Exhibit12.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002

I, Kai-UweRicke, certify that:

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| 1.  | I have reviewedthis annual report on Form 20-F of Deutsche Telekom AG; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, this report does notcontain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of thecircumstances under which such statements were made, not misleadingwith respect to the period covered by this report; |

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| 3.  | Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, 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, theperiods presented in this report; |

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| 4.  | Thecompany's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible forestablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (asdefined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the companyand have: |

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|  | (a)  | Designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controlsand procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure thatmaterial information relating to the company, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is beingprepared; |

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|  | (b)  | Evaluated theeffectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and proceduresand presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness ofthe disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periodcovered by this report based on such evaluation; and |

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|  | (c)  | Disclosed in this report any changein the company's internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the period covered by the annual report that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, thecompany's internal control over financial reporting; and |

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| 5.  | The company's other certifyingofficer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the company'sauditors and the audit committee of the company's board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |

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|  | (a)  | All significant deficiencies andmaterial weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect thecompany's ability to record, process, summarize and reportfinancial information; and |

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|  | (b)  | Anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the company's internalcontrol over financial reporting. |

|  | /s/ Kai-UweRicke                             Kai-UweRicke Chairman of the Management Board |
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Date: June25, 2004

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