EXHIBIT 99.1

      CERTIFICATIONS 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

         In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MicroTel
International, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
(the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         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
Company.

Dated: August 14, 2002                             By: /s/ CARMINE T. OLIVA
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                                                      Carmine T. Oliva
                                                      Chief Executive Officer

         In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MicroTel
International, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002
(the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         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
Company.

Dated: August 14, 2002                              By: /s/ RANDOLPH D. FOOTE
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                                                       Randolph D. Foote
                                                       Chief Financial Officer