Exhibit 99.1


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


In connection with accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Allen Telecom
Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 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 Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of Allen Telecom Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 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 Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q
of Allen Telecom Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial conditions and results of operations of
Allen Telecom Inc.





Date:  August 13, 2002                   By:      /s/ Robert G. Paul
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                                                    Robert G. Paul
                                                      President
                                               (Chief Executive Officer)