CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906
                           OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I,  Philip K.  Polkinghorn,  President  of The  Phoenix  Edge  Series  Fund (the
"Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The  Form  N-CSR  of the  Registrant  containing  the  financial
                statements (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.


Date:    March 7, 2008           /s/ Philip K. Polkinghorn
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                                 Philip K. Polkinghorn, President
                                 (principal executive officer)


I, W. Patrick Bradley,  Vice President,  Chief Financial Officer,  Treasurer and
Principal Accounting Officer of The Phoenix Edge Series Fund (the "Registrant"),
certify that:

         1.     The  Form  N-CSR  of the  Registrant  containing  the  financial
                statements (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.


Date:    March 7, 2008           /s/ W. Patrick Bradley
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                                 W. Patrick Bradley, Vice President, Chief
                                 Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal
                                 Accounting Officer
                                 (principal financial officer)