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) April 18, 2008 
   
ATSI Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
 
001-15687
(Commission File Number)
 
 
 
74-2849995
(I.R.S. 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:

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events
 
On April 16, 2008, ATSI Communications, Inc. (the "Registrant") announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the repurchase of up to $1,000,000 of the Company’s common stock, to be made from time to time until December 31, 2008 in open market transactions.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Report

(d)
Exhibits.

Number
  
Description
     
Exhibit 99.1
  
Press Release, dated April 16, 2008

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.

ATSI Communications, Inc.
Dated: April 18, 2008
     
By:
 
/s/ Antonio Estrada
 
 
Antonio Estrada
Sr. VP of Finance &
Corporate Controller