xfone10k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K
(Mark One)

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
Or

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to ______________

Commission file number 001-32521

Xfone, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada
 
11-3618510
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5307 W Loop 289
Lubbock, Texas 79414
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
806-771-5212 
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class registered:
 
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock
 
NYSE Amex LLC
Common Stock
 
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
 
None.
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No þ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer                    o
Non-accelerated filer   o
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No þ

As of June 30, 2008, 18,376,075 shares of common stock were outstanding. The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, as of June 30, 2008, the last business day of the 2nd fiscal quarter, was approximately $41,709,229 based on the closing price of $2.99 for the registrant’s common stock as reported on the NYSE Amex LLC (formerly, the American Stock Exchange and the NYSE Alternext US LLC). Shares of common stock held by each director, each officer and each person who owns 10% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded from this calculation in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily conclusive.

As of March 30, 2009, there were 18,376,075 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part II
 
   
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Part III
 
   
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Part IV
 
   
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PART I

ITEM 1.   BUSINESS

General

As used in this Annual Report, references to “the Company”, “we”, “our”, “ours” and “us” refer to Xfone, Inc. and consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated. References to “Xfone” refer to Xfone, Inc. In addition, references to our “financial statements” are to our consolidated financial statements except as the context otherwise requires.

We prepare our financial statements in United States dollars and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States, referred to as U.S. GAAP. In this Annual Report, references to “$” and “dollars” are to United States dollars, “£”, “UKP”, or “GBP” are to British Pound Sterling, and references to “NIS” and “shekels” are to New Israeli Shekels.

Background
 
Xfone, Inc.

Xfone, Inc. was incorporated in Nevada, U.S.A. in September 2000. We are a holding and managing company with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel offering a wide range of services, including: local, long distance and international telephony services; video; prepaid and postpaid calling cards; cellular services; Internet services; messaging services (Email/Fax Broadcast, Email2Fax and Cyber-Number); and reselling opportunities. We serve customers worldwide.
 
In February 2007, we moved our principal executive offices from the UK to Flowood, Mississippi, and shared executive office space with our wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Xfone USA, Inc. In May 2008, the headquarters of Xfone USA and our principal executive offices moved from the Flowood, Mississippi location to Lubbock, Texas, to the existing headquarters of NTS Communications, Inc., which we acquired in February 2008. See “NTS Communications, Inc.” below.

Our Common Stock is traded on the NYSE Amex LLC (“NYSE Amex”) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”) under the symbol “XFN”. On March 30, 2009, the closing price of our Common Stock was $0.51 (NYSE Amex) / NIS 2.132 (TASE).

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We have two wholly owned subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, three wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, and one majority owned subsidiary in Israel. These subsidiaries, and their consolidated subsidiaries, are shown in the following diagram:

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Swiftnet Limited
 
On October 4, 2000, we acquired Swiftnet Limited which had a business plan to provide comprehensive range of telecommunication services and products, integrated through one website. Swiftnet was incorporated in 1990 under the laws of the United Kingdom and is headquartered in London, England. Until 1999, the main revenues for Swiftnet were derived from messaging and fax broadcast services. During 2000, Swiftnet shifted its business focus to voice services and now offers a comprehensive range of calling services to resellers and end customers. Utilizing automation and proprietary software packages, Swiftnet’s strategy is to grow without the need for heavy investments and with lower expenses for operations and registration of new customers.
 
Xfone 018 Ltd.
 
On April 15, 2004, we established an Israel based subsidiary, Xfone Communication Ltd., which changed its name to Xfone 018 Ltd. in March 2005. Headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel, Xfone 018 Ltd. is a telecommunications service provider that owns and operates its own facilities-based telecommunications switching system. Xfone 018 provides residential and business customers with high quality international and local carrier services. We have been providing international telecom services in Israel through Xfone 018 since mid-December 2004. In July 2008, we launched an experimental deployment of our local telecom services, and introduced our Internet access services in December 2008.

WS Telecom, Inc. / Xfone USA, Inc.
 
On May 28, 2004, we entered into an agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire WS Telecom, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, eXpeTel Communications, Inc. and Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc., through the merger of WS Telecom with and into our wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Xfone USA, Inc. On July 1, 2004, Xfone USA entered into a management agreement with WS Telecom which provided that Xfone USA provide management services to WS Telecom pending the consummation of the merger. The management agreement provided that all revenues generated from WS Telecom business operations would be assigned and transferred to Xfone USA. The term of the management agreement commenced on July 1, 2004, and continued until the consummation of the merger on March 10, 2005. Xfone USA, Inc. is an integrated telecommunications service provider that owns and operates its own facilities-based, telecommunications switching system and network. Xfone USA provides residential and business customers with high quality local, long distance and high-speed broadband Internet services, as well as cable television services in certain planned residential communities in Mississippi. Xfone USA utilizes integrated multi-media offerings - combining digital voice, data and video services over broadband technologies to deliver services to customers throughout its service areas. Xfone USA is currently licensed to provide telecommunications services in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. During fiscal 2008, Xfone USA was also licensed in Alabama and Georgia, however, we withdrew these licenses during the first quarter of fiscal 2009.
 
I-55 Internet Services, Inc.
 
On August 18, 2005, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Internet Services, Inc. ("I-55 Internet Services"), a Louisiana corporation (the “I-55 Internet Merger Agreement”). On September 13, 2005, we filed a Form 8-K discussing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the transaction contemplated by the I-55 Internet Merger Agreement. On October 10, 2005, we entered into a First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, by and among I-55 Internet Services, Xfone, Xfone USA, our wholly-owned United States subsidiary, and Hunter McAllister and Brian Acosta, key employees of I-55 Internet Services, in order to induce Xfone, and Xfone USA not to terminate the I-55 Internet Merger Agreement due to the material adverse effect that Hurricane Katrina has had on the assets and business of I-55 Internet Services. As part of the amendment and since, at that time, the merger of I-55 Internet Services with and into Xfone USA had not been consummated yet, in the interim, the parties agreed and entered into on October 11, 2005 a Management Agreement (the “I-55 Internet Management Agreement”) that provided that I-55 Internet Services hired and appointed Xfone USA as manager to be responsible for the operation and management of all of I-55 Internet Services business operations, including among other things personnel, accounting, contracts, policies and budget. In consideration of the management services provided under the I-55 Internet Management Agreement, I-55 Internet Services assigned and transferred to Xfone USA all revenues generated and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business during the term of the I-55 Internet Management Agreement. The term of the I-55 Internet Management Agreement commenced on October 11, 2005 and continued until the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006.
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In conjunction with the consummation of the merger and in exchange for all of the capital stock of I-55 Internet Services, we issued a total of 789,863 shares of our Common Stock valued at $2,380,178 and 603,939 warrants exercisable for a period of five years into shares of our Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.31, valued based on the Black Scholes option-pricing model (the “Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”). A portion of the Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration issued at closing was placed in an escrow account, to be held pending certain adjustments. The Company subsequently made the following two claims against such escrow account: Claim #1: The Company made a claim on March 27, 2007 to adjust the total consideration based upon the changes in customer billings as determined pursuant to a formula set forth in the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Customer Billing Adjustment Amount”), which the Company had determined was $247,965.57. Claim #2: The Company determined an undisclosed liability, in accordance with Article 6.03 of the I-55 Internet Services, Inc. Merger Agreement (as amended), in the amount of $147,550 and on November 28, 2006, sent a claim for this amount. The Shareholder Representatives of I-55 Internet Services disputed the amounts in both claims submitted and so the parties entered into negotiations on May 2, 2007, where they agreed to reduce the amount claimed in Claim #1 by $104,948.46, which represents adjustments made to the 90-Day column, Trade Accounts, and certain accounts that had previously been listed as having 90-Day balances but were subsequently confirmed as not having 90-Day balances, and by the final amount billed to EBI Comm, Inc. (“EBI”) in 2005 prior to the assets of EBI being purchased by Xfone USA, and agreed to reduce the original Loss amount claimed in Claim #2 by $6,800.00, representing additional services purchased with Zipa, Inc. under the direction of Xfone USA during the Management Agreement period from October 2005 through March 2006. Upon settlement of the claims, two Joint Deposition Notices for the escrow agent, Trustmark National Bank, were delivered to the Shareholder Representatives of I-55 Internet Services for execution, however, a Shareholder Representative refused to execute the notices pending approval of the claims by the shareholders of I-55 Internet Services.  On June 7, 2007, the shareholders met and rejected the figure agreed upon with respect to Claim #1 and accepted the figure agreed upon with respect to Claim #2.  On or about May 12, 2008, after further negotiations, Xfone USA and I-55 agreed to value Claim #1 at $143,017.11 and Claim #2 at $140,750.00 for a total agreed loss of $283,767.11.  This resulted in the Company’s receipt of 62,850 shares of Xfone Common Stock and 44,470 Xfone Stock Warrants from the Escrow Account in satisfaction of these claims (the “Returned Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”) and the balance of the Xfone Common Stock and Xfone Stock Warrants remaining in the Escrow Account was distributed to the selling I-55 Internet shareholders and the escrow account was closed out on June 16, 2008. The components of the Returned Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration were cancelled by the Company on June 3, 2008.
 
In conjunction with that certain Letter Agreement dated October 10, 2005 with MCG Capital Corporation, a major creditor of I-55 Internet Services, and upon the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006, we issued to MCG Capital 667,998 shares of our Common Stock, valued at fair value of $2,010,006, in return for retiring its loan with I-55 Internet Services.
 
I-55 Internet Services provided Internet access and related services, such as installation of various networking equipment, website design, hosting and other Internet access installation services, throughout the Southeastern United States to individuals and businesses located predominantly in rural markets in Louisiana and Mississippi. As a result of the merger with and into Xfone USA, these services are now available in expanded markets throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. The Internet service offerings include dial-up, DSL, high speed dedicated Internet access, web services, email, the World Wide Web, Internet relay chat, file transfer protocol and Usenet news access to both residential and business customers. The I-55 Internet Services offerings provided various prices and packages that allowed I-55 Internet Services subscribers to customize their subscription with services that met customers’ particular requirements. Xfone USA now provides bundled services of voice and data (broadband Internet) to customers throughout its service areas.
 
I-55 Telecommunications, LLC

On August 26, 2005, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Telecommunications, LLC ("I-55 Telecommunications"), a Louisiana corporation (the “I-55 Telecom Merger Agreement”). On September 13, 2005, we filed a Form 8-K discussing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the transaction contemplated by the I-55 Telecom Merger Agreement. In order to demonstrate our intention to continue on with the transaction contemplated by the I-55 Telecom Merger Agreement, the parties entered into on October 12, 2005 a Management Agreement (the “I-55 Telecom Management Agreement”) that provided that I-55 Telecommunications hired and appointed Xfone USA as manager to be responsible for the operation and management of all of I-55 Telecommunications’ business operations. In consideration of the management services provided under the I-55 Telecom Management Agreement, I-55 Telecommunications assigned and transferred to Xfone USA all revenues generated and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business during the term of the I-55 Telecom Management Agreement. The term of the I-55 Telecom Management Agreement commenced on October 12, 2005 and continued until the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006.
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In conjunction with the consummation of the merger and in exchange for all of the capital stock of I-55 Telecommunications, LLC, we issued a total of 223,702 shares of our Common Stock valued at $671,687 and 79,029 warrants exercisable for a period of five years into shares of our Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.38, valued based on the Black Scholes option-pricing model (the “Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”). A portion of the Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration issued at closing was placed in an escrow account. The Company determined a breach of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement resulting from the failure of I-55 Telecommunications to disclose the liability due and payable to the Louisiana Universal Service Fund (“LA USF”) through the period of October 2005, at which time Xfone USA undertook the management role of I-55 Telecommunications. Pursuant to Section 1(g) of the Escrow Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006 by and among Xfone USA, the Escrow Agent, and the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, and in accordance with Article 6.02 of the Merger Agreement, Xfone USA notified the other parties that it believed that it had suffered a Loss of $30,625.52, pursuant to the provisions of Article 6.02 of the Merger Agreement dated as of August 26, 2005. Having not received any response from the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, nor from his counsel, on October 15, 2007, and after the allotted response time allowed, Xfone USA instructed the Escrow Agent (Trustmark National Bank) to deliver from the Escrow Fund of the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, to the Company, 7,043 shares of Common Stock and 4,838 Xfone Stock Warrants. The 7,043 shares of Common Stock and 4,838 Xfone Stock Warrants were returned to the Company for cancellation on October 31, 2007.
 
In conjunction with certain Agreements to Purchase Promissory Notes dated October 31, 2005 / February 3, 2006 with Randall Wade James Tricou; Rene Tricou - Tricou Construction; Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Estates; Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Utility; and Danny Acosta, creditors of I-55 Telecommunications (the “Creditors”), and upon the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006, we issued to the Creditors an aggregate of 163,933 restricted shares of Common Stock and an aggregate of 81,968 warrants, exercisable at $3.38 per share, at a total value of $492,220, in return for retiring their individual loans with I-55 Telecommunications.
 
I-55 Telecommunications provided voice, data and related services throughout Louisiana and Mississippi to both individuals and businesses. Prior to the merger with and into Xfone USA, I-55 Telecommunications was a licensed facility based CLEC operating in Louisiana and Mississippi with a next generation class 5 carrier-switching platform. I-55 Telecommunications provided a complete package of local and long distance services to residential and business customers across both states. As a result of the merger, Xfone USA has now expanded its On-Net (facilities) service area, through I-55 Telecommunications, into New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding areas, including Hammond, Louisiana. Xfone USA is expanding its sales offices to include New Orleans, in an effort to continue revenue growth and increase market share in the revitalized city, as well as into Hammond, Louisiana. The competition in secondary markets, such as Jackson, Mississippi, as opposed to Tier 1 markets such as Atlanta, Georgia, is also rapidly declining due to the removal of UNE-P and the decline in the competitive local exchange providers that had been dependent on UNE-P as their only source for providing competitive local telephone services in those markets. This provides for a unique opportunity for Xfone USA to gain market share, by utilizing its existing network and to expand its facilities into these opportunity areas becoming a primary alternative to the monopoly Incumbent Local Exchange Company.

EBI Comm, Inc.
 
On January 1, 2006, Xfone USA, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an Agreement with EBI Comm, Inc. (“EBI”), a privately held Internet Service Provider, to purchase the assets of EBI. EBI provided a full range of Internet access options for both commercial and residential customers in north Mississippi. Based in Columbus, Mississippi, EBI’s services included Dial-up, DSL, T1 Dedicated Access and Web Hosting. The customer base, numbering approximately 1,500 Internet users, is largely concentrated in the Golden Triangle area, which includes Columbus, West Point and Starkville, Mississippi. The acquisition was structured as an asset purchase, providing for Xfone USA to pay EBI total consideration equal to 50% of the monthly collected revenue from the customer base during the first 12 months, beginning January 2006. Acquired assets include the customer base and customer lists, trademarks and all related intellectual property, fixed assets and all account receivables. As a result of further negotiations between us and EBI, we have agreed to pay the total consideration of this acquisition in cash in the amount of $85,699 in monthly payments of $10,000 until paid in full, and we made the first of such payments on June 1, 2007 and final payment on January 25, 2008. The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.
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Canufly.net, Inc.
 
On January 10, 2006 (effective as of January 1, 2006), Xfone USA, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Canufly.net, Inc. (“Canufly.net”), an Internet Service Provider based in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and its principal shareholder, Mr. Michael Nassour. Canufly.net provided residential and business customers with high-speed Internet services and utilized the facilities-based network of Xfone USA, as an alternative to BellSouth, to provide Internet connectivity to its customers. Canufly.net also provided Internet services through a small wireless application in certain areas in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The transaction was closed on January 24, 2006. We agreed to pay a total purchase price of up to $710,633, payable as follows: (i) $185,000 in cash payable in twelve equal monthly payments, the first installment was paid at closing, and as of December 31, 2006, the entire amount was paid in full and in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement; (ii) $255,633 in cash, paid at closing, to pay off the loan with the B&K Bank; (iii) 33,768 restricted shares of Common Stock and 24,053 warrants exercisable at $2.98 per share for a period of five years were issued to the shareholders of Canufly.net during May 2006. Following the closing in 2006 and due to the satisfaction of certain earn out provisions in the Asset Purchase Agreement the Company issued in March 2007 an additional 20,026 restricted shares of Common Stock and 14,364 warrants exercisable at $2.98 per share for a period of five years to the shareholders of Canufly.net. The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.
 
Story Telecom
 
On May 10, 2006, we, Story Telecom, Inc., Story Telecom Limited, Story Telecom (Ireland) Limited, Nir Davison, and Trecastle Holdings Limited, a company owned and controlled by Mr. Davison, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, we increased our ownership interest in Story Telecom from 39.2% to 69.6% in a cash transaction valued at $1,200,000. $900,000 of the total consideration was applied to payables owed by Story Telecom to us and our subsidiary Swiftnet Limited for back-end telecommunications services. The balance of $300,000 was paid to Story Telecom to be used as working capital.

Story Telecom, Inc., a telecommunication service provider, operated in the United Kingdom through its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Story Telecom Limited and Story Telecom (Ireland) Limited (which was dissolved on February 23, 2007). Following the acquisition, Story Telecom operates as a division of our operations in the United Kingdom. The stock purchase pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement was completed on May 16, 2006. The transaction contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement was not significant from an accounting perspective.
 
On March 25, 2008, we purchased from Mr. Davison and Trecastle Holdings Limited, the shares of common stock of Story Telecom, Inc. that each party owned, respectively, for an aggregate purchase price of £270,000 ($538,083), pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into between the parties on that date. Upon acquisition of the shares of common stock of Story Telecom, Inc. from Mr. Davison and Trecastle Holdings, Story Telecom, Inc. became our wholly owned subsidiary.
 
Equitalk.co.uk Limited
 
On May 25, 2006, we and the shareholders of Equitalk.co.uk Limited, a privately held telephone company based in the United Kingdom (“Equitalk”) entered into an Agreement relating to the sale and purchase of Equitalk (the “Equitalk Agreement”). The Equitalk Agreement provided for us to acquire Equitalk in a restricted Common Stock and warrant transaction valued at $1,650,000. The acquisition was completed on July 3, 2006, and on that date Equitalk became our wholly owned subsidiary. In conjunction with the completion of the acquisition and in exchange for all of the capital stock of Equitalk, we issued a total of 402,192 restricted shares of our Common Stock and a total of 281,872 warrants exercisable at $3.025 per share for a period of five years. Founded in December 1999, Equitalk, a VC-financed company, was the first fully automated e-telco in the United Kingdom. Equitalk provides both residential and business customers with low-cost IDA and CPS voice services, broadband and teleconferencing.
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Auracall Limited
 
On August 15, 2007, the Company, Swiftnet Limited, our wholly owned U.K.-based subsidiary (“Swiftnet”), and Dan Kirschner entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement to be completed on the same date, pursuant to which Swiftnet purchased from Mr. Kirschner the 67.5% equity interest in Auracall Limited (“Auracall”) that he beneficially owned, thereby increasing Swiftnet’s ownership interest in Auracall from 32.5% to 100%. Swiftnet had acquired the 32.5% interest in Auracall through several transactions that occurred since October 16, 2001. The purchase price for the shares was £810,918 (approximately $1,616,158), payable as follows: £500,000 (approximately $996,500) was paid in cash upon signing of the Share Purchase Agreement, and the remaining £304,000, plus interest of £6,918 (approximately $619,658), was payable in monthly installments beginning in September 2007 and continued through March 2008. In connection with the acquisition, Auracall and Swiftnet entered into an Inter-Company Loan Agreement, pursuant to which Auracall agreed to lend Swiftnet £850,000 (approximately $1,694,050) for the sole purpose of and in connection with Swiftnet’s acquisition of the Auracall shares. The loan is unsecured, bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum, and is to be repaid in five years (i.e., August 15, 2012), but may be repaid earlier without charge or penalty. As a result of the terms of the transaction, Mr. Kirschner no longer serves as Auracall’s Managing Director or as a member of its board of directors.
 
NTS Communications, Inc.
 
On August 22, 2007, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “NTS Purchase Agreement”) with NTS Communications, Inc. (“NTS”), a provider of integrated voice, data and video solutions headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, and the owners of approximately 85% of the equity interests in NTS, to acquire NTS. Subsequently, all of the remaining shareholders of NTS executed the Agreement, bringing the total percentage of equity interests in NTS owned by NTS shareholders that entered into the Agreement (the “NTS Sellers”) to 100%.  On February 14, 2008, we entered into a First Amendment to the NTS Purchase Agreement to amend the agreement to further extend the expiration date for the closing of our acquisition of NTS.  On February 26, 2008, we entered into a Second Amendment to the NTS Purchase Agreement which amended, among other things, the definition and elements of Working Capital, as such term is defined in the NTS Purchase Agreement, and increased the escrow amount. On April 25, 2008, we entered into a Third Amendment, pursuant to which we agreed to an extension of time for the calculation and payment of the post closing working capital adjustment under the NTS Purchase Agreement.
 
The acquisition closed on February 26, 2008.  Upon closing of the acquisition, NTS and its six wholly owned subsidiaries, NTS Construction Company, Garey M. Wallace Company, Inc., Midcom of Arizona, Inc., Communications Brokers, Inc., NTS Telephone Company, LLC, and NTS Management Company, LLC, became our wholly owned subsidiaries.
 
The purchase price for the acquisition set forth in the NTS Purchase Agreement was approximately $42,000,000 (excluding acquisition related costs), plus (or less) (i) the difference between NTS’ estimated working capital and the working capital target for NTS as set forth in the NTS Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the difference between amounts allocated by NTS for its fiber optic network build-out project anticipated in Texas and any indebtedness incurred by NTS in connection with this project, each of which was subject to our advance written approval.  After applying this formula, the final aggregate purchase price was calculated as $41,900,000, and was paid as follows:

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$35,414,715 was paid in cash; and

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2,366,892 shares of our Common Stock were issued to certain NTS Sellers who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in our Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the NTS Purchase Agreement. Our Board of Directors determined, in accordance with the NTS Purchase Agreement, the number of shares of our Common Stock to be delivered to each participating NTS Seller by dividing the portion of such NTS Seller’s allocable sale price that the NTS Seller elected to receive in shares of our Common Stock by 93% of the average closing price of our Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (i.e., $2.74). The aggregate sales price reinvested by all such NTS Sellers was $6,485,284.

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Cybergate, Inc.

On November 26, 2008, Xfone USA, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Cybergate, Inc. (“Cybergate”), pursuant to which Cybergate agreed to sell to Xfone USA, and Xfone USA agreed to purchase, all of Cybergate’s assets, as set forth in the agreement (the “Assets”).  Cybergate is a provider of Internet services, including Internet access, web and server hosting, data services and e-mail.  Pursuant to the Agreement Xfone USA also agreed to assume certain of the liabilities of Cybergate. The purchase price was an amount equal to 50% of collected receivables derived from the Assets up to $500,000.00, which is to be paid to Cybergate in monthly installments equal to 50% of the prior month’s collected receivables derived from the Assets as the same shall be billed on a regular basis by Xfone USA.  The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by the parties, as well as covenants and conditions which are customary for transactions of this nature. The Agreement and the closing of the sale and purchase have an effective date of November 1, 2008.  The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.

Our Principal Services and Their Markets
 
United States

We provide through our United States operations (NTS Communications and Xfone USA) the following telecommunication products / services:
 
Services provided by NTS Communications
 
Retail Services
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Local Services: NTS delivers local telephony service to its customers through an “on-net” UNE-L connection, including voice mail, caller ID, forwarding, 3-way calling, blocking, and PBX services.  In addition, NTS sells ”off-net” total service resale lines which contribute less than  10% of total local service revenue.  NTS provides UNE-L services in Lubbock, Abilene, Amarillo, Midland, Odessa, Pampa, Plainview, and Wichita Falls, Texas.  NTS provides local services via FTTP in Lubbock and Wolfforth.  NTS provides resold local services throughout Texas via its resale agreement with AT&T.
 
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Retail Long Distance Services: NTS offers a full range of long distance services to its customers, including competitively priced switched long distance (including intrastate, interstate, and international), toll-free service, dedicated T-1 long distance and calling cards.  The vast majority of its customers are concentrated in West Texas.  Approximately 10% of long distance customers are in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado.

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Internet Data Services: NTS began offering broadband service in 1999.  Download speeds range from 500 Kilobits to 100 Megabits per second, depending on the end user’s distance from an NTS collocation or the type of facilities used to deliver the service.  NTS launched dial-up service in 1985.  NTS provides broadband and dial-up Internet service in all of its Texas markets.

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Fiber-Based Services (“Fiber to the Premise or FTTP”): As an integrated telecom provider, NTS is capable of providing quality triple play (voice, digital video & data) on one bill at competitive prices to its FTTP customers.  NTS offers a full selection of video services, including basic cable, video on demand, HDTV and DVR.  NTS is a member of the National Cable Television Cooperative and as a member obtains favorable programming rates from most major networks.  NTS provides FTTP service in Lubbock and Wolfforth, Texas.

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Customer Premise Equipment (“CPE”): NTS resells a variety of CPE and CPE related services to its customers.  Primarily, these sales involve NTS acting as an authorized dealer for Toshiba phone systems. These systems are sold to customers either on a stand-alone basis, or in conjunction with the purchase of local, long distance, and/or data services from the company.
 
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Wholesale Services
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Private Line Services: NTS offers aggregation and resale of leased fiber transport network from AT&T and other fiber network operators.  This service is mostly provided for carrier customers that need direct network connectivity, as well as enterprises that require dedicated branch office connections.  Services are generally offered under 1-year contracts for a fixed amount per month.  NTS provides private line service nationwide.

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Wholesale Switched Termination Services: NTS sells its wholesale-switched minutes to local telecom companies who do not have the volume to warrant attractive pricing from AT&T and other large carriers.  NTS provides multi-regional switched termination, switched toll free origination and wholesale Internet access services to various carrier customers.  Services are generally offered for a fixed amount per minute.  NTS provides wholesale switched termination services to customers via network connections in NTS POPs and switch sites.
 
Internet Based Customer Service
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Our Internet based customer service (found at www.ntscom.com) includes full details on all our retail products and services.

Our US based subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc., owns and operates its own facilities-based telecommunications switching system.
 
Future Plans
 
Levelland/Smyer FTTP Opportunity
 
NTS, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NTS Telephone Company, LLC, is in the process of extending its FTTP network to the nearby communities of Levelland (located 30 miles west of Lubbock) and Smyer (approximately 15 miles west of Lubbock).  Upon project completion, these communities will add approximately 6,200 passings to the NTS FTTP footprint and bring total FTTP passings to approximately 21,000.  NTS Telephone Company, LLC, has received approval from the Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) for an $11.8 million, 17-year debt financing to complete this overbuild.  The RUS loan is non-recourse to NTS and all other NTS subsidiaries and interest is charged at the average rate of U.S. government obligations (equivalent to approximately 2.5% a year at today’s rates).  Data from marketing surveys indicated a very strong demand for triple play (voice, data/Internet, and video) service offerings and projected a market penetration for NTS of 69% in approximately three years from project completion.  NTS’ capital investment in the project is a $2.5 million equity contribution that serves as credit support for the loan.  NTS will provision voice, data, and video services for NTS Telephone Company.  NTS will receive a management fee from NTS Telephone Service equal to 15% of its revenues. NTS began marketing its triple-play service to limited areas of Levelland in the first quarter of 2009 with more areas becoming available as overbuild construction is completed.  NTS completed Phase 2 of the project during 2008 and is currently nearing completion of Phase 3. Project completion could be delayed by any number of factors including but not limited to weather and the availability of contractors and materials.

Services provided by Xfone USA

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Local Telephone Service: Using our own network in concentrated local areas throughout Mississippi and Louisiana and utilizing the underlying network of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (the new ATT), outside of our local areas, we provide local dial tone and calling features, such as hunting, call forwarding and call waiting to both business and residential customers throughout Louisiana and Mississippi, including T-1 and PRI local telephone services to business customers.

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Long Distance Service: We use our own network where available and QWEST, a nationwide long distance carrier, as our underlying long distance network provider. In conjunction with Local Telephone Services, we provide Long Distance Services to our residential and business customers. We provide two different categories of long distance services - Switched Services to both residential and small business customers, which include 1+ Outbound Service, Toll Free Inbound Service and Calling Card Service. For larger business customers we also provide Dedicated Services such as T-1 and PRI Services. Our long distance services are only available to customers who use our local telephone services.
 
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Internet/Data Service: We provide high-speed broadband Internet access to residential and business customers utilizing our own integrated digital data network and utilizing the broadband gateway network of the new ATT. Our DSL service provides up to 3 Mbps of streaming speed combined with Dynamic IP addresses, as well as multiple mailboxes and Web space. Our DSL services also include spam filter, instant messaging, pop-up blocking, web mail access, and parental controls. We also provide dial-up Internet access service for quick and dependable connection to the web. Our Internet/Data services are stand-alone products or are bundled with our voice services for residential and business customers.

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Customer Service: Customer Service is paramount at Xfone USA and is one of our major differentiating characteristics, thus tantamount to being one of our product offerings. Customers have been conditioned to accept poor customer service from the larger monopoly companies because they have never had any real choice in service providers, especially in the residential market. Our attentive customer service department is an additional “product offering” which sells - as well as retains - customers. The full scope of communications service entails network service, customer service, and repair service.

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Customer Premise Equipment (“CPE”): Xfone USA also resells a variety of CPE and CPE related services to its customers.  Primarily, these sales involve acting with NTS Communications, Inc., as an authorized dealer for Toshiba phone systems. These systems are sold to customers either on a stand-alone basis, or in conjunction with the purchase of local, long distance, and/or data services from the company.
 
Our US based subsidiary, Xfone USA, Inc., owns and operates its own facilities-based telecommunications carrier class-switching platform.

United Kingdom

We provide through our United Kingdom operations (Swiftnet, Equitalk, Story Telecom and Auracall) the following telecommunication products / services:
 
Services provided by Swiftnet
 
Telephony Services 
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Carrier Pre Select (CPS): CPS is a telephony service which enables customers to benefit from our low call usage charges, without having to make any changes to their existing telephone lines or numbers. The service allows customers to route all their outgoing calls over our network. This gives them access to competitive call rates and a wide range of services. Customers using CPS only pay line rental to their service operator, while we bill them for all call charges. CPS is available nationally provided the customer is connected to a BT local exchange.

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Indirect Access: This is a telephony service which enables customers to benefit from our low call usage charges, without having to make any changes to their existing telephone lines or numbers. The service allows customers to route a specific outgoing call over our network by using the prefix code “1689.”

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Calling Cards: This service is available to all our subscribers. The Calling Card works by using an access number and a PIN code, and offers a convenient and easy way to make calls virtually anywhere in the UK, as well as from 27 other destinations worldwide.

Messaging Services 
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Email2Fax: Allows users to send fax messages directly from their email or web software.

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Cyber-Number: Allows users to receive fax messages directly to their email software via a personal number.

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Email/Fax Broadcast: This service allows the user to send multiple personalized faxes and emails to thousands of users in minutes.

Internet Based Customer Service
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Our Internet based customer service and on-line registration (found at www.swiftnet.co.uk) includes full details on all our products and services.
 
Our UK based subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited owns and operates its own facilities-based telecommunications switching system.
 
Services Provided by Equitalk.co.uk
 
Telephony Services
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Carrier Pre Select (CPS): CPS is a telephony service which enables customers to benefit from our low call usage charges, without having to make any changes to their existing telephone lines or numbers. The service allows customers to route all their outgoing calls over our network. This gives them access to competitive call rates and a wide range of services. Customers using CPS only pay line rental to their service operator, while we bill them for all call charges. CPS is available nationally provided the customer is connected to a BT local exchange.
 
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Indirect Access: This is a telephony service which enables customers to benefit from our low call usage charges, without having to make any changes to their existing telephone lines or numbers. The service allows customers to route a specific outgoing call over our network by using the prefix code “1664.”

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Internet/Data Service: We provide high-speed Internet access to residential customers utilizing the digital data network of Griffin Internet. Our ADSL service provides up to 8 Mbps of streaming speed combined with Static IP addresses, as well as multiple mailboxes. Our Internet/Data services are bundled with our voice services for residential and business customers.

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Conference Service: We provide web-managed low cost teleconferencing services through our partnership with Auracall Limited. Up to 10 people can call in to a conference circuit and be joined together by dialing the same PIN. There is no need to reserve a conference call in advance and each caller pays for their own call.
 
Internet Based Customer Service and Billing Interface
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Our Internet based customer service and billing interface (found at www.equitalk.co.uk) includes on-line registration, full account control, and payment and billing functions and information retrieval.
 
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Services provided by Story Telecom

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Prepaid Calling Cards: Story Telecom initiates, markets and distributes Prepaid Calling Cards that are served by our switch and systems. Story Telecom supplies the Prepaid Calling Cards to retail stores through its network of dealers. The Calling Card enables the holder to call anywhere in the world by dialing either a toll free number or a local access number from any telephone that routes the holder’s call to our Interactive Voice Response System that automatically asks for the holder’s private PIN code, validates the code dialed by the customer, and tells the credit balance of the card. The holder is then instructed to dial to his or her desired destination, at which time our Interactive Voice Response System tells the holder how long he or she can speak according to the balance on the card and what the cost per minute is. The holder of the card can use the card repeatedly until the balance is zero.

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Story Direct and Story Mobile: These services allow any individual with either a BT line or a mobile phone to make international calls at a lower cost and without prepayment for setting up an account with another carrier. These services can be accessed by any business or residential user through Story Telecom website, found at www.storytelecom.com. When customers need to make an international or national call they can dial the appropriate designed number for that country and save on calling rates over the current BT published rates or their network operator’s rates by gaining access to our switch and providing savings on a per minute basis.

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Text & Talk: This service allows any individual with a mobile phone to make international calls at a lower cost by purchasing calling credit via a Premium Rate Text. When customers need to make an international or national call they can dial an access number followed by their destination number.
  
Internet Based Customer Service and Billing Interface
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Our Internet based customer service (found at www.storytelecom.co.uk) includes full details on all our products and services.
 
Services provided by Auracall

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Free Time:  This service allows any individual with a BT line to make international calls at a lower cost and without prepayment for setting up an account with another carrier. The Auracall service can be accessed by any business or residential user through our website at www.auracall.com. When customers need to make an international or national call they can dial the appropriate designed number for that country and save on calling rates over the current BT published rates by gaining access to our switch and providing savings on a per minute basis.

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T-Talk:  This service allows any individual with a mobile phone to make international calls at a lower cost by purchasing calling credit via a Premium Rate Text. When customers need to make an international or national call they can dial an access number followed by their destination number.
 
Internet Based Customer Service and Billing Interface
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Our Internet based customer service (found at www.auracall.co.uk) includes full details on all our products and services.

