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) December 21, 2010
 
ATSI Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
001-15687
(Commission File Number)
    
74-2849995
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3201 Cherry Ridge,
Building C, Suite 300
San Antonio, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
  
78230
(Zip Code)
 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01.  Other Events.
 
On December 21, 2010, ATSI Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release regarding the approval by the Company's Board of Directors of the Company's rebranding initiative and corporate name change to Digerati Technologies, Inc.  The Company will solicit consents from its shareholders to approve an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to reflect the new name on or about January 17, 2011.  A copy of this press release is being furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)          Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed with this document:
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
News release dated December 21, 2010
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
ATSI Communications, Inc.
       
Date:  December 23, 2010
  
By:
                /s/ Antonio Estrada Jr.
     
Antonio Estrada Jr.
     
Sr. VP of Finance &
     
Corporate Controller
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
99.1
  
News release dated December 21, 2010