EXHIBIT 99.1



                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Michael T. Solomon, Chief Executive Officer of MTS, Incorporated, (the
"Registrant"), do hereby certify in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, based on my
knowledge:

(1)     the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Registrant, to which this
        certification is attached as an exhibit (the "Report"), fully complies
        with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

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

Dated:  November 5, 2002                      /s/  Michael T. Solomon
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                                            Michael T. Solomon
                                            Chief Executive Officer



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