EXHIBIT
      31.1





**CERTIFICATION
      PURSUANT TO**


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





I,
      James
      Mandel, Chief Executive Officer of Multiband Corporation, certify
      that:





1. I
      have
      reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Multiband Corporation;





2. Based
      on
      my knowledge, this annual 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 consolidated financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this annual 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 annual report;





4. The
      registrant’s other certifying officer and I am responsible for establishing and
      maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
      Rules
      13a-14 and 15d-14) 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 control over financial
      reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the
      registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
      materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
      registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and





5. The
      registrant’s other certifying officer 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 and material weaknesses in the design or operation
      of
      internal control 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; and





6. The
      registrant’s other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual 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.





Dated:
      March 31, 2006


/s/James
      Mandel


Chief
      Executive Officer