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4. Charter Communications
Charter Operating Structure:
Charter’s 25 Largest Markets:
As of Dec. 31, 2002
Rank Designated Market Area (DMA)(a) Approximate Charter Analog Video Customers
1 St. Louis 522,000
2 Los Angeles 451,500
3 Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson 284,800
4 Atlanta 244,300
5 Madison 231,200
6 Flint-Saginaw-Bay City 189,200
7 Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa) 182,000
8 Dallas-Ft. Worth 175,600
9 Boston (Manchester) 163,900
10 Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek 159,500
11 Minneapolis-St. Paul 154,400
12 Traverse City-Cadillac 152,700
13 Reno 148,900
14 Nashville 142,700
15 New Orleans 132,000
16 Tri-Cities, TN-VA 126,600
17 Charleston-Huntington 117,300
18 Charlotte 113,100
19 Knoxville 107,800
20 Green Bay-Appleton 102,500
21 La Crosse-Eau Claire 87,400
22 Johnstown-Altoona 79,400
23 Huntsville-Decatur (Florence) 79,000
24 Montgomery (Selma) 79,000
25 Wausau-Rhinelander 74,400
Total of 25 Largest Markets 4,301,200
Total Charter Analog Video Customers 6,578,800
(a) DMA as designated by A.C.Nielsen, which defines each geographic television market.
Charter is the third largest
operator of cable systems in the
United States with approximately
11.9 million homes passed and
approximately 6.6 million cus-
tomer relationships in 40 states.
Our operating philosophy
emphasizes local management
making local decisions that
affect customers. Each of our
five operating divisions are
managed and supported by
operational, marketing and
engineering personnel, with
centralized financial manage-
ment by our corporate office.
Great Lakes
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
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Corporate
Headquarters