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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1
                                 CERTIFICATIONS

I, Brian M. Bobeck, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Aquis
         Communications Group, Inc.;

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 quarterly report;

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
         quarterly report;
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 15(d)-15(e)) for the
         registrant and 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 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 of internal control over financial
         reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
         registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
         functions):

                 (a). All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                      the design or operation of internal control over financial
                      reporting which are 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.



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Date:    November 14, 2003

                                            /s/ Brian M. Bobeck
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                                        Name:  Brian M. Bobeck
                                        Title: Chief Executive Officer