Exhibit 31.1

               ELEPHANT TALK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

CERTIFICATION
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I, Russelle Choi, certify that:

1. I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on  Form  10-QSB of Elephant Talk
Communications, 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
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

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

         (a) designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures 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  as of a date  within 90 days prior to the  filing  date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

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

5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant'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  the  registrant's  ability to record,
process,  summarize  and  report  financial  data  and have  identified  for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and









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               ELEPHANT TALK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

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

6. The  registrant's  other  certifying  officers  and I have  indicated in this
quarterly  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:  November 12, 2004

                                        /s/ Russelle Choi
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                                           Russelle Choi
                                President & Chief Executive Officer





































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