EXHIBIT 10.1

                                  CERTIFICATION


     I, Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo, Chief Executive Officer of Tele
Nordeste Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TND"), hereby certify in connection with
the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of TND's
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the
"Annual Report") that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of TND;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

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

4.   TND's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
     maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
     Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for TND and have:

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

     (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of TND's disclosure controls and
          procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     (c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.   TND's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
     recent evaluation, to TND's auditors and the audit committee of TND'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 TND's ability to record,
          process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for
          TND'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 TND's internal controls; and

6.   TND's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual report
     whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
     other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
     to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
     with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: May 19, 2004

                                        /s/  Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
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                                  Name: Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                  Title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer


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                                  CERTIFICATION


     I, Walmir Urbano Kesseli, Chief Financial Officer of Tele Nordeste
Celular Participacoes S.A. ("TND"), hereby certify in connection with the filing
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") of TND's Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the "Annual Report")
that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of TND;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;

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

4.   TND's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
     maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
     Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for TND and have:

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

     (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of TND's disclosure controls and
          procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
          this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     (c)  presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
          evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

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

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

     (e)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in TND's internal controls; and

6.   TND's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual report
     whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in
     other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
     to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
     with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: May 19, 2004

                                          /s/  Walmir Urbano Kesseli
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                                         Name: Walmir Urbano Kesseli
                                         Title: Chief Financial Officer