Exhibit 99.1

                        CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of Lynch  Interactive
Corporation  (the "Company") for the quarterly  period ended September 30, 2002,
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the
"Report"),  Mario J. Gabelli, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

     (1) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



                                        /s/ Mario J. Gabelli
                                        --------------------
                                       Name: Mario J. Gabelli
                                       Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 14, 2002



This   certification   accompanies  the  Report  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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                                                                   Exhibit 99.2

                        CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of Lynch  Interactive
Corporation  (the "Company") for the quarterly  period ended September 30, 2002,
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the
"Report"),  Robert E. Dolan, as Chief Financial  Officer of the Company,  hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

     (1) The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



                                     /s/ Robert E. Dolan
                                     -------------------
                                     Name: Robert E. Dolan
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 14, 2002

This   certification   accompanies  the  Report  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not,  except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of ss.18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.