Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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|I, B. Steven Springrose,
 certify that:
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|                                        | 1. | I have reviewed this annual
 report on Form 10-K of Biotel Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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|                                        | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this
 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 report;                           
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|                                        | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the
 financial statements, 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 Registrant as of, and for, the
 periods presented in this report;                                              
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|                                        | 4. | The Registrants 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
 defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and
 have:
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|                                        |    | (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 report is being prepared;
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|                                        |    | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Designed such internal
 control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
 financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
 reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
 preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 generally accepted accounting principles;       
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|                                        |    | (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 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                                                                                            
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|                                        |    | (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 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 that has
 materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
 Registrants internal control over financial reporting; and                                                                 
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|                                        | 5. | The Registrants other
 certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
 of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrants auditors
 and the Audit Committee of the Registrants Board of Directors (or persons
 performing the equivalent functions):                                      
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|                                        |    | (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                                                                                                      
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|                                        |    | (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 financial reporting.                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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|Date: October 28, 2010 |                          | 
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|                       | /s/ B. Steven Springrose | 
|                       | B. Steven Springrose     | 
|                       | Chief Executive Officer  | 

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