Company
Profile
ATSI
Communications, Inc. (OTCBB: ATSX) is a
global Voice over Internet protocol ("VoIP")
communications Company based in San Antonio,
Texas. The Company operates through its
two wholly owned subsidiaries, Digerati
Networks, Inc. and Telefamilia Communications,
Inc. ATSI also owns a minority interest
of a subsidiary in Mexico, ATSI Comunicaciones,
S.A. de C.V., which operates under a 30-year
government issued telecommunications license
similar to those owned by AT&T's and
MCI's subsidiaries in Mexico. ATSI is focused
on serving high-growth international markets
with an emphasis on the Latin American region.
ATSI's primary market, Mexico, is the top
producer of voice communications traffic
with the U.S., making it the most lucrative
telecommunications corridor in the world
in terms of revenue. Some of the catalysts
fueling growth throughout Latin America
include the rapid expansion of the Hispanic
population in the U.S., the increase in
travel between Latin American countries
and the U.S., the build-out of local telecommunications
networks resulting in an increase in teledensity
in Latin countries, and the proliferation
of communication devices throughout the
region. The Company's customer base includes
a variety of carriers, including top tier
providers and emerging operators that generate
voice traffic to and from the markets served
by ATSI.
Company
Background
From
its inception, ATSI's long-term strategy
was to position itself to take advantage
of business opportunities that the Company
felt would arise with the deregulation of
the telecommunications industry within Latin
America, particularly Mexico. The scheduled
demonopolization of Telmex was written into
law in 1990 and Telmex was scheduled to
lose its monopoly status in August 1996.
The
new laws formalized methods by which companies
such as ATSI could compete in the Mexican
long distance market. Management believed
that by establishing its infrastructure
in advance of the anticipated demonopolization,
it could take maximum advantage of opportunities
that it expected would emerge. ATSI began
providing network management services between
the U.S. and Mexico and call services from
Mexico to the U.S. in 1995.
In July 2000, ATSI secured its valuable
Long Distance Concession license in Mexico,
and officially began operations under the
Concession in Mexico as ATSI Comunicaciones,
S.A. de C.V. In June 2003, ATSI established
a relationship with a group of Mexican investors
that subeseuently acquired a 51% interest
in its Mexican subsidiary.
ATSI
deployed the capital from the sale of its
Mexican Subsidiary to deploy a NexTone powered
VoIP network and diversify its routes to
include other countries in Latin America
and other regions of the world. Since deploying
its own VoIP network in July 2004, ATSI
has experienced dramatic growth and produced
record revenues for every quarter through
its fiscal year ended July 31, 2006.
Today,
ATSI is well positioned to capitalize on
the growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding
VoIP market. In 2005, VoIP traffic represented
16% or 42 billion of the 260 billion international
minutes processed. As a region, Latin America
was the most popular destination in the
world for VoIP traffic in 2005.
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