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Israel 

We provide through our Israeli operations (Xfone 018) the following telecommunication products / services:

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International Telephony Services: We provide international telephony services with the prefix code of “018”. We provide these services both to our subscribers and to occasional customers. The service is offered to both residential and business customers.

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Local Telephony Services: We provide to Israeli subscribers local telephony services with the prefix code of “078-818”.  The service is offered to both residential and business customers in the framework of an experimental deployment of Local Telephone Services utilizing Voice over Broadband (VoB) technology.

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XFONECARD: We provide an international toll free calling card service, available in over 40 countries around the globe.

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SIMPLE: The SIMPLE is a pre programmed, rechargeable, mobile SIM card which can be used with any unlocked GSM (Global System for Mobiles) mobile phone virtually anywhere in the world. SIMPLE allows us to deliver call savings, by diverting the customer dialing command away from the local mobile operator that the phone is connected to, and instead it sends the call to one of the mobile operators with whom we hold a special agreement. We offer for sale or rent three types of SIM Cards which may be used in over 120 countries around the globe - "SIMPLE+", "SIMPLE World" and "SIMPLE Europe". We also offer a special SIM Card for use in the U.S.A- "SIMPLE USA".

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International Telephony Access: We provide international telephony access to the Israeli telephone network by selling incoming call minutes to various international operators across the globe.

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Internet Services: We provide Internet access services which include various surfing speeds via any kind of available infrastructure (ADSL, Cable, etc.).
 
Internet Based Customer Service
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Our Internet based customer service and on-line registration (found at www.018.co.il) includes full details on all our products and services.
 
Our Israel based subsidiary Xfone 018 owns and operates its own facilities-based telecommunications carrier class-switching platform.

Our Distribution and Marketing Methods
 
We use the following distribution methods to market our services:

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We use employed, direct sales executives to sell to medium to large size business customers; these sales executives have quota attainment requirements and receive a monthly salary, allowance and are paid commissions;

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We actively recruit independent contractor agents and resellers who purchase telephone traffic directly from us at a discount, and who then resell this telephone traffic to their customers at a mark-up according to their own price lists;

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We utilize agents that sell our services directly to customers at our established prices; these agents receive a commission of approximately 5%-12% of the total sale amount less any bad debts;

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We use third party direct sales organizations (telesales and door-to-door) to register new customers;
 
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We cooperate with major companies and worker’s councils;

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We have retail and wholesale sales offices; employees at these sales offices receive annual salaries and commissions;

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We use direct marketing, including by newspaper, radio and television advertisements;
 
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We attend telecommunications trade shows to promote our services; and

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We utilize the Internet as an additional distribution channel for our services.

Our Billing Practices
 
We charge our customers based on a monthly fixed amount or on actual usage by full or partial minutes. Our rates vary with distance, duration, time, type of call, and product or service provided, but are not dependent upon the facilities selected for the call transmission. The standard terms for our customers require either pre-payments or payments due as early as 16 or as late as 30 days from the date of the invoice, or within 90 days from when the invoice is issued by the local operator. Our supplier’s standard terms are payment within 30 to 90 days from invoice date; however, some new suppliers ask for shorter payment terms.
 
Divisions
 
We operate the following divisions:
 
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Partner Division - Our Partner Division operates as a separate profit center by attempting to recruit new resellers and agents to market our products and services and to provide support and guidance to resellers and agents.

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Customer Service Division - In the United Kingdom and the United States we operate a live customer service center that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In Israel our customer service center operates 6 days a week.

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Operations Division - Our Operations Division provides the following operational functions to our business: (a) 24 hour/7 day a week technical support; (b) inter-company network; (c) hardware and software installations; and (d) operating switch and other platforms.

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Administration Division - Our Administration Division provides the billing, collection, credit control, and customer support aspects of our business.
 
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Research and Development Division - The function of our Research and Development Division is to develop and improve our billing system, switch and telephony platforms, websites and special projects.

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Marketing Division - Our Marketing Division is responsible for our marketing and selling campaigns that target potential and existing retail customers.
 
Geographic Markets
 
Our primary geographic markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel. However, we serve customers worldwide.
 
Competitive Business Conditions
 
The U.S. Market
 
NTS operates in a highly competitive environment which is generally characterized by the dominance of the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC).  With respect to its primary Texas markets, the dominant ILEC is AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell Telephone Company).  NTS also competes with the Incumbent Cable TV Provider (ICTVP) in markets where that carrier provides voice, data and/or video services.  In its core Texas markets, the ICTVP is SuddenLink Communications or Time Warner Communications.  Within these same core markets, NTS also competes with a variety of widely dispersed smaller Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC).  With respect to its data and long distance products, the company competes with various national and regional players including AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Level 3 and others.
 
Xfone USA, also operates in a highly competitive markets in Mississippi and Louisiana. In these markets Xfone USA competes against the dominate ILEC, BellSouth Telecommunications, as well as many smaller CLECs.
 
The U.K. Market
 
The communications and information services industry in the U.K. is highly competitive and varied. In 2008, we had only approximately 0.026% of the market share of the United Kingdom telecommunication market (not including mobiles revenues), based on our revenues of approximately £10 million during 2008, compared with the total U.K. market revenues of approximately £38 billion (including mobiles revenues). The source of the market size is the United Kingdom communications regulatory body, known as Ofcom, the website of which may be accessed at www.ofcom.org.uk (the latest statistics are for 2007).

The Israeli Market
 
Since the opening of the international telephony market in Israel to competition in 1996, and until 2004, only three companies have provided international telephony services in Israel. The market, estimated at that time to be 2 billion minutes per year, was more or less equally divided between the three companies. On July 4, 2004, the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel granted our subsidiary, Xfone 018 a license to provide international telecom services in Israel. We started providing services in Israel through Xfone 018 as of mid-December 2004. In 2004, two other new providers of international telephony services launched their services. The international telephony market is highly competitive and therefore all six providers had to offer low prices in order to attract or retain subscribers and call minutes.

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During 2006, two significant mergers occurred in the Israeli international telephony market, leaving only four companies in the competition. The aforementioned mergers enabled Xfone 018 to execute, as of December 2006, a new business strategy, according to which it re-priced its services by distinguishing the rates for its subscribed customers from the rates for its non-subscribed customers. The new strategy has proved to be successful, and in 2007 and 2008 Xfone 018 revenues were significantly increased.
 
In 2008, the Israeli international telephony market was estimated to be 3 billion minutes (incoming and outgoing). We estimate our market share as of December 31, 2008, as approximately 5.5% of the Israeli market.

The local telephony market in Israel is dominated by six major competitors, two of which own the physical infrastructures and are required by law to offer use of these infrastructures to other competitors. In July 2008, Xfone 018 entered that market in an experimental capacity.

Internet services via ADSL and/or Cable became available to the general public in Israel in 2001. Since then prices have dropped considerably and steadily, resulting, at the end of 2008, in a household penetration rate of approximately 72% and approximately 1.68 million broadband lines, according to the MOCSIL.

In Israel, Internet infrastructure and Internet access services are provided separately. The Internet access services market, into which Xfone 018 has recently entered, is divided between six major competitors.
 
Principal Suppliers
 
In 2008, our principal suppliers of telephone routing and switching services according to the percentage of the costs of revenues were:
 
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AT&T Inc. - 45%

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British Telecommunications - 4.2%

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Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp - 2 %
 
We are dependent on several of our suppliers, including those that provide significant hardware and software products and support. However, these suppliers are required to provide us with services according to the relevant regulations and their licenses to operate as a telecommunications provider in the relevant jurisdictions.
 
Major Customers
 
We have six major types of customers:
 
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Residential - in the U.S. - pre-subscribed customers, including for local, long distance, internet and cable television services; outside of the U.S. - pre-subscribed customers and customers who must dial a special code to access our switch or acquire a box that dials automatically.

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Commercial - we serve small to complex business customers around the world.

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Governmental agencies - Including the United Nations World Economic Forum, certain embassies and the Bank of Israel. We also provide cities, counties, schools and universities in Texas with a host of services, including local, long distance, internet and private line services.

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Resellers - We provide resellers with our telephone and messaging services for a wholesale price.  We also provide long haul switched termination to a variety of companies throughout the United States who resell our services.

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Telecommunications companies - We provide our services through telecommunication companies (such as British Telecom and Bezeq The Israel Telecommunication Corp) which collect the fees relating to such services and forward them to us.
 
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Mobile Users - including customers who can access our switch utilizing our access number and thereafter are able to make low-cost international calls; customers who purchase, via a reversed billed SMS, pre-paid credit for international calls and those using our international roaming SIM cards.
 
Certain Telecommunication operators act as collection channels for the Company. In 2008, we had two major collection channels, one in the U.K. and one in Israel. Collections through these channels accounted to approximately 4.4% and 4.9% of our total revenues in 2008, respectively, and 22% and 6% of our total revenues in 2007, respectively. With respect to collection of monies for us, these Telecommunication operators are not deemed to be customers of the Company.  
 
In 2008 our largest non-affiliated reseller was WorldNet Global Communications Ltd. which generated under 1% of our total revenues. We provide WorldNet Global Communications with the billing system. We anticipate that WorldNet will continue to contribute approximately the same amount of UKP to our revenues in year 2009.
 
Collectively, in 2008 the United States accounts for approximately 69.3% of our revenues, the United Kingdom accounts for approximately 20.2% of our revenues and Israel accounts for approximately 10.5% of our revenues.
 
Our integrated revenue approach led to revenue from each source as described above and is partially driven by the activities of other revenue sources. Our revenues are dependent upon the following factors: price competition in telephone rates; access provided to our services by other telecoms companies and the prices for that access; demand for our services; individual economic conditions in our markets; and our ability to market our services.
 
Patents and Trademarks
 
In the U.S.

The Mark “XFONE” was registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) on July 15, 2008.

The Mark, “NTS Communications” related to the provision of telephone telecommunications services in the United States, was registered by the USPTO on September 4, 1984, and renewed through the year 2014.

The Mark, “NTS Communications (with design)” related to the provision of telephone communications services in the United States, was registered by the USPTO on October 12, 1993, and has been renewed through the year 2013.

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The Mark, “NTS-ONLINE (with design)” related to the provision of web hosting, on-line message boards and information, was registered by the USPTO on August 15, 2000.

On February 6, 2007, NTS filed an application with the USPTO to register the Mark, “NTS-ONLINE” related to the provision of expanded telecom services, web hosting services, and domain name services.  The application also seeks to eliminate the design associated with the mark.  On May 27, 2008, the USPTO issued a Notice of Allowance. NTS’ Statement of Use was accepted by the USPTO on January 3, 2009. The mark was registered by the USPTO on February 10, 2009.

On April 22, 2005, Xfone USA received notification from the USPTO that as of April 12, 2005, its Mark, “eXpeTel” was registered by that government agency.

In the U.K
 
On September 14, 2000, Equitalk received notification from the Trademarks Registry Office of Great Britain that its trademark, “Equitalk”, was registered by that government agency.
 
On January 9, 2004, we received notification from the Trademarks Registry Office of Great Britain that as of August 8, 2003, our trademark, “Xfone”, was registered by that government agency.
 
In Israel
 
On August 6, 2007, Xfone 018 received notification from the Israeli Patent Office that as of March 30, 2007, its Mark, “Xfone 018”, was registered by that government agency.
 
We do not have any other patents or registered trademarks.
 
Regulatory Matters
 
We provide our services in many countries, all of which have different regulations, standards and controls related to licensing, telecommunications, import/export, currency and trade. We believe that we are in substantial compliance with these laws and regulations.
 
In the U.S
 
Xfone USA is currently licensed as a CLEC and an Inter-exchange Carrier to provide local telephone and long distance services in the states of Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. During fiscal 2008, Xfone USA was also licensed in Alabama and Georgia, however, we withdrew these licenses during the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Internet and data services provided by Xfone USA are not regulated services.
 
As of March 10, 2005, and upon consummation of the merger of WS Telecom, with and into Xfone USA, we became subject to applicable US state and federal telecommunications laws and regulations. Compliance with such laws involved higher costs than we had in Europe.
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On March 9, 2005, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (“MSPSC”) issued an Order opening a Generic Change of Law Proceeding (“MSPSC Proceeding”) to consider amendments to existing Interconnection Agreements between BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. and all CLECs in Mississippi. As an interested party and as a CLEC, Xfone USA petitioned and was granted permission to intervene in the MSPSC Proceeding for regulatory purposes. On October 26, 2005, the MSPSC held its hearing on the MSPSC Proceeding and took the results of the proceeding under advisement. On October 20, 2006 the MSPSC issued its Order in this matter, requiring various changes to Interconnection Agreements between BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. and all CLECs in Mississippi, including the Interconnection Agreement under which Xfone USA operates. The issues addressed by the MSPSC in this proceeding were regulatory in nature and did not involve monetary damages.
 
From time to time Xfone USA may be required to seek regulatory approval before applicable state public utility commissions of certain transactions, including business combinations with other telecommunications providers. During 2005, upon request of Xfone USA, the MSPSC and the Louisiana Public Service Commission granted regulatory approval of the sale and transfer of the assets and the customer base of I-55 Telecommunications to Xfone USA. This transaction was closed on March 31, 2006.
 
Certain required annual regulatory reports to be filed by Xfone USA with the MSPSC were not made in a timely manner.  The most recent filings have been made and we are working diligently to remediate all other omissions.  Xfone USA still faces some risk that these late filings could result in a monetary penalty.

On February 14, 2008, Xfone and NTS received domestic and international Section 214 authorization from the United States Federal Communications Commission to transfer control of NTS to the Company.
 
NTS has certain domestic and international Section 214 authority, which authorizes NTS to provide long distance service in the United States.
 
NTS is registered re-seller of long-distance services in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.  NTS is also registered to provide local services in New Mexico and Texas.  Further, in Texas, NTS has the authority to provide local telecommunications services throughout the state of Texas, to provide cable television services in Lubbock and Wolfforth, and has permits to provide video services in designated areas within Lubbock, Wolfforth, Smyer and Levelland. In addition, NTS has entered into 9-1-1 Emergency Service Agreements with the applicable 9-1-1 entities in the markets it serves.

On May 19, 2008 a petition was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (In the Matter of NTS Communications, Inc., Petition for Extension of Waiver of Section 76.1204(a)(1) of the Commission’s Rules, CS Docket No. 97-80 filed May 19, 2008). This Petition seeks a two-year extension of the relief previously granted from Commission Rules banning the use of integrated set-top boxes by cable service providers.  The original waiver, granted on July 23, 2007, expired on July 1, 2008.

On June 27, 2008, a petition was filed with the Federal Communications Commission (In the Matter of Xfone USA, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.307(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commissions Rules, CS Docket No. 96-45, filed June 27, 2008).  This Petition seeks relief from the failure to timely file reports necessary to receive FUSF reimbursement for the provision of telecommunications service in high cost areas of Mississippi.  If granted, Xfone USA anticipates it will receive approximately $100,000.00 in unpaid reimbursements.

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 Effect of Probable Governmental Regulations
 
As an ETC (Eligible Telecommunications Carrier), there are numerous actions proposed at both the state and federal level which could limit NTS and Xfone USA’s future access to reimbursement from various Universal Service Funds (“USF”).  NTS currently only receives minimal reimbursement from USF for its provision of Lifeline and LinkUp services While Xfone USA received significant support for services provided in high cost areas of Mississippi.  These measures could limit NTS and Xfone USA’s ability to obtain reimbursement for services provided in high cost areas.  In areas where it has not deployed its own last mile facilities, NTS and Xfone USA continue to rely on AT&T for access to high cap interoffice and last mile copper loop facilities.  AT&T’s obligation to provide these facilities is created by the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and corresponding regulations of the FCC and memorialized in interconnection agreements between NTS and Xfone USA and Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers.  Should laws or regulations be changed to limit and or eliminate competitive access to these essential facilities, NTS business could be adversely affected.  The FCC has been considering access charge reform to address issues created by VoIP traffic, namely the compensation due, if any, to terminating carriers for VoIP originated calls.  Resolution of this issue will clarify legal and regulatory uncertainty about the treatment of these calls and could have the effect of opening the door to new markets for NTS’ wholesale switched services. 

In the U.K
 
In 1996, Swiftnet Limited, which became our subsidiary in 2000, was granted a license to operate a telecommunications system from the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry of the United Kingdom. On July 25, 2003, the regulatory situation within the United Kingdom changed dramatically with the ending of the licensing regime and the withdrawal and revocation of the Telecommunication Act.
 
The licensing regime has been replaced by a general authorization regime with the introduction of the General Conditions of Entitlement.
 
Swiftnet Limited, Equitalk.co.uk Limited, Auracall Limited and Story Telecom Limited are now affected by regulations introduced by the Office of Communications (“Ofcom”). Ofcom is the regulator for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services. Our UK businesses are also affected by the rules set by regulator for Premium Rate Services (Phonepay Plus - www.phonepayplus.org.uk). We do not believe that any regulations introduced by Ofcom or Phonepay Plus will significantly interfere with or substantially impair our business.

In Israel
 
On April 15, 2004, we established Xfone Communication Ltd. and renamed it to Xfone 018 Ltd in March 2005. On July 4, 2004 the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel (the "MOCSIL") granted Xfone 018 a license to provide international telecom services in Israel (the "International Telecommunications Services License"). The International Telecommunications Services License may be revoked by this agency in the occurrence of certain events such as breach of telecommunication laws and regulations or breach of certain provisions of the license.
 
On May 31, 2006, Xfone 018 was granted permission by the MOCSIL to commence an experimental deployment of International Telephone Services utilizing Voice over Broadband (VoB) technology. On May 31, 2007 the permission expired. On May 4, 2008, the MOCSIL approved an amendment to the International Telecommunications Services License which included International Telephone Services utilizing Voice over Broadband (VoB) technology within our International Telecommunications Services License.
 
On August 21, 2006, the MOCSIL granted Xfone 018 a license to operate in Israel as an ISP, thus enabling Xfone 018 to provide Internet access, Email and EDI (electronic data interchange) services.
 
On August 2, 2007, Xfone 018 was granted permission by the MOCSIL to provide international SMS services.

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On November 7, 2007, the MOCSIL granted Xfone 018 a license to commence an experimental deployment of Local Telephone Services utilizing Voice over Broadband (VoB) technology. Unless extended by the MOCSIL, the license will expire on April 30, 2009.
 
On May 24, 2007, the MOCSIL informed Xfone 018 that it is considering imposing on it a financial sanction as a result of Xfone 018’s failure to provide the new "Mobilization of Telephone Numbers" service (the "Service"), as of September 1, 2006, as required by law. On June 14, 2007, Xfone 018 responded to the MOCSIL and explained the reasons for the delay in the implementation of the Service, In December 2007, the Service was implemented in Israel by all telecom service providers, including Xfone 018. Xfone 018 has not received any additional communications from the MOCSIL in this regard since its implementation of the Service, and accordingly, believes the matter to be resolved.
 
Effect of Probable Governmental Regulations
 
There are numerous actions proposed in 2008 by the Grunow Committee, an advisory committee appointed by the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel, which could affect our business in the future. Below are the significant recommendations of the committee that could apply to us if adopted:
 
·
Naked ADSL: A proposal was made to separate between the telephony and internet access in the "Last Mile". Said proposal, which was recently adopted, could be beneficial to Xfone 018, as it would provide Xfone 018 with the opportunity to penetrate the market with its VOB local calls services.
 
·
Unbundling: A proposal has been made to force the existing infrastructure providers to enable other providers to use their infrastructure in fair prices to encourage competition. If adopted, this could affect Xfone 018’s business by allowing it to offer a wider range of services at attractive prices.

·
MVNO: A proposal has been made to open the Israeli market to new virtual players in the mobile arena.  If adopted, this could affect Xfone 018’s business by allowing it to penetrate a new market, which constitutes more than 50% of the Israeli communication market.

·
International Calls: A proposal has been made to enable mobile operators to supply international calls based on agreed access charge from the international carriers. If adopted, this could negatively affect Xfone 018’s business by enlarging the number of its competitors.

·
WIMAX: A proposal has been made to issue WIMAX frequencies in order to establish new access networks in Israel.  If adopted, this could be beneficial to Xfone 018’s business by allowing it to penetrate and gain a new market share by direct access.

Research and Development Activities
 
During fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 we spent $49,101, $47,609, $60,094, respectively, on research and development activities. Other than developing and expanding our telecommunications applications and our websites, we do not intend to undertake any significant research and development activities in 2009.
 
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Cost of Compliance with Environmental Laws
 
During 2007, NTS incurred approximately $31,000 in expenses related to the encapsulation of asbestos insulation located on certain of the basement piping and basement boiler jacket of the Metro Tower, a property owned in Lubbock, Texas, and in connection with the replacement of the roof of the building to remediate a potential interior mold problem with originated from a roof leak.  NTS will from time to time incur additional similar expenses in the future to monitor and encapsulate, where necessary, isolated areas of asbestos. On March 21, 2008, NTS received notice that the remediation project at Metro Tower had been completed, and accordingly does not anticipate significant future expenses related to mold remediation at this property over and above those normally associated with customary and usual building maintenance.
 
We currently have no other costs associated with compliance with environmental regulations. We do not anticipate any other future costs associated with environmental compliance; however, there can be no assurance that we will not incur such costs in the future.
 
Employees
 
We currently have 319 employees in the United States, 28 employees in the United Kingdom, and 44 employees in Israel.

ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS

Not applicable.

ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES

Our principal executive offices are located at 5307 W Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas 79414, USA.
 
In the U.S
 
Real Property Owned by NTS and subsidiaries

Our Video headend and operations center is located at 8902 Alcove Avenue, Wolfforth, Texas 79382.  This is a single story 3,500 square foot building built in 2004.  The building is used for equipment storage warehouse, office space, and the video and data headend.  A satellite farm is located adjacent to the building.  The building sits on two (2) fenced acres within a ten (10) acre lot.
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Our retail and Toshiba sales offices, is located in the Metro Tower, which is a 20-story building located at 1220 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401. The building also houses local switching, local provisioning and outside technicians. Each floor of the building measures approximately 5,000 square feet. We lease office space in the building to various businesses including many technology and telecommunications companies.  We also lease roof space to companies to house communications antennas. 

We own two buildings at 615 N. Price Road, Pampa, Texas 79065. One single story building is used as office space for sales and technicians.  The first building measures an estimated 3,552 square feet. The second building is a single story 9 bay garage with a small shop area and is used for equipment storage.  The second building measures an estimated 3,000 square feet.

We own a building at 400 S. Columbia, Plainview, Texas 79072.  The single story building measures an estimated 1,000 square feet and is used as office space for sales and technicians.

We own a 7,700 square foot single story building at 601 College Avenue, Levelland, Texas, 79336.  The building will house our operations in Levelland.

Real Property Leased through NTS and subsidiaries

· 
Our corporate offices, Network Control Center, Customer Care, and Internet help desk are located at 5307 W. Loop 289, Lubbock, TX, measuring 45,072 sq. ft. on three floors with annual triple net base rent of $518,328.  The lease expires July 31, 2013 and contains three (3) options for five (5) year renewal terms. We believe the building has sufficient space for its operations.
   
· 
Local sales offices located at 801 S. Fillmore, Suite 130, Amarillo, TX, measuring 3,958 sq. ft. with annual rent of $45.516.  The lease expires on 11/20/2010 and has no renewal option.
   
· 
Point of Presence (“POP”) site and fiber node located at 201 E Main, Ste. 104, El Paso Texas, measuring 950 sq. ft. (including 850 linear feet of conduit) with annual rent of $52,250.  The lease expires 02/28/2010 and contains one (1) option for five (5) year renewal term.
   
· 
Local sales office located at 450E 10 Desta Drive Midland, TX, measuring 2,981 sq. ft. with annual rent of $27,574. The lease expires 02/29/2011 and contains one (1) option for a two (2) year renewal term.
   
· 
POP, switch site and fiber node located at 500 Chestnut, Suite 936, Abilene, TX, measuring 4,763 sq. ft. (including roof space for one (1) GPS antenna) with annual rent of $47,520.  The lease expires 12/30/2009 and contains one (1) option for four (4) year renewal term.
   
· 
Local sales office located at 400 Pine Street, Suite 980, Abilene, TX measuring 2,205 sq. ft. with annual rent of $52,920.00 through August 2010 and $28,872 from September 2010 through August 2011. The lease will expire August 2011, with an option to renew for one (1) additional year.
   
· 
POP located at 201 Robert S. Kerr, Suite 1070, Oklahoma City, OK, measuring 4,092 sq. ft. with annual rent of $16,926. The lease expires 04/30/2011 and we now rent on a month-to-month basis.
   
· 
Equipment room located at 8212 Ithaca, Room W-12, Lubbock, TX, of approximately 16 sq. ft. of wall space with annual rent of $480. The lease is on a month-to-month term.
 
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· 
Local sales and technician offices located at 4214 Kell, Suite 104 Wichita Falls, TX, measuring 2,400 sq. ft. with annual rent of $39,600. The lease expires in August 2011 and has options to renew for two (2) additional 36 month terms.
   
· 
POP site located at United Center, 1049 N. 3rd, Abilene, TX, measuring approximately 300 sq. ft. with annual rent of $6,600.  The lease is on a month-to-month term.
   
· 
POP, switch site, and fiber node located at Petroleum Building, 203 W. 8th Street Suite 102, Amarillo, TX, measuring 3,056 sq. ft. with annual rent of $36,672.  The lease is on a month-to-month term.
   
· 
POP, switch site, and fiber node located at 710 Lamar Street, Suite 10-25, Wichita Falls, TX, measuring approximately 890 sq. ft. plus 200 sq. ft. to house a gas generator at 714 Travis, 6th Floor, Wichita Falls.   Annual rent for both spaces totals $11,377.  The lease expires 04/30/2010 and has two (2) options for three (3) year renewal terms.
   
· 
POP and switch site located at 4316 Bryan, Dallas, TX, measuring 3,816 sq. ft. with annual rent of $155,870.  The lease expires on 10/31/2009 and has no renewal option.
   
Real Property Leased through Xfone USA
 
· 
Local sales and operations center located at 2506 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, Mississippi 39232, measuring 4,753 sq. ft. The lease will expire on September 30, 2011 with no option to renew. The monthly base rent is $5,941.
   
· 
Upper level customer support, field technicians and the company’s web design division located at 211 E. Thomas Street in downtown Hammond, Louisiana. We recently executed a new 3-year lease. The lease expires on November 20, 2010. The monthly lease payments are $5,000 including utilities.
   
· 
Equipment storage located at Suite 1015 at 650 Poydras Office Building. The lease expires on May 15, 2011. The monthly lease payments are $16,750.
   
· 
Sales office located at 3636 S. I-10 Service Road, Suite 214, Metairie, Louisiana. The premises measures 2,022 square feet. The lease will expire September 30, 2011, with one option to renew for an additional three-year term. The monthly base rent is $2,907.
   
· 
Baton Rouge Sales Office and sales support is located at 3636 South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, measuring 2,100 sq. ft. The lease for the premises was executed in June 2007 for a 3-year term beginning July 1, 2007, and is due to expire in June 2010. The yearly lease payments are $28,644.
   
· 
Housing of communication equipment is located at 408 West Thomas Street, Hammond, Lourisiana, measuring 2,500 sq. ft.  The term of the lease is August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2013, and the payments are $4,400 per month.
   
· 
We lease a fiber riser at 1515 Poydras in New Orleans, LA for $1,000.00 per month. The term of the lease is month-to-month.

·
We hold 21 collocations facilities in Texas through NTS, and 8 collocations facilities in Mississippi and 6 collocations facilities in Louisiana through Xfone USA.
 
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Easements and Private Rights of Way through NTS and subsidiaries
 
·
Perpetual Construction and Utility Easement from Benny Judah for facility hut at 10508 Topeka, Lubbock, Texas, 79424.
   
·
Perpetual Construction and Utility Easement from CDC-Lubbock, LLC, for a manhole at 10th & T in Lubbock, Texas.
   
·
Perpetual Facilities Easement from Stellar Land Company, Ltd., for a facilities cabinet in the Vintage Township Addition to the City of Lubbock, Texas.
   
·
Perpetual Underground Utility Easement from Stellar Land Company, Ltd., for underground facilities in the Vintage Township Addition to the City of Lubbock.
   
·
Right of Way Use Permit: City of Midland, Texas, Right of Way Use Permit for S. Marienfeld Street and W. Missouri Avenue.
 
In the U.K
 
The headquarters of Swiftnet, Equitalk, Auracall and Story Telecom are located at 960 High Road, London N12 9RY - United Kingdom. We lease space on the fifth and sixth floors. For our office on the fifth floor we renewed our lease for a period of ten years on December 20, 2002, with a five-year cancellation option. Our current lease for the fifth floor expires on December 20, 2012 and the annual lease payments are £49,134 ($69,574). This 3,000 square foot facility has a switch and computer room, open plan office and a board room. In December 2006, we took a lease for the sixth floor, ending on April 5, 2009. In March 2007, we extended this lease for 10 years, ending April 5, 2019, with a 5-year cancellation option. This 3,000 square foot facility has an open-plan administration area plus two offices and a computer room. The annual lease payments are £40,119 ($56,809).
 
On November 1, 2007, Auracall acquired serviced office facilities at Charlottenstr 68, 10117, Berlin, Germany. These offices are in the central business district and include reception and meeting facilities, purchased on a ‘pay as you use’ basis, plus business address and mail forwarding services. The contract can be terminated with one month’s notice.
 
On November 1, 2007, Swiftnet entered in to a 24 month agreement to lease a single rack space on the Second Floor of Telehouse North, Coriander Avenue, London E14 2AA at a cost of £850 ($1,204) per month (including power).

In Israel
 
The headquarters of Xfone 018 are located at 1 Haodem Street, Petach Tikva, Israel. This 3,593 square foot facility is located in the third floor and has offices, a board room, a computer room, an operation room and a call center with costumer service stations. These premises are leased on a five-year term which is due to expire on August 1, 2009. However, we have the option to extend the term of the lease for an additional five-year period, subject to prior notice to be given no later than June 1, 2009. The monthly lease payments for the first 7 months of 2008 were set at a rate of $6 per 1 square meter (10.76 square foot). As of August 1, 2008, the monthly lease payments are set at a rate of NIS 26 ($6) per 1 square meter (10.76 square foot), with an annual increase of 5%.

As of September 1, 2006, Xfone 018 also leases an additional 2,367 square foot facility with offices and a boardroom, in the first floor of the same building, under the same monthly rate as the lease described above. These premises are leased on a thirty-five months term which is due to expire on August 1, 2009. However, we have the option to extend the term of the lease for an additional five-year period, subject to a prior notice to be given no later than June 1, 2009.
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As of January 1, 2009, an additional 451 square foot facility with offices, in the first floor of the same building, is leased. These premises are leased on a seven months term which is due to expire on August 1, 2009. However, we have the option to extend the term of the lease for an additional five-year period, subject to a prior notice to be given no later than June 1, 2009. The lease payments are NIS 1,100 ($260) per month.

Xfone, Inc. has guaranteed all Xfone 018 obligations under these lease agreements.

Our offices are in good condition and are sufficient to conduct our operations.
 
We do not intend to renovate, improve or develop any properties; however, from time to time we improve leased office space in order to comply with local legislation and to provide an office environment necessary to conduct business in the markets in which we operate. We are not subject to competitive conditions for property. We have no policy with respect to investments in real estate or interests in real estate and no policy with respect to investments in real estate mortgages. We have no policy with respect to investments in securities of or interests in persons primarily engaged in real estate activities.

ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

I. FCC Enforcement Bureau
 
On March 6, 2006, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau initiated an investigation into Telephone Electronic Company’s (“TEC”) compliance with FCC Rules for compensation of payphone service providers.  The Enforcement Bureau issued requests for production to TEC, its affiliates and subsidiaries.  TEC was a majority shareholder of NTS Communications, Inc. ("NTS") at the time of this investigation, prior to our acquisition of NTS on February 26, 2008.  On April 26, 2006, NTS filed its response to the request for production.  The FCC has the authority to issue fines for violations of its regulations.  NTS believes it is in compliance and will not incur any fine.  The investigation is pending.
 
II. Omer Fleisig vs. Israel 10 - Shidury Haruts Hahadash Ltd. and Xfone 018 Ltd.

On December 16, 2008, Omer Fleisig filed a request to approve a claim as a class action (the "Class Action Request") against Xfone 018 Ltd. ("Xfone 018"), a 69% owned Israel based subsidiary of the Company, and Israel 10 - Shidury Haruts Hahadash Ltd., an entity unrelated to the Company ("Israel 10"), in the District Court in Petach Tikva, Israel.  Fleisig attempted to participate in a television call-in game show, which was produced by Israel 10, using Xfone 018’s international telecom services. The claim alleges that although Fleisig's two attempts to participate in the show were unsuccessful because he received a busy signal when trying to call in, he was billed by Xfone 018 for both attempts. Fleisig seeks damages for the billed attempts. He was billed approximately $2.50 for the calls. The Class Action Request states total damages of NIS 24,750,000 (approximately $5,856,602) which reflects Fleisig's estimation of damages caused to all participants in the game show which (pursuant to the Class Action Request)  allegedly received a busy signal while trying to call in to the game during a certain  period defined in the Class Action Request. All parties are currently attempting to reach an understanding regarding the scope of the Class Action Request and its justification, if at all. As of March 31, 2009, this matter is pending.


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III. Teresa Leffler vs. Marshall Wingard and Xfone USA

On February 24, 2009, Teresa Leffler, a former employee of Xfone USA, Inc., filed a complaint with the Circuit court of Rankin County, Mississippi, alleging sexual discrimination and sexual harassment by a former employee of Xfone USA and Xfone USA. The filing of the complaint follows Ms. Leffler’s receipt of a Notice of Right to Sue (the “Notice”) issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) on November 21, 2008.  The Notice also stated that the EEOC was terminating its processing of the charge.  The Company intends to vigorously contest and defend the allegations against it in this matter.
 
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On December 16, 2008, an Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held at the offices of Gersten Savage LLP in New York, New York. The following four items were approved by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
 
1.      The re-election of the following three Class A directors, each such director to serve until the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal or death:
 
Director
Abraham Keinan
Guy Nissenson
Shemer Shimon Schwarz
 
The other directors, Eyal Josef Harish, Aviu Ben-Horrin, Itzhak Almog, Morris Mansour and Israel Singer did not stand for re-election at this meeting. They will next stand for re-election at our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

2.      The appointment of Stark, Winter, Schenkein & Co., LLP as our Independent Certified Public Accountants, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

3.      The approval and authorization of the issuance of an aggregate of 321,452 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock to Wade Spooner, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Xfone USA, Inc., pursuant to the terms of a certain Separation Agreement and Release dated August 15, 2008 between Mr. Spooner, Xfone USA, Inc. and the Company, as well as the issuance of the aggregate 321,452 shares of our common stock upon exercise of such common stock purchase warrants; and

4.      The approval and authorization of the issuance of an aggregate of 160,727 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock to Ted Parsons, former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Xfone USA, Inc., pursuant to the terms of a certain Separation Agreement and Release dated August 15, 2008 between Mr. Parsons, Xfone USA, Inc. and the Company, as well as the issuance of the aggregate 160,727 shares of our common stock upon exercise of such common stock purchase warrants.

