Exhibit 32


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

        In connection with the accompanying quarterly report on Form 10-Q of The
Alpine Group, Inc. (the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 2005
(the "Periodic Report"), the undersigned, Steven S. Elbaum, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, and David A. Owen, Chief Financial Officer of the
Company hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of our knowledge
and belief, that the Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the
information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: May 13, 2005                           /s/  STEVEN S. ELBAUM
                                             Steven S. Elbaum
                                             Chief Executive Officer


                                             /s/ DAVID A. OWEN
                                             David A. Owen
                                             Chief Financial Officer