FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549	OMB APPROVAL
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response. . .0.5 Filed By Romeo & Dye's Instant Form 4 Filer www.section16.net

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hoffman Charles E	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Covad Communications Group, Inc. COVD		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)     Director                                       10% Owner X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
(Last)      (First)     (Middle) 3420 Central Expressway	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 10/31/02
(Street) Santa Clara, CA 95051		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person     Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)     (State)     (Zip)	Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/ Year)	3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Follow- ing Reported Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 & 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock (1)(1)	10/31/02		J	V	4596	A	.5440	4596	D

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FORM 4 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

4. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira- tion Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1) (1) Shares purchased through the Covad Communications Employee Stock Purchase Plan

By: /s/ Michael Hanley
              
**Signature of Reporting Person 11/01/02
Date

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Limited Power of Attorney   Securities Law Compliance

The undersigned, as an officer or director of Covad Communications Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), hereby constitutes and appoints, Michael Hanley and Doug Carlen and each of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney in fact and agent to complete and execute such Forms 144, Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other forms as such attorney shall in his discretion determine to be required or advisable pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated under each, or any successor laws and regulations, as a consequence of the undersigned's ownership, acquisition or disposition of securities of the Corporation, and to do all acts necessary in order to file such forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or national association, the Corporation and such other person or agency as the attorney shall deem appropriate.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys in fact and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall continue for so long as the undersigned shall be subject to the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless earlier terminated by the undersigned by written notice to the attorneys appointed hereby.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

This Limited Power of Attorney is executed at __________________, ________ as of the date set forth below.


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