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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/A 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.



Date: October 2, 2003


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