Following is a summary of the votes cast at the meeting:
 
Item
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
Re-election of Abraham Keinan
 
13,407,470
 
1,748,111
 
-
Re-election of Guy Nissenson
 
13,965,933
 
1,189,644
 
-
Re-election of Shemer Shimon Schwarz
 
13,965,731
 
1,189,856
 
-
Approval of appointment of Stark, Winter, Schenkein & Co., LLP
 
14,398,105
 
834,399
 
3,624
Issuance of Warrants to Wade Spooner
 
10,438,503
 
989,518
 
27,111
Issuance of Warrants to Ted Parsons
 
10,446,423
 
981,598
 
27,111

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PART II

ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our Common Stock was quoted and began trading on the NYSE Amex LLC (formerly named the American Stock Exchange and the NYSE Alternext US LLC) (the “NYSE Amex”) on June 8, 2005 under the symbol “XFN.”

As of July 24, 2006, our Common Stock is also quoted and traded under the symbol “XFN” on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”).
 
On March 30, 2009, the closing price of our Common Stock was $0.51 (NYSE Amex) / NIS 2.132 (TASE).
 
There is a limited trading market for our Common Stock. There is no assurance that a regular trading market for our Common Stock will develop or if developed that it will be sustained. A shareholder in all likelihood, therefore, may not be able to resell his securities should he or she desire to do so when eligible for public resale. Furthermore, it is unlikely that a lending institution will accept our securities as pledged collateral for loans unless a regular trading market develops.
 
Below is the market information pertaining to the range of the high and low closing price of our Common Stock for each quarter since 2007. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

Period
 
Low
   
High
 
2008
           
2008
               
Fourth Quarter
 
$
0.57
   
$
2.70
 
Third Quarter
 
$
2.60
   
$
3.09
 
Second Quarter
 
$
2.90
   
$
3.90
 
First Quarter
 
$
2.82
   
$
3.60
 
                 
 
           2007
               
Fourth Quarter 
 
$
2.84
   
$
3.88
 
Third Quarter
 
$
2.34
   
$
3.05
 
Second Quarter
 
$
2.50
   
$
3.70
 
First Quarter
 
$
2.40
   
$
2.89
 
                 

The source of the above information is http://www.nyse.com.
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Holders
 
On March 30, 2009, there were 320 holders of record of our Common Stock.
 
Dividends
 
No cash dividend was declared in 2005, 2006, 2007, or 2008.
 
Securities Authorized For Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
 
Equity Compensation Plan Information
as of December 31, 2008

Plan category
 
Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights
   
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under the Plan
 
   
(a)
 
(b)
   
(c)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(1)
   
13,863,888
     
3.62
     
7,123,595
 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total
   
13,863,888
     
3.62
     
7,123,595
 
 
(1)           Represents the number of shares issuable under the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”) and 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”). On November 24, 2004, our board of directors approved and adopted the principal items forming our 2004 Plan which is designated for the benefit of employees, officers, directors, consultants and subcontractors of the Company including its subsidiaries. On November 1, 2005, the 2004 Plan was approved by our board of directors, and on March 13, 2006 by our shareholders, at a Special Meeting. Under the 2004 Plan, the Plan Administrator is authorized to grant options to acquire up to a total of 5,500,000 shares of Common Stock. On October 28, 2007, our Board of Directors adopted and approved the Company’s 2007 Plan, and on December 17, 2007, our shareholders approved this plan at the Annual Meeting of stockholders. The 2007 Plan authorizes the issuance of awards for up to a total of 8,000,000 shares of our Common Stock underlying such awards.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On February 26, 2008, and in conjunction with a December 13, 2007 Subscription Agreements we issued an aggregate of 2,600,000 restricted shares of Common Stock to: (i) certain investors affiliated with or who are customers of Gagnon Securities LLC: Atkinson Investment Management - 20,115 shares; Benjamin Atkinsn & Paula Atkinsn JTWROS - 1,645 shares; Mr. Neil J. Gagnon & Mrs. Lois E. Gagnon JTWROS - 3,435 shares; Gagnon Securities LLC P/S Plan & Trust DTD 4/26/01, Neil Gagnon & Maureen Drew - 1,165 shares; Mrs. Wendy L. Allen & Mr. Peter L. Allen JTWROS - 2,500 shares; Brian Joseph Gagnon - 5,000 shares; Darwin Partnership - 20,000 shares; Fallen Angel Partnership - 40,000 shares; Gagnon Family Partnership - 35,000 shares; The Lois E. & Neil J. Gagnon Foundation Inc - 20,690 shares; Mr. Neil Gagnon - 150,000 shares; Neil J. Gagnon IRA/R/O Bear Stearns Sec Corp Cust - 25,000 shares; Mrs. Lois E. Gagnon - 100,000 shares; Mrs. Virginia Gagnon - 1,200 shares; Gagnon 1999 Grandchildren's Trust STS 2/1/99 Maureen Drew TTEE - 32,000 shares; Gagnon Securities LLC P/S Plan & Trust DTD 10/1/00 N. Gagnon & M. Drew TTEES - 1,600 shares; Gagnon Investment Associates Master Fund - 326,000 shares; Amy Lynn Stauffer - 3,300 shares; Darwin Partnership - 31,515 shares; Fallen Angel Partnership - 54,365 shares; Neil J. Gagnon IRA - 6,490 shares; Mr. Neil Gagnon & Mrs. Lois Gagnon JTWROS - 7,785 shares; Gagnon Securit s LLC P/S Plan and Trust DTD 4/26/01 Neil Gagnon & Maureen Drew – 685 shares; Upland Associates L. P. - 59,755 shares; Maureen Keyes Revocable Living Trust Agreement DTD 6/28/07, Maureen Keyes Trustee - shares;640 Mr, Dwight Lee IRA/SEP  Bear Stearns Sec CorpCust – 115 shares; Mr. Henry C. Beinstein - 50,000 shares; and (ii) XFN-RLSI Investments, LLC, an entity affiliated with Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC, a U.S. institutional investor - 1,600,000 shares. We relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act. We believed that the exemption was available because: (i) the offer and sale of the securities did not involve a public offering or an underwriter; (ii) the shares issued were restricted as to transfer and the certificates representing the shares were marked with a restrictive legend; and (iii) the investor represented that he was sophisticated enough to evaluate the merits of his investment.

On February 26, 2008, and in conjunction with the acquisition of NTS Communications, we issued an aggregate of 2,366,892 shares of our Common Stock to certain former shareholders of NTS who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in our Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the NTS Purchase Agreement: Dawn Lin Ambrose - 12,123 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Dawn Lin Ambrose - 2,191 shares; Barbara A. Baldwin - 561,313 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Barbara A. Baldwin - 101,460 shares; David W. Cleveland - 347,965 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For David W. Cleveland - 62,896 shares; Richard A. & Sandra V. Crosswhite - 61,819 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Richard A. & Sandra V. Crosswhite - 11,174 shares; Frank R. & Polly C. Farrar - 38,636 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Frank R. & Polly C. Farrar - 6,984 shares; Nelson & Deborah C. Fox - 1,855 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Nelson & Deborah C. Fox - 336 shares; Jerry E. & Martha S. Hoover - 10,102 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Jerry E. & Martha S. Hoover - 1,826 shares; Robert D. & Ethel Mcleod - 18,503 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Robert D. & Ethel Mcleod - 3,344 shares; David Fate Moore Trust - 452,922 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For David Fate Moore Trust - 81,867 shares; Shawn Troy Wallace T St - 452,922 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Shawn Troy Wallace Trust - 81,867 shares; Brad Worthington - 16,093 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Brad Worthington - 2,909 shares; Brad & Tracy Worthington - 30,307 shares; Trustmark National Bank As Escrow Agent For Brad & Tracy Worthington - 5,478 shares. We relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act. We believed that the exemption was available because: (i) the offer and sale of the securities did not involve a public offering or an underwriter; (ii) the shares issued were restricted as to transfer and the certificates representing the shares were marked with a restrictive legend; and (iii) the investor represented that he was sophisticated enough to evaluate the merits of his investment.
 
On March 18, 2008, and in conjunction with Employment Agreements dated February 26, 2008, we granted under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan the following options: Barbara Baldwin, President, CEO and Director of our U.S. subsidiaries NTS Communications and Xfone USA - 250,000 options; Brad Worthington, Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer of NTS Communications - 400,000 options; Jerry Hoover, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of NTS Communications and Treasurer of Xfone USA - 400,000 options. Each option is immediately exercisable, expires five years from the grant date, and has an exercise price of $2.794. We relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Act. We believed that the exemption was available because the offer and sale of the securities did not involve a public offering or an underwriter.
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On March 25, 2008, and in conjunction with a December 13, 2007 private offering of NIS 100,382,100 bonds (Series A) (the “Bonds”) to Israeli institutional investors, we issued the Bonds holders, for no additional consideration, an aggregate of 956,020 (non-tradable) warrants, each exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 with a term of 4 years, beginning on September 2, 2008 (the "Warrants"). The Warrants were issued as follows: Provident fund of the employees of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd - 10,000 warrants; Millennium provident/education funds - 20,000 warrants; Millennium provident funds - 45,000 warrants; Millennium employees termination funds - 1,900 warrants; Shomera Insurance Co. Ltd - 10,000 warrants; Bank of Jerusalem - 19,500 warrants; Provident fund of the Union Bank - 9,000 warrants; Hilat Shoam - Shoam tagmulim - 8,350 warrants; Hilat Shoam - Shoam pitsuim - 6,000 warrants; Hilat Shoam - Shoam ishtalmut - 2,150 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Prisma Si'on - Savings fund for self - employed persons - 10,000 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Prisma Ya'ad - Savings fund for self - employed persons - 3,000 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Prisma Pitzuyim - General Track II - Central Severance Pay Fund - 25,000 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Signon Savings Fund Bond Track - 1,500 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Signon Savings Fund Index Track - 3,500 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Prisma Zahav - Cautious Investments - 2,500 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Prisma Katzir - 9,500 warrants; Prisma provident fund - Prisma Teutsa - 5,000 warrants; Prisma provident fu  - Prisma Keren Or - 30,000 warrants; Union bank of Israel - Nostro - 10,500 warrants; IBI provident fund general - 9,870 warrants; Perfect provident fund Ltd - Perfect Central Compensation Fund - 1,300 warrants; Perfect provident fund Ltd - Perfect Provident Fund - 28,950 warrants; Perfect provident fund Ltd - Perfect Study Fund - 17,350 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Severance Pay Fund - General - 920 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Provident Fund - General - 9,690 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Provident Fund - Shares - 810 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Provident Fund - Bonds - 1,360 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Education Fund - General - 7,640 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Education Fund - Shares - 510 warrants; Tamir Fishman Provident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Severance Pay Fund - Value - 1,060 warrants; Tamir Fishman Pr ident and Education Funds Ltd., for Tamir Fishman Education Fund - Bonds - 810 warrants; Menora Mivtachim Participating Policies - 70,000 warrants; Menora Mivtachim Participating Policies - 6,000 warrants; Menora Mivtachim Participating Policies - 4,000 warrants; Menora Mivtachim Insurance ltd - 40,000 warrants; Menora mivtachim heshtalmut ("Mivtachim" - Maba Le'mishtalem) - 5,000 warrants; Masad heshtalmut - 800 warrants; Morag - meerkazit le'pizuim - 2,500 warrants; Menora Gemel Amir Dalled - 6,000 warrants; Menora Gemel Amir Allef - 700 warrants; Menora Gemel Peles Allef - 1,000 warrants; Menora Gemel Peles Dalled - 3,000 warrants; Menora Gemel clali - 4,000 warrants; Menora Gemel General B - 1,500 warrants; Menora heshtalmut clali - 3,000 warrants; Menora heshtalmut General B - 1,000 warrants; Menora merkazit lepituim clali - 1,300 warrants; Menora merkazit lepituim clali b - 200 warrants; Hadas Mercantile provident fund – Index - 1,100 warrants; Hadas Mercantile education fund - General - 15,350 warrants; Hadas Mercantile education fund - Bonds - 300 warrants; Hadas Mercantile illnes payment fund - 850 warrants; Hadas Mercantile provident fund - General - 8,000 warrants; Mercantile Workers Provident fund  5,500 warrants; Bar Yaziv Provident fund Ltd - 42,000 warrants; Hadas Mercantile central severance fund - 5,900 warrants; Yevul Kibutz Members Provident fund - 1,000 warrants; Keren hahisachon litsva hakeva limited - 28,600 warrants; Migdal Platinum Tagmulim Klali - 5,300 warrants; Migdal Platinum Kaal Maoz - 3,800 warrants; Migdal Gemel Platinum Ltd - Bonds - 7,500 warrants; Migdal Gemel Platinum Ltd – General - 5,300 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for Yashir hishtalmut klali - 9,900 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for Yashir gemel klali - 16,000 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for Yashir pitzuim klali - 1,680 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for Yashir hishtalmut agach - 900 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for Yashir gemel agach - 1,400 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for etgarim gemel klali - 9,540 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for etgarim pitzuim klali - 4,380 warrants; Yashir investment house (p vident funds) trustee account for etgarim gemel madad - 220 warrants; Yashir investment house (provident funds) trustee account for etgarim pitzuim madad - 1,030 warrants; Yashir I.D.I insurance company - Nostro - 21,200 warrants; Yashir I.D.I insurance company trustee account for agach klali - 1,600 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir miron - 16,200 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir merkazit le Pitzuim - 13,000 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir atidot - 13,000 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir Mishtalem B - 12,500 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir teuza - 300 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir matan - 300 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir menifa - 300 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir keren hashefa - 21,000 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir Mishtalem A - 18,000 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir hamelacha - 200 warrants; Yashir Provident fund trustee account for Yashir pitzuim hamelacha -  0 warrants; The Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd - Unit Link - 38,000 warrants; The Phoenix Provident Fund - 7,600 warrants; The Phoenix Provident Fund - For Education - 11,400 warrants; The Phoenix Pension and provident fund - 38,000 warrants; Harel Insurance Company Ltd - 28,000 warrants; Harel Insurance Company Ltd - 11,900 warrants; Dikla Insurance Company Ltd - 2,400 warrants; Dikla Insurance Company Ltd - 660 warrants; Harel Pension Fund Management Company Ltd - 16,700 warrants; Harel Pension Fund Management Company Ltd - 400 warrants; Harel Insurance Company Ltd - 4,360 warrants; Harel Insurance Company Ltd - 180 warrants; Harel Insurance Company Ltd - 120 warrants; Nativ Keren Pensia Shel Poalei Veovdei Mifelei Meshek Hahistadrut Ltd - 2,000 warrants; Harel Provident Funds ltd - 25,280 warrants; Harel Provident Funds ltd - 5,740 warrants; Harel Provident Funds ltd - 400 warrants; Atidit Provident Funds ltd - 160 warrants; Harel Provident Funds ltd - 2,800 warrants; Harel Provident Funds ltd - 2,960 warrants; Harel Provident Funds ltd - 380 warrants; Atidit Provident Funds ltd - 180 warrants; Atidit Provident Funds ltd - 100 warrants; Atidit Provident Funds ltd - 280 warrants. The offering of the Bonds was not registered under the Act, as it was made in accordance with Regulation S promulgated under the Act (“Regulation S”).  We believed that the exemption was available because each of the institutional investors (i) represented that it is an institutional investor classified as a type of investor listed in the first supplement to the Israeli Securities Law, for the purposes of Section 15a(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law; that its offer was for itself and/or for customers that are investors listed in Section 5a(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law, respectively; (ii) declared that it knows and understands, that the private placement is being done in Israel only (and not in the U.S.) and is intended only for Israeli residents, that are in Israel (and not in the U.S.) and not for U.S. persons (“U.S. Person”) as they are defined in Regulation S; (iii) declared and confirmed, that it is incorporated and active in Israel, and that it is not a U.S. Person, and that it is not located outside of Israel at the time of the filing of the offer; (iv) declared that it knows that it will not be allowed to take action to sell the Bonds and Warrants in the U.S. and/or to a U.S. Person; and (v) declared and confirmed that the Bonds, Warrants and shares that may result from the exercise of the Warrants, are not acquired for the purpose of “distribution” (as this term is defined in the US securities laws) in the U.S.
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On April 7, 2008, Rafael Dick, the former Managing Director of our Israeli subsidiary Xfone 018 Ltd. exercised 4,105 options under the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan, at an exercise price of $3.50 per share.

On June 3, 2008, the Company cancelled 62,850 shares of its Common Stock, and 44,470 warrants which were returned to it by Trustmark National Bank, acting as escrow agent in conjunction with an escrow set up in connection with the consummation of the Company’s acquisition of I-55 Internet Services, Inc. on March 31, 2006. The Company made the following two claims against the escrow account: Claim #1: The Company made a claim on March 27, 2007 to adjust the total consideration based upon the changes in customer billings as determined pursuant to a formula set forth in the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, which the Company had determined was $247,965.57. Claim #2: The Company determined an undisclosed liability, in accordance with Article 6.03 of the I-55 Internet Services, Inc. Merger Agreement (as amended), in the amount of $147,550 and on November 28, 2006, sent a claim for this amount.  On or about May 12, 2008, Xfone USA and the shareholder representatives of I-55 Internet Services reached an agreement to value Claim #1 at $143,017.11 and Claim #2 at $140,750.00 for a total agreed loss of $283,767.11.  This resulted in the Company’s receipt of 62,850 total shares of Xfone Common Stock and 44,470 of Xfone Stock Warrants from the Escrow Account in satisfaction of these claims.

ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information set forth in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of  Operations (“MD&A”) contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others (i) expected changes in the Company's revenues and profitability, (ii) prospective business opportunities and (iii) the Company's strategy for financing its business. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical information or statements of current condition. Some forward-looking statements may be identified by use of terms such as “believes”, “anticipates”, “intends” or “expects”. These forward-looking statements relate to the plans, objectives and expectations of the Company for future operations. Although the Company believes that its expectations with respect to the forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, in light of the risks and uncertainties inherent in all future projections, the inclusion of forward-looking statements in this Annual Report should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives or plans of the Company will be achieved.
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You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes attached hereto, and the other financial data appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.

The Company's revenues and results of operations could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the risk of significant natural disaster, the inability of the Company to insure against certain risks, inflationary and deflationary conditions and cycles, currency exchange rates, changing government regulations domestically and internationally affecting our products and businesses.
 
OVERVIEW
 
Xfone, Inc. was incorporated in Nevada, U.S.A. in September 2000. We are a holding and managing company providing international voice, video and data communications services with operations in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel offering a wide range of services, including: local, long distance and international telephony services; video; prepaid and postpaid calling cards; cellular services; Internet services; messaging services (Email/Fax Broadcast, Email2Fax and Cyber-Number); and reselling opportunities. We serve customers worldwide.
 
In February 2007, we moved our principal executive offices from the UK to Flowood, Mississippi, and shared executive office space with our wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Xfone USA, Inc. In May 2008 the headquarters of Xfone USA and our principal executive offices recently moved from the Flowood, Mississippi location to Lubbock, Texas, to the existing headquarters of NTS Communications, Inc., which we acquired in February 2008.

On October 4, 2000, we acquired Swiftnet Limited which had a business plan to provide comprehensive range of telecommunication services and products, integrated through one website. Swiftnet was incorporated in 1990 under the laws of the United Kingdom and is headquartered in London, England. Until 1999, the main revenues for Swiftnet were derived from messaging and fax broadcast services. During 2000, Swiftnet shifted its business focus to voice services and now offers a comprehensive range of calling services to resellers and end customers. Utilizing automation and proprietary software packages, Swiftnet’s strategy is to grow without the need for heavy investments and with lower expenses for operations and registration of new customers.

On April 15, 2004, we established an Israel based subsidiary, Xfone Communication Ltd., which changed its name to Xfone 018 Ltd. in March 2005. Headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel, Xfone 018 Ltd. is a telecommunications service provider that owns and operates its own facilities-based telecommunications switching system. Xfone 018 provides residential and business customers with high quality international and local carrier services. We have been providing international telecom services in Israel through Xfone 018 since mid-December 2004. In July 2008, we launched an experimental deployment of our local telecom services, and introduced our Internet access services in December 2008.
 
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On May 28, 2004, we entered into an agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire WS Telecom, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, eXpeTel Communications, Inc. and Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc., through the merger of WS Telecom with and into our wholly owned U.S. subsidiary Xfone USA, Inc. On July 1, 2004, Xfone USA entered into a management agreement with WS Telecom which provided that Xfone USA provide management services to WS Telecom pending the consummation of the merger. The management agreement provided that all revenues generated from WS Telecom business operations would be assigned and transferred to Xfone USA. The term of the management agreement commenced on July 1, 2004, and continued until the consummation of the merger on March 10, 2005. Xfone USA, Inc. is an integrated telecommunications service provider that owns and operates its own facilities-based, telecommunications switching system and network. Xfone USA provides residential and business customers with high quality local, long distance and high-speed broadband Internet services, as well as cable television services in certain planned residential communities in Mississippi. Xfone USA utilizes integrated multi-media offerings - combining digital voice, data and video services over broadband technologies to deliver services to customers throughout its service areas. Xfone USA is currently licensed to provide telecommunications services in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. During fiscal 2008, Xfone USA was also licensed in Alabama and Georgia, however, we withdrew these licenses during the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

On August 18, 2005, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Internet Services, Inc. ("I-55 Internet Services"), a Louisiana corporation (the “I-55 Internet Merger Agreement”). On September 13, 2005, we filed a Form 8-K discussing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the transaction contemplated by the I-55 Internet Merger Agreement. On October 10, 2005, we entered into a First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, by and among I-55 Internet Services, Xfone, Xfone USA, our wholly-owned United States subsidiary, and Hunter McAllister and Brian Acosta, key employees of I-55 Internet Services, in order to induce Xfone and Xfone USA not to terminate the I-55 Internet Merger Agreement due to the material adverse effect that Hurricane Katrina has had on the assets and business of I-55 Internet Services. As part of the amendment and since, at that time, the merger of I-55 Internet Services with and into Xfone USA had not been consummated yet, in the interim, the parties agreed and entered into on October 11, 2005 a Management Agreement (the “I-55 Internet Management Agreement”) that provided that I-55 Internet Services hired and appointed Xfone USA as manager to be responsible for the operation and management of all of I-55 Internet Services business operations, including among other things personnel, accounting, contracts, policies and budget. In consideration of the management services provided under the I-55 Internet Management Agreement, I-55 Internet Services assigned and transferred to Xfone USA all revenues generated and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business during the term of the I-55 Internet Management Agreement. The term of the I-55 Internet Management Agreement commenced on October 11, 2005 and continued until the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006.
 
In conjunction with the consummation of the merger and in exchange for all of the capital stock of I-55 Internet Services, we issued a total of 789,863 shares of our Common Stock valued at $2,380,178 and 603,939 warrants exercisable for a period of five years into shares of our Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.31, valued based on the Black Scholes option-pricing model (the “Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”). A portion of the Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration issued at closing was placed in an escrow account, to be held pending certain adjustments. The Company subsequently made the following two claims against such escrow account: Claim #1: The Company made a claim on March 27, 2007 to adjust the total consideration based upon the changes in customer billings as determined pursuant to a formula set forth in the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Customer Billing Adjustment Amount”), which the Company had determined was $247,965.57. Claim #2: The Company determined an undisclosed liability, in accordance with Article 6.03 of the I-55 Internet Services, Inc. Merger Agreement (as amended), in the amount of $147,550 and on November 28, 2006, sent a claim for this amount. The Shareholder Representatives of I-55 Internet Services disputed the amounts in both claims submitted and so the parties entered into negotiations on May 2, 2007, where they agreed to reduce the amount claimed in Claim #1 by $104,948.46, which represents adjustments made to the 90-Day column, Trade Accounts, and certain accounts that had previously been listed as having 90-Day balances but were subsequently confirmed as not having 90-Day balances, and by the final amount billed to EBI Comm, Inc. (“EBI”) in 2005 prior to the assets of EBI being purchased by Xfone USA, and agreed to reduce the original Loss amount claimed in Claim #2 by $6,800.00, representing additional services purchased with Zipa, Inc. under the direction of Xfone USA during the Management Agreement period from October 2005 through March 2006. Upon settlement of the claims, two Joint Deposition Notices for the escrow agent, Trustmark National Bank, were delivered to the Shareholder Representatives of I-55 Internet Services for execution, however, a Shareholder Representative refused to execute the notices pending approval of the claims by the shareholders of I-55 Internet Services.  On June 7, 2007, the shareholders met and rejected the figure agreed upon with respect to Claim #1 and accepted the figure agreed upon with respect to Claim #2.  On or about May 12, 2008, after further negotiations, Xfone USA and I-55 agreed to value Claim #1 at $143,017.11 and Claim #2 at $140,750.00 for a total agreed loss of $283,767.11.  This resulted in the Company’s receipt of 62,850 shares of Xfone Common Stock and 44,470 Xfone Stock Warrants from the Escrow Account in satisfaction of these claims (the “Returned Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”) and the balance of the Xfone Common Stock and Xfone Stock Warrants remaining in the Escrow Account was distributed to the selling I-55 Internet shareholders and the escrow account was closed out on June 16, 2008. The components of the Returned Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration were cancelled by the Company on June 3, 2008.
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In conjunction with that certain Letter Agreement dated October 10, 2005 with MCG Capital Corporation, a major creditor of I-55 Internet Services, and upon the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006, we issued to MCG Capital 667,998 shares of our Common Stock, valued at fair value of $2,010,006, in return for retiring its loan with I-55 Internet Services.
I-55 Internet Services provided Internet access and related services, such as installation of various networking equipment, website design, hosting and other Internet access installation services, throughout the Southeastern United States to individuals and businesses located predominantly in rural markets in Louisiana and Mississippi. As a result of the merger with and into Xfone USA, these services are now available in expanded markets throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. The Internet service offerings include dial-up, DSL, high speed dedicated Internet access, web services, email, the World Wide Web, Internet relay chat, file transfer protocol and Usenet news access to both residential and business customers. The I-55 Internet Services offerings provided various prices and packages that allowed I-55 Internet Services subscribers to customize their subscription with services that met customers’ particular requirements. Xfone USA now provides bundled services of voice and data (broadband Internet) to customers throughout its service areas.

On August 26, 2005, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Telecommunications, LLC ("I-55 Telecommunications"), a Louisiana corporation (the “I-55 Telecom Merger Agreement”). On September 13, 2005, we filed a Form 8-K discussing the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the transaction contemplated by the I-55 Telecom Merger Agreement. In order to demonstrate our intention to continue on with the transaction contemplated by the I-55 Telecom Merger Agreement, the parties entered into on October 12, 2005 a Management Agreement (the “I-55 Telecom Management Agreement”) that provided that I-55 Telecommunications hired and appointed Xfone USA as manager to be responsible for the operation and management of all of I-55 Telecommunications’ business operations. In consideration of the management services provided under the I-55 Telecom Management Agreement, I-55 Telecommunications assigned and transferred to Xfone USA all revenues generated and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business during the term of the I-55 Telecom Management Agreement. The term of the I-55 Telecom Management Agreement commenced on October 12, 2005 and continued until the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006.
 
In conjunction with the consummation of the merger and in exchange for all of the capital stock of I-55 Telecommunications, LLC, we issued a total of 223,702 shares of our Common Stock valued at $671,687 and 79,029 warrants exercisable for a period of five years into shares of our Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.38, valued based on the Black Scholes option-pricing model (the “Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”). A portion of the Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration issued at closing was placed in an escrow account. The Company determined a breach of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement resulting from the failure of I-55 Telecommunications to disclose the liability due and payable to the Louisiana Universal Service Fund (“LA USF”) through the period of October 2005, at which time Xfone USA undertook the management role of I-55 Telecommunications.  Pursuant to Section 1(g) of the Escrow Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006 by and among Xfone USA, the Escrow Agent, and the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, and in accordance with Article 6.02 of the Merger Agreement, Xfone USA notified the other parties that it believed that it had suffered a Loss of $30,625.52, pursuant to the provisions of Article 6.02 of the Merger Agreement dated as of August 26, 2005. Having not received any response from the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, nor from his counsel, on October 15, 2007, and after the allotted response time allowed, Xfone USA instructed the Escrow Agent (Trustmark National Bank) to deliver from the Escrow Fund of the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, to the Company, 7,043 shares of Common Stock and 4,838 Xfone Stock Warrants.  The 7,043 shares of Common Stock and 4,838 Xfone Stock Warrants were returned to the Company for cancellation on October 31, 2007.
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In conjunction with certain Agreements to Purchase Promissory Notes dated October 31, 2005 / February 3, 2006 with Randall Wade James Tricou; Rene Tricou - Tricou Construction; Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Estates; Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Utility; and Danny Acosta, creditors of I-55 Telecommunications (the “Creditors”), and upon the consummation of the merger on March 31, 2006, we issued to the Creditors an aggregate of 163,933 restricted shares of Common Stock and an aggregate of 81,968 warrants, exercisable at $3.38 per share, at a total value of $492,220, in return for retiring their individual loans with I-55 Telecommunications. 

I-55 Telecommunications provided voice, data and related services throughout Louisiana and Mississippi to both individuals and businesses. Prior to the merger with and into Xfone USA, I-55 Telecommunications was a licensed facility based CLEC operating in Louisiana and Mississippi with a next generation class 5 carrier switching platform. I-55 Telecommunications provided a complete package of local and long distance services to residential and business customers across both states. As a result of the merger, Xfone USA has now expanded its On-Net (facilities) service area, through I-55 Telecommunications, into New Orleans, Louisiana and surrounding areas, including Hammond, Louisiana. Xfone USA is expanding its sales offices to include New Orleans, in an effort to continue revenue growth and increase market share in the revitalized city, as well as into Hammond, Louisiana. The competition in secondary markets, such as Jackson, Mississippi, as opposed to Tier 1 markets such as Atlanta, Georgia, is also rapidly declining due to the removal of UNE-P and the decline in the competitive local exchange providers that had been dependent on UNE-P as their only source for providing competitive local telephone services in those markets. This provides for a unique opportunity for Xfone USA to gain market share, by utilizing its existing network and to expand its facilities into these opportunity areas becoming a primary alternative to the monopoly Incumbent Local Exchange Company.

On September 27, 2005, a Securities Purchase Agreement was entered for a $2,000,000 financial transaction by and among us, Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc., Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. The investment took the form of a convertible term note secured by our United States assets. The Term Note had  a 3 year term, bore interest at a rate equal to prime plus 1.5% per annum, and was convertible, under certain conditions, into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price equal to $3.48 per share. In conjunction with the financial transaction, we issued to Laurus Master Fund 157,500 warrants which are exercisable at $3.80 per share for a period of five years. The closing of the financial transaction was on September 28, 2005. As of August 1, 2007, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. assigned to Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC a principal amount equal to $169,925.11 of the Term Note, and to Valens Offshore Fund SPV I, Ltd. a principal amount equal to $549,289.76 of the Term Note. The Term Note was fully paid off in cash on September 26, 2008.

On September 28, 2005, a Securities Purchase Agreement was entered for a $2,212,500 financial transaction by and among us, Crestview Capital Master, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. Upon the closing of the financial transaction on October 31, 2005, we issued to the investors an aggregate of 885,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.50 per share together with, 221,250 warrants exercisable at $3.00 per share and 221,250 warrants exercisable at $3.25 per share. The financial transaction resulted in dilution in the percentage of common stock owned by the Company’s existing shareholders, although the price paid was in excess of the net tangible book value per share and accordingly was not economically dilutive.

On November 23, 2005, a Securities Purchase Agreement was entered for a $810,000 financial transaction by and among us, Mercantile Discount-Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., the Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd., and Gaon Gemel Ltd. In conjunction with the financial transaction, we issued an aggregate of 324,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $2.50 per share together with 81,000 warrants exercisable at $3.00 per share for a period of five years and 81,000 warrants exercisable at $3.25 per share for a period of five years. The financial transaction was closed on April 6, 2006. The financial transaction resulted in dilution in the percentage of common stock owned by the Company’s existing shareholders, although the price paid was in excess of the net tangible book value per share and accordingly was not economically dilutive.
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On January 1, 2006, Xfone USA, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an Agreement with EBI Comm, Inc. (“EBI”), a privately held Internet Service Provider, to purchase the assets of EBI. EBI provided a full range of Internet access options for both commercial and residential customers in north Mississippi. Based in Columbus, Mississippi, EBI’s services included Dial-up, DSL, T1 Dedicated Access and Web Hosting. The customer base, numbering approximately 1,500 Internet users, is largely concentrated in the Golden Triangle area, which includes Columbus, West Point and Starkville, Mississippi. The acquisition was structured as an asset purchase, providing for Xfone USA to pay EBI total consideration equal to 50% of the monthly collected revenue from the customer base during the first 12 months, beginning January 2006. Acquired assets include the customer base and customer lists, trademarks and all related intellectual property, fixed assets and all account receivables. As a result of further negotiations between us and EBI, we have agreed to pay the total consideration of this acquisition in cash in the amount of $85,699 in monthly payments of $10,000 until paid in full, and we made the first of such payments on June 1, 2007 and final payment on January 25, 2008. The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.

On January 10, 2006 (effective as of January 1, 2006), Xfone USA, Inc., our wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Canufly.net, Inc. (“Canufly.net”), an Internet Service Provider based in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and its principal shareholder, Mr. Michael Nassour. Canufly.net provided residential and business customers with high-speed Internet services and utilized the facilities-based network of Xfone USA, as an alternative to BellSouth, to provide Internet connectivity to its customers. Canufly.net also provided Internet services through a small wireless application in certain areas in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The transaction was closed on January 24, 2006. We agreed to pay a total purchase price of up to $710,633, payable as follows: (i) $185,000 in cash payable in twelve equal monthly payments, the first installment was paid at closing, and as of December 31, 2006, the entire amount was paid in full and in accordance with the Asset Purchase Agreement; (ii) $255,633 in cash, paid at closing, to pay off the loan with the B&K Bank; (iii) 33,768 restricted shares of Common Stock and 24,053 warrants exercisable at $2.98 per share for a period of five years were issued to the shareholders of Canufly.net during May 2006. Following the closing in 2006 and due to the satisfaction of certain earn out provisions in the Asset Purchase Agreement the Company issued in March 2007 an additional 20,026 restricted shares of Common Stock and 14,364 warrants exercisable at $2.98 per share for a period of five years to the shareholders of Canufly.net. The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.
 
