Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION 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 annual report on Form 10-K of Arch Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, C. Edward Baker, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

    (1)        The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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: March 1, 2004 /s/ C. Edward Baker, Jr.
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C. Edward Baker, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer