Exhibit 32.1


      CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), I, Howard
S. Modlin, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and I,
William G. Henry, Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer, each of General DataComm Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby
certify, to the best of my knowledge that:

     (1) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
December 31, 2003 being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (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
Company.

     This Certification accompanies this Form 10-Q as an exhibit, but shall not
be deemed as having been filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or as a separate disclosure document of the Company or the
certifying officer.


                              /s/ Howard S. Modlin
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Date: February 13, 2004       Howard S. Modlin,
                                 Chairman of the Board, President and
                                 Chief Executive Officer


                              /s/ William G. Henry
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                              William G. Henry
                                 Vice President, Finance and Administration
                                 and Chief Financial Officer


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