On May 10, 2006, we, Story Telecom, Inc., Story Telecom Limited, Story Telecom (Ireland) Limited, Nir Davison, and Trecastle Holdings Limited, a company owned and controlled by Mr. Davison, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, we increased our ownership interest in Story Telecom from 39.2% to 69.6% in a cash transaction valued at $1,200,000. $900,000 of the total consideration was applied to payables owed by Story Telecom to us and our subsidiary Swiftnet Limited for back-end telecommunications services. The balance of $300,000 was paid to Story Telecom to be used as working capital. Story Telecom, Inc., a telecommunication service provider, operated in the United Kingdom through its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Story Telecom Limited and Story Telecom (Ireland) Limited (which was dissolved on February 23, 2007). Following the acquisition, Story Telecom operates as a division of our operations in the United Kingdom. The stock purchase pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement was completed on May 16, 2006. The transaction contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement was not significant from an accounting perspective.

On March 25, 2008, in connection with a settlement of a legal proceeding initiated by Mr. Nir Davison and due to come before the UK Employment Tribunal Service, we purchased from Mr. Davison and Trecastle Holdings Limited, the shares of common stock of Story Telecom, Inc. that each party owned, respectively, for an aggregate purchase price of £270,000 ($538,083), pursuant to the terms of a Compromise Agreement and a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into between the parties on that date. Upon acquisition of the shares of common stock of Story Telecom, Inc. from Mr. Davison and Trecastle Holdings, Story Telecom, Inc. became our wholly owned subsidiary.
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On May 25, 2006, we and the shareholders of Equitalk.co.uk Limited, a privately held telephone company based in the United Kingdom (“Equitalk”) entered into an Agreement relating to the sale and purchase of Equitalk (the “Equitalk Agreement”). The Equitalk Agreement provided for us to acquire Equitalk in a restricted Common Stock and warrant transaction valued at $1,650,000. The acquisition was completed on July 3, 2006, and on that date Equitalk became our wholly owned subsidiary. In conjunction with the completion of the acquisition and in exchange for all of the capital stock of Equitalk, we issued a total of 402,192 restricted shares of our Common Stock and a total of 281,872 warrants exercisable at $3.025 per share for a period of five years. Founded in December 1999, Equitalk, a VC-financed company, was the first fully automated e-telco in the United Kingdom. Equitalk provides both residential and business customers with low-cost IDA and CPS voice services, broadband and teleconferencing.
 
On June 19, 2006, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to sell to Central Fund for the Payment of Severance Pay of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Meiron Provident Fund for Self Employed Persons of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Atidoth Provident and Compensation Fund of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Tohelet Provident and Compensation Fund of the first International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Mishtalem Funds for Continuing Education of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Keren Hashefa Provident and Compensation Fund of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Hamelacha Provident and Compensation Fund of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Teuza Provident and Compensation Fund of the First International Bank of Israel Ltd.; Kidma Provident Funds Management Company Ltd. for Menifa Provident Fund for Bank of Israel Employees; and Security Pension Fund for Artisans Industrialists and Self Employed Persons Ltd. an aggregate of 344,825 restricted shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $2.90 per share, together with an aggregate of 172,415 warrants to purchase shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $3.40 per share and with a term of five years. The financial transaction was closed on September 28, 2006. The financial transaction resulted in dilution in the percentage of common stock owned by the Company’s existing shareholders, although the price paid was in excess of the net tangible book value per share and accordingly was not economically dilutive.

On December 24, 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement to sell to Halman-Aldubi Provident Funds Ltd. and Halman-Aldubi Pension Funds Ltd. an aggregate of 344,828 restricted shares of its common stock, at a purchase price of $2.90 per share, together with an aggregate of 172,414 warrants to purchase shares of its common stock, at an exercise price of $3.40 per share and with a term of five years. The financial transaction was closed on February 8, 2007. The financial transaction resulted in dilution in the percentage of common stock owned by the Company’s existing shareholders, although the price paid was in excess of the net tangible book value per share and accordingly was not economically dilutive.

On August 15, 2007, the Company, Swiftnet Limited, our wholly owned U.K.-based subsidiary (“Swiftnet”), and Dan Kirschner entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement to be completed on the same date, pursuant to which Swiftnet purchased from Mr. Kirschner the 67.5% equity interest in Auracall Limited (“Auracall”) that he beneficially owned, thereby increasing Swiftnet’s ownership interest in Auracall from 32.5% to 100%. Swiftnet had acquired the 32.5% interest in Auracall through several transactions that occurred since October 16, 2001. The purchase price for the shares was £810,918 (approximately $1,616,158), payable as follows: £500,000 (approximately $996,500) was paid in cash upon signing of the Share Purchase Agreement, and the remaining £304,000, plus interest of £6,918 (approximately $619,658), was payable in monthly installments beginning in September 2007 and continued through March 2008. In connection with the acquisition, Auracall and Swiftnet entered into an Inter-Company Loan Agreement, pursuant to which Auracall agreed to lend Swiftnet £850,000 (approximately $1,694,050) for the sole purpose of and in connection with Swiftnet’s acquisition of the Auracall shares. The loan is unsecured, bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum, and is to be repaid in five years (i.e., August 15, 2012), but may be repaid earlier without charge or penalty. As a result of the terms of the transaction, Mr. Kirschner no longer serves as Auracall’s Managing Director or as a member of its board of directors.
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On October 23, 2007, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with 15 investors affiliated with Gagnon Securities, Inc. who agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a price of $3.00 per share, for a total subscription amount of $3,000,000. This offering was made by the Company, acting without a placement agent, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-143618) which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007.  The 1,000,000 shares were issued on November 6, 2007. Following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-143618) described above, pursuant to which the offerings on October 23, 2007 and November 4, 2007 described above were made, the Company did not file a prospectus supplement within the required time period containing the final fixed offering price of $3.00 per share due to an unintentional error.  This constituted a technical violation of Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company filed Current Reports on Form 8-K on October 23, 2007 and November 5, 2007 following its entry into the related subscription agreements with the purchasers of the shares, and filed a Post-Effective Amendment on November 7, 2007, each of which disclosed such final fixed price.  The Post-Effective Amendment filed on November 7, 2007 was never declared effective by the SEC.  The Company is relying upon the cure provision provided by Rule 424(b)(8) under the Securities Act in order to cure such violation.  The Company believes that such violation was cured under Rule 424(b)(8) upon filing of the Post-Effective Amendment, as it made a good faith effort to file such Post-Effective Amendment as soon as practicable upon discovery of the unintentional failure to file the prospectus supplement, and because the filing with the SEC of the Post-Effective Amendment and other filings related to the sale of the shares satisfied the prospectus delivery requirements of Section 5(b)(2) under the “access equals delivery” model adopted by the SEC.
 
On November 4, 2007, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with: (i) XFN - RLSI Investments, LLC, an entity affiliated with Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC, a U.S. institutional investor, which agreed to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share at a price of $3.00 per share, for a total subscription amount of $750,000 (the “U.S. Offering”); and (ii) certain Israeli institutional investors, which agreed to purchase an aggregate of 700,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, at a price of $3.00 per share, for a total subscription amount of $2,100,000 (the “Israeli Offering”). The U.S. Offering and Israeli Offering were made by the Company pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-143618) which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2007.  Following the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-143618) described above, pursuant to which the offerings on October 23, 2007 and November 4, 2007 described above were made, the Company did not file a prospectus supplement within the required time period containing the final fixed offering price of $3.00 per share due to an unintentional error.  This constituted a technical violation of Section 5(b)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company filed Current Reports on Form 8-K on October 23, 2007 and November 5, 2007 following its entry into the related subscription agreements with the purchasers of the shares, and filed a Post-Effective Amendment on November 7, 2007, each of which disclosed such final fixed price.  The Post-Effective Amendment filed on November 7, 2007 was never declared effective by the SEC.  The Company is relying upon the cure provision provided by Rule 424(b)(8) under the Securities Act in order to cure such violation.  The Company believes that such violation was cured under Rule 424(b)(8) upon filing of the Post-Effective Amendment, as it made a good faith effort to file such Post-Effective Amendment as soon as practicable upon discovery of the unintentional failure to file the prospectus supplement, and because the filing with the SEC of the Post-Effective Amendment and other filings related to the sale of the shares satisfied the prospectus delivery requirements of Section 5(b)(2) under the “access equals delivery” model adopted by the SEC.  The U.S. Offering was made by the Company acting without a placement agent. The Israeli Offering was made by the Company with the services of First International & Co. - Underwriting & Investments Ltd., one of the Israeli investors, acting as placement agent, for which it was entitled to a placement fee equal to 5% (plus VAT) of the gross proceeds of the Israeli Offering.  In addition, the Company paid its consultant, Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (“Dionysos”) a success fee equal to 0.5% of the gross precedes of the Israeli Offering, pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement by and among the Company and Dionysos dated February 8, 2007.
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On December 13, 2007, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with: (i) XFN-RLSI Investments, LLC, an entity affiliated with Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC, a U.S. institutional investor, which agreed to purchase 800,000 Units, each of which consists of two shares of the Company’s common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $6.20 per Unit (“Unit”), for a total subscription amount of $4,960,000; and (ii) certain investors affiliated with or who are customers of Gagnon Securities LLC who agreed to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 Units, for a total subscription amount of $3,100,000. The warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from issuance at an exercise price of $3.10 per share.  The financing was completed on February 26, 2008. XFN-RLSI Investments, LLC is not an affiliate of the Company. This offering was made pursuant to the 4(2) exemption under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and was made by the Company acting without a placement agent.

On December 13, 2007 (the “Date of Issuance”), the Company accepted offers, for the issuance of securities to Israeli institutional investors, for total gross proceeds of NIS 100,382,100 (approximately $25,562,032, based on the exchange rate as of December 13, 2007) par value non-convertible bonds (Series A) (the “Bonds”). The Bonds were issued for an amount equal to their par value.

The Bonds accrue annual interest that is paid semi-annually on the 1st of June and on the 1st of December of every year from 2008 until 2015 (inclusive). The principal of the Bonds is repaid in eight equal annual payments on the 1 st of December of every year from 2008 until 2015 (inclusive). The principal and interest of the Bonds are linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index.

On November 4, 2008, the Company filed a public prospectus (the “Prospectus”) with the Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE") for listing of the Bonds for trading on the TASE.  On November 11, 2008 (the “Date of Listing”), the Bonds commenced trading on the TASE. From the Date of Issuance until the Date of Listing, the Bonds accrued annual interest at a rate of 9%. As of the Date of Listing, the interest rate for the unpaid balance of the Bonds was reduced by 1% to an annual interest rate of 8%

The Bonds may only be traded in Israel.  The Bonds were rated A3 by Midroog Limited, an Israeli rating company which is a subsidiary of Moody’s Investor Services. On February 19, 2009, Midroog filed its annual monitoring report (the “Monitoring Report”) with the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. According to the Monitoring Report, Midroog’s rating committee reaffirmed the A3 rating assigned to the Bonds. However, the rating committee decided on a negative outlook on the rating of the Bonds, largely, but not exclusively, due to the increase of the risk level in the business environment in which the Company operates, resulting from the increasing recession in the United States and the threat it poses on the Company's business, since the Company’s core activity is based in the U.S.  While the Monitoring Report recognizes that the Company shows relative stability in its financial results and adherence to its expected cash flow coverage ratios, it cites the Company s currency exposure resulting from the New Israeli Shekel index-linked bonds in relation to the U.S. dollar, which is the Company’s major activity currency.
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On March 25, 2008, in conjunction with the issuance of the Bonds, the Company issued the holders of the Bonds, for no additional consideration, 956,020 (non-tradable) warrants, each exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 with a term of 4 years, beginning on September 2, 2008. The 956,020 shares underlying the warrants have been registered in accordance with the Securities Act pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-150305, declared effective by the SEC on September 2, 2008).

Each of the institutional investors represented that it is an institutional investor classified as a type of investor listed in the first supplement to the Israeli Securities Law, for the purposes of Section 15a(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law; that its offer was for itself and/or for customers that are investors listed in Section 5a(b)(1) of the Israeli Securities Law, respectively.

Each of the institutional investors has also declared that it knows and understands, that the private placement is being done in Israel only (and not in the U.S.) and is intended only for Israeli residents, that are in Israel (and not in the U.S.) and not for U.S. persons (“U.S. Person”) as they are defined in Regulation S regulated under the Securities Act.  Each of the institutional investors has declared and confirmed, that it is incorporated and active in Israel, and that it is not a U.S. Person, and that it is not located outside of Israel at the time of the filing of the offer.  Each of the institutional investors has declared that it knows that it will not be allowed to take action to sell the Bonds and Warrants in the U.S. and/or to a U.S. Person. Each of the institutional investors has declared and confirmed that the Bonds, Warrants and shares that may result from the exercise of the Warrants, are not acquired for the purpose of “distribution” (as this term is defined in the US securities laws) in the U.S.

According to an agreement entered into as of December 12, 2007, between the Company and Excellence Nessuah Underwriting (1993) Ltd. (“Excellence Underwriters”) and First International & Co. - Underwriting and Investments Ltd. (“First International Underwriters”) (the "December 12, 2007 Agreement"), Excellence Underwriters and First International Underwriters undertook to serve as the pricing underwriters for the prospectus to be filed with the ISA and the TASE for the listing for trade of the Bonds on the TASE. On November 2, 2008, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Excellence Underwriters and First International Underwriters in connection with the publication of the Prospectus and the listing of the Bonds on the TASE. Pursuant to the terms of the December 12, 2007 Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, in connection with Excellence Underwriters and First International Underwriters service as Pricing Underwriters, including the services rendered by them to the Company in connection with the Bonds offering, publication of the Prospectus and listing of the Bonds on the TASE, the Company paid Excellence Underwriters and First International Underwriters a fee equal to 3% of the proceeds of the offering. During 2008 a total amount of NIS 3,000,000 ($829,823) was paid to Excellence Underwriters.

In addition, the Company paid its consultant, Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (“Dionysos”) a success fee equal to 0.5% of the proceeds of the Bonds offering, pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement by and among the Company and Dionysos dated February 8, 2007. During 2008 a total amount of $152,486 was paid to Dionysos as success fee.

To the Company’s best knowledge and based on information that was provided to it by Excellence Underwriters and First International Underwriters, the requirements of the Israeli law have been fulfilled regarding the prohibition on conflicts of interest between an underwriter and its associates and between an underwriter and an issuer, including in connection with a sale through a non-uniform offer.
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On August 22, 2007, we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “NTS Purchase Agreement”) with NTS Communications, Inc. (“NTS”), a provider of integrated voice, data and video solutions headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, and the owners of approximately 85% of the equity interests in NTS, to acquire NTS. Subsequently, all of the remaining shareholders of NTS executed the Agreement, bringing the total percentage of equity interests in NTS owned by NTS shareholders that entered into the Agreement (the “NTS Sellers”) to 100%.   On February 14, 2008, we entered into a First Amendment to the NTS Purchase Agreement to amend the agreement to further extend the expiration date for the closing of our acquisition of NTS.  On February 26, 2008, we entered into a Second Amendment to the NTS Purchase Agreement which amended, among other things, the definition and elements of Working Capital, as such term is defined in the NTS Purchase Agreement, and increased the escrow amount. On April 25, 2008, we entered into a Third Amendment, pursuant to which we agreed to an extension of time for the calculation and payment of the post closing working capital adjustment under the NTS Purchase Agreement.
 
The acquisition of NTS closed on February 26, 2008.  Upon closing of the acquisition, NTS and its six wholly owned subsidiaries, NTS Construction Company, Garey M. Wallace Company, Inc., Midcom of Arizona, Inc., Communications Brokers, Inc., NTS Telephone Company, LLC, and NTS Management Company, LLC, became our wholly owned subsidiaries.

The purchase price for the acquisition set forth in the NTS Purchase Agreement was approximately $42,000,000 (excluding acquisition related costs), plus (or less) (i) the difference between NTS’ estimated working capital and the working capital target for NTS as set forth in the NTS Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the difference between amounts allocated by NTS for its fiber optic network build-out project anticipated in Texas and any indebtedness incurred by NTS in connection with this project, each of which was subject to our advance written approval.  After applying this formula, the final aggregate purchase price was calculated as $41,900,000, and was paid as follows:

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$35,414,715 was paid in cash; and

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2,366,892 shares of our Common Stock were issued to certain NTS Sellers who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in our Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the NTS Purchase Agreement. Our Board of Directors determined, in accordance with the NTS Purchase Agreement, the number of shares of our Common Stock to be delivered to each participating NTS Seller by dividing the portion of such NTS Seller’s allocable sale price that the NTS Seller elected to receive in shares of our Common Stock by 93% of the average closing price of our Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (i.e., $2.74). The aggregate sales price reinvested by all such NTS Sellers was $6,485,284.
 
On February 26, 2008, and in connection with the closing of the acquisition of NTS, the parties entered into the following material definitive agreements:
 
A.            Free Cash Flow Participation Agreement.
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The Company entered into a Free Cash Flow Participation Agreement (the “Participation Agreement”) with NTS Holdings, an entity owned by Barbara Baldwin, NTS’ President and CEO, Jerry Hoover, NTS’ Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, and Brad Worthington, NTS’ Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to which NTS Holdings will be entitled to a payment from the Company of an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate excess free cash flow generated by the Company’s U.S. Operations, which is defined in the Participation Agreement as the operations of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries, which include Xfone USA, Inc. and NTS, and their respective subsidiaries, as well as any U.S. entity that the Company acquires directly, or indirectly through its subsidiaries in the future (a “Future Acquisition”). NTS Holdings will be entitled to the participation amount beginning at such time as the Company has received a full return of its initial invested capital, plus an additional 8% return per year, in connection with the NTS acquisition (as well as in connection with any Future Acquisition).
 
The Participation Agreement will remain in effect in perpetuity, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. Termination of the Participation Agreement may occur upon a sale or buyout of the Company’s U.S. Operations, at the option of the purchaser in any such transaction, and in the limited circumstances set forth in the Participation Agreement.
 
B.            Escrow Agreement.
 
In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company and certain representatives of the NTS Shareholders (the “NTS Shareholder Representatives”) entered into an Escrow Agreement with Trustmark National Bank, as escrow agent, pursuant to which the Company deposited an amount of cash and shares of Common Stock equal to $6,679,999 (15.9%) of the aggregate purchase price for the acquisition, to be held and administered by the escrow agent in order to secure certain obligations of the sellers under the Purchase Agreement. Each share of Common Stock deposited with the escrow agent has an agreed value of $2.74, which was determined by using the average per share closing price of the Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date.
 
C.            Release.
 
Concurrently with the execution of the agreements described above, each of Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Hoover and Brad Worthington executed a Release, releasing NTS, the Company and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and their successors and assigns, from any and all claims, causes or rights of action, demands and damages related to the business, affairs, actions or omissions of NTS and those of its officers, directors, employees or independent contractors through the Closing Date, as well as from any amounts due from NTS to the Officer for serving NTS in any capacity through the Closing Date.

D.           In addition, the Company entered into a Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Nonsolicitation Agreement with Telephone Electronics Corporation, the largest NTS shareholder prior to the closing; and NTS entered into employment agreements with Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Hoover and Brad Worthington.
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In connection with the closing of the acquisition on February 26, 2008, the Company issued 2,366,892 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain former NTS Shareholders who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.  The Company’s Board of Directors determined, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be delivered to each participating NTS Shareholder by dividing the portion of such NTS Shareholder’s allocable sale price that the NTS Shareholder elected to receive in shares of the Company’s Common Stock by 93% of the average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (i.e., $2.74).  The aggregate sales price reinvested by all such NTS Shareholders was $6,485,284.

On March 5, 2008, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “March 5, 2008 Agreement”) with  Oberon Securities, LLC, a New York City-based registered broker-dealer (“Oberon Securities”), pursuant to which the Company will pay Oberon Securities $1,200,000 in cash for its services to the Company as financial advisor in connection with the Company's acquisition of NTS, payable as follows: (i) $400,000 no later than March 7, 2008 (ii) $400,000 no later than May 1, 2008 and (iii) $400,000 no later than July 1, 2008. The March 5, 2008 Agreement sets forth the total and final fees due to Oberon Securities for its services in connection with the NTS acquisition, pursuant to the Company’s prior agreements with Oberon Securities and its affiliates. As of December 31, 2008 all payments were paid.

On November 26, 2008, Xfone USA, Inc., entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Cybergate, Inc. (“Cybergate”), pursuant to which Xfone USA purchased all of Cybergate’s customers base, agreements, fixed assets, account receivables and certain intangible assets (the “Assets”). Cybergate is a provider of Internet services including Internet access, web and server hosting, data services and e-mail. Pursuant to the Agreement Xfone USA also agreed to assume certain immaterial liabilities of Cybergate. The purchase price was an amount equal to 50% of collected receivables derived from the Assets up to $500,000.00, which is to be paid to Cybergate in monthly installments equal to 50% of the prior month’s collected receivables derived from the Assets as the same shall be billed on a regular basis by Xfone USA.  The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by the parties, as well as covenants and conditions which are customary for transactions of this nature The Agreement and the closing of the sale and purchase have an effective date of November 1, 2008.  The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008

Our primary geographic markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel.  However, we serve customers worldwide.
 
U.S. Operations – 2008

In 2008, approximately 69.4% of our revenues were derived from our operations in the United States.
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Our U.S. subsidiary, Xfone USA, Inc. provides voice, data and related services throughout Louisiana and Mississippi to both residential and business customers. Xfone USA is a licensed facility based CLEC operating in Louisiana and Mississippi with multiple next generation class 5-carrier switching platforms. Xfone USA offers a complete package of local, long distance and broadband services to residential and business customers across both states.
 
With continued cross-selling to existing Xfone USA customers as well as projected expansion into specific targeted wire centers, our goal is to continue revenue growth and increase market share. Competition in rural markets continues to decline due to the removal of UNE-P and the decline in the number of competitive local exchange providers that had been dependent on UNE-P as their only source for providing competitive local telephone services in those communities. We believe that this provides for a unique opportunity for Xfone USA to continue to gain market share, by utilizing its existing network and to expand it facilities into these areas becoming a primary alternative to the monopoly Incumbent Local Exchange Company.

The overall trend for 2008 continued to show improving wire line margins in the Business markets and maintaining margins in the Residential (Consumer) markets for facilities based providers.  Mergers and acquisitions continued throughout 2007 and 2008, as a component for offsetting the line loss felt throughout the CLEC industry due to the UNE-P regulatory changes. We expect that the industry will see continued merger and acquisition activity in 2009 and beyond for companies that have cash and public equity resources. These transactions will continue to change the landscape in the telecommunications industry. Our view is shared by any number of telecommunications analysts  who also believe that there will be more consolidation opportunities over the next several years in both wire line and wireless markets.

Demands in the market show continued interest in providing Telco TV, VOIP products and rapid growth in the broadband market, heating up competition with the Regional Bell Carriers and cable providers. DSL and other broadband services should continue to grow due to aggressive pricing with higher bandwidth speeds becoming the norm.

Xfone USA’s business plan for 2009 continues to include expansion of market share in both Business and Residential markets with focus in its specific geographic service areas, which are primarily in Mississippi and Louisiana, and in those markets where the company has deployed its own network and Central Offices (CO’s), which are the highest margin areas. The Business markets will continue to be expanded through available Direct Sales and Independent sales efforts, while the Residential markets will be expanded through radio, direct mail, email marketing and other low cost advertising and message delivery opportunities.

The Company’s business plan in 2008 also included growth through acquisitions, which made sense for several reasons: (i) faster results in achieving large top line revenue performance; (ii) significant synergies impact from consolidating corporate functions; and (iii) relatively easy integration of acquired companies because of facilities and network architecture.
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As a facility-based integrated communications carrier, we believe that Xfone USA is well positioned in 2009 to continue to take advantage of the regulatory opportunities afforded to facilities-based providers as a result of the FCC TRRO ruling in 2005, as well as to take advantage of the consolidation momentum started in 2006.

Our other U.S. subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc. provides integrated voice, data and video solutions. NTS operates the largest “non-ILEC” telecommunications network in West Texas, providing local, long distance, broadband data, and video and private line services to approximately 39,000 residential and business customers.

Like Xfone USA, NTS operates in a highly competitive environment which is generally characterized by the dominance of the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC).  With respect to its primary Texas markets, the dominant ILEC is AT&T (formerly Southwestern Bell Telephone Company).  NTS also competes with the Incumbent Cable TV Provider (ICTVP) in markets where that carrier provides voice, data and/or video services.  In its core Texas markets, the ICTVP is SuddenLink Communications or Time Warner Communications.  Within these same core markets, NTS also competes with a variety of widely dispersed smaller Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC).  With respect to its data and long distance products, the company competes with various national and regional players including AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Level 3 and others.


NTS, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NTS Telephone Company, LLC, is in the process of extending its FTTP network to the nearby communities of Levelland (located 30 miles west of Lubbock) and Smyer (approximately 15 miles west of Lubbock).  Upon project completion, these communities will add approximately 6,200 passings to the NTS FTTP footprint and bring total FTTP passings to approximately 21,000.  NTS Telephone Company, LLC, has received approval from the Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) for an $11.8 million, 17-year debt financing to complete this overbuild.  The RUS loan is non-recourse to NTS and all other NTS subsidiaries and interest is charged at the average rate of U.S. government obligations (equivalent to approximately 2.5% a year at today’s rates).  Data from marketing surveys indicated a very strong demand for triple play (voice, data/Internet, and video) service offerings and projected a market penetration for NTS of 69% in approximately three years from project completion.  NTS’ capital investment in the project is a $2.5 million equity contribution that serves as credit support for the loan.  NTS will provide voice, data, and video services for NTS Telephone Company.  NTS will receive a management fee from NTS Telephone Company equal to 15% of its revenues. NTS began marketing its triple-play service to limited areas of Levelland in the first quarter of 2009 with more areas becoming available as overbuild construction is completed.  NTS completed physical construction of the first three phases of this project in 2008 and is currently nearing the beginning of Phase 4.  Project completion should occur in 2009, however, this could be delayed by any number of factors including but not limited to weather and the availability of contractors and materials.  Of note, in the first quarter of 2009, the company signed its first FTTP customer in Levelland.  Our expectation is that significant new revenues should come online throughout 2009 on an incremental basis as additional network build-outs phases are completed.
 
U.K. Operations – 2008

In 2008, approximately 20.4% of our revenues were derived from our operations in the United Kingdom.

Our U.K. subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited operates switching and computer systems offering a range of innovative, in-house developed telecommunications services. Swiftnet's strategy is to grow without the need for heavy investments and with lower operational expenses through the use of automation. A comprehensive range of telecommunication services and products are sold directly to end-users, through a web site integrating all of Swiftnet's services. The services are mainly telephone-related services to customers dialing local and international destinations. Swiftnet provides value added services such as fax broadcast, email to fax and various other messaging services. Swiftnet also provides services for a range of resellers and partners to sell to their customers. These resellers and partners include Auracall Limited, Story Telecom Limited and Equitalk.co.uk Limited. Swiftnet's telecommunications services are used by subscribers in the U.K. and worldwide.
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Our U.K. subsidiary, Equitalk.co.uk Limited is an automated e-telco providing post-paid, telecommunications services to customers across the whole of the U.K. These customers are typically making calls within the UK. Equitalk’s strategy is to grow through the acquisition of customers directly through sales and marketing activities.

Our U.K. subsidiary, Story Telecom Limited provides international calling services through calling cards and special access numbers available for use from mobile phones and landlines. Story Telecom's strategy is to grow through the addition of  products and services targeted at customers making international calls.
 
Our U.K. subsidiary, Auracall Limited provides international calling services through special access numbers available for use from mobile phones and landlines. Auracall’s strategy is to grow through the promotion of existing and new products via a network of agents.

In 2008, we had only approximately 0.026% of the market share of the United Kingdom telecommunication market (not including mobiles revenues), based on our revenues of £10 million during 2008, compared with the approximately £38 billion telecommunication market (not including mobiles revenues) in the United Kingdom.
 
We had four major types of customers in the U.K.: Residential, Commercial, Governmental agencies and Resellers. In 2008, our largest non-affiliated reseller was WorldNet Global Communications Ltd. which generated under 1% of our total revenues. We provide WorldNet Global Communications with the billing system. We anticipate that WorldNet will continue to contribute approximately the same amount of UKP to our revenues in year 2009.
 
However, should our agreements involving WorldNet be cancelled, our revenues will be negatively affected.

Israeli Operations – 2008

In 2008, approximately 10.2% of our revenues were derived from our operations in Israel.

Since the opening of the international telephony market in Israel to competition in 1996, and until 2004, only three companies have provided international telephony services in Israel. The market, estimated at that time to be 2 billion minutes per year, was more or less equally divided between the three companies. On July 4, 2004, the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel granted our majority-owned subsidiary, Xfone 018 a license to provide international telecom services in Israel. We started providing services in Israel through Xfone 018 as of mid-December 2004. In 2004, two other new providers of international telephony services launched their services. The international telephony market is highly competitive and therefore all six providers had to offer low prices in order to attract or retain subscribers and call minutes.

During 2006, two significant mergers occurred in the Israeli international telephony market, leaving only four companies in the competition. The aforementioned mergers enabled Xfone 018 to execute, as of December 2006, a new business strategy, according to which it re-priced its services by distinguishing the rates for its subscribed customers from the rates for its non-subscribed customers. The new strategy has proved to be successful, and in 2007 and 2008 Xfone 018 revenues were significantly increased.
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Xfone 018 is operating with significantly lower overhead than its three competitors in the Israeli market by utilizing and building on our previous business models. We therefore believe that Xfone 018 will increase its market share in the international communication market, will generate a greater part of our revenues and will have a major contribution to our expected growth.

In 2008, the Israeli international telephony market was estimated to be 3 billion minutes (incoming and outgoing). We estimate our market share as of December 31, 2008, as approximately 5.5% of the Israeli market.
 
The local telephony market in Israel is dominated by six major competitors, two of which own the physical infrastructures and are required by law to offer use of these infrastructures to other competitors. In July 2008, Xfone 018 entered that market in an experimental capacity.

Internet services via ADSL and/or Cable became available to the general public in Israel in 2001. Since then prices have dropped considerably and steadily, resulting, at the end of 2008, in a household penetration rate of approximately 72% and approximately 1.68 million broadband lines, according to the MOCSIL.

In Israel, Internet infrastructure and Internet access services are provided separately. The Internet access services market, into which Xfone 018 has recently entered, is divided between six major competitors.

We have two major types of customers in Israel: Residential and Commercial..

COMPARISON FINANCIAL INFORMATION YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007 - PERCENTAGE OF REVENUES:

   
Year Ended
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenues
   
100
%
   
100
%
Cost of Revenues
   
52
%
   
44
%
Gross Profit
   
48
%
   
56
%
Operating Expenses:
               
Research and Development
   
0
%
   
0
%
Marketing and Selling
   
14
%
   
24
%
General and Administrative
   
28
%
   
28
%
Non- recurring loss
   
0
%
   
-6
%
Total Operating Expenses
   
42
%
   
58
%
Income (loss) before Taxes
   
2
%
   
-4
%
Net Income (loss)
   
2
%
   
-3
%

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COMPARISON OF THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007

Revenues. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 102% to $90,338,980 from $44,723,934 for the same period in 2007. The increase of $45,615,046 in consolidated revenues is attributed to $50,425,928 increase in our revenues in the United States and a $1,058,842 increase in Israel which is partially offset by a $5,869,724 decrease in revenues in the United Kingdom. In 2008 revenues in the United States as a percentage of total revenues increased to 69.4% from 27.5% for the same period in 2007, whereas revenues in the United Kingdom and Israel as a percentage of total revenues decreased to 20.4% and 10.2% from 54.3% and 18.3%, respectively.
 
Revenues in the United States for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 410.3% to $62,716,819 from $12,290,891 for the same period in 2007. Approximately $52,300,000 of the increase was contributed by NTS Communications, Inc. ("NTS"), our wholly-owned subsidiary as of February 26, 2008 and which was consolidated for the first time in the first quarter of 2008. The increase in revenues was partially offset by a decrease of approximately $1,880,000 in revenues from other carriers and due to attrition of residential customers.

Revenues in the United Kingdom for the year ended December 31, 2008 decreased 24.2% to $18,393,886 from $24,263,610 for the same period in 2007. Approximately 76% (being $4,400,000) of the decrease is attributed to a change in the tariff structure by the mobile operator O2 and approximately 24% (being $1,400,000) of the decrease is attributed to the devaluation of the GBP to the U.S. dollar during 2008.
 
Revenues in Israel for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 13% to $9,288,275 from $8,169,433 for the same period in 2007. This increase is mainly attributed to ongoing marketing efforts and revaluation of the NIS to the U.S dollar.
 
Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues consists primarily of traffic time purchased from telephone companies and other related charges. Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 140.1% to $47,132,313 from $19,626,322 for the same period in 2007. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to 52.2% from 43.9% in the same period in 2007.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in the United States in the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to 56.5% from 48% in the same period in 2007. The increase is mainly attributed to NTS which was consolidated for the first time in the first quarter of 2008. Within our group, NTS presents higher cost of revenues than the other subsidiaries in the group. Strategically, NTS decided to migrate its customers from the current copper-based services to its new Fiber-based infrastructure. As a result of this strategy we expect to reduce the cost of revenues gradually.
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Cost of revenues in the UK for the year ended December 31, 2008, include the cost of Auracall which was acquired in its entirety on August 15, 2007 and was consolidated for four and a half months in 2007. Cost of revenues as percentage of revenues decreased to 42.1% compared to 44.1% in the same period in 2007. The decrease in cost of revenues and a percentage of revenues was achieved as a result ofthe consolidation of low cost products which were sold by Auracall, together with ongoing product improvements. Due to the fact that a certain part of our cost of revenues in the UK is nominated in USD, the decrease in the cost of revenues was offset by a devaluation of the GBP to the U.S. dollar during the second half of 2008. Furthermore, as a result of the change at the end of 2007 in the tariff structure by the mobile operator O2, the cost of revenues of our UK subsidiaries is expected to be slightly higher on alternative products.

Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues in Israel in the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to 42.6% from 37% in the same period in 2007. Approximately 79% of the decrease is attributed to introduction of commission- based services, which have generated lower gross margins, and 21% of the decrease is attributed to the revaluation of the NIS in relation with the U.S. dollar.

Research and Development. Research and development expenses consist of labor costs of our research and development manager and other related costs and represent our product improvements efforts. Research and development expenses were $60,094 for the year ended December 31, 2008, which is an increase of 26.2% compared to our research and development costs of $47,609 during the year ended December 31, 2007. We estimate that research and development expenses will remain at or near the same level in 2009.
 
