DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-60,759

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC.
IRWINDALE, CALIFORNIA

Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility
To Apply For Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The investigation was initiated on January 12, 2007 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers of Charter
Communications, Irwindale, California. The workers of the
subject firm performed customer support and technical support
services.
The investigation found that Charter Communications is a
broadband communications services provider. Charter
Communications does not make any products or articles of any
kind in its entire corporate structure.
The investigation revealed that Charter Communications,
Irwindale, California, does not produce an article within the
meaning of Section 222(a)(2) of the Act. In order to be
considered eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, the worker group seeking
certification (or on whose behalf certification is being sought)
must work for a "firm" or appropriate subdivision that produces
an article and there must be a relationship between the workers'
work and the article produced by the workers' firm or
appropriate subdivision. The customer service workers described
above do not support a firm or appropriate subdivision that
produces an article domestically and thus the worker group can
not be considered import impacted or affected by a shift in
production of an article.
In addition, in accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act
of 1974 (26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the worker group must be
certified eligible to apply for trade adjustment assistance
(TAA). Since the workers are denied eligibility to apply for
TAA, the workers cannot be certified eligible for ATAA.



Conclusion
After careful review of facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that all workers of Charter
Communications, Irwindale, California, are denied eligibility to
apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223 of the Trade
Act of 1974, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 as amended.
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 9th day of February, 2007


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance