ATSI Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer.

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ATSI Communications, Inc. (AMEX:AI) today announced that H. Douglas Saathoff, Chief Financial Officer of ATSI, has resigned to pursue other opportunities. J. Christopher Cuevas, ATSI's Vice President Corporate Controller and Treasurer will assume Saathoff's responsibilities on an interim basis.

Arthur L. Smith, ATSI's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "We will diligently continue our strategic direction with emphasis on growing revenues, aggressively managing expenses and taking advantage of opportunities that contribute to the company. We appreciate Doug's commitment during his tenure at ATSI and wish him well in his future endeavors."

ATSI Communications, Inc. is an emerging international carrier serving the rapidly expanding niche markets in and between Latin America and the United States, primarily Mexico. The Company's borderless strategy includes the deployment of a "next generation" network for more efficient and cost effective service offerings of domestic and international voice, data and Internet. ATSI has clear advantages over the competition through its corporate framework consisting of unique licenses, interconnection and service agreements, network footprint, and extensive retail distribution.

This news release contains forward-looking statements. These statements describe management's beliefs and expectations about the future. We have identified forward looking statements by using words such as "expect," "believe," and "should." Although we believe our expectations are reasonable, our operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and these statements may turn out not to be true. More detailed information about ATSI Communications, Inc. is available in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.