Marketing and Selling Expenses. Marketing and selling expenses consist primarily of commissions to agents and resellers. Other marketing and selling expenses are related to compensation attributed to employees engaged in marketing and selling activities, promotion, advertising and related expenses. Marketing and selling expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008, increased 14.1% to $12,422,391 from $10,886,883 for the same period in 2007. The increase in the marketing and selling expenses is primarily attributed to our operations in the U.S and Israel. Marketing and selling expenses as a percentage of revenues decreased to 14.1% for the year ended December 31, 2008 from 24.4% for the same period in 2007. Approximately $3,154,000 in marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 is contributed by NTS which was consolidated for the first time in the first quarter of 2008. An increase of approximately $745,000 in Israel is attributed to ongoing marketing campaigns during 2008. A decrease of approximately $2,400,000 in the U.K is attributed to the decrease in sales.
 
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation costs for administration, finance and general management personnel and legal, accounting and consulting fees. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased 108.5% to $25,720,376 from $12,335,759 for the same period in 2007. Approximately $14,209,000 in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2008 is contributed by NTS which was consolidated for the first time in the first quarter of 2008.
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Non- recurring Loss. On March 17, 2008, Xfone 018 Ltd. (“Xfone 018”) entered into an Agreement of Principles with Tiv Taam Holdings 1 Ltd. (“Agreement of Principles”) for the acquisition of control over Tadiran Telecom-Communication Services In Israel - Limited Partnership (“Tadiran Telecom LP”). During the third quarter of 2008, negotiations between Xfone 018, Tiv Taam and the management and employees of Tadiran Telecom LP ceased. As a result, we recoded one-time expenses of $189,610 which consisted primarily of financial, legal and accounting fees. On  March 19, 2008, the UK court handed down judgment in the dispute between Swiftnet and MCI and awarded £1,278,942 ($2,564,036) plus legal costs and interest in favor of MCI. The Company's financial statements for 2007 have carried the full amount Swiftnet calculated that it owed to MCI based on the data held in Swiftnet’s billing systems. The net effect of that judgment included estimation of the Company's legal fees, MCI’s legal costs and interest payable was approximately £1,427,737 ($2,856,803) which was presented as a non-recurring loss in the Statement Of Operations.
 
Financing Expenses. Financing expenses, net, for the year ended December 31, 2008 increased to $2,862,132 from $515,562 for the same period in 2007. Approximately $1,700,000 is attributed to the interest payable on the Bonds. The remaining increase in the financial expenses, net of approximately $650,000, consists of interest expenses on our interest bearing obligations and the effect of currency exchange rate on intercompany balances with our subsidiaries which report  in NIS and GBP as their functional currencies.
 
Net Income (Loss). Net income for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $2,047,237 compared with a net loss of $1,283,892 for the same period in 2007.  This is primarily due to the consolidation of NTS for the first time in the first quarter of 2008 and the revaluation of the NIS to the U.S dollar.
 
Earning (Loss) Per Share. Basic and diluted net profit per share of common stock for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $0.116 compared to basic and diluted net loss per share of 0.109 for the same period in 2007.
 
BALANCE SHEET
 
Comparison of the balance sheet as of December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
  
Current Assets. Current assets amounted to $17,999,587 as of December 31, 2008, as compared with $41,269,446 as of December 31, 2007. The decrease in the current assets is mainly attributable to the decrease in restricted cash in the amount of $25,562,032 provided by issuance of debentures. This cash was used for the NTS acquisition.
 
Fixed Assets. Fixed assets net, amounted to $50,020,597 as of December 31, 2008, as compared with $5,747,758 as of December 31, 2007. The increase is mainly attributed to fixed assets that were consolidated as a result of the acquisition of NTS as of February 26, 2008, which contributed $41,781,426.
  
Current Liabilities. As of December 31, 2008, current liabilities amounted to $26,440,029, as compared with $18,061,934 as of December 31, 2007. The increase in current liabilities is mainly attributed to the consolidation for the first time in the first quarter of 2008 of NTS and the revaluation of NIS in relation to the US dollar, which is partially offset by the devaluation of the GBP in relation to the US dollar.
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Long-term liabilities. As of December 31, 2008, long-term liabilities amounted to $33,720,145, as compared with $23,279,296 as of December 31, 2007. The increase in long-term liabilities is mainly attributed to the consolidation for the first time in the first quarter of 2008 of NTS and the revaluation of NIS in relation to the U.S. dollar, which is being partially offset by the redemption of one eighth of the Bonds principle on December 1, 2008.
  
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2008 amounted to $3,078,474, compared to $5,835,608 as of December 31, 2007, a decrease of $2,757,134. Net cash provided by operating activities in the year ended December 31, 2008, was $3,382,816 including two payments of semi-annual interest coupon of our Bonds amounting to $2,509,875. Cash used for investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2008 was $20,006,241, and is primarily attributable to the purchase of fixed assets of $8,446,396 and to the acquisition of NTS of $38,640,829 less proceeds from the issuance of Bonds during December 2007 of $27,467,049 which were held in escrow in short term bank deposits. Net cash provided in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2008 was $15,666,895, and is primarily attributable to issuance of shares and warrants for cash of $14,513,478, payment of bonds of $3,318,309, proceeds from long-term line of credit from a bank of $7,212,863 and the repayment of financial obligations of $3,176,853 including repayment of one eighth of the Bond principal and the full repayment of the loan from Laurus Master Fund.
 
Our capital investments are primarily for the purchase of equipment and software for services that we provide or intend to provide.

Capital lease obligations: We are the lessee of switching and other telecom equipment under capital leases expiring on various dates from 2009 through 2012.

As of December 31, 2008, the minimum future lease payments are:
 
       
Year
       
2009
 
$
288,688
 
2010
   
158,738
 
2011
   
127,158
 
2012
   
21,700
 
 Total (present value)
 
$
596,284
 

We shall continue to finance our operations and fund the current commitments for capital expenditures mainly from the cash provided from operating activities and from private and/or public placements.

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Xfone, Inc.

On December 13, 2007 (the “Date of Issuance”), we accepted offers, for the issuance of securities to Israeli institutional investors, for total gross proceeds of NIS 100,382,100 (approximately $25,562,032, based on the exchange rate as of December 13, 2007) par value non-convertible bonds (Series A) (the “Bonds”). The Bonds were issued for an amount equal to their par value.

The Bonds accrue annual interest that is paid semi-annually on the 1st of June and on the 1st of December of every year from 2008 until 2015 (inclusive). The principal of the Bonds is repaid in eight equal annual payments on the 1 st of December of every year from 2008 until 2015 (inclusive). The principal and interest of the Bonds are linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index.

On November 4, 2008, we filed a public prospectus (the “Prospectus”) with the Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange ("TASE") for listing of the Bonds for trading on the TASE.  On November 11, 2008 (the “Date of Listing”), the Bonds commenced trading on the TASE. From the Date of Issuance until the Date of Listing, the Bonds accrued annual interest at a rate of 9%. As of the Date of Listing, the interest rate for the unpaid balance of the Bonds was reduced by 1% to an annual interest rate of 8%

The Bonds may only be traded in Israel.  The Bonds were rated A3 by Midroog Limited, an Israeli rating company which is a subsidiary of Moody’s Investor Services. On February 19, 2009, Midroog filed its annual monitoring report (the “Monitoring Report”) with the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. According to the Monitoring Report, Midroog’s rating committee reaffirmed the A3 rating assigned to the Bonds. However, the rating committee decided on a negative outlook on the rating of the Bonds, largely, but not exclusively, due to the increase of the risk level in the business environment in which we operate, resulting from the increasing recession in the United States and the threat it poses on our business, since our core activity is based in the U.S.  While the Monitoring Report recognizes that we show relative stability in our financial results and adherence to our expected cash flow coverage ratios, it cites our currency exposure resulting from the New Israeli Shekel index-linked bonds in relation to the U.S. dollar, which is our major activity currency. 

On February 26, 2008, we completed the issuance of 800,000 Units (as defined below) to XFN-RLSI Investments, LLC, an entity affiliated with Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC, a U.S. institutional investor, and 500,000 Units to certain investors affiliated with or who are customers of Gagnon Securities LLC, pursuant to Subscription Agreements entered into with each of the investors on December 13, 2007. Each “Unit” consists of two shares of our Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $3.10 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $6.20 per Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $8,060,000.

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc., on February 26, 2008, we issued 2,366,892 shares of our Common Stock to certain former NTS Shareholders who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in our Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement.  Our Board of Directors determined, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the number of shares of our Common Stock to be delivered to each participating NTS Shareholder by dividing the portion of such NTS Shareholder’s allocable sale price that the NTS Shareholder elected to receive in shares of our Common Stock by 93% of the average closing price of our Common Stock on the NYSE Amex for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (i.e., $2.74).  The aggregate sales price reinvested by all such NTS Shareholders was $6,485,284.
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On March 25, 2008, we issued the holders of the Bonds, for no additional consideration, 956,020 (non-tradable) warrants, each exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 with a term of 4 years, commencing on September 2, 2008008.

On July 17, 2007, Story Telecom Limited, our UK subsidiary, agreed to loan us up to £400,000 ($787,175) that it had as cash surplus in its bank account. The loan bears fixed interest rate at 4% over the interest payable by the bank for deposits under the same terms. The loan matures on July 16, 2009, but can be accelerated by Story Telecom if it requires additional financing to continue to operate as a going concern. The loan is guaranteed by our wholly-owned UK subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited and by amounts owed to us by Story Telecom. In addition, Story Telecom has the right to set-off repayments under the loan against sums due to us by Story Telecom. The loan is pre-payable at any time upon 30 days’ notice. On July 18, 2007 and on September 25, 2007, we borrowed £350,000 ($688,778) and £50,000 ($98,397), respectively, of the loan. On October 8, 2007, Story Telecom agreed to increase the loan ceiling by £300,000 to a maximum of £700,000. Further borrowings of £100,000 ($196,794) were made on October 9, 2007. As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate outstanding borrowings were £500,000 ($729,629).

On December 1, 2008, we borrowed 400,000 NIS (approximately $105,208) (the “Loan”) from an individual lender unrelated to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement entered into on the same date, for general working capital purposes and/or for our repurchase of the Bonds.  The Loan is to be repaid no later than 12 months from the date of the Loan, or December 1, 2009. The Loan bears interest at an annual rate of 8% and is (including any interest accrued thereon) linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index. The interest is payable quarterly, at the end of each three-month period, commencing from the Loan date and continuing until the Loan is fully repaid. The first interest payment on the amount of 7,985 NIS (approximately $1,889) was made on March 20, 2009.

We have a credit facility from Bank Leumi (UK) plc (“Bank Leumi”), of up to £150,000 ($212,353), which we obtained on November 26, 2008 for general working capital purposes (the “Credit Facility”).  The Credit Facility is available for six months, and will be reviewed by Bank Leumi in May 2009.  The Credit Facility is secured by a bank guarantee given to Bank Leumi by FIBI London. The guarantee is based upon a £150,000 deposit by Iddo Keinan, son of Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board, and employee of our wholly-owned UK based subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited, with FIBI London.  The Credit Facility bears interest at a rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus one percent per annum, payable at the end of each three-month interest period. If we were to draw funds in excess of the agreed £150,000 amount without prior consent of Bank Leumi, we will be charged interest at the Base Rate, which is currently 5.5% plus 5% per annum for Sterling balances.  During fiscal 2008, we have drawn down the full £150,000 ($212,353) of this Credit Facility.  As of December 31, 2008, no payments of principal or interest have been made.

US subsidiaries

Our U.S. subsidiary, Xfone USA, Inc., has certain loan facilities with certain liens on our fixed assets in the form of installment loan agreements. The total aggregate amount of these loans as of December 31, 2008 is $104,028.
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Upon the assignment of the Interconnection Agreement between WS Telecom, Inc. and BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. to Xfone USA, Inc., and consummation of the merger on March 10, 2005, we, the ultimate parent company and our subsidiaries, Swiftnet Limited and Xfone 018 Ltd., individually and/or jointly, agreed to guarantee all undisputed debts owing to BellSouth Telecommunications by Xfone USA in accordance with the assigned Interconnection Agreement. The guarantee was given on December 16, 2004, and became effective upon the consummation of the merger on March 10, 2005.

On September 27, 2005, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement for a $2,000,000 financial transaction with Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc., Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. The investment, which took the form of a convertible term note secured by our United States assets, had a 3 year term and bore interest at a rate equal to prime plus 1.5% per annum. The Term Note was convertible, under certain conditions, into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price equal to $3.48 per share. In conjunction with the financial transaction, we issued to Laurus Master Fund 157,500 warrants which are exercisable at $3.80 per share for a period of five years. The closing of the financing was on September 28, 2005. As of August 1, 2007, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. assigned to Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC a principal amount equal to $169,925.11 of the Term Note, and to Valens Offshore Fund SPV I, Ltd. a principal amount equal to $549,289.76 of the Term Note. The Term Note was fully paid off in cash on September 26, 2008.

Our U.S subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc., has short-term bank facilities of $4,000,000 and approximately $3,000,000 notes payable for the purchase of certain fixed assets. These notes payable are secured by fixed assets in the form of installment loan agreements.
 
Our U.S subsidiary, NTS Telephone Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTS Communications, Inc. has received approval from the Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture, for an $11.8 million, 17-year debt facility to complete a telecommunications overbuild project in Levelland, Texas. The RUS loan is non-recourse to NTS and all other NTS subsidiaries and is cost-of-money loan, bearing interest at the average rate for 10-year U.S. Treasury obligations. Advances are requested as the construction progresses, and the interest rate is set based upon the prevailing rate at the time of each individual advance. The current average rate is approximately 2.75%. 
 
The total aggregate amount of these loans as of December 31, 2008 is $1,404,971.

UK subsidiaries

On April 18, 2002 Bank Leumi (UK) plc issued company credit cards to two directors of Swiftnet Limited, and by way of securing the balances on these cards, took a First Party Charge over Swiftnet to the sum of £50,000 ($98,397).

As of April 10, 2003, Equitalk.co.uk Limited, our U.K. based subsidiary since July 2006, has received loan facilities from Barclays Bank plc in the form of a Government Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme Loan Agreement whereby Barclays would lend Equitalk £150,000 ($285,191). The loan plus interest is repaid monthly and payments are up to date. As part of the agreement a Debenture charge was raised on all the assets of Equitalk. As of December 31, 2008 the loan was fully repaid.
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Israeli subsidiary

Xfone 018 Ltd. has received credit facilities from Bank Hapoalim B.M. in Israel in order to finance its activities. As of December 31, 2008, the credit facilities include a revolving credit line of NIS 500,000 ($128,999), a short-term credit line of NIS 2,250,000 ($580,495), and long-term credit line of NIS 1,290,000 ($332,817). In addition, the bank made available to Xfone 018 a long-term facility of NIS 3,150,000 ($812,693) to procure equipment. In 2008 the credit facilities were secured with: (a) a floating charge on Xfone 018 assets; securities, banknotes, unissued capital stock, reputation, and any property and right including profits thereof Xfone 018 has or may have at any time and in any manner; (b) a fixed charge on its telecommunication equipment (including switches) and insurance rights thereof; (c) subordination of a Term Note of $800,000. This Term Note was executed in July 2004 by Xfone 018 in favor of the Company; (d) assignment of rights by way of pledge on the Partner Communications Company Ltd. contract, the Cellcom Israel Ltd. contract, the Pelephone Communications Ltd. contract, and the credit companies contracts with Xfone 018; (e) personal collateral by Abraham Keinan and Guy Nissenson, which includes a pledge on 1,000,000 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Keinan, and an undertaking to provide Bank Hapoalim with an additional financial guarantee of up to $500,000 under certain circumstances. We agreed to indemnify Abraham Keinan and/or Guy Nissenson on account of any damage and/or loss and/or expense (including legal expenses) that they may incur in connection with the stock pledge and/or any other obligation made by them to Bank Hapoalim in connection with the collateral; (f) We and Swiftnet Limited issued a Letter of Guarantee, unlimited in amount, in favor of the bank, guaranteeing all debt and indebtedness of Xfone 018 towards the bank; (g) subordination of the Minority Partner Loan (as defined below). As of December 31, 2008, Xfone 018 has a balance due of 1,382,228 NIS ($363,553) under the foregoing credit facility.

On March 16, 2009, Xfone 018 assigned to the bank, by way of pledge, its rights pursuant to the agreement with the credit company Poalim Express Ltd. On March 17, 2009, Xfone 018 received the bank's approval for an increase in its short-term credit line to a total facility of 5,250,000 NIS ($1,242,310). Xfone 018 undertook to comply, as of March 31, 2009, with certain covenants concerning its capital and the annual ratio between its total liabilities and EBITDA.

On March 26, 2009 we received the bank's confirmation according to which the following guarantees are waived: (a) subordination of a Term Note of $800,000 (appears above as "(c)"); (b) a pledge on 1,000,000 shares of our common stock owned by Mr. Keinan, and an undertaking to provide Bank Hapoalim with an additional financial guarantee of up to $500,000 under certain circumstances (appears above as "(e)"); and (c) subordination of the Minority Partner Loan (appears above as "(g)").

According to an agreement between us, Xfone 018 Ltd. and the 26% minority interest partner in Xfone 018 (the “Minority Partner”), the Minority Partner provided in 2004 a bank guarantee of NIS 10,000,000 ($2,579,979) to the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel which replaced an existing bank guarantee given by the Company in connection with Xfone 018’s license to provide international telecom services in Israel. As part of the agreement, we agreed to indemnify the Minority Partner for any damage caused to him due to the forfeiture of the bank guarantee with the Ministry of Communications on account of any act and/or omission of Xfone 018, provided that the said act or omission is performed against the opinion of the Minority Partner or without his knowledge. On March 26, 2009, a payment of NIS 380,162 ($89,958) was made to the Minority Partner as consideration for interest loss imposed on the Minority Partner in connection with providing the bank guarantee.
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According to the above-mentioned agreement with the Minority Partner, the Minority Partner provided in the fourth quarter of 2004, a shareholder loan of approximately $400,000 to Xfone 018 (the “Minority Partner Loan”). The Minority Partner Loan was established for four years, unless otherwise agreed between the parties, with annual interest of 4% and linkage to the Israeli consumer price index. As of December 31, 2008, the balance of the Minority Partner Loan is NIS 1,947,890 ($512,333). On March 26, 2009, a repayment, by way of off set, of NIS 995,433 ($235,550) was made to the Minority Partner in connection with the Minority Partner Loan.

According to the above-mentioned $800,000 Term Note and agreement with Minority Partner, as of December 31, 2008, the Company provided to Xfone 018 a shareholder loan in an aggregate amount of $1,225,606.

As of December 31, 2008, our Israeli subsidiary activities were financed by the shareholders loans and by using NIS 1,382,228 ($363,553) of the credit facility from Bank Hapoalim.

On November 5, 2007, Bank Hapoalim B.M. in Israel provided a bank guarantee of NIS 322,500 ($83,204) to the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel in connection with a November 7, 2007 license to commence an experimental deployment of Local Telephone Services utilizing Voice over Broadband (VoB) technology, which was granted to Xfone 018. In connection with the bank guarantee, Xfone 018 executed an indemnification agreement in favor of Bank Hapoalim. The bank guarantee will expire on April 30, 2009.

During February 2008, Xfone 018 Ltd. has received a capital lease facilities to purchase certain communication equipment amounting to $75,095 to be paid in 23 equal installments. The balance as of December 31, 2008 is $57,619.

On December 11, 2008, we signed a Letter of Guarantee (the “Guarantee”), pursuant to which we agreed to guarantee the obligations of Xfone 018 under a certain contract dated March 13, 2008 (the “Contract”), entered into by and between Xfone 018 and Tikshoov Digital Ltd. (“Tikshoov”) and a certain Agreement dated December 11 2008, entered into by and between Xfone 018 and Tikshoov (the “Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Contract, Xfone 018 provides telephone services to Tikshoov for participants in a television call-in game show. Xfone 018 collects the telephone service fees from the participants and delivers the fees to Tikshoov, after deducting applicable monthly fees and costs.  Pursuant to the Guarantee, if for any reason Xfone 018 fails to comply with its obligations under the Contract and pursuant to the Agreement in whole or in part, we will pay to Tikshoov directly any amounts due and outstanding.  We have agreed to make any payments pursuant to the Guarantee within three (3) business days upon Tikshoov's first demand, without deducting any amounts that we may claim from Tikshoov and free of any taxes or withholdings.  The Guarantee terminates and becomes null and void upon the full satisfaction of Xfone 018's obligations.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS

20.4% and 10.2% of our revenues in the 2008 were derived from our U.K. and Israeli operations, respectively, compared to 54.3% and 18.3% in the same period, in 2007. In 2008, approximately 37.4% of the direct traffic costs in Israel were in GBP and the rest were in NIS compared to 32% in the same period in 2007. We believe that the U.S. and Israeli portions of our revenues will increase in 2009.
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For continuing transactions made in currencies other then US dollar, we use a current conversion rate. For non-contingent past transactions made in currencies other then US dollar, we use the conversion rate of the time of transaction.

Our revenues and costs of revenues are mainly in U.S. dollars.
 
Most of our assets, liabilities (except the Bonds), revenues and expenditures are in U.S. dollars and GBP. The remainder of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures are in NIS. We anticipate that the portion of U.S. dollars will continue to grow although the portion of GBP will stay significant.

Notwithstanding having our Bonds stated in NIS and linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index, during 2008, the revaluation of the NIS in relation with the U.S. dollar and the inflation increased our outstanding debt by approximately $765,000 and $1,119,000 respectively. We may use foreign currency exchange contracts and other derivatives instruments to be the appropriate tool for managing such exposure.

Inflation in any of the countries where we operates would affect our operational results if we will not be able to match our revenues with growing expenses caused by inflation.
 
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of December 31, 2008
CONTENTS
 

 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
62
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Xfone 018 Ltd.
63
   
Balance Sheets
64
   
Statements of Operations
66
   
Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
67
   
Statements of Cash Flows
68
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
70
 

 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors
Xfone, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Xfone, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit the financial statements of Xfone 018, Ltd., a 69% owned subsidiary, which statements reflect 4.7% of total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2008 and 10.2% of consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2008. Those financial statements were audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for Xfone 018, Ltd. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and for the years then ended is based solely on the report of the other auditor.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, and based on that of the other auditor, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Xfone, Inc. as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


/s/ Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP
Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP
Denver, Colorado
March 31, 2009

 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
 
Xfone 018 Ltd.
 
 
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Xfone 018 Ltd. ("the Company") as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity (deficiency) and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the result of the operations, shareholders' equity (deficiency) and cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
 
Yarel + Partners
      C.P.A (Isr.)
 
/s/ Yarel + Partners
Tel-Aviv, Israel
March  26, 2009
An Independent Member of BKR International
 
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
   
   
December 31,
 
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
CURRENT ASSETS:
           
             
Cash
 
$
3,078,474
   
$
5,835,608
 
Restricted cash
   
-
     
25,562,032
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
7,834,003
     
5,886,499
 
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
   
4,291,637
     
3,554,431
 
Deferred taxes
   
2,795,473
     
430,876
 
                 
Total current assets
   
17,999,587
     
41,269,446
 
                 
INVENTORY
   
302,547
     
-
 
                 
MINORITY INTEREST
   
-
     
7,190
 
                 
BONDS ISSUANCE COSTS
   
1,696,278
     
1,753,503
 
                 
DEFERRED TAXES
   
2,146,010
     
16,018
 
                 
OTHER LONG TERM ASSETS
   
474,408
     
306,540
 
                 
FIXED ASSETS, NET
   
50,020,597
     
5,747,758
 
                 
OTHER ASSETS, NET
   
3,051,839
     
1,076,784
 
                 
GOODWILL
   
27,413,481
     
16,872,088
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
103,104,747
   
$
67,049,327
 
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2008
   
2007
 
           
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
           
Short-term bank credit and current maturities of notes payable
 
$
5,295,014
   
$
1,094,339
 
Trade payables
   
9,689,330
     
8,287,420
 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
   
7,674,870
     
5,322,045
 
Current maturities of obligations under capital leases
   
288,688
     
89,654
 
Current maturities of bonds
   
3,492,127
     
3,268,476
 
                 
Total current liabilities
   
26,440,029
     
18,061,934
 
                 
DEFERRED TAXES
   
8,362,920
     
1,103
 
                 
NOTES PAYABLE, NET OF CURRENT MATURITIES
   
4,113,093
     
1,013,808
 
                 
BONDS PAYABLES
   
20,062,127
     
22,083,892
 
                 
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES
   
307,596
     
31,893
 
                 
OTHER LONG TERM LIABILITIES
   
537,252
     
-
 
                 
SEVERANCE PAY
   
122,362
     
148,600
 
                 
MINORITY INTEREST
   
214,795
     
 
                 
Total liabilities
   
60,160,174
     
41,341,230
 
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
               
                 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
Common stock of $0.001 par value:
               
75,000,000 shares authorized December 31, 2008;
               
13,467,928 and 18,376,075 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, respectively
   
18,376
     
13,468
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
43,312,744
     
26,494,985
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
(2,953,651)
     
(1,564,814
)
Stock compensation fund
   
(539,746)
     
(295,155
)
Retained earnings
   
3,106,850
     
1,059,613
 
                 
Total shareholders' equity
   
42,944,573
     
25,708,097
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
103,104,747
   
$
67,049,327
 
                 
 
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
               
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 

   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
             
             
Revenues
 
$
90,338,980
   
$
44,723,934
 
Cost of revenues
   
47,132,313
     
19,626,322
 
                 
Gross profit
   
43,206,667
     
25,097,612
 
                 
Operating expenses: 
               
Research and development
   
60,094
     
47,609
 
Marketing and selling
   
12,422,391
     
10,886,883
 
General and administrative
   
25,720,376
     
12,335,759
 
Non- recurring loss
   
189,610
     
2,856,803
 
                 
Total operating expenses
   
38,392,471
     
26,127,054
 
                 
Operating profit (loss)
   
4,814,196
     
(1,029,442
)
Financing expenses, net
   
(2,862,132)
     
(515,562
)
Equity in income of affiliated company
   
-
     
132,867
 
                 
Income (loss) before minority interest and taxes
   
1,952,064
     
(1,412,137
)
                 
Minority interest
   
(221,985)
     
(297,860
)
                 
                 
Income (loss) before taxes
   
1,730,079
     
(1,709,997
)
                 
Income tax benefit (expense)
   
317,158
     
426,105
 
                 
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,047,237
   
$
(1,283,892
)
                 
                 
Basic net profit (loss) per share
 
$
0.116
   
$
(0.109
)
                 
Diluted net profit (loss) per share
 
$
0.116
   
$
(0.109
)
                 
Weighted average number of shares used for computing:
         
Basic profit (loss) per share
   
17,624,249
     
11,777,645
 
                 
Diluted profit (loss) per share
   
17,624,249
     
11,777,645
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
 
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
   
  
                               
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008
                                           
   
Number of   Ordinary   Shares
   
Common Stock
   
Additional pain in capital
   
Foreign currency
 translation adjustments
   
Deferred 
Stock Compensation
   
Retained Earnings
   
Total Shareholders' Equity
 
Balance at January 1, 2007
   
11,153,817
   
$
11,154
   
$
19,009,693
   
$
(1,380,701
)
 
$
(511,393
)
 
$
2,343,505
   
$
19,472,258
 
Amortization of deferred compensation
 
 
-
   
 
-
   
 
-
   
 
-
     
216,238
             
216,238
 
Stock issued during the period, net of issuance expenses :
                                                       
For services
                                                       
For cash
   
2,294,828
     
2,295
     
6,489,955
     
-
     
 -
     
-
     
6,492,250
 
For acquisitions
   
20,026
     
20
     
(20
)
   
-
     
 -
     
-
     
-
 
Exercise of options
   
6,300
     
6
     
22,044
     
     
 - 
     
     
22,050
 
Shares cancelled
   
(7,043) 
     
(7) 
     
 7
     
     
    - 
     
     
 
Currency translation
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(184,113
)
   
-
     
-
     
(184,113
)
Net loss
   
-  
     
-  
     
-  
     
-  
     
  - 
     
(1,283,892
)
   
(1,283,892
)
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
   
13,467,928
   
$
13,468
   
$
26,494,985
   
$
(1,564,814
)
 
$
(295,155
)
 
$
1,059,613
   
$
25,708,097
 
                                                         
Balance at January 1, 2008
   
13,467,928
     
13,468
     
26,494,985
     
(1,564,814)
     
(295,155)
     
1,059,613
     
25,708,097
 
Deferred stock compensation, net
                   
2,312,263
             
(899,756)
             
1,412,507
 
Amortization of deferred compensation
                                   
655,165
             
655,165
 
Stock issued during the period, net of
                                                       
  of   issuance expenses :
                                                       
For cash
   
2,600,000
     
2,600
     
8,029,901
                             
8,032,501
 
For acquisitions
   
2,366,892
     
2,367
     
6,461,169
                             
6,463,536
 
Exercise of options
   
4,105
     
4
     
14,363
                             
14,367
 
Shares cancelled
   
(62,850)
     
(63)
     
63
                             
-
 
Fair value of warrants granted to bonds holders
                                                   
-
 
Currency translation
                           
(1,388,837)
                     
(1,388,837)
 
Net income
                                           
2,047,237
     
2,047,237
 
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2008
   
18,376,075
   
$
18,376
   
$
43,312,744
   
$
(2,953,651)
   
$
(539,746)
   
$
3,106,850
   
$
42,944,573
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 
 
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
             
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
             
   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31 ,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Cash flow from operating activities:
           
Net income (loss)
 
$
2,047,237
   
$
(1,283,892
)
Adjustments required to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
   
3,979,915
     
1,211,798
 
Compensation  in connection with the issuance of warrants and options issued for professional services
   
655,165
     
216,238
 
Minority interest
   
221,985
     
297,860
 
Accrued interest and exchange rate on bonds
   
(2,843,410
)
   
-
 
Changes in earnings of equity investments
   
-
     
(132,868
)
Decrease (increase) in account receivables
   
772,021
     
2,796,353
 
Decrease (increase) in inventories
   
58,833
     
-
 
Decrease (increase) in long term receivables
   
111,316
     
373,258
 
Increase in prepaid expenses and other receivables
   
(1,075,683
)
   
(1,703,548
)
Increase (decrease) in trade payables
   
2,420,775
     
663,601
 
Decrease in accrual for non-recurring loss
   
(3,689,394
)
   
-
 
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities and accrued expenses
   
(1,159,826
)
   
2,523,797
 
Increase (decrease) in severance pay
   
(27,973
)
   
57,160
 
Decrease in deferred taxes
   
1,929,295
     
(180,026
)
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
3,400,256
     
4,839,731
 
                 
Cash flow from investing activities:
               
Investment in short- term deposit
   
-
     
(24,998,173
)
Proceeds from short term deposit
   
27,467,049
     
-
 
Purchase of other assets
           
-
 
Purchase of equipment
   
(8,446,396
)
   
(1,322,908
)
Non recurring acquisition expenses
   
(189,610
)
   
-
 
Change in prepaid acquisition costs
   
-
     
(479,502
)
Change in long- term receivables
   
493,752
     
-
 
Acquisition of Auracall
            (612,607 )
Acquisition of minority interest in Story Telecom, Inc.
   
(690,207
)
   
-
 
Acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc. including acquisition expenses
   
(38,640,829
)
   
-
 
                 
 Net cash (used in) investing activities
   
(20,006,241
)
   
(27,413,190
)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
         
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
 
         
 
Years Ended
 
 
December 31 ,
 
 
2008
 
2007
 
         
Cash flow from financing activities:
           
Repayment of long term loans from banks and others
   
(2,044,053
)
   
(274,796
)
Increase in capital lease obligation
   
203,490
     
(105,968
)
Increase (decrease) in short-term bank credit, net
   
4,069,338
     
(1,821,597
)
Proceeds from long term loans from banks
 
   
3,143,525
     
199,437
 
Repayment of bonds
   
(3,318,309
)
   
-
 
Repayment of convertible notes
   
(914,942
)
   
(776,283)
 
Issuance of bonds, net of issuance expenses
   
-
     
22,821,827
 
Proceeds from exercise of options
   
14,368
     
22,050
 
Proceeds from issuance of shares and detachable warrants, net of issuance expenses
   
14,496,038
     
7,465,555
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
15,649,455
     
27,530,225
 
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
   
(1,800,604
)
   
(339,550
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
(2,757,134
)
   
4,617,216
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year
   
5,835,608
     
1,218,392
 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year
 
$
3,078,474
   
$
5,835,608
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
 

 
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flows activities:
       
             
Cash paid for:
           
             
Interest paid
 
$
3,065,042
   
$
129,308
 
                 
Tax paid
 
$
2,262
   
$
986
 
                 
Non-cash transactions:
           
             
Purchase of fixed assets
 
$
-
   
$
830,000
 
                 
Acquisition of assets and liabilities of Cybergate, Inc.
 
$
500,000
   
$
-
 
                 
 Purchase of fixed assets via capital lease
 
$
-
   
$
26,510 
 
                 
Capitalization of finance expenses related with acquisition costs of NTS Communications
 
$
955,016
   
$
213,179
 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 
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Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
   
  
         
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business

 
A.
Xfone, Inc. ("Xfone" or "the Company") was incorporated in Nevada, U.S.A. in September 2000 and is a provider of voice, video and data telecommunications services, including: local, long distance and international telephony services; video; prepaid and postpaid calling cards; cellular services; Internet services; messaging services (Email/Fax Broadcast, Email2Fax and Cyber-Number); and reselling opportunities, with operations in the United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Xfone serves customers worldwide.

Xfone's holdings in subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 
NTS Communications, Inc. and its six wholly owned subsidiaries, NTS Construction Company, Garey M. Wallace Company, Inc., Midcom of Arizona, Inc., Communications Brokers Inc., and NTS telephone Company, LLC and NTS management Company, LLC (collectively "NTS") - wholly owned U.S. subsidiary.

 
Xfone USA, Inc. and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, eXpeTel Communications, Inc. and Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. (collectively, "Xfone USA") - wholly owned U.S. subsidiary.

 
Swiftnet Limited ("Swiftnet") - wholly owned U.K. subsidiary.
 
 
Equitalk.co.uk Limited ("Equitalk") - wholly owned U.K. subsidiary.
 
 
Auracall Limited ("Auracall") - wholly owned U.K. subsidiary.
 
 
Xfone USA, Inc. and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, eXpeTel Communications, Inc. and Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. - wholly owned U.S. subsidiary.
 
 
Story Telecom, Inc. and its wholly owned U.K. subsidiary, Story Telecom Limited (collectively, "Story Telecom") - wholly owned U.S. subsidiary.

 
 
Xfone 018 Ltd. ("Xfone 018") - majority owned Israeli subsidiary in which Xfone holds a 69% ownership share.
 
