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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.2

                      CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

            REQUIRED BY RULES 13A-14 AND 15D-14 UNDER THE SECURITIES
                        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Andrew C. Melfi, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q
         of Globecomm Systems 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 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 quarterly report our
              conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
              procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly
              report based on such evaluation;

         c)   disclosed in this quarterly 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

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:

         a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
              internal control over financial report 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 control over financial reporting.


         Date: November 14, 2003      By: /s/ ANDREW C. MELFI
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                                      Andrew C. Melfi
                                      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                      and Treasurer


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