EXHIBIT 99.1
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                       CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


In connection with accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of Allen Telecom Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 2002, I, Robert G. Paul, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Allen Telecom Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that: (1) such Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Allen Telecom Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002, fully
complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Act
of 1934; and (2) the information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K
of Allen Telecom Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002, fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of
Allen Telecom Inc.





Date:  March 20, 2003                 By:  /s/ Robert G. Paul
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                                                  Robert G. Paul
                                                     President
                                             (Chief Executive Officer)