Exhibit 31.1

 

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACTOF 2002**

 

I, James L. Mandel, certify that:

 

1.        I have reviewedthis annual report on Form 10-K/A of Multiband Corporation;

 

2.        Basedon my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect tothe period covered by this annual report;

 

3.        Basedon my knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairlypresent 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 annual report;

 

4.        Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in ExchangeAct Rules 13a-15(f)) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we have:

 

a) Designed such disclosure controlsand procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that materialinformation 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 annual report is being prepared;

 

b) Designed such internal controlover financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to providereasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) Evaluated the effectivenessof the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this annual report; and presentedin this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the periodcovered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d) Disclosed in this report anychange in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recentfiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, oris reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.        Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or personsperforming the equivalent function):

 

a) All significant deficienciesand material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely toadversely 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 control over financialreporting.