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EXHIBIT 31(b)

I, Gary Jones certify that:

         1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
                  Northland Cable Properties Seven Limited Partnership;

         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 are
                  responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
                  controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
                  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we 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 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 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

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

         5.       The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
                  disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
                  controls over financial reporting, to the registrant's
                  auditors and board of directors:

                           a)       All significant deficiencies and material
                                    weaknesses in the design or operation of
                                    internal controls over financial reporting,
                                    which are reasonably likely to adversely
                                    affect the registrant'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 registrant's
                                    internal controls over financial reporting.

DATE: 11-14-03

/s/ GARY S. JONES
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    Gary S. Jones
    President
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)