Optelecom-nkf (OPTC) 10-Q 2004 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officers
Statement Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 as
Required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Optelecom, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies that to the best of our knowledge:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ Edmund Ludwig

Edmund Ludwig

August 13, 2004

/s/ James Armstrong

James Armstrong

August 13, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Optelecom, Inc. and will be retained by Optelecom, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.