 
B.
On July 12, 2007, Story Telecom Limited (“Story Telecom UK”) notified Mr. Davison, its Managing Director, that it was terminating his employment, effective as of September 10, 2007. On July 25, 2007, the Company received notification of a claim filed on July 23, 2007 by Mr. Davison with the United Kingdom Employment Tribunals against Story Telecom UK, alleging wrongful termination of his employment as Managing Director. The claim did not seek any specific damages. On August 21, 2007, Story Telecom UK responded to the United Kingdom Employment Tribunal by rejecting Mr. Davison's claim.
 
On March 25, 2008, Story Telecom UK settled the above mentioned claim.
 
In connection with the settlement, the Company purchased the shares of common stock of Story Telecom, Inc., the parent company of Story Telecom UK ("Story Telecom US"), owned by Mr. Davison and by Trecastle Holdings Limited, a company owned and controlled by Mr. Davison, which increased the Company's ownership interest in Story Telecom US from 69.6% to 100%. The aggregate purchase price was £270,000 ($538,083). As a result, Story Telecom US became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business (Cont.)

As part of the settlement, Story Telecom UK agreed to pay Mr. Davison £30,000 ($59,787) as compensation for loss of employment, which payment was made without admission of liability.  In addition, Mr. Davison filed a Withdrawal of Claim with the United Kingdom Employment Tribunal on March 31, 2008.
 
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of March 25, 2008:
 
Story Telecom, Inc.
     
Current Assets, excluding cash acquired
 
$
1,820,479
 
Fixed assets
   
9,970
 
Total Assets acquired
   
1,830,449
 
         
Current liabilities
   
(1,679,409
)
Long term liabilities
   
(2,400,809
)
Total liabilities acquired
   
(4,080,218
         
Net liabilities assumed
 
$
(2,249,769
)
         
Acquired net assets (30.4%)*
 
$
-
 
         
Purchase price:
       
Cash acquired, net
 
$
410,598
 
Acquisition costs
   
279,609
 
Total
   
690,207
 
         
Goodwill
 
$
690,207
 
         

* The minority has not been attributed losses.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 
Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business (Cont.)

 
C.
On February 26, 2008 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed its acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc. ("NTS") pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into on August 22, 2007 with NTS, and the equity owners of NTS as sellers (the “NTS Shareholders”), as amended on February 14, 2008 and February 26, 2008. 
 
Upon closing of the acquisition, NTS and its six wholly owned subsidiaries, NTS Construction Company, Garey M. Wallace Company, Inc., Midcom of Arizona, Inc., Communications Brokers, Inc., NTS Telephone Company, LLC, and NTS Management Company, LLC, became the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries.
 
The purchase price for the acquisition was approximately $42,000,000 (excluding acquisition related costs), plus (or less) (i) the difference between NTS’ estimated working capital and the working capital target for NTS as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) the difference between amounts allocated by NTS for its fiber optic network build-out project anticipated in Texas and any indebtedness incurred by NTS in connection with this project, each of which was subject to the Company’s advance written approval.  After applying this formula, the final aggregate purchase price was calculated as $41,900,000, and was paid by the Company as follows: $35,414,715 was paid in cash; and 2,366,892 shares of the Company’s common stock, were issued to certain NTS Shareholders who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The Company’s Board of Directors determined, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be delivered to each participating NTS Shareholder by dividing the portion of such NTS Shareholder’s allocable sale price that the NTS Shareholder elected to receive in shares of the Company’s Common Stock by 93% of the average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the NYSE Amex LLC (formerly, the American Stock Exchange and the NYSE Altermext US, LLC) for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (i.e., $2.74). The aggregate sales price reinvested by all such NTS Shareholders was $6,485,284.
 
On April 25, 2008, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to the purchase agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to an extension of time for the calculation and payment of the post closing working capital adjustment under the Purchase Agreement. 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 

Note 1 - Organization and Nature of Business (Cont.)
 
The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of February 26, 2008: *

NTS Communications, Inc.
     
Current Assets, excluding cash acquired
 
$
5,913,441
 
Fixed assets
   
39,631,997
 
Total Assets acquired
   
45,545,438
 
         
Current liabilities
   
8,076,113
 
Long Term liabilities
   
9,317,151
 
Total liabilities acquired
   
17,393,264
 
         
Net assets assumed
 
$
28,152,174
 
         
Acquired net assets (100%)
 
$
28,152,174
 
         
Purchase price:
       
Cash paid, net(**)
 
$
34,860,668
 
Fair market value of stock and options issued
   
1,412,507
 
Acquisition costs
   
4,081,154
 
Total
   
40,354,329
 
         
Customer Relationship
   
2,344,000
 
         
License
   
250,000
 
         
Goodwill
 
$
9,608,155
 
         
* Allocation period has been ended
** Includes $6,485,284 that was received for the issuance of 2,366,892 shares of the Company's common stock. 
 
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D.
On November 26, 2008, Xfone USA, Inc., entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Cybergate, Inc. (“Cybergate”), pursuant to which Xfone USA purchased all of Cybergate’s operations. Cybergate is a provider of Internet services including Internet access, web and server hosting, data services and e-mail. The purchase price was an amount equal to 50% of collected receivables derived from Cybergate's operations up to $500,000, which is to be paid to Cybergate in monthly installments equal to 50% of the prior month’s collected receivables derived from Cybergate's operations as the same shall be billed on a regular basis by Xfone USA.  The Agreement and the closing of the sale and purchase have an effective date of November 1, 2008.  The acquisition was not significant from an accounting perspective.

 
Xfone, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 
   
  
         
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 
Note 2 -   Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the financial statements, applied on a consistent basis, are as follows:
 
 
A.
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. A minority interest in the loss of a subsidiary will be recorded according to the respective equity interest of the minority and up to its exposure and/or legal obligation to cover the subsidiary losses in case of equity reduced to zero or below.

 
B.
Foreign Currency Translation

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company changed its functional and reporting currency from the Great Britain Pounds ("GBP") to the U.S. dollar for the reason that a majority of the Company's transactions and balances are denominated in U.S. dollars. Consistent with SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation (“SFAS No. 52”), the change in functional currency will be accounted for prospectively; therefore, there is no effect on the historical consolidated financial statements. The translated amounts for non-monetary assets at December 31, 2006, became the accounting basis for those assets as of January 1, 2007.

The determination of the functional currency for the Company's foreign subsidiaries is made based on the appropriate economic factors. In addition a substantial portion of the Company's costs are incurred in U.S. dollars. The Company's management believes that the U.S. dollar is the primary currency of the economic environment in which it operate. Thus, the Company's functional and reporting currency and the functional and reporting currency of certain of its subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar.

Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are re-measured into U.S. dollars in accordance with SFAS No. 52. All gains and losses of the re-measurement of monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as financial income or expenses as appropriate. The Company's functional currency is US$, the Company's financial records are maintained in US$, and the Company's financial statements are prepared in US$. The functional currency of Swiftnet, Equitalk, Story Telecom and Auracall is GBP, the financial records of these subsidiaries are maintained in GBP and the financial statements of these subsidiaries are prepared in GBP. The functional currency of Xfone 018 is New Israeli Shekels ("NIS"), the financial records of Xfone 018 are maintained in NIS, and the financial statements of Xfone 018 are prepared in NIS.

Foreign currency transactions during the period are translated into each company's denominated currency at the exchange rates ruling at the transaction dates. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statement of operations. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated into each company's denominated currency at period-end exchange rates. All exchange differences are dealt with in the consolidated statements of operations. The financial statements of the Company's operations based outside of the United States have been translated into US$ in accordance with SFAS No. 52. When translating functional currency financial statements into US$, period-end exchange rates are applied to the consolidated balance sheets, while average period rates are applied to consolidated statements of operations. Translation gains and losses are recorded in translation reserve as a component of shareholders' equity.
 
 
C.
Restricted cash

At December 31, 2007 restricted cash include proceeds from the issuance of securities to Israeli institutional investors, for total gross proceeds of NIS 100,382,100 (approximately $25,562,032) par value bonds (Series A). The proceeds were invested in weekly interest-bearing deposits and were transferred to the Company's control upon the fulfillment of the following conditions: (i) that the Company raised an aggregate of at least $20.0 million in equity financings; and (ii) that the conditions for the consummation of the acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc had been met. These conditions were satisfied during February 2008.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 2 -   Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
 
 
D.
Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value consisting of the carrying amount less the allowance for uncollectible accounts.

The Company uses the allowance method to account for uncollectible accounts receivable balances. Under the allowance method, an estimate of uncollectible customer balances is made using factors such as the credit quality of the customer and the economic conditions in the market. An allowance for doubtful accounts is determined with respect to those amounts that the Company has determined to be doubtful of collection. When an account balance is past due and attempts have been made to collect the receivable through legal or other means the amount is considered uncollectible and is written off against the allowance balance.


As of December 31, 2008 and 2007 the accounts receivable are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,251,946 and $1,090,572 respectively. Bad debt expenses for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are $1,058,803 and $641,477 respectively.


 
E.
Fixed Assets

Fixed Assets are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated based on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Annual rates of depreciation are as follows:
    
   
Useful Life
 
Communication equipment
 
3-15 years
 
Fiber Network
 
30 years
 
Construction Equipment
 
5 years
 
Equipment held under lease
 
4-15  years
 
Office furniture and equipment
 
5-15 years
 
Development costs
 
3 years
 
Computer equipment
 
5-7 years
 
Motor vehicles
 
4-5 years
 
Building and plant
 
4-30 years
 

Depreciation expenses amounted to $3,319,725 and $1,044,722 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
 
F.
Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets with determinable lives consist of license to provide communication services in Israel and are amortized over the 20 year term of the license.

Customer relations and trade name related to mergers and acquisitions are amortized over a period between 2-13 years from the date of the purchase.

Amortization expenses amounted to $660,190 and $167,076 for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
The amortizations for the next four years are as follows:

       
2009
 
$
750,479
 
2010
   
663,112
 
2011
   
572,862
 
2012
   
604,329
 
     
2,590,782
 

 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 2 -   Significant Accounting Policies (Cont.)
 
 
G.
Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amount of long-lived assets (including property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets with determinable lives) whenever event or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable. The Company evaluates events or changes in circumstances based on a number of factors including operating results, business plans and forecasts, general and industry trends and, economic projections and anticipated cash flows. Impairment, if any, is assessed when the undiscounted expected future cash flows derived from an asset are less than its carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value and are recognized in earnings. The Company also continually evaluates the estimated useful lives of all long-lived assets and periodically revises such estimates based on current events. At December 31, 2008, the Company believes its long- lived assets are recoverable.
 
 
H.
Revenue Recognition

The Company's source of revenues results from charges to customers for the call minutes they use while on the Company's telecommunications system. Such revenues are recognized at the time this service is rendered. Amounts prepaid by customers are deferred and recorded as a liability and then recorded as revenue when the customer utilizes the service. Messaging services customers are charged on a per minute basis, per fax page or email. Commissions to agents are accounted as marketing costs for the Company.

Revenue for services is recognized when the related services are provided. Payments received in advance are deferred until the service is provided.

 
I.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 
J.
Earnings Per Share

Basic earning per share (EPS) is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.

 
K.
Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries account for income taxes in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ('SFAS 109'). This statement prescribes the use of the liability method, whereby deferred tax asset and liability account balances are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax base of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company and its subsidiaries provide a valuation allowance, if necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to their estimated realizable value.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 

 
L.
Stock-Based Compensation

Effective the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method. The Company previously applied APB 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” and related interpretations and provided the required pro forma disclosures required under SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”). The Company elected to adopt the modified prospective application method as provided by SFAS 123(R), and, accordingly, the Company recorded compensation costs as the requisite service rendered for the unvested portion of previously issued awards that remain outstanding at the initial date of adoption and any awards issued, modified, repurchased or cancelled after the effective date of SFAS 123(R). The Company use the Black-Scholes option pricing model which requires extensive use of accounting judgment and financial estimates, including estimates of the expected term participants will retain their vested stock options before exercising them, the estimated volatility of its common stock price over the expected term, and the number of options that will be forfeited prior to the completion of their vesting requirements. Application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different estimates of the fair value of stock-based compensation and consequently, the related amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 
M.
Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Purchased Intangible Assets

SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”), establishes a method of testing goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis or on an interim basis if an event occurs or circumstances change that would reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value. The Company’s assessments involve determining an estimate of the fair value of the Company’s reporting units in order to evaluate whether an impairment of the current carrying amount of goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets exists. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is not considered impaired, and thus the second step of the impairment test is unnecessary. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any. Fair values are derived based on an evaluation of past and expected future performance of the Company’s reporting units. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. A component of an operating segment is a reporting unit if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available and the Company’s executive management team regularly reviews the operating results of that component. In addition, the Company combines and aggregates two or more components of an operating segment as a single reporting unit if the components have similar economic characteristics. The Company’s reportable segments under the guidance of SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” are its reporting units.
 
The second step of the goodwill impairment test, used to measure the amount of impairment loss, compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. The loss recognized cannot exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination is determined. The Company allocates the fair value of a reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities of that unit (including any unrecognized intangible assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the price paid to acquire the reporting unit. The excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amounts assigned to its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill.
 
The Company utilizes the discounted cash flow approach when determining the fair value of each reporting unit as part of its annual assessments. As stated above, goodwill is tested for impairment on an annual basis and more often if indications of impairment exist. The results of the Company’s analysis indicated that no reduction in the carrying amount of goodwill was required.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 
N.
Reclassification

Certain prior period balances in the consolidated balance sheets and statement of cash flows were reclassified to appropriately present amounts of purchased goodwill and net cash used in operating activities and net cash used in financing activities and effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents. The reclassification had no effect on previously reported net income and shareholders' equity.

 
O.
Inventory

Inventories consist primarily of telephone equipment available for sale and are stated at cost using the "First-In-First-Out" method.

 
P.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements


 
1.  
In May 2008, the FASB issued FAS 163 (“FAS 163”), “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 60”.  This Statement interprets Statement 60 and amends existing accounting pronouncements to clarify their application to the financial guarantee insurance contracts included within the scope of this Statement.  FAS 163 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
2.  
In May 2008, the FASB issued FAS 162 (“FAS 162”), “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” This statement identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP. Although this statement formalizes the sources and hierarchy of GAAP within the authoritative accounting literature, it does not change the accounting principles that are already in place. This statement will be effective 60 days following the SEC’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” FAS 162 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
3.  
In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS No. 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (“FAS 142”). The intent of FSP FAS 142-3 is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under FAS 141(R) and other applicable accounting literature. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and must be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective date. The Company has not determined the impact, if any, of the adoption of FSP FAS 142-3.
4.  
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, except as it applies to those nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities as noted in proposed FSP FAS 157-b.  The partial adoption of FAS 157 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  FAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 157-2,  Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,  which delays the effective date of FAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 

5.  
In March 2008, the FASB issued FAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,  which requires additional disclosures about the objectives of the derivative instruments and hedging activities, the method of accounting for such instruments under FAS 133 and its related interpretations, and a tabular disclosure of the effects of such instruments and related hedged items on our financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. FAS 161 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009. We are currently assessing the potential impact that adoption of FAS 161 may have on our financial statements.
 
6.  
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of FAS 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.  The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.  FAS 159 gives us the irrevocable option to carry many financial assets and liabilities at fair values, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
7.  
In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS 141R, Business Combinations, which replaces FAS 141. The statement retains the purchase method of accounting for acquisitions, but requires a number of changes, including changes in the way assets and liabilities are recognized in the purchase accounting. It also changes the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, requires the capitalization of in-process research and development at fair value, and requires the expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. FAS 141R is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively to business combinations completed on or after that date.
8.  
In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51, which changes the accounting and reporting for minority interests. Minority interests will be re-characterized as non-controlling interests and will be reported as a component of equity separate from the parent’s equity, and purchases or sales of equity interests that do not result in a change in control will be accounted for as equity transactions. In addition, net income attributable to the non-controlling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement and, upon a loss of control, the interest sold, as well as any interest retained, will be recorded at fair value with any gain or loss recognized in earnings. FAS 160 is effective for us beginning January 1, 2009 and will apply prospectively, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements, which will apply retrospectively. We are currently assessing the potential impact that adoption of FAS 160 may have on our financial statements.
 
Note 3 - Prepaid Expenses, Other Receivables and Deposits 
 

   
December 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Prepaid acquisition costs
    -       692,681  
Unbilled revenues
    1,211,445       280,364  
Prepaid expenses
    1,411,368       1,453,910  
Tax authorities
    736,702       331,105  
Other receivables
    932,122       796,371  
    $ 4,291,637     $ 3,554,431  
 
 
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 

 Note 4 - Fixed Assets
 
             
   
December 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Cost
           
Communication equipment
  $ 68,614,751     $ ,214,315  
Fiber network
    31,579,191       -  
Construction equipment
    2,652,294       -  
Equipment held under capital lease
    2,184,224       103,392  
Office furniture and equipment
    4,765,127       2,121,971  
Development costs
    10,208,181       781,614  
Computer equipment
    519,865       686,955  
Motor vehicles
    955,384       179,041  
Building and plant
    7,636,405       685,730  
      129,115,422       9,773,018  
                 
Accumulated Depreciation
               
Communication equipment
    56,902,873       1,372,233  
Fiber network
    7,861,254          
Construction equipment
    2,049,532          
Equipment held under capital lease
    1,756,484       24,267  
Office furniture and equipment
    327,004       1,690,335  
Development costs
    8,163,705       344,800  
Computer equipment
    303,303       414,712  
Motor vehicles
    726,338       30,324  
Building and Plant
    1,004,332       148,589  
      79,094,825       4,025,260  
                 
    $ 50,020,597     $ 5,747,758  
 
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 5 - Other Assets  
 
             
   
December 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Cost:
           
Goodwill
    27,413,481       16,872,088  
Customer relations
    3,326,448       982,448  
Trade name
    73,478       73,478  
License
    619,015       330,365  
      31,432,422       18,258,379  
                 
Accumulated amortization:
               
Customer relations
    855,776       232,475  
Trade name
    27,573       17,145  
License
    83,753       59,887  
      967,102       309,507  
                 
Other assets, net
    30,465,320       17,948,872  
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 

Note 6 - Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses 
 
   
December 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Corporate taxes
    322,321       62,648  
Government authorities
    2,094,946       372,156  
Payroll and other taxes
    951,296       94,232  
Accrued expense
    3,953,890       4,495,861  
Deferred revenues
    202,595          
Others
    149,822       297,148  
      7,674,870       5,322,045  

Note 7 - Notes Payable
 
   
Annual Interest
             
   
rate
   
December 31
 
 
         
2008
   
2007
 
Convertible note (1)
 
Prime + 1.5%
      -       623,643  
Note payable to others
    5% - 8 %     555,271       327,587  
Bank loan
    0 %     -       50,120  
Bank Loan
 
WSJ Prime
      2,502,642       -  
Loans payable over 3-5 years
 
Prime + 1.0%
      363,553       615,041  
Loan (2)
 
Israeli Consumer Price Index + 4.0%
      512,333       491,756  
Non-recourse loan (3)
    2.75 %     1,404,971       -  
              5,338,770       2,108,147  
                         
less current portion
            1,225,677       1,094,339  
                         
Long term portion
            4,113,093       1,013,808  
                         
 
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 7 - Notes Payable (Cont.)

 
1.  
On September 27, 2005, a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") was entered into for a $2,000,000 financial transaction by and among the Company, Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc., Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. The investment, which took the form of a Convertible Term Note secured by the Company's United States assets, had a 3 year term and bore interest at a rate equal to prime plus 1.5% per annum. The Term Note was convertible, under certain conditions, into shares of the Company's common stock at an initial conversion price equal to $3.48 per share. In conjunction with this financial transaction, the Company issued to Laurus Master Fund 157,500 warrants which are exercisable at $3.80 per share for a period of five years. The closing of the financial transaction was on September 28, 2005. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides that for so long as twenty five percent (25%) of the principal amount of the Term Note was outstanding, the Company, without the prior written consent of Laurus Master Fund, could not, and could not permit any of the Subsidiaries (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) to directly or indirectly declare or pay any dividends, other than dividends paid to the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries. The Term Note was fully paid off in cash on September 26, 2008.
 
2.  
According to an agreement between the Company, Xfone 018 Ltd. and the Company’s 26% minority interest partner in Xfone 018 (the “Minority Partner”), the Minority Partner provided in the fourth quarter of 2004, a shareholder loan of approximately $400,000 to Xfone 018 (the “Minority Partner Loan”). The Minority Partner Loan was established for four years, unless otherwise agreed between the parties, with annual interest of 4% and linkage to the Israeli Consumer Price Index.  As of December 31, 2008, the balance of the Minority Partner Loan is 1,947,890 NIS ($512,333). On March 26, 2009, upon a resolution of Xfone 018's Board of Directors of same date, the Minority Partner Loan was partially paid off by way of set-off with a NIS 343,680 (approximately $81,325) loan that Xfone 018 provided the Minority Partner on December 24, 2008.
3.  
NTS Telephone Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTS Communications, Inc. has received approval from the Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture, for an $11.8 million, 17-year debt facility to complete a telecommunications overbuild project in Levelland, Texas. The RUS loan is non-recourse to NTS and all other NTS subsidiaries and is cost-of-money loan, bearing interest at the average rate for 10-year U.S. Treasury obligations. Advances are requested as the construction progresses, and the interest rate is set based upon the prevailing rate at the time of each individual advance. The current average rate is approximately 2.75%. 
 
 
The notes payable mature as follows:

Year      
2009
  $ 1,225,6771  
2010
 
  2,257,774  
2011
    148,204  
2012
    71,674  
2013 and therefter
    1,635,441  
    $ 5,338,770  
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 8- Bonds

 
A.
Issuance of Bonds

On December 13, 2007, the Company issued a total of NIS 100,382,100 ($25,562,032) Series A Bonds (the “Bonds”) to Israeli institutional investors. The principal of the Bonds is repaid in 8 equal annual payments on the 1st of December of every year from 2008 until 2015 (inclusive). On November 11, 2008 (the “Date of Listing”), the Bonds commenced trading on the TASE. From the Date of Issuance until the Date of Listing, the Bonds accrued annual interest at a rate of 9%. As of the Date of Listing, the interest rate for the unpaid balance of the Bonds was reduced by 1% to an annual interest rate of 8%. The interest on the Bonds is paid semi-annually on the 1st of June and on the 1st of December of every year from 2008 until 2015 (inclusive).  The principal and interest of the Bonds is linked to the Israeli Consumer Price Index.

Additionally, the Company issued the holders of the Bonds, for no additional consideration, 956,020 (non-tradable) Warrants, each exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 with a term of 4 years, beginning on September 2, 2008.

The Company attributed the composition of the proceeds from the offering as follows:

Bonds Series A 
 
$
24,588,726
 
Stock Purchase Warrants  (1)  
   
973,306
 
Total
 
$
25,562,032
 

(1)  
Presented as part of shareholders' equity.
 
 
B.
Aggregate maturities are as follows:

         
         
2009
 
$
3,492,127
 
2010
 
$
3,343,688
 
2011
 
$
3,343,688
 
2012 and thereafter
 
$
13,374,751
 
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 9 - Capital Lease Obligations

The assets and liabilities under capital leases are recorded at the lower of the present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the asset. The assets are depreciated over their estimated productive lives. Depreciation of assets under capital leases is included in depreciation expense.   
 
Future minimum lease payments under capital leases as of December 31, 2008 are:

2009
 
$
288,688
 
2010
   
158,738
 
2011
   
127,158
 
2012
   
21,700
 
         
Total
 
$
596,284
 
         
 Total minimum lease payments
 
637,697
 
Less: amount representing interest
   
(41,413
)
         
 Present value of net minimum lease payment
 
596,284
 
 
Note 10- Employee Benefit Plan

The Company maintains an employee's savings and retirement plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All full-time U.S.  employees who have completed six months of service become eligible to participate in the semi-annual plan that is nearest to their entry dates. The Company's contribution to the plan, as determined by the Board of Directors, is discretionary and is limited to a portion of the employee's contribution. The Company contributed $409,981 and $33,313 during the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Note 11 - Income Taxes
 
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of SFAS 109. SFAS No. 109 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forward. The Company does not file consolidated tax returns.
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007

 The following table reflects the Company's deferred tax assets and (liabilities):

             
   
December 31
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
 
2008
   
2007
 
Accelerated tax write off of fixed assets
    8,362,920       1,103  
                 
Deferred Tax Assets:
               
Carry forward losses
    3,604,417       363,768  
Accrued vacation and severance pay
    1,337,066       67,108  
                 
                 
Net deferred taxes liabilities
    3,421,437       429,773  
 
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory income tax rates to income before taxes as follows:
 
   
December 31
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Income tax computed at statutory rate
    588,225       (628,809 )
                 
Effect of tax authority adjustments
    27,651       35,642  
Current income (losses) for which no deferred tax expense (benefit) has been recorded
    -       39,860  
Difference between income reported for tax purposes and income for financial reporting purposes - net
    307,401       30,073  
Deferred taxes on losses (utilization of losses)
    (553,545 )     (506,877 )
Taxes on losses for which a valuation allowance was not provided
            603,686  
Taxes in respect of prior years
    (52,574     320  
Provision for income taxes
    317,158       (426,105 )
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
Note 12 - Contingent Liabilities, Commitments and Guarantees
 
Contingent liabilities


A. Commitments

1.
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, the Company and its Chairman of the Board, Mr. Abraham Keinan entered into a consulting agreement, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Keinan Consulting Agreement”).
The Keinan Consulting Agreement provides that Mr. Keinan shall render the Company advisory, consulting and other services in relation to the business and operations of the Company (excluding its business and operations in the United Kingdom).
In consideration of the performance of the Services pursuant to the Keinan Consulting Agreement, the Company initially paid Mr. Keinan a monthly fee of £10,000 ($14,160), which was increased by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee to £16,000 ($22,656) effective as of June 1, 2008 (the “Fee”). In addition to the Fee, the Company shall pay directly and/or reimburse Mr. Keinan for his Expenses.


2.
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, the Company and its President, CEO and Director, Mr. Guy Nissenson entered into a consulting agreement, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Nissenson Consulting Agreement”).
The Nissenson Consulting Agreement provides that Mr. Nissenson shall render the Company advisory, consulting and other services in relation to the business and operations of the Company (excluding its business and operations in the United Kingdom).
In consideration of the performance of the Services pursuant to the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, the Company shall pay Mr. Nissenson a monthly fee of £10,000 ($14,160), which was increased by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee to £16,000 ($22,656) effective as of June 1, 2008 (the “Fee”). In addition to the Fee, the Company shall pay directly and/or reimburse Mr. Keinan for his Expenses.

3.
Mr. Haim Nissenson, father of Mr. Guy Nissenson, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, is the Managing Director of Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (“Dionysos”). Dionysos is owned and controlled by certain members of the Nissenson family, other than Mr. Guy Nissenson. On February 8, 2007, pursuant to the recommendations of the Audit Committee of the Company and the resolutions of its Board of Directors dated December 25, 2006 and February 4, 2007, the Company and Dionysos entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Dionysos Consulting Agreement entered into with the Company on November 18, 2004. Pursuant to the First Amendment, Dionysos s was compensated by the Company for the Services provided to the Company in the amount of GBP 8,000 ($16,876) per month, beginning on January 1, 2007 and was entitled for a success fee for any investments in the Company made by Israeli investors during fiscal year 2007, provided such investments were a direct or indirect result of the Services provided to the Company. The success fee was equal to 0.5% (half percent) of the gross proceeds of such investments.

On January 28, 2008, in accordance with the recommendation of the Audit Committee and in recognition of and following the successful efforts of Dionysos in raising capital for the Company in Israel during 2007 the Board of Directors of the Company approved and confirmed by resolution the engagement of Dionysos to serve as the Company’s consultant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 at the same level of compensation which was agreed to and paid for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

On January 15, 2009, pursuant to the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Company and the resolution of the Board of Directors, the Company and Dionysos entered into a Second Amendment to the Consulting Agreement (the “Second Amendment”).  The Second Amendment confirmed the automatic renewal of the Consulting Agreement for an additional two-year period and set the same compensation levels for fiscal 2009 and 2010 that were established for fiscal 2007 and 2008.  Accordingly, Dionysos will continue to be paid £8,000 (approximately $16,876), based on the exchange rate as of January 15, 2009) per month, plus reimbursements for expenses, and will receive a success fee of 0.5% of the gross proceeds for any investments in the Company made by Israeli investors during fiscal 2009 and/or 2010 that result from Dionysos’ services to the Company. 
 
The parties also agreed that in or about December 2010, the Audit Committee and Board of Directors would review and reconsider for approval the above-mentioned compensation for any future term(s).
 

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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
4. Stock Purchase Agreement

On June 19, 2000, Swiftnet Limited entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Abraham Keinan and Campbeltown Business Ltd. a company owned and controlled by Guy Nissenson and his family. This agreement provides that:

 
·
Abraham Keinan confirmed that all his businesses activities and initiatives in the field of telecommunications are conducted through Swiftnet, and would continue for at least 18 months after the conclusion of this transaction.
 
·
Campbeltown Business declared that it is not involved in any business that competes with Swiftnet and would not be involved in such business at least for 18 months after this transaction is concluded.
 
·
Campbeltown Business would invest $100,000 in Swiftnet, in exchange for 20% of the total issued shares of Swiftnet;
 
·
Campbeltown Business would also receive 5% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares following the Company's acquisition with Swiftnet. In June 2000, Campbeltown Business invested the $100,000 in Swiftnet. Xfone acquired Swiftnet and Campbeltown received 720,336 shares of the Company's common stock for its 20% interest in Swiftnet.
 
·
Swiftnet and Abraham Keinan would guarantee that Campbeltown Business' 20% interest in the outstanding shares of Swiftnet would be exchanged for at least 10% of the Company's outstanding shares and that Campbeltown Business would have in total at least 15% of the Company's total issued shares after the Company's acquisition occurred.
 
·
Campbeltown Business would have the right to nominate 33% of the members of the Company's board of directors and Swiftnet's board of directors. When Campbeltown Business ownership in the Company's common stock was less than 7%, Campbeltown Business would have the right to nominate only 20% of the Company's board members but always at least one member. In the case that Campbeltown Business ownership in the Company's common stock was less than 2%, this right would expire.
 
·
Campbeltown Business would have the right to nominate a vice president in Swiftnet. Mr. Guy Nissenson was nominated as of the time of the June 19, 2000 agreement. If for any reason Guy Nissenson will leave his position, Campbeltown Business and Abraham Keinan will agree on another nominee. The Vice President will be employed with suitable conditions.
 
·
Campbeltown Business will have the right to participate under the same terms and conditions in any investment or transaction that involve equity rights in Swiftnet or the Company conducted by Abraham Keinan at the relative ownership portion.
 
·
Keinan and Campbeltown Business have signed a right of first refusal agreement for the sale of their shares.
 
 
5.
The Company leases its facilities in the USA, UK, and Israel under operating lease agreement, which will expire in 2009 and thereafter. The minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:
 
Year ended December 31,
     
         
2009
 
$
394,796
 
2010
   
208,603
 
2011
   
151,091
 
2012
   
132,238
 
2013 and thereafter
   
29,272
 
     
916,000
 
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007

6.
The Company has commission agreements with various agents that are entitled to commission of approximately 5%-12% of the total sale amount after deduction of any bad debts.
B.
Royalties commitment
 
The Company has been granted license from the Ministry of Communication for the provision of international telecommunication services in Israel for 20 years until July 2024. At the end of each of the license period, the Minister of Communications may extend the period of the license for one or more successive periods of ten years.
 
According to the license terms, the Company is obligated to pay royalties to the State of Israel at the rate of 1.5% of the royalty-bearing income in 2009. The rate of these royalties will be reduced by 0.5% to a rate of 1% in 2010.  The Company's 26% minority interest partner in the Company’s Israeli subsidiary provided the State of Israel with a bank guarantee of NIS 10 million to ensure compliance with the provisions of the license.
 
 
Other Commitments
1.  
The Board of Directors has resolved to indemnify the directors and officers of the Company in respect of damages that they may incur in connection with the Company being a public company, to the extent that these damages are not covered by the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
 
Liens and guarantees
1.  
Xfone 018 Ltd. has received credit facilities from Bank Hapoalim B.M. in Israel in order to finance its activities. As of December 31, 2008, the credit facilities include a revolving credit line of 500,000 NIS ($118,315), a short-term credit line of 2,250,000 NIS ($532,418), and long-term credit line of 1,290,000 NIS ($364,098). In addition, the bank made available to Xfone 018 a long-term facility of 3,150,000 NIS ($745,385) to procure equipment. In 2008, the credit facilities were secured with: (a) a floating charge on Xfone 018 assets, securities, banknotes, unissued capital stock, reputation, and any property and right including profits thereof Xfone 018 has or may have at any time and in any manner; (b) a fixed charge on its telecommunication equipment (including switches) and insurance rights thereof; (c) subordination of a Term Note of $800,000. This Term Note was executed in July 2004 by Xfone 018 in favor of the Company; (d) assignment of rights by way of pledge on the Partner Communications Company Ltd. contract, the Cellcom Israel Ltd. contract, the Pelephone Communications Ltd. contract, and the credit companies contracts with Xfone 018; (e) personal collateral by Abraham Keinan and Guy Nissenson, which includes a pledge on 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company owned by Mr. Keinan, and an undertaking to provide Bank Hapoalim with an additional financial guarantee of up to $500,000 under certain circumstances. The Company agreed to indemnify Abraham Keinan and/or Guy Nissenson on account of any damage and/or loss and/or expense (including legal expenses) that they may incur in connection with the stock pledge and/or any other obligation made by them to Bank Hapoalim in connection with the collateral; (f) The Company and Swiftnet Limited issued a Letter of Guarantee, unlimited in amount, in favor of the bank, guaranteeing all debt and indebtedness of Xfone 018 towards the bank; (g) subordination of the Minority Partner Loan (as defined below). As of December 31, 2008, Xfone 018 has a balance due of 1,382,228 NIS ($363,552) under the foregoing credit facility.
 
On March 16, 2009, Xfone 018 assigned to the bank, by way of pledge, its rights pursuant to the agreement with the credit company Poalim Express Ltd. On March 17, 2009, Xfone 018 received the bank's approval for an increase in its short-term credit line to a total facility of 5,250,000 NIS ($1,242,310). Xfone 018 undertook to comply, as of March 31, 2009, with certain covenants concerning its capital and the annual ratio between its total liabilities and EBITDA.
 
