Exhibit 31.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         I, James  Mandel,  Chief  Executive  Officer of Multiband  Corporation,
certify that:

         1. I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q of  Multiband
Corporation;

         2. Based on my knowledge,  this  quarterly  report does not contain any
untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary
to make the  statements  made,  in light of the  circumstances  under which such
statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report;

         3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

         4. The registrant's  other certifying  officer and I am responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e) for the registrant and we have:

         a)       designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure
                  that  material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,
                  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us
                  by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the
                  period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

         b)       evaluated the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure
                  controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by
                  this quarterly report (the "Evaluation  Date");  and presented
                  in  this   quarterly   report   our   conclusions   about  the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

         c)       disclosed  in  this  report  any  change  in the  registrant's
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  our most  recent  fiscal  quarter  (second  quarter)  that has
                  materially  affected,  or is  reasonably  likely to materially
                  affect,   registrant's   internal   control   over   financial
                  reporting; and

         5. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I have  disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent function);

         a)       all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of
                  internal   controls   which   could   adversely   affect   the
                  registrant's ability to record, process,  summarize and report
                  financial  data  and  have  identified  for  the  registrant's
                  auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b)       any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management
                  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the
                  registrant's internal controls.

Dated: August 22, 2005
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                                                   /s/James Mandel
                                                   Chief Executive Officer



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