Exhibit
31.1



CERTIFICATION



I,
Arthur L. Smith, certify that:



|1. | I
                                         have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada
                                         Corporation;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|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 report;                          
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|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 report;                                             
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|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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
                                         Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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|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 the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
                                         the equivalent functions):
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|March 22, 2018 | By: | /s/
    Arthur L. Smith              
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|               |     | Arthur L. Smith                      
|               |     | President and Chief Executive Officer