UBS AG London F/ B/ O HFS
$
5,000,000
$
5,000,000
2,066,115
2,066,115
UBS O’Connor LLC F/B/O O’Connor Global Convertible Arbitrage Master Limited
$
6,000,000
$
6,000,000
2,479,338
2,479,338
Univest Convertible Arbitrage Fund II Ltd. (Norshield)
$
100,000
$
100,000
41,322
41,322
Van Kampen Harbor Fund
$
1,200,000
$
1,200,000
495,867
495,867
Whitebox Convertible Arbitrage Partners, L.P.
$
3,000,000
$
3,000,000
1,239,669
1,239,669
Whitebox Hedged High Yield Partners, L.P.
$
1,000,000
$
1,000,000
413,223
413,223
White River Securities LLC
$
1,000,000
$
1,000,000
413,223
413,223
Wolverine Convertible Arbitrage Fund Limited
$
250,000
$
250,000
103,305
103,305
World Income Fund, Inc.
$
800,000
$
800,000
330,578
330,578
Yield Strategies Fund I, L.P.
$
500,000
$
500,000
206,611
206,611
Yield Strategies Fund II, L.P.
$
500,000
$
500,000
206,611
206,611
Zurich Institutional Benchmarks Master Fund Ltd. c/o TQA Investors, LLC
$
696,000
$
696,000
287,603
287,603

(1)
These entities and/or their affiliates have provided, and may from time to time provide, investment banking services to Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries, including, among other things, acting as lead and/or co-manager with respect to offerings of debt and equity securities.

(2)
The entity is a registered investment fund (the "Fund") advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMR Co."), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. FMR Co., 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. and an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, is the beneficial owner of 14,961,471 shares (not including the shares into which the notes are convertible) of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company as a result of acting as investment adviser to various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 
Edward C. Johnson 3d, FMR Corp., through its control of FMR Co., and the Fund each has sole power to dispose of the Securities owned by the Fund.

 
Neither FMR Corp. nor Edward C. Johnson 3d, Chairman of FMR Corp., has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the Fund, which power resides with the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

 
The Fund is an affiliate of a broker-dealer. The Fund purchased the Securities in the ordinary course of business and, at the time of the purchase of the Securities to be resold, the Fund did not have any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the notes or conversion shares.
 

 
(3)
Shares indicated as owned by such entity are owned directly by various private investment accounts, primarily employee benefit plans for which Fidelity Management Trust Company ("FMTC") serves as trustee or managing agent. FMTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. and a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. FMTC is the beneficial owner of 0 shares (not including the shares into which the notes are convertible) of the Common Stock outstanding of the Company as a result of its serving as investment manager of the institutional account(s).

 
Edward C. Johnson 3d and FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity Management Trust Company, each has sole dispositive power over 0 shares and sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 0 shares of Common Stock owned by the institutional account(s) as reported above.
   
 
If, after the date of this prospectus, a securityholder notifies us pursuant to the registration rights agreement of its intent to dispose of convertible senior notes pursuant to the registration statement, we may supplement this prospectus to include that information.
 
If, after the date of this prospectus, a secuityholder notifies us pursuant to the registration rights agreement of its intent to dispose of convertible senior notes pursuant to the registration statement, we may supplement this prospectus to include that information.