On March 26, 2009 the Comapny received the bank's confirmation according to which the following guarantees are waived: (a) subordination of a Term Note of $800,000 (appears above as "(c)"); (b) a pledge on 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company owned by Mr. Keinan, and an undertaking to provide Bank Hapoalim with an additional financial guarantee of up to $500,000 under certain circumstances (appears above as "(e)"); and (c) subordination of the Minority Partner Loan(appears above as "(g)").
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DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007

2.  
According to an agreement between the Company, Xfone 018 Ltd. and the Company's 26% minority interest partner in Xfone 018 (the “Minority Partner”), the Minority Partner provided in 2004 a bank guarantee of 10,000,000 NIS ($2,366,303) to the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel which replaced an existing bank guarantee given by the Company in connection with Xfone 018’s license to provide international telecom services in Israel. As part of the agreement, the Company agreed to indemnify the Minority Partner for any damage caused to him due to the forfeiture of the bank guarantee with the Ministry of Communications on account of any act and/or omission of Xfone 018, provided that the said act or omission is performed against the opinion of the Minority Partner or without his knowledge.
3.  
On November 5, 2007, Bank Hapoalim B.M. in Israel provided a bank guarantee of 322,500 NIS ($76,313) to the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel in connection with a November 7, 2007 license to commence an experimental deployment of Local Telephone Services utilizing Voice over Broadband (VoB) technology, which was granted to Xfone 018. In connection with the bank guarantee, Xfone 018 executed an indemnification agreement in favor of Bank Hapoalim. The bank guarantee will expire on April 30, 2009.
4.  
On December 11, 2008, the Company signed a Letter of Guarantee (the “Guarantee”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to guarantee the obligations of Xfone 018 under a certain contract dated March 13, 2008 (the “Contract”), entered into by and between Xfone 018 and Tikshoov Digital Ltd. (“Tikshoov”) and a certain Agreement dated December 11 2008, entered into by and between Xfone 018 and Tikshoov (the “Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Contract, Xfone 018 provides telephone services to Tikshoov for participants in a television call-in game show. Xfone 018 collects the telephone service fees from the participants and delivers the fees to Tikshoov, after deducting applicable monthly fees and costs.  Pursuant to the Guarantee, if for any reason Xfone 018 fails to comply with its obligations under the Contract and pursuant to the Agreement in whole or in part, the Company will pay to Tikshoov directly any amounts due and outstanding.  The Company has agreed to make any payments pursuant to the Guarantee within three (3) business days upon Tikshoov's first demand, without deducting any amounts that the Company may claim from Tikshoov and free of any taxes or withholdings.  The Guarantee terminates and becomes null and void upon the full satisfaction of Xfone 018's obligations. 
5.  
Guarantee provided in respect of lease of construction equipment by NTS Communications, in the amount of $7,397 as of December 31, 2008.
6.  
Our U.S subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc., has a $4,000,000 revolving line of credit. The note is secured by an assignment of all accounts receivable, with interest equal to the Wall Street Journal prime. The note was matured on March 10, 2009.
7.  
Our U.S subsidiary, NTS Communications, Inc., has $3,083,533 notes payable for the purchase of certain fixed assets. These notes payable are secured by fixed assets in the form of installment loan agreements.

Note 13 - Capital Structure, Stock Options 
 
1. Shares and Warrants
 
 
A.
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The common stock has no pre-emptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
 
B.
On January 16, 2007, and in conjunction with a December 24, 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement the Company issued an aggregate of 172,414 warrants to Halman-Aldubi Provident Funds Ltd. and Halman-Aldubi Pension Funds Ltd. The warrants are exercisable on a one to one basis into restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $3.40, and have a term of five years. On February 1, 2007, and in conjunction with a December 24, 2006 Securities Purchase Agreement the Company issued an aggregate of 344,828 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, at a purchase price of $2.90 per share, to Halman-Aldubi Provident Funds Ltd. and Halman-Aldubi Pension Funds Ltd.
 
C.
On March 20, 2007, following the closing of the acquisition of the assets of Canufly.net in 2006, and due to the satisfaction of certain earn out provisions in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company issued to the shareholders of Canufly.net additional 20,026 restricted shares of common stock and 14,364 warrants exercisable at $2.98 per share for a period of five years.
 
D.
On October 23, 2007, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with 15 investors affiliated with Gagnon Securities, Inc. which agreed to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $3.00 per share, for a total subscription amount of $3,000,000. The 1,000,000 shares were issued on November 6, 2007.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 13 - Capital Structure, Stock Options (Cont.)
Shares and Warrants (Cont.)
 
 
E.
On November 4, 2007, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with: (i) XFN - RLSI Investments, LLC, an entity affiliated with Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC, a U.S. institutional investor, which agreed to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a price of $3.00 per share, for a total subscription amount of $750,000; and (ii) certain Israeli institutional investors, which agreed to purchase an aggregate of 700,000 shares of the Company's common stock, at a price of $3.00 per share, for a total subscription amount of $2,100,000 . The 950,000 shares were issued on November 13, 2007.
 
F.
In conjunction with the consummation of the merger and in exchange for all of the capital stock of I-55 Telecommunications, LLC, the Company issued a total of 223,702 shares of common stock valued at $671,687 and 79,029 warrants exercisable for a period of five years into shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $3.38 (the “Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”). A portion of the Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration issued at closing was placed in an escrow. The Company determined a breach of the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement resulting from the failure of I-55 Telecommunications to disclose the liability due and payable to the Louisiana Universal Service Fund (“LA USF”) through the period of October 2005, at which time Xfone USA undertook the management role of I-55 Telecommunications. Pursuant to Section 1(g) of the Escrow Agreement dated as of March 31, 2006 by and among Xfone USA, the Escrow Agent, and the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, and in accordance with Article 6.02 of the Merger Agreement, Xfone USA notified the other parties that it believed that it had suffered a loss of $30,626 pursuant to the provisions of Article 6.02 of the Merger Agreement dated as of August 26, 2005. Having not received any response from the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, nor from his counsel, on October 15, 2007, and after the allotted response time allowed, Xfone USA instructed the Escrow Agent (Trustmark National Bank) to deliver from the Escrow Fund of the President and Sole Member of I-55 Telecommunications, to the Company, 7,043 shares of Common Stock and 4,838 Xfone Stock Warrants. The 7,043 shares of Common Stock and 4,838 Xfone Stock Warrants were returned to the Company for cancellation on October 31, 2007. 
 
G.
On February 26, 2008, the Company completed the issuance of 800,000 Units (as defined below) to XFN-RLSI Investments, LLC, an entity affiliated with Richard L. Scott Investments, LLC, a U.S. institutional investor, and 500,000 Units to certain investors affiliated with or who are customers of Gagnon Securities LLC, pursuant to Subscription Agreements entered into with each of the investors on December 13, 2007.  Each “Unit” consists of two shares of the Company’s Common Stock and one warrant to purchase one share of Common Stock, exercisable for a period of five years from the date of issuance at an exercise price of $3.10 per share.  The Units were sold at a price of $6.20 per Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $8,060,000.
 
H.
In connection with the closing of the acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc. on February 26, 2008, the Company issued 2,366,892 shares of the Company’s Common Stock to certain former NTS Shareholders who elected to reinvest all or a portion of their allocable sale price in the Company’s Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the NTS Purchase Agreement.  The Company’s Board of Directors determined, in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be delivered to each participating NTS Shareholder by dividing the portion of such NTS Shareholder’s allocable sale price that the NTS Shareholder elected to receive in shares of the Company’s Common Stock by 93% of the average closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange (now NYSE Amex) for the ten consecutive trading days preceding the trading day immediately prior to the Closing Date (i.e., $2.74).  The aggregate sales price reinvested by all such NTS Shareholders was $6,485,284.
 
 
I.
On March 25, 2008, the Company issued the holders of the Bonds, for no additional consideration, 956,020 (non-tradable) warrants, each exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 with a term of 4 years, commencing on September 2, 2008.
 
 
J.
On April 7, 2008, Rafael Dick, the former Managing Director of the Company's Israeli subsidiary Xfone 018 Ltd. exercised 4,105 of his outstanding options under the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan, at an exercise price of $3.50 per share.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 13 - Capital Structure, Stock Options (Cont.)
Shares and Warrants (Cont.)
 
 
K.
In 2006, in conjunction with the consummation of the merger and in exchange for all of the capital stock of I-55 Internet Services, the Company issued a total of 789,863 shares of Common Stock valued at $2,380,178 and 603,939 warrants exercisable for a period of five years into shares of Common Stock, with an exercise price of $3.31, valued based on the Black Scholes option-pricing model (the “Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”). A portion of the Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration issued at closing was placed in an escrow account, to be held pending certain adjustments. The Company subsequently made the following two claims against such escrow account: Claim #1: The Company made a claim on March 27, 2007 to adjust the total consideration based upon the changes in customer billings as determined pursuant to a formula set forth in the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Customer Billing Adjustment Amount”), which the Company had determined was $247,965.57. Claim #2: The Company determined an undisclosed liability, in accordance with Article 6.03 of the I-55 Internet Services, Inc. Merger Agreement (as amended), in the amount of $147,550 and on November 28, 2006, sent a claim for this amount. The Shareholder Representatives of I-55 Internet Services disputed the amounts in both claims submitted and so the parties entered into negotiations on May 2, 2007, where they agreed to reduce the amount claimed in Claim #1 by $104,948.46, which represents adjustments made to the 90-Day column, Trade Accounts, and certain accounts that had previously been listed as having 90-Day balances but were subsequently confirmed as not having 90-Day balances, and by the final amount billed to EBI Comm, Inc. (“EBI”) in 2005 prior to the assets of EBI being purchased by Xfone USA, and agreed to reduce the original Loss amount claimed in Claim #2 by $6,800.00, representing additional services purchased with Zipa, Inc. under the direction of Xfone USA during the Management Agreement period from October 2005 through March 2006. Upon settlement of the claims, two Joint Deposition Notices for the escrow agent, Trustmark National Bank, were delivered to the Shareholder Representatives of I-55 Internet Services for execution, however, a Shareholder Representative refused to execute the notices pending approval of the claims by the shareholders of I-55 Internet Services.  On June 7, 2007, the shareholders met and rejected the figure agreed upon with respect to Claim #1 and accepted the figure agreed upon with respect to Claim #2.  On or about May 12, 2008, after further negotiations, Xfone USA and I-55 agreed to value Claim #1 at $143,017.11 and Claim #2 at $140,750.00 for a total agreed loss of $283,767.11.  This resulted in the Company’s receipt of 62,850 shares of Xfone Common Stock and 44,470 Xfone Stock Warrants from the Escrow Account in satisfaction of these claims (the “Returned Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration”) and the balance of the Xfone Common Stock and Xfone Stock Warrants remaining in the Escrow Account was distributed to the selling I-55 Internet shareholders and the escrow account was closed out on June 16, 2008. The components of the Returned Xfone Stock and Warrant Consideration were cancelled by the Company on June 3, 2008.
 
 
L.
On December 16, 2008 the annual meeting of stockholders approved and authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 321,452 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to Wade Spooner, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Xfone USA, Inc., pursuant to the terms of a certain Separation Agreement and Release dated August 15, 2008 between Mr. Spooner, Xfone USA, Inc. and the Company, as well as the issuance of the aggregate 321,452 shares of the Company’s common stock upon exercise of such common stock purchase warrants. The issuance of the warrants is pending the Company’s receipt of a new approval from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
 
M.
On December 16, 2008 the annual meeting of stockholders approved and authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 160,727 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to Ted Parsons, former Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Xfone USA, Inc., pursuant to the terms of a certain Separation Agreement and Release dated August 15, 2008 between Mr. Parsons, Xfone USA, Inc. and the Company, as well as the issuance of the aggregate 160,727 shares of the Company’s common stock upon exercise of such common stock purchase warrants. The issuance of the warrants is pending the Company’s receipt of a new approval from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 
Note 13 - Capital Structure, Stock Options (Cont.)
Shares and Warrants (Cont.)

   
Number of warrants
   
Weighted average exercise price
 
Warrants outstanding at the beginning of the year
   
6,104,159
   
$
3.72
 
Granted
   
1,438,199
   
$
3.5
 
Forfeited
   
(44,470
)
 
$
3.31
 
Warrants outstanding and exercisable at the end of the year
   
7,497,888
     
3.68
 
 
2. Stock Option Plan
 
 
A.
In November 2004, Xfone's Board of Directors approved the adoption of the principal items forming Xfone's 2004 stock option plan (The “2004 Plan”) for the benefit of employees, officers, directors, consultants and subcontractors of the Company including its subsidiaries. The 2004 Plan was approved by a special meeting of shareholders on March 13, 2006. The purpose of the 2004 Plan is to enable the Company to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide an incentive to such persons presently engaged with the Company and to promote the success of the Company business. The 2004 Plan provides for the grant of options an aggregate of 5,500,000 shares of Xfone's common stock. The 2004 Plan is administered by the board that determines the persons to whom options are granted, the number of options that are granted, the number of shares to be covered by each option, the options may be exercised and whether the options is an incentive or non-statutory option.
 
 
H.
On June 5, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a grant of 20,000 options to Israel Singer, and a grant of 20,000 options to Morris Mansour. The options were granted under and subject to the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan with the following terms: Date of Grant - June 5, 2007; Exercise Price - $3.50 per share; Vesting Date - 12 months from the Date of Grant; Expiration Date - 5 years from the Vesting Date.
 
I.
On June 5, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a grant of 200,000 options to Brian Acosta, the Chief Technical Officer of Xfone USA, under the Company’s 2004 Plan. The options are granted under the following terms: Date of Grant - June 5, 2007; Exercise Price - $3.146 per share; Vesting Date - (a) 25,000 options on March 31, 2009; (b) 50,000 options on March 31, 2010; and (c) 125,000 options on March 31, 2011; Expiration Date - 5 years from the Vesting Date; Termination - in the event of termination of employment prior to the completion of Mr. Acosta’s second year of employment with Xfone USA, then 175,000 of the aforementioned options shall automatically terminate; in the event of termination of employment during Mr. Acosta’s third year of employment with Xfone USA, then 125,000 of the aforementioned options shall automatically terminate.
 
J.
On June 5, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a grant of 200,000 options to Hunter McAllister, the Vice President Business Development of Xfone USA, under the Company’s 2004 Plan. The options are granted under the following terms: Date of Grant  -  June 5, 2007; Exercise Price  -  $3.146 per share; Vesting Date  -  (a) 25,000 options on March 31, 2009; (b) 50,000 options on March 31, 2010; and (c) 125,000 options on March 31, 2011; Expiration Date  -  5 years from the Vesting Date; Termination  -  in the event of termination of employment prior to the completion of Mr. McAllister’s second year of employment with Xfone USA, then 175,000 of the aforementioned options shall automatically terminate; in the event of termination of employment during Mr. McAllister’s third year of employment with Xfone USA, then 125,000 of the aforementioned options shall automatically terminate.
 
K.
On October 28, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and approved the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2007 Plan") which is designated for the benefit of employees, directors, and consultants of the Company and its affiliates. The 2007 Plan was approved on December 17, 2007, at an Annual Meeting of shareholders of the Company. The 2007 Plan authorizes the issuance of awards for up to a total of 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock underlying such awards.
 
L.
On August 26, 2007, the Company entered into a contractual obligation to grant the General Manager of Xfone 018 the following number of options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the 2007 plan, (the “Plan”):
(1) Within 30 days of adoption of the Plan, the Company will grant options to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.50 per share, of which (i) options to purchase 75,000 shares will vest on August 26, 2008,; and (ii) options to purchase 18,750 shares will be vest at the end of every 3 month period thereafter.
(2) At the end of each calendar year between 2008 and 2011, and upon the achievement by Xfone 018 100% of its Targets for each such year, the General Manager of Xfone 018 will be granted options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Plan, for an exercise price of $3.50 per share, which will be exercisable 30 days after the Company publishes its annual financial statements for such year.
 
The options will expire 120 days after termination of employment with Xfone 018.
 
M.
On April 7, 2008, Rafael Dick, the former Managing Director of the Company's Israeli subsidiary Xfone 018 Ltd. exercised 4,105 of his outstanding options under the Company's 2004 Stock Option Plan, at an exercise price of $3.50 per share.
 
 
N.
On February 26, 2008, NTS Communications, Inc. entered into Employment Agreements with each of Barbara Baldwin, who, prior to the closing, served as NTS’ President and CEO, Jerry Hoover, who, prior to the closing, served as NTS’ Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, and Brad Worthington, who, prior to the closing, served as NTS’ Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer (each an “Officer,” and collectively the “Officers”).  The Employment Agreements provide for continued employment of the Officers with NTS in their respective capacities, and are for five-year terms each, effective as of the Closing Date.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreements, the Officers were granted the following stock option awards under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan on the Closing Date: Ms. Baldwin was granted options to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, and each of Messrs. Hoover and Worthington was granted options to purchase 400,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.  Each option is immediately exercisable, expires five years from the grant date, and has an exercise price of $2.794.  The total value of the options, based on Black-Scholes option pricing model is $1,412,507. Additionally, at the end of each Officer’s second year employment, the officer will be granted options to purchase 267,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which will be immediately exercisable at $5.00 per share, and will expire five years from such grant date. The total value of the options, based on Black-Scholes option-pricing-model is $882,316.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
Note 13 - Capital Structure, Stock Options (Cont.)

Stock Option Plan (Cont.)
   
Number of options
   
Weighted average exercise price
 
Options outstanding at the beginning of the year (a)
   
5,715,000
   
$
3.65
 
Granted (b)
   
1,851,000
   
$
3.75
 
Exercised
   
(4,105
)
 
$
3.50
 
Forfeited
   
(1,195,895
)
 
$
4.34
 
Options outstanding at the end of the year
   
6,366,000
   
$
3.55
 
                 
Options vested and exercisable
   
4,810,313
   
$
2.74
 
                 
Weighted average fair value of options granted
         
$
1.24
 
 
(a)  
Include options under contractual obligation as specified in note 13.2 (L)
(b)  
Include options under contractual obligation as specified in note 13.2 (N)
 
The following table summarizes information about options vested and exercisable at December 31, 2008: 
 
 
Options vested and exercisable
Range price ($)
Number of options
Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
Weighted average exercise price
$2.794
1,050,000
4.16
$2.794
$3.146 – $3.500
3,760,313
2.27
$3.500

Note 14 - Earnings Per Share
   
Year Ended December 31 , 2008
 
   
Weighted Average
 
   
Income
 
 Shares
 
Per Share
 
       
  
 
Amounts
 
Net Income
 
$
2,047,237
           
Basic EPS:
                 
Income available to common stockholders
 
$
2,047,237
 
17,624,249
 
$
0.116
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                 
Options and warrants (*)
   
-
 
-
   
-
 
Diluted EPS:
                 
Income available to common stockholders
 
$
2,047,237
 
17,624,249
 
$
0.116
 
 
   
Year Ended December 31 , 2007
 
   
Weighted Average
 
   
Income
 
 Shares
Per Share
 
       
  
Amounts
 
Net Income
 
$
(1,283,892
)
       
Basic EPS:
               
Income available to common stockholders
 
$
(1,283,892
)
11,777,645
 
(0.109
Effect of dilutive securities:
               
Options and warrants  (*)
 
-
 
-
 
   
Diluted EPS:
               
Income available to common stockholders
 
$
(1,283,892)
)
11,777,645
 
(0.109
(*) Anti-diluted
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 
Note 15 - Related Party Transactions  
 
   
Years ended
 
   
December  31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Campbeltown Business Ltd.:
           
             
Fees
 
$
-
   
$
4,302
 
Accrued Expenses
   
-
     
-
 
                 
                 
Abraham Keinan
               
                 
Fees
   
263,181
     
254,350
 
Accrued expenses
   
46,696
     
20,050
 
                 
Guy Nissenson
               
                 
 Fees
   
250,334
     
242,490
 
Accrued expenses
   
46,696
     
20,050
 
                 
                 
Auracall Limited:
               
                 
Related revenues (*)
   
-
     
3,324,726
 
Commissions (*)
   
-
     
417,907
 
                 
Dionysos Investments (1999) Limited:
               
Fees
   
151,016
     
183,363
 
Accrued Expenses
   
25,956
     
146,542
 
                 
Balance:
               
Guy Nissenson
   
-
     
-
 
Abraham Keinan
   
-
     
(7,205
)

(*) Amount represents the period for which Auracall Limited was not consolidated into the Company's financial reports.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2008 and 2007
 
 
Note 16 - Economic Dependency and Credit Risk
 
 
A.
Certain Telecommunication operators act as collection channels for the Company. In 2008, the Company had two major collection channels, one in the U.K. and one in Israel. Collections through these channels accounted to approximately 4.4% and 4.9% of the Company’s total revenues in 2008, respectively, and 22% and 6% of the Company’s total revenues in 2007, respectively. With respect to collection of monies for the Company, these Telecommunication operators are not deemed to be customers of the Company.  
 
 
 
B.
Approximately, 45%, 4.2% and 2% of the Company's purchases are from three suppliers for the year ended December 31, 2008, and 25%, 20%, 7% are from three suppliers for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Note 17 - Segment Information
 
The percentage of the Company's revenues is derived from the following geographical segments: 
 
   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
Revenues:
           
United Kingdom
 
$
18,393,886
   
$
24,263,610
 
United States
   
62,716,819
     
12,290,891
 
Israel
   
9,228,275
     
8,169,433
 
                 
Total revenues
   
90,338,980
     
44,723,934
 
                 
Cost of revenues
               
United Kingdom
   
7,745,190
     
10,696,915
 
United States
   
35,457,045
     
5,904,797
 
Israel
   
3,930,078
     
3,024,610
 
                 
Total cost of revenues
   
47,132,313
     
19,626,322
 
                 
Direct Gross Profit:
               
United Kingdom
   
10,648,696
     
13,566,695
 
United States
   
27,259,774
     
6,386,094
 
Israel
   
5,298,197
     
5,144,823
 
                 
     
43,206,667
     
25,097,612
 
                 
Operating expenses:
               
United Kingdom
   
8,447,281
     
12,556,993
 
United States
   
23,603,645
     
6,466,501
 
Israel
   
4,109,450
     
2,963,461
 
                 
     
36,160,376
     
21,986,955
 
                 
Operating Profit:
               
United Kingdom
   
2,201,415
     
1,009,702
 
United States
   
3,656,129
     
(80,407
)
Israel
   
1,188,747
     
2,181,362
 
                 
     
7,046,291
     
3,110,657
 
                 
Non- recurring loss
   
-
     
2,856,803
 
                 
Expenses related to Headquarter in the US
   
2,232,095
     
1,283,296
 
                 
Operating Income (Loss)
 
$
4,814,196
   
$
(1,029,442
)
 
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ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

On January 18, 2006, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, in accordance with its rotation of independent auditors policy, replaced Chaifetz & Schreiber, P.C. as our independent auditors and appointed Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP (“SWS”), an independent member of BKR International, as our Company’s independent auditors. There were no reportable events, disagreements or dissatisfaction with Chaifetz & Schreiber to report as defined in Item 304(a)(2) of Regulation S-K. Chaifetz & Schreiber were replaced as part of our Company policy of rotating its lead and reviewing audit partners after five consecutive years. On January 31, 2006, we filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission an amended Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the appointment of SWS as our new auditors. On December 28, 2006, our stockholders approved the appointment of SWS as our Independent Certified Public Accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, and the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

SWS served as our Independent Certified Public Accountants for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 and 2007, and for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. On October 30, 2008, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of SWS as our Independent Certified Public Accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.  On December 16, 2008, at our 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, our stockholders approved the appointment of SWS for the ensuing year.

ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)           Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer have concluded that information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure of material information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving these objectives and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Principal Accounting Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to a reasonable assurance level of achieving such objectives. However, it should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.
 
(b)           Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
Our Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
 
(i)           pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

(ii)           provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and
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(iii)           provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of the inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Management’s assessment included an evaluation of the design of our internal control over financial reporting and testing of the operational effectiveness of these controls.
 
Based on this assessment, management has concluded that as of December 31, 2008, our internal control over financial reporting was effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
 
(c)           Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION

None.
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PART III

ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors oversees our management and our business affairs in order to ensure that our stockholder’s interests are best served. Our Board does not involve itself in our day-to-day operations. It establishes with management the objectives and strategies to be implemented and monitors management’s general performance and conduct.

Our Board is comprised of the following nine members as of March 31, 2009:

Name of Director
 
Director Since:
 
Will next stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in:
Abraham Keinan, Chairman of the Board
 
Inception
 
2011
Guy Nissenson, President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Inception
 
2011
Shemer Shimon Schwarz
 
December 19, 2002
 
2011
Eyal Josef Harish
 
December 19, 2002
 
2009
Aviu Ben-Horrin
 
November 23, 2004
 
2009
Itzhak Almog
 
May 18, 2006
 
2009
Morris Mansour
 
December 28, 2006
 
2009
Israel Singer
 
December 28, 2006
 
2009
Arie Rosenfeld
 
January 16, 2009
 
2009 (1)

(1)                 On January 15, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors, pursuant to the recommendation of the Company's Nominating Committee of same date, appointed Mr. Rosenfeld as a director, effective as of January 16, 2009, to serve until standing for election at the next succeeding annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders and/or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal or death. Mr. Rosenfeld was elected to fill one of the vacancies created by an increase, from eight to ten, of the maximum authorized number of directors on the Board of Directors, which was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on January 15, 2009. Mr. Rosenfeld will stand for his first election by our stockholders at the 2009 Annual Meeting.

Biographical information for each director is set forth below under “Information Regarding the Current Directors and Executive Officers.”
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Board Structure

On October 25, 2007, the Board adopted amendments to our Bylaws in order to, among other things, provide that the Board shall be comprised of not less than two (2), and no more than eight (8) directors, and to create a classified board by dividing the Board’s membership into three classes: Class A (three (3) directors), Class B (three (3) directors) and Class C (two (2) directors).  On December 17, 2007, our stockholders re-elected the eight directors then serving to Classes A, B and C created on October 25, 2007, to serve until re-elected or the election and qualification of their successors, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death.  The three classes had staggered terms of office and in accordance therewith, the Class A directors would serve for one year, and then would be up for re-election for a three-year term at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the directors serving in Class B of the Board would serve for two years, and then would be up for re-election for a three-year term at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and the directors serving in Class C of the Board would serve for three years, and then would be up for re-election for another three-year term at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Subsequently, the Board of Directors re-evaluated the structure of the Board, and felt that it would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders if each director served for a one-year term only. Accordingly, on January 15, 2009, the Board of Directors approved and adopted the Company’s Reamended and Restated Bylaws (the “2009 Amended Bylaws”), which, among other things, de-classified the Board from its previous 3-class structure. The 2009 Amended Bylaws provided that each director elected or re-elected at an Annual Meeting of Stockholders would serve until the next Annual Meeting, except for Abraham Keinan, Guy Nissenson and Shemer Shimon Schwarz, who were re-elected at the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as Class A directors in accordance with the previous classified structure, and will therefore next stand for re-election at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The 2009 Amended Bylaws also increased the Board size to be comprised of not less than two (2) and no more than ten (10) directors.

Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders by a plurality of votes and a separate vote for the election and/or re-election of directors shall be held at each annual meeting for each directorship having nominees for election and/or re-election at such annual meeting. Directors may resign at any time by delivering his/her resignation to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, such resignation to specify whether it will be effective at a particular time, upon receipt or at the pleasure of the Board of Directors (if no such specification is made, it shall be deemed effective at the pleasure of the Board of Directors). When one or more directors resigns from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the director whose place shall be vacated and until his/her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal or death. Any director may be removed by the affirmative vote of not less than ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding shares of the Company then entitled to vote, with or without cause, at any time, at a special or an annual meeting of stockholders, or by a written consent.

Information Regarding the Current Directors and Executive Officers
 
The following table lists the current members of the Board of Directors and their current positions with the Company. It also includes information about our executive officers who are not directors. Our Board of Directors elects our executive officers. Biographical information for each director and executive officer is provided below.

Name
 
Age
 
Director / Officer
Abraham Keinan
 
59
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, since our inception.
Guy Nissenson
 
34
 
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer since our inception.
Shemer S. Schwartz
 
34
 
Director, since December 19, 2002, and is an independent director and a member of our Audit Committee and our Compensation Committee.
Eyal J. Harish
 
56
 
Director, since December 19, 2002, and is an independent director since January 21, 2009.
Itzhak Almog
 
70
 
Director, since May 18, 2006, and is an independent director and Chairman of our Audit Committee and our Nominating Committee.
Aviu Ben-Horrin
 
60
 
Director, since November 23, 2004, and is an independent director.
Israel Singer
 
60
 
Director, since December 28, 2006, and is an independent director and a member of our Audit Committee.
Morris Mansour
 
61
 
Director, since December 28, 2006, and is an independent director and Chairman of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Nominating Committee.
Arie Rosenfeld
 
65
 
Director, since January 16, 2009, and is an independent director
Niv Krikov
 
38
 
Principal Accounting Officer since May 9, 2007 and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer since August 13, 2007.

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Mr. Abraham Keinan has been our Chairman of the Board of Directors since our inception. Abraham Keinan founded Swiftnet in February 1990. Mr. Keinan has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiftnet since its inception. From 1991 to October 2003, Mr. Keinan was Swiftnet’s Managing Director. In or about January 2002, Mr. Keinan became a Director of Auracall. Mr. Keinan has been a Director of Xfone 018 since its inception in April 2004. In March 2005, Mr. Keinan became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xfone 018. Mr. Keinan has been a Director of Xfone USA since its inception in May 2004. Mr. Keinan has been a Director of Story Telecom since May 2006. Mr. Keinan has been a Director of Equitalk.co.uk. since July 2006. In February 2008, Mr. Keinan became a Director of NTS Communications. In 1975, Mr. Keinan received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheeva - Israel.

Mr. Guy Nissenson has been our President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since our inception. Mr. Nissenson joined Swiftnet in October 1999 and became a Director of Swiftnet in May 2000. He had been the Managing Director of Swiftnet from October 2003 until July 2006. In October 2002, Mr. Nissenson became a Director of Story Telecom. In or about January 2002, Mr. Nissenson became a Director of Auracall. Mr. Nissenson has been a Director of Xfone 018 since its inception in April 2004. Mr. Nissenson has been a Director of Xfone USA since its inception in May 2004. In March 2005, Mr. Nissenson became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Xfone USA. Mr. Nissenson has been a Director of Equitalk.co.uk. since July 2006. In February 2008, Mr. Nissenson became a Director of NTS Communications and its Chairman of the Board. Mr. Nissenson was a marketing manager of RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. in Israel from May 1997 to October 1998. Mr. Nissenson was an audit and control officer with the rank of Lieutenant of the Israel Defense Forces - Central Drafting Base and other posts from March 1993 to May 1997. In July 2000, Mr. Nissenson received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Kings College - University of London. In September 2001, Mr. Nissenson received a Master of Business Administration in International Business from Royal Holloway at the University of London in London, United Kingdom.

Mr. Shemer S. Schwartz has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 19, 2002, and is an independent director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Schwartz has been a Director of Xfone 018 since its inception in April 2004. Mr. Schwartz had been a Director of Xfone USA from March 2005 until February 2008. From March 2003 to January 2008, Mr. Schwartz was the co-founder and research and development expert of XIV Ltd., a data storage start up company located in Tel-Aviv, Israel. XIV Ltd. was acquired by IBM in January 2008 and since that time, Mr. Schwartz has led research and development of the XIV Ltd. storage project at IBM. From November 2001 to March 2003, Mr. Schwartz has been an Application Team Leader of RF Waves, an Israel based high technology company in the field of wireless communication. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Schwartz was a Captain in the Research and Development Center of the Israel Defense Forces Intelligence. In July 1995, Mr. Schwartz received a BS degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In September 2003, Mr. Schwartz received an MS degree in Computer science from the Tel-Aviv University in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Dr. Eyal J. Harish has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 19, 2002. Dr. Harish has been a Director of Xfone 018 since its inception in April 2004. Dr. Harish had been a Director of Xfone USA from March 2005 until February 2008. From 1982 to present, Dr. Harish has been in his own private practice in Israel as a dentist. Prior to becoming a dentist, from 1974 to 1980, Dr. Harish was an Administration Manager with Consortium Holdings, an Israel based communications company. Dr. Harish is the former brother-in-law of Mr. Keinan, our Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Itzhak Almog has been a member of our Board of Directors since May 18, 2006, and is an independent director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee. From 2002 until his retirement in 2007, Mr. Almog was an independent business consultant, specializing in international marketing and management. From 1993 to 2002, Mr. Almog was the President and CEO of Comverge Control Systems Ltd., an Israel based start up company, which developed innovative solutions for Electric Utilities. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Almog was the President of Tasco Electronic Services, Inc., a US based Hi-Tech company, specializing in Automatic Test machines for commercial and military Aviation. Mr. Almog was an officer with the rank of Rear Admiral in the Israel Defense Forces and served in various commanding posts in the Israeli Navy. In 1980 Mr. Almog received a BA in Modern Middle East History from the Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv. In 1984 Mr. Almog received a Master of Business Administration from the Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv.
 
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Mr. Aviu Ben-Horrin has been a member of our Board of Directors since November 23, 2004, and is an independent director. Mr. Ben-Hurrin had been a member of our Audit Committee from November 24, 2004 until January 17, 2007. From 2001 to present, Mr. Ben-Horrin directs, controls and manages various real estate projects together with Bonei RMAG Ltd. and MPK Ltd. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Ben-Horrin managed real estate projects for Lear Or Ltd. and was an engineering consultant for Orik Ltd., a construction company. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Ben-Horrin worked for the Ministry of Construction and Housing of the state of Israel as a manager of various projects. From 1975 to 1992, Mr. Ben-Horrin was an officer with the rank of Colonel in the Israel Defense Forces and served in various engineering and commanding posts. In 1975, Mr. Ben-Horrin received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Technion University in Haifa. In 1987, Mr. Ben-Horrin received a BA in Economics from the Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.
 
Mr. Israel Singer has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 28, 2006, and is an independent director and a member of the Audit Committee since January 17, 2007. Mr. Singer is an elected member of the Ramat Gan City council. During 2006 Mr. Singer had been the managing director of the academic center “Raanana College” in Israel. During the years 2004-2005 Mr. Singer was a consultant to the Education Committee of the “Israeli Knesset” (the Israeli Parliament). From 1985 to 2003, Mr. Singer was the principal of the “Blich High School” in Ramat Gan. From 1992 to 1998 Mr. Singer was a member of the board of directors of Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. In 1973, Mr. Singer received a B.Sc. in Physics from the Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1978, Mr. Singer received an M.Sc. in High - Energy Physics from the Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Mr. Morris Mansour has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 28, 2006, and is an independent director and the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee.  Mr. Mansour has been a Director of Superderivatives, Inc., a leading company in developing and marketing options and derivatives pricing systems in forex, interest rates, commodities etc, since 2001. Since 2000 he has been a Director of Soffair Financial Services, a company engaged in investment, property and finance. From 1995 to 1999 Mr. Mansour was a financial advisor for several private companies which invested in hi-tech start-up companies, and property. From 1986 to 1988 and from 1993 to 1994, Mr. Mansour was Director and General Manager of “Le Shark Ltd.,” a major clothing brand in the United Kingdom. From 1980 to 1985, Mr. Mansour was the Credit Manager of Bank Hapoalim B.M. in the United Kingdom and a senior member of its Management Committee. In 1972, Mr. Mansour received a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.

