Exhibit 12.1.  Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  I, Christopher Mattheisen,
certify that:  1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F
of Magyar Telekom;  2.Based on my knowledge, this 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
report;  3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and
other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;  4.The Companys other certifying officer and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the Company and have:  a.) Designed such
disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this report is being prepared;  b.) Designed such
internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;  c.) Evaluated the
effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures and presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and  d.) Disclosed in
this report any change in the Companys internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys
internal control over financial reporting; and  5.The Companys other certifying officer and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Companys
board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):  a.) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and  b.) Any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the Companys internal control over financial reporting.   Date: May 21, 2009By:
  /s/ Christopher
  MattheisenName:
  Christopher MattheisenTitle:
  Chairman and Chief
  Executive Officer