**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))                  and                  internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange                  Act                  Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-(f)) 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:                    November 13, 2008 |                                             |   |
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|                                       | /s/                    Richard B. Berliner       |   |
|                                       | Richard                    B. Berliner           |
|                                       | Chief                    Executive Officer       |
|                                       | (Principal                    Executive Officer) |

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