**Exhibit      31.1**

**PRINCIPAL      EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S CERTIFICATION:**

| 1.   | I                have reviewed this Quarterly Report of Berliner Communications,                Inc. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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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 Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))                for the                registrant, and we 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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| Date:                May 15, 2008 |                                         |
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|                              | /s/                Richard B. Berliner       |
|                              | Richard                B. Berliner           |
|                              | Chief                Executive Officer       |
|                              | (Principal                Executive Officer) |

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