Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) September
14, 2007
ATSI
Communications, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-15687
(Commission
File Number)
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74-2849995
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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3201
Cherry Ridge,
Building
C, Suite 300
San
Antonio, Texas
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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78230
(Zip
Code)
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(210)
614-7240
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
Item
8.01 Other Events
On
Wednesday, September 12, 2007, ATSI Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant")
issued a press release announcing that Joseph M. Troche joined the Company
as
Sr. Vice President of Global Sales for Digerati Networks, Inc., its
international VoIP business unit. Mr. Troche fills a newly created position
formed by the Company to support the continued growth of Digerati Networks,
which has posted dramatic growth over the past three years.
Mr.
Troche
has more
than 20 years of communications industry experience in sales management of
voice, data, and Internet service offerings. Prior to joining ATSI, Mr.
Troche
held
various executive management positions including Sr. Vice President of Sales
with Fusion Telecom International, Vice President of Carrier Sales with Telco
Group, Inc., and Vice President of International Carrier Sales for GRIC
Communications. Prior to GRIC, Mr. Troche was Vice President of Carrier Sales
for World
Access, Inc. In
less
than two years, he
built a
global sales program that delivered revenues at an annualized rate exceeding
$350 million. During Mr. Troche's communications career, he
has been
involved in some of the industry's notable mergers and acquisitions including
ATC and Microtel, Resurgens Communications Group and Metromedia, and the World
Access acquisition of Facilicom.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1 |
Press
Release, dated September 12,
2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ATSI
Communications, Inc.
Dated:
September 14, 2007
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By: |
/s/ Antonio
Estrada |
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Antonio
Estrada |
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Corporate
Controller
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