FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

DETAMPEL DONALD F JR 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ [ CHTR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP/President Comm Svcs
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

4/26/2011
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63131
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Time-Vesting Stock Options   $55.12   4/26/2011     A      77500       4/26/2012   (1) 4/26/2021   Class A Common Stock   77500   $0   112500   D  
 
Performance-Vesting Stock Options   $55.12   4/26/2011     A      60277       4/26/2012   (2) 4/26/2021   Class A Common Stock   60277   $0   172777   D  
 
Performance-Vesting Stock Options   $55.12   4/26/2011     A      60278       12/31/2012   (3) 4/26/2021   Class A Common Stock   60278   $0   233055   D  
 
Performance-Vesting Stock Options   $55.12   4/26/2011     A      60278       12/31/2013   (4) 4/26/2021   Class A Common Stock   60278   $0   293333   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Grant of Stock Options on 4/26/2011 under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. One-third will become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of April 26, 2011; one-third will become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the vesting commencement date of December 31, 2011; and one-third will become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the vesting commencement date of December 31, 2012.
( 2)  One-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $60 per share (average of Issuer's per share closing price on NASDAQ for any 60 consecutive trading days) commencing on or after January 26, 2012; one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $80 per share commencing on or after January 26, 2012; and one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $100 per share commencing on or after January 26, 2012.
( 3)  One-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $60 per share (average of Issuer's per share closing price on NASDAQ for any 60 consecutive trading days) commencing on or after September 30, 2012; one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $80 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2012; and one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $100 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2012.
( 4)  One-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $60 per share (average of Issuer's per share closing price on NASDAQ for any 60 consecutive trading days) commencing on or after September 30, 2013; one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $80 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2013; and one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $100 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2013.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DETAMPEL DONALD F JR
C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63131

EVP/President Comm Svcs

Signatures
/s/ Donald F. Detampel, Jr. 4/28/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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