Exhibit 32.1

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

In connection with the accompanying Report on Form 10-Q of Rural Cellular Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, we, Richard P. Ekstrand, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rural Cellular Corporation, and Wesley E. Schultz, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)	such Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, 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 such Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Rural Cellular Corporation.

Date: August 12, 2004	/s/ Richard P. Ekstrand
	Richard P. Ekstrand
	President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 12, 2004	/s/ Wesley E. Schultz
	Wesley E. Schultz
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer