**Exhibit 31.1**

 

**CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 13A-14 OF THE****SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS ADOPTEDPURSUANT****TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT**

 

I, GUY A. LONGOBARDO, President and Chief Executive Officer certifythat:

 

1.             I have reviewed thisquarterly report on Form 10-QSB of ETS Payphones, Inc.;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, thisquarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact oromit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in lightof the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading withrespect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in thisquarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financialcondition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, andfor, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

4.             The registrant’s othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

 

(a)                                  designedsuch disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period inwhich this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 evaluatedthe effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as ofa date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the“Evaluation Date”); and

 

(c)                                  disclosedin this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financialreporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (theregistrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that hasmaterially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifyingofficer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to theregistrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board ofdirectors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

 

(a)                                  allsignificant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls whichcould adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarizeand report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors anymaterial weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

(b)                                 anyfraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees whohave a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6.             The registrant’s othercertifying officer and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether therewere significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that couldsignificantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our mostrecent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significantdeficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Date: May 15, 2006

 
|   | /s/ GUY A. LONGOBARDO                 |   |
|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|   | Guy A. Longobardo                     |
|   | President and Chief Executive Officer |

 

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