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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1

                    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

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 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 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)) 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 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
     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 over financial
                  reporting.



Date:    August 12, 2004

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