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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

I, Carl E. Vogel, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of CC V Holdings, LLC
     and CC V Holdings Finance, Inc.;

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 registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this
     quarterly report;

4.   The registrants' 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 registrants 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
          registrants, including their 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)  [omitted]

     (c)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants' disclosure control 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 registrants' internal
          control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants'
          most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
          reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal
          control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrants' other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrants' auditors and the audit committee of the registrants' 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 registrants' 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 registrants' internal
          control over financial reporting.

Date: November 12, 2003

/s/  Carl E. Vogel
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Carl E. Vogel
Chief Executive Officer