 the site. VAULT CAREER LIBRARY 2005 Vault Inc. Charter Communications 12405 Powerscourt Dr. THE STATS Suite 100 St. Louis, MO 63131-3660 Employer Type: Public Company Phone: (314) 965-0555 Stock Symbol: CHTR Fax: (314) 965-9745 Stock Exchange: NASDAQ www.charter.com CEO: Carl E. Vogel 2004 Employees: 15,500 2004 Revenue ($ mil.): $4,977 LOCATION St. Louis, MO (HQ) KEY COMPETITORS Comcast Cox Communications Time Warner Cable EMPLOYMENT CONTACT www.charter.com/aboutus/careers/ careers.aspx Visit Vault at www.vault.com for insider company profiles, expert advice, career message boards, expert resume reviews, the Vault Job Board and more. VAULT CAREER LIBRARY Vault Guide to the Top Telecom Employers Charter Communications THE SCOOP Allen's "Wired World" Paul Allen's Charter Communications is a cable system operator that serves 6.4 million subscribers across the U.S. Not content with being just one of the top cable TV operators, it also offers digital cable and broadband Internet access. Charter teams with companies such as Wink and WorldGate to provide interactive TV services. Microsoft co-founder Allen owns 55 percent of the company. Allen took over Marcus Cable in April 1998, and swiftly moved to acquire Charter Communications for $4.5 billion that July. The purchase created the seventh-largest cable operator in the nation, with a combined 2.5 million subscribers. Marcus Cable founder Jeffrey Marcus remained as chairman of the new company, which set up corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. After the deal was announced, Allen said in a statement, "This investment marks another step forward in my 'Wired World' strategy, which is a connected future market by the merger of high-bandwidth data channels, the power of the personal computer and the availability of valuable content." Shopping spree Charter went on a spending tear in 1999, snapping up Los Angeles-based Falcon Communications L.P. for $3.6 billion, regional television operator Avalon Television for $845 million, New York-based Bresnan Communications L.P. f