AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 20, 2007 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-145293 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ----------------------------------------------- RAPID LINK, INCORPORATED (Name of small business issuer in its charter) DELAWARE 4813 75-2461665 -------- ---- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of incorporation Industrial Identification No.) or organization) Classification Code Number) 17383 SUNSET BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, LOS ANGELES, CA 90272 (310) 566-1700 --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Telephone number John Jenkins Chief Executive Officer 17383 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 350 Los Angeles, California 90272 (310) 566-1700 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) COPY TO: Ryan Hong RICHARDSON & PATEL LLP 10900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500 Los Angeles, California 90024 (310) 208-1182 Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement. ----------------------------------------------- If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ] THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE. EXPLANATORY NOTE The sole purpose of this Amendment is to amend the facing page of the Registration Statement to include the delaying amendment legend from Rule 473 of the Securities Act of 1933. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note and signature pages to this Registration Statement. The Prospectus, Financial Statements and Part II are otherwise unchanged and have been omitted. SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form SB-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, California on August 20, 2007. RAPID LINK, INCORPORATED (Registrant) * --------------------------- John A. Jenkins Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Date: August 20, 2007 POWER OF ATTORNEY IN ACCORDANCE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTRANT AND IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED: NAME TITLE DATE --------------------------- -------------------------- ---------------- * Chairman of the Board, August 20, 2007 --------------------------- Chief Executive Officer, John A. Jenkins Secretary and Director (principal executive officer) /s/ Christopher J. Canfield President, Chief Financial August 20, 2007 --------------------------- Officer, Treasurer and Director Christopher J. Canfield (principal financial and principal accounting officer) * Director August 20, 2007 --------------------------- Lawrence J. Vierra * Director August 20, 2007 --------------------------- David R. Hess *By: /s/ Christopher J. Canfield --------------------------- Christopher J. Canfield Attorney-in-fact