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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
Our consolidated financial statements, the related notes thereto, and the reports of independent accountants are included in this annual
report beginning on page F-1.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
CONCLUSION REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this report, management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the informa-
tion generated for use in this annual report. The evaluation was
based in part upon reports and certifications provided by a
number of executives. Based upon, and as of the date of that
evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures
were effective to provide reasonable assurances that information
required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
the Commission’s rules and forms.
There was no change in our internal control over financial
reporting during the fourth quarter of 2007 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting.
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and
procedures, our management recognized that any controls and
procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the
desired control objectives, and management necessarily was
required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the
above evaluation, we believe that our controls provide such
reasonable assurances.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL
REPORTING
Charter’s management is responsible for establishing and main-
taining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal
control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to
Charter’s management and board of directors regarding the
preparation and fair presentation of published financial
statements.
Charter’s management has assessed the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007.
In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Com-
mission (“COSO”) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework.
Based on management’s assessment utilizing these criteria we
believe that, as of December 31, 2007, our internal control over
financial reporting was effective.
Our independent auditors, KPMG LLP have audited our
internal control over financial reporting as stated in their report
on page F-2.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2007 FORM 10-K
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