Mr. Arie Rosenfeld was appointed to the Board effective as of January 16, 2009, and is an independent director.  He is currently involved with a number of high-tech companies around the world. Since April 2008, Mr. Rosenfeld has served as Chairman of Software Imaging Ltd., an imaging software company in Oxford, U.K.  Mr. Rosenfeld also serves as managing partner of DOR Ventures s.c.a., a venture capital fund based in Brussels, Belgium (since May 2000), and strategic consultant to Dainippon Screen Manufacturing Co., a company providing manufacturing equipment to the semiconductor industry, based in Kyoto, Japan (since June 1996). Between May 2005 and December 2008, Mr. Rosenfeld served as Chairman of Printar Ltd., manufacturer of digital printing equipment for the PCB industry, based in Rehovoth, Israel.  From June 1997 to June 2007, Mr. Rosenfeld served as chairman of the board of XAAR plc, a supplier of ink-jet heads to industrial printer manufacturers in Asia, Europe and the U.S., based in Cambridge, U.K. (LSE: XAR).  From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Rosenfeld served as President, CEO and a director of Scitex Corporation Ltd., a multi-national company providing visual information communication products for the graphic arts and digital printing industries, headquartered in Israel.  Scitex Corporation Ltd. was later sold to Creo Products Inc. of Vancouver, Canada.  Mr. Rosenfeld has received an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, and a B.Sc. degree in electronics engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel.

Mr. Niv Krikov has been our Vice President Finance since March 13, 2007, and our Principal Accounting Officer since May 9, 2007. On August 13, 2007, in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company elected Mr. Krikov, as its Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Following his election, Mr. Krikov no longer serves as Vice President Finance of the Company, but continues to serve as its Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Krikov held the following financial and accounting positions: Corporate Controller of Nur Macroprinter Ltd., a publicly traded company (OTCBB: NURMF.PK) acting as a manufacturer of wide format digital printers, where Mr. Krikov was responsible, among other duties, for the preparation of all financial reports (2005 to March 2007); Controller and later Credit and Revenues Manager of Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), a developer and manufacturer of wireless communication equipment (2002 to 2005); Auditor at the Israeli public accounting firm of Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer, an affiliate of the international public accounting firm Ernst & Young (1997 to 2001). Mr. Krikov holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Accounting from the Tel Aviv University and a LL.M degree from the Faculty of Law at the Bar Ilan University and is licensed as a CPA in Israel.

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Significant Employees
 
Mrs. Barbara Baldwin, 46 years of age, is President and Chief Executive Officer of NTS Communications and is President and Chief Executive Officer of Xfone USA, a position she was appointed to on February 28, 2008 replacing Wade Spooner.  Ms. Baldwin was appointed to the Board of Directors of NTS Communications on 1991 and to the Board of Directors of Xfone USA on February 28, 2008.  She also serves in the following capacities of the following subsidiaries of NTS: Director and Managing Member of NTS Management Company, LLC; President of Communications Brokers, Inc.; Director and President of NTS Construction Company; President of Midcom of Arizona, Inc.; and Director and President of Garey M. Wallace, Inc.  Ms. Baldwin also serves as Director and President of NTS Properties, LC, a former subsidiary of NTS Communications, and a Director of NTS Holdings Incorporated.  She has been employed by NTS Communications since 1982, and has held a variety of positions with NTS Communications, including being directly responsible for sales and marketing, management information systems, customer service and account administration.  She has served as President of NTS Communications since 1994 and as President and CEO of NTS Communications since 2000. Ms. Baldwin holds a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
 
Mr. Brad Worthington, 43 years of age, is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NTS Communications.  Mr. Worthington had been a member of the Board of Directors of NTS Communications from 1994 through 2008. Mr. Worthington received his B.S. Ed. From Southwest Texas State University in 1987 and his J.D. from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1990.  He is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.  Mr. Worthington is a member of the State Bar of Texas, and the Lubbock County Bar Association and is admitted to practice in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas.  Mr. Worthington served as General Counsel for NTS Communications from 1990 until 2000.  As General Counsel Mr. Worthington was responsible for advising senior staff on various legal and regulatory issues, preparation and review of contracts, contract and business negotiations.  Mr. Worthington was named Executive Vice President in 1994 and Chief Operating Officer in 2000.  Mr. Worthington also serves in the following capacities of the following subsidiaries of NTS: Director and Managing Member of NTS Management Company, LLC; Secretary of Communications Brokers, Inc.; Secretary of NTS Construction Company; Secretary of Midcom of Arizona, Inc.; and Director and Secretary of Garey M. Wallace Company, Inc.  Mr. Worthington also serves as Director and Vice President of NTS Properties, LC, and Director of NTS Holdings Incorporated.

Mr. Jerry E. Hoover, 60 years of age, is Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of NTS Communications and Treasurer of Xfone USA. Mr. Hoover graduated from Texas Tech University in 1971 and shortly afterward began a career in public accounting.  Mr. Hoover has been a Certified Public Accountant for over 30 years and for the last 20 years has worked with accounting issues unique to the telecommunications industry.  In addition, he has also taught accounting, taxation, and auditing at the university level.  Mr. Hoover was a principal in a major Lubbock accounting firm where he began doing work for NTS Communications in 1984.  He joined NTS Communications on an in-house basis in 1994 as Executive Vice President and Treasurer, and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2000.  Mr. Hoover also serves in the following capacities of the following subsidiaries of NTS: Director  and Manager of NTS Management Company, LLC; Treasurer of Communications Brokers, Inc.; Treasurer of NTS Telephone Company, LLC; Treasurer of Midcom of Arizona, Inc.; and Treasurer of Garey M. Wallace Company, Inc.  Mr. Hoover also serves as the Sole Manager of NTS Telephone Company, LLC; Director and Secretary Treasurer of NTS Properties, LC, and as Director of NTS Holdings Incorporated.
 
Mr. John Mark Burton, 44 years of age, was appointed as the Managing Director of Swiftnet at the completion of the acquisition of Equitalk.co.uk on July 3, 2006. He founded Equitalk.co.uk, the UK’s first fully automated e-telco, in 2000 and has been serving as its Managing Director since then. On August 3, 2006, Mr. Burton was appointed to the Board of Directors of Swiftnet. On August 7, 2006, Mr. Burton was elected as a Chairman to the Board of Directors of Story Telecom, Inc. and Story Telecom Limited (collectively, "Story Telecom"), and on March 31, 2008 he was appointed as Story Telecom's Managing Director. On August 14, 2007, Mr. Burton was appointed as Managing Director and appointed to the Board of Directors of Auracall. Prior to founding Equitalk, Mr. Burton founded Nexus Telecom Limited in 1995. Under his leadership as Managing Director, Nexus designed an award-winning server-based soft switch that gained UK Regulatory and IBM Approval. Prior to Nexus, Mr. Burton worked as Business Development Manager for Griffin International (a telecom messaging company). He has also served as R&D Manager at Nortel Networks with responsibility for engineers in the UK, US and Far East designing a next generation, open architecture PBX. Mr. Burton is a graduate of the University of Liverpool where he earned a BEng degree in Electronic Engineering. He holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management and a CEng MIEE designation from the Institute of Electrical Engineers.  He is a Member of the British Institute of Directors.
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Mr. Roni Haliva, 43 years of age, was appointed as the Managing Director of our Israel based subsidiary, Xfone 018, on August 26, 2007. Mr. Haliva has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunication market. During the last two years, he was Senior Vice President of Bezeq International Ltd., a leading telecommunication services provider in Israel. Prior to this position, he established the marketing and sales division of Malam Group, one of the major IT service providers in Israel, and served as Senior Vice President with overall responsibility for the business development, marketing & sales of the company. Prior to Malam, Mr. Haliva worked as VP Marketing and Sales for Siemens Israel, which is the Regional Company representing the global Siemens conglomerate in Israel. He has also served in various managerial duties in Bezeq, the local exchange carrier in Israel. Mr. Haliva received a Bsc. degree in computers engineering from the Technion (The Israel Institute of Technology). He also holds an MBA from the Ben Gurion University in Israel.
 
Mrs. Bosmat Houston, 48 years of age, has been our Research and Development Manager since our inception. She joined Swiftnet in September 1991 as its Research and Development Manager. Mrs. Houston received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the Technion - Institution of Technology, Haifa Israel in 1986.

Family Relationships
 
Dr. Eyal J. Harish, one of our directors, is a former brother-in-law of Mr. Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board.
 
Mr. Iddo Keinan, son of Mr. Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board, has been employed by our wholly owned UK based subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited since 1998.
 
Mr. Guy Nissenson, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, and other members of the Nissenson family own and control Campbeltown Business Ltd., our major shareholder and a former consultant.
 
Mr. Haim Nissenson, father of Mr. Guy Nissenson, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, is the Managing Director of Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd., our consultant. Dionysos Investments is owned and controlled by certain members of the Nissenson family, other than Guy Nissenson.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
 
No director, person nominated to become a director, executive officer, promoter or control person of the Company has, during the last five years: (i) been convicted in or is currently subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to any Federal or state securities or banking or commodities laws including, without limitation, in any way limiting involvement in any business activity, or finding any violation with respect to such law, nor (iii) has any bankruptcy petition been filed by or against the business of which such person was an executive officer or a general partner, whether at the time of the bankruptcy or for the two years prior thereto.

Board Independence
 
The Company applies the standards of the NYSE Amex, the stock exchange upon which the Company’s Common Stock is listed in the U.S., for determining the independence of the members of its Board of Directors and Board committees. The Board has determined that, as of March 30, 2009, the following directors are independent within these rules: Shemer S. Schwartz, Itzhak Almog, Aviu Ben-Horrin, Israel Singer, Morris Mansour, Eyal Harish and Arie Rosenfeld.
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Board Meetings and Attendance

During fiscal 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors held 15 physical and telephonic meetings.  The Board also approved certain actions by unanimous written consent. With the exception of the directors listed below, all incumbent directors attended, either in person or via telephone, at least 75% of all meetings of the Board that were held in fiscal 2008 during the period in which they served as a director.

Mr. Aviu Ben-Horrin attended at least 73% of all meetings of the Board during fiscal 2008; Mr. Israel Singer attended at least 73% of all meetings of the Board during fiscal 2008; and Mr. Morris Mansour attended at least 45% of all meetings of the Board during fiscal 2008.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Audit Committee

We have an Audit Committee that was formed in a November 24, 2004 Board of Directors meeting. The Audit Committee is composed of three directors: Messrs. Almog, Schwartz and Singer (all three are considered independent directors). Mr. Almog who satisfies the “financial sophistication” requirement was appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee makes decisions regarding our audit, the appointment of auditors, and the inclusion of financial statements in our periodic reports. Issues regarding our 2004 Stock Option Plan and 2007 Stock Incentive Plan are decided by the entire Board of Directors, including the members of the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee is governed by a charter which was originally adopted on November 24, 2004. On January 28, 2008, in accordance with its responsibility to annually review the adequacy of its charter, the Audit Committee and the Board approved amendments to the charter to update it to comply with rules and regulations applicable to the Company that have changed since the charter was last reviewed and to make certain technical, clarifying and non-substantive changes. A copy of the Committee’s current charter as amended is available on the Company’s website, at www.xfone.com.
 
During fiscal 2008, the Audit Committee held 8 physical and telephonic meetings. All incumbent directors serving on the Audit Committee attended, either in person or via telephone, at least 75% of all meetings of the Audit Committee that were held in fiscal 2008 during the period in which they served on the committee, with the exception of Mr. Singer, who attended  at least  60% of such meetings.

Nominating Committee

In addition, we have a Nominating Committee of our Board of Directors, which was established by our Board on December 30, 2007. The primary functions of the Nominating Committee are to assist the Board by identifying individuals qualified to become Board members, to recommend to the Board the director nominees for the Company’s annual meetings of shareholders, and to recommend to the Board director nominees for each Board committee.  The Nominating Committee is comprised of at least two members satisfying the independence requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE Amex. Messrs. Itzhak Almog (Chairman) and Morris Mansour were appointed by the Board as members of the Nominating Committee, to serve in such capacities until their resignation, retirement, removal by the Board, or until their successors are appointed.
 
The Nominating Committee is governed by a charter which was adopted by the Board on December 30, 2007, and then amended on January 15, 2009.  The January 15, 2009 amendments replaced references to the “American Stock Exchange” with “NYSE Alternext US LLC,” the name by which the stock exchange was then known, revised applicable provisions regarding shareholder recommendations and nominations of director candidates to be consistent with the 2009 Amended Bylaws (as described above) and with the Company’s Policy Regarding Shareholder Recommendations and Nominations for Director Candidates (the “Policy”), which was adopted by the Board on  January 15, 2009 (described below), made certain technical, clarifying and non-substantive changes.  A copy of the current charter of the Nominating Committee is available on our website, at www.xfone.com.
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During fiscal 2008, the Nominating Committee did not hold any physical or telephonic meetings.

In addition to its charter, the Nominating Committee operates in accordance with the Policy.  A copy of the Policy is available on our website, at www.xfone.com.  Under the charter and Policy, the Nominating Committee considers candidate recommendations submitted to the Company by any relevant source, including recommendations submitted by the Company's stockholders in accordance with the Policy, management and relevant third parties.  Candidate recommendation submitted by the Company’s stockholders shall be considered by the Nominating Committee in the same manner as candidates recommended to the Nominating Committee from other sources.
 
In evaluating nominees, the Nominating Committee considers such factors as it deems appropriate, such as the current Board composition and whether the candidate would qualify as independent, as well as the candidate’s experience and skills, professional and personal ethics and values, professional commitments, and the existence of any conflicts of interests.
 
Stockholders may recommend director candidates by submitting the recommendation in writing by letter to Xfone, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, at the Company’s offices at 5307 W. Loop 289, Lubbock, Texas 79414, Fax: (806)-788-3398 / Email: alon@xfone.com. Such written letter must include the candidate’s name, home and business contact information, detailed biographical data, relevant qualifications, information regarding any relationships between the candidate and the Company within the last three (3) years, and a written indication by the recommended candidate of her/his willingness to serve. Such recommendations must also include a statement from the recommending shareholder in support of the candidate, particularly within the context of the criteria for Board membership, as described in the charter, including issues of character, integrity, judgment, diversity of experience, independence, area(s) of expertise, corporate experience, length of service, potential conflict(s) of interest and other commitments, and personal references.
 
As described in the Policy, stockholders of record (and holders who hold stock though a nominee) may also nominate directors for election to the Board at an annual meeting at which directors are to be elected and/or re-elected by following the procedures and meeting the deadlines and other requirements set forth in Article 2.4 of our 2009 Amended Bylaws, and/or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Compensation Committee

On December 30, 2007, our Board of Directors also established a Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee was created to assist the Board in the discharge of its responsibilities with respect to the compensation of the Company’s directors and officers. The Compensation Committee is comprised of at least two members satisfying the independence requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE Amex. In addition, each member of the Compensation Committee is required to be a “nonemployee director,” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 issued by the SEC, and an “outside director,” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Messrs Morris Mansour (Chairman) and Shemer S. Schwartz were appointed by the Board as members of the Nominating Committees, to serve in such capacities until their resignation, retirement, removal by the Board, or until their successors are appointed.

The Compensation Committee is governed by a charter which was adopted by the Board on December 30, 2007. A copy of the current charter of the Compensation Committee is available on our website, at www.xfone.com.

During fiscal 2008, the Compensation Committee held 2 physical and telephonic meetings. The Compensation Committee also approved certain actions by unanimous written consent. All incumbent directors serving on the Compensation Committee attended, either in person or via telephone, at least 75% of all meetings of the Compensation Committee that were held in fiscal 2008 during the period in which they served on the committee.

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Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Board has determined that Mr. Itzhak Almog is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined by the SEC and the NYSE Amex, and is “independent” from the Company’s management as that term is defined under the NYSE Amex rules.

Stockholder Communications with the Board

The Company has not implemented a policy or procedure by which its stockholders can communicate directly with our Directors. Nevertheless, every effort has been made to ensure that the views of stockholders are heard by the Board of Directors or individual Directors, as applicable, and that appropriate responses are provided to stockholders in a timely manner. The Company believes it is responsive to stockholder communications, and therefore the Company has not considered it necessary to adopt a formal process for stockholder communications with the Board of Directors. During the upcoming year the Board of Directors will continue to monitor whether it would be appropriate to adopt such a process.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Under the securities laws of the United States, our directors, executive (and certain other) officers, and any persons holding ten percent or more of our Common Stock must report on their ownership of the Common Stock and any changes in that ownership to the SEC. Specific due dates for these reports have been established. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, we believe that all reports required to be filed by Section 16(a) were filed on a timely basis.

Code of Conduct and Ethics

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has adopted and approved a Code of Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) to apply to all of our directors, officers and employees. The Code, which was ratified by the Board, is intended to promote ethical conduct and compliance with laws and regulations, to provide guidance with respect to the handling of ethical issues, to implement mechanisms to report unethical conduct, to foster a culture of honesty and accountability, to deter wrongdoing and to ensure fair and accurate financial reporting. The Code became effective on August 15, 2006.
 
The Code was previously filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K which we filed with the SEC on August 15, 2006, and is also available on our website at www.xfone.com.

ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation
 
The following table summarizes all compensation received for services rendered to the Company during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 by our Chief Executive Officer and two other executive officers other than our Chief Executive Officer who were serving as our executive officers at December 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 (collectively, our “Named Executive Officers”).
 
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Summary Compensation Table
 
Name and Principal Position
Year
Salary
($)
   
Bonus
($)
   
Stock Awards
($)
   
Option Awards
($)
 
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
   
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
 
All Other Compensation (10)
($)
 
Total
($)
Abraham Keinan ,
Chairman of the Board
2008
89,082
(1)
 
-
   
-
   
-
 
293,912
(2)
 
-
 
15,965
(3)
398,959
 
2007
96,043
(1)
                 
254,350
(2)
     
18,796
(3)
369,189
 
2006
94,032
(1)
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
100,710
(4)
   
-
 
35,920
(3)
230,662
Guy Nissenson,
President, CEO, and Director
2008
89,082
(5)
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
290,048
(6)
   
-
 
6,982
(7)
386,112
 
2007
96,043
(5)
                       
242,490
(6)
       
31,294
(7)
338,533
 
2006
94,032
(5)
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
163,381
(8)
   
-
 
26,341
(7)
283,754
Niv Krikov,
Treasurer, CFO and Principal Accounting  Officer  (9)
2008
110,421
     
28,617
     
-
     
-
 
-
     
-
 
-
 
139,038
 
2007
76,030
     
3,650
     
-
     
-
 
-
     
-
 
-
 
79,680
 
2006
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
     
N/A
 
N/A
     
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A

(1)
Salary paid to Mr. Keinan by our U.K. based wholly owned subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited, in connection with his employment as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Keinan has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiftnet since its inception in 1990. The amount shown in the table above for 2006 was paid in British Pound Sterling (£48,000) and has been translated into U.S. dollars for convenience purposes using the rate of exchange of the U.S. dollar at December 31, 2006. The representative rate of exchange of the £ at December 31, 2006 was £1 = $1.959. The amounts shown in the table above for 2007 and 2008 were paid in British Pound Sterling (£48,000 each) and have been translated into U.S. dollars using the average rate of exchange of the U.S. dollar during 2007 and 2008. The average rate of exchange of the £ during 2007 and 2008 was £1 = $2.001 and £1 = $1.856, respectively.
 
(2)
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, the Company and Mr. Keinan entered into a consulting agreement, effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Keinan Consulting Agreement”). The Keinan Consulting Agreement provides that Mr. Keinan shall render the Company advisory, consulting and other services in relation to the business and operations of the Company (excluding its business and operations in the United Kingdom). In consideration of the performance of the Services pursuant to the Keinan Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Keinan a monthly fee of £10,000 ($18,516) which was increased by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee in accordance with the terms described below to £16,000 ($29,627) effective as of June 1, 2008 (the “Fee”). Mr. Keinan invoices the Company at the end of each calendar month, and the Company makes the monthly payments upon receipt of such invoices.  The amount shown reflects the eligibility of Mr. Keinan pursuant to the Keinan Consulting Agreement. As of December 31, 2008 there is $46,696 outstanding balance which is expected to be paid during April 2009.
 
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(3)
The amount shown for 2006 reflects airfare expenses incurred by the Company for the travels of Mr. Keinan’s wife and payments for a leased car for Mr. Keinan’s use during 2006. The amounts shown for 2007 and 2008 reflect payments for a leased car for Mr. Keinan’s use in 2007 and 2008.
 
(4)
On April 2, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a bonus and success fee whereby if the Company receives monthly revenues in excess of $485,000 then Mr. Keinan and our former consultant, Campbeltown Business Ltd. shall receive 1% of such monthly revenues, up to a maximum of one million dollars (the “Bonus and Success Fee”). On April 10, 2003, Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business waived their right to receive 1% of the revenues generated by Story Telecom. On February 8, 2007, an Agreement was entered by and between the Company, Swiftnet, Campbeltown Business, and Mr. Keinan (the “February 8, 2007 Agreement”). The February 8, 2007 Agreement provides that effective as of January 1, 2007, the Bonus and Success Fee is cancelled, and that Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall have no further right to any percentage of our revenues. Mr. Keinan agreed to receive a total amount of only $100,710 as Bonus and Success Fee for 2006, which is reflected in the table above, and waived the remainder.
 
(5)
Salary paid to Mr. Nissenson by our U.K. based wholly owned subsidiary, Swiftnet, in connection with his employment as Director of Business Development. Mr. Nissenson joined Swiftnet in October 1999 and became a member of its Board of Directors in May 2000. Mr. Nissenson had been the Managing Director of Swiftnet from October 2003 until July 2006. The amount shown in the table above for 2006 was paid in British Pound Sterling (£48,000) and has been translated into U.S. dollars for convenience purposes using the rate of exchange of the U.S. dollar at December 31, 2006. The representative rate of exchange of the £ at December 31, 2006 was £1 = $1.959. The amount shown in the table above for 2007 and 2008 were paid in British Pound Sterling (£48,000) and has been translated into U.S. dollars using the average rate of exchange of the U.S. dollar during 2007 and 2008. The average rate of exchange of the £ during 2007 and 2008 was £1 = $2.001 and £1 = $1.856, respectively.
 
(6)
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, the Company and Mr. Nissenson entered into a consulting agreement, effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Nissenson Consulting Agreement”). The Nissenson Consulting Agreement provides that Mr. Nissenson shall render the Company advisory, consulting and other services in relation to the business and operations of the Company (excluding its business and operations in the United Kingdom). In consideration of the performance of the Services pursuant to the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Nissenson a monthly fee of £10,000 ($18,516) which was increased by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee in accordance with the terms described below to £16,000 ($29,627) effective as of June 1, 2008 (the “Fee”). Mr. Nissenson invoices the Company at the end of each calendar month, and the Company makes the monthly payments immediately upon receipt of such invoices.  The amount shown reflects the eligibility of Mr. Nissenson pursuant to the Nissenson Consulting Agreement. As of December 31, 2008 there is $46,696 outstanding balance which is expected to be paid during April 2009.
 
(7)
The amounts shown in the table above reflect airfare expenses incurred by the Company for the travels of Mr. Nissenson’s wife during 2006, 2007 and 2008.
 
(8)
On May 11, 2000, Swiftnet and Mr. Keinan entered into a consulting agreement with Campbeltown Business that provided that Swiftnet will hire Campbeltown Business as its financial and business development consultant and will pay Campbeltown Business £2,000 per month together with an additional monthly performance bonus based upon Swiftnet attaining certain revenue levels (the “Consulting Agreement”). On April 2, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a bonus and success fee whereby if the Company receives monthly revenues in excess of $485,000 then Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall receive 1% of such monthly revenues, up to a maximum of one million dollars (the “Bonus and Success Fee”). On April 10, 2003, Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business waived their right to receive 1% of the revenues generated by Story Telecom. On February 8, 2007, an Agreement was entered by and between the Company, Swiftnet, Campbeltown Business, and Mr. Keinan (the “February 8, 2007 Agreement”). The February 8, 2007 Agreement provides that effective as of January 1, 2007, the Bonus and Success Fee is cancelled, and that Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall have no further right to any percentage of our revenues. The February 8, 2007 Agreement further provides that effective as of January 1, 2007, the Consulting Agreement is terminated. Campbeltown Business agreed to receive a total amount of only $163,381 as compensation under the Consulting Agreement and the Bonus and Success Fee for 2006, and waived the remainder. Campbeltown Business Ltd., a private company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, is owned and controlled by Guy Nissenson and other members of the Nissenson family. Guy Nissenson owns 20% of Campbeltown Business. The compensation is shown in the table above as paid to Guy Nissenson due to his 20% ownership of Campbeltown Business.
 
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(9)
Mr. Niv Krikov has been our Vice President Finance since March 13, 2007, and our Principal Accounting Officer since May 9, 2007. On August 13, 2007, in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company elected Mr. Krikov as its Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Following his election, Mr. Krikov no longer serves as Vice President Finance of the Company, but continues to serve as its Principal Accounting Officer.
 
(10)
The Company acknowledges that on several occasions, consultants may be required to travel frequently for a long duration around the world. Therefore, in order to enable the consultants’ spouses to accompany them on certain lengthy trips for a normal family life, the Company bears travel expenses for the consultants’ spouses.
 
   
Outstanding Equity Awards at 2008 Fiscal Year-End
 
The following table sets forth certain information concerning option awards and stock awards held by our Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 2008. Our Named Executive Officers did not hold any stock awards as of December 31, 2008.
 
   
Option Awards
   
Stock Awards
 
Name
 
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#) Exercisable
   
Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#) Unexercisable
   
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options
(#)
   
Option Exercise Price
($)
   
Option Expiration Date
   
Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested
(#)
   
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested
($)
   
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested
(#)
   
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Vested
($)
 
Abraham Keinan
   
1,500,000
(1)
   
     
     
3.50
   
Nov. 24, 2010
     
     
     
     
 
Guy Nissenson
   
1,500,000
(1)
   
     
     
3.50
   
Nov. 24, 2010
     
     
     
     
 
Niv Krikov
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
 
(1)
These options were granted on November 24, 2004, vested in full on November 24, 2005, and will expire on November 24, 2010.
 

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Employment Agreements; Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Arrangements

Executive Officers
 
The employment arrangements of Mr. Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Guy Nissenson, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, are described in detail under Item 13 of this Annual Report, captioned “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”
 
Niv Krikov

Effective August 13, 2007, in accordance with Board resolutions of the same date, we elected Mr. Niv Krikov, who was serving as our Vice President Finance and Principal Accounting Officer, to serve as our Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer. Following this election, Mr. Krikov no longer serves as Vice President Finance.  Mr. Krikov is entitled to the following employment terms for his positions of Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer: A monthly gross salary of NIS 33,000 (approximately $7,809) (the “Salary”); Executive insurance - we allocate 13.3% of the Salary (8.3% for severance payments and 5% for remuneration), and Mr. Krikov allocates 5% of the Salary. The insurance includes a loss of working capacity coverage (up to 2.5%) that we pay; Continuing education fund - we allocate 7.5% of the Salary and Mr. Krikov allocates 2.5% of the Salary; a Company car, including fuel expenses; a Company mobile phone; 19 days of paid vacation per each employment year. The timing of the vacation will be coordinated with our Chief Executive Officer. Recuperation payments as provided by the applicable collective agreement in Israel.  Mr. Krikov will be granted options to purchase a certain amount of shares of our Common Stock as to be recommended by our Chief Executive Officer and approved of the Board of Directors. Such options are intended to be granted under and subject to the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. We and Mr. Krikov may terminate the employment of Mr. Krikov upon 30 days prior notice. Mr. Krikov is based at our subsidiary’s executive offices in Israel.

On May 29, 2008, the Board of Directors, following the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, granted a bonus of $30,000 to Mr. Krikov in consideration for his efforts and services to us to date.  All other employment terms of Mr. Krikov, including the amount of his Salary, remain unchanged.

Significant Employees
 
Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Hoover and Brad Worthington
 
NTS Communications, Inc. ("NTS") entered into Employment Agreements with each of Barbara Baldwin, who, prior to our acquisition of NTS, served as NTS’ President and CEO, Jerry Hoover, who, prior to our acquisition of NTS, served as NTS’ Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, and Brad Worthington, who, prior to our acquisition of NTS, served as NTS’ Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer (each an “NTS Officer,” and collectively the “NTS Officers”). The Employment Agreements provide for continued employment of the NTS Officers with NTS in their respective capacities, and are for five-year terms each, effective as of February 26, 2008.
 
The Employment Agreements provide for initial annual salaries for Ms. Baldwin of $273,000, and $243,840 for each of Messrs. Hoover and Worthington, and annual salaries (not less than the NTS Officer’s respective initial annual salary) to be determined by NTS’ Board of Directors for each year of employment thereafter. In addition, the NTS Officers are entitled to one-time signing bonuses in the amount of $500,000 for Ms. Baldwin and $243,840 for each of Messrs. Hoover and Worthington on the effective date of the Employment Agreements.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreements, the NTS Officers were granted the following stock option awards under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan on February 26, 2008: Ms. Baldwin was granted options to purchase 250,000 shares of our Common Stock, and each of Messrs. Hoover and Worthington was granted options to purchase 400,000 shares of our Common Stock. Each option is immediately exercisable, expires five years from the grant date, and has an exercise price of $2.794, which is 10% over the average closing price of our Common Stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding August 22, 2007, the execution date of the Purchase Agreement. Additionally, the Employment Agreements provide that at the end of each NTS Officer’s second year of his or her employment, he or she will be granted options to purchase 267,000 shares of our Common Stock, which will be immediately exercisable at $5.00 per share, and will expire five years from such grant date.

The Employment Agreements may be terminated upon the death of the NTS Officers, for cause (immediately upon notice from NTS to the NTS Officer), for good reason (following thirty days’ prior notice from NTS to the NTS Officer), for any reason other than for good reason, or upon the disability of the NTS Officer, each as defined in the Employment Agreements. The NTS Officers are entitled to the following payments upon such termination:

1.      If the NTS Officer terminates the Employment Agreement for good reason, NTS will pay the NTS Officer his or her salary for the remainder of the employment term, except that if the NTS Officer obtains other employment during that time, such salary payments will be reduced by the amount received with respect to such other employment.

2.      If the NTS Officer terminates his employment for any reason other than for good reason, the NTS Officer will be entitled to receive his or her salary only through the date such termination is effective, and any unexercised vested options to purchase our Common Stock and rights to receive any additional options to purchase our Common Stock shall be cancelled.

3.      If NTS terminates the Employment Agreement for cause, the NTS Officer will be entitled to receive his or her salary through the date such termination is effective, and any options for our Common Stock issued in any year subsequent to Employment Year 1 shall be cancelled.

4.      If the Employment Agreement is terminated because of the NTS Officer’s death, the NTS Officer will be entitled to receive his or her salary through the end of the calendar month in which his or her death occurs, and any right to receive any additional options to purchase our Common Stock shall be cancelled.

5.      If the Employment Agreement expires after the performance of the full term and NTS and the NTS Officer cannot agree on the terms for an extension of the Employment Agreement or a new employment agreement to replace the Employment Agreement, and the NTS Officer terminates employment, then the NTS Officer will be entitled to receive as severance pay his or her salary for a period of three (3) months following the date of such termination.

6.      If the Employment Agreement is terminated by either party as a result of the NTS Officer’s disability, NTS will pay the NTS Officer his or her salary through the remainder of the calendar month during which such termination is effective and any right to receive any additional options for our Common Stock shall be cancelled.
 
In the event of any termination of employment by the NTS Officers for any reason other than death, disability or for good reason, the NTS Officers have agreed to pay to NTS the following amounts as liquidated damages:
 
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Employment Year during which such termination occurs:
 
Ms. Baldwin
   
Mr. Hoover
   
Mr. Worthington
 
Year 1
 
$
773,000
   
$
487,680
   
$
487,680
 
Year 2
 
$
618,400
   
$
390,144
   
$
390,144
 
Year 3
 
$
463,800
   
$
292,608
   
$
292,608
 
Year 4
 
$
309,200
   
$
195,072
   
$
195,072
 
Year 5
 
$
154,600
   
$
97,536
   
$
97,536
 

The NTS Officers are permitted to participate in such life insurance, hospitalization, major medical, and other executive benefit plans of NTS that may be in effect from time to time. However, the NTS Officers’ accrual of, or participation in plans providing for, such benefits will cease on the effective date of the termination of the Employment Agreement, and the NTS Officer will be entitled to accrued benefits pursuant to such plans only as provided in such plans.
 
The NTS Officers have also agreed to confidentiality and non-disclosure of confidential information during and following the employment period, as well as customary non-competition and non-interference for the greater of (i) five (5) years from the date of the Employment Agreement or (ii) the employment period and for a period of two (2) years following the date that the employment ends.
 
The Employment Agreements also provide piggyback registration rights for the NTS Officers from the effective date of the Employment Agreement through the expiration or termination of the Employment Agreements, to register for resale the shares of our Common Stock they own as a result of exercising any of the options granted pursuant to the Employment Agreements. The 1,000,000 shares underlying the abovementioned options were subsequently registered for resale, on a Registration Statement on Form S-1 which we filed with the SEC (File No. 333-150305), which was declared effective by the SEC on September 2, 2008.

John Mark Burton
 
A July 3, 2006 Service Agreement between the Company, Swiftnet Limited and John Mark Burton (otherwise known as “Executive” in the service agreement), the Managing Director of our UK based subsidiaries, Swiftnet, Equitalk.co.uk, Auracall, and Story Telecom, provides for an employment term for Mr. Burton for an indefinite period, terminable by either party giving to the other three months notice, if given during the first six months of the agreement, and thereafter, Swiftnet must provide Mr. Burton with no less than six months notice, and Mr. Burton must provide Swiftnet with no less than three months written notice, to terminate the agreement.

The agreement provides that Mr. Burton is entitled to a salary at a rate of £70,000 (approximately $99,120) per year, inclusive of any directors’ fees payable to him, payable by equal monthly installments in arrears on the last day of each month. In addition, Mr. Burton is entitled to bonus compensation as follows:
 
1. Within fourteen (14) days from the date of the agreement, we will grant the Executive, under our 2004 Stock Option Plan, 300,000 options for restricted shares of Common Stock, at a strike price of $3.50 per share. Such options shall vest as follows: 75,000 options on the first anniversary of this agreement and 18,750 each quarter thereafter during which he is employed by Swiftnet. Such options may be exercised at any time before the tenth anniversary of the date of the agreement.

2. On or before August 31, 2006, the Executive will be paid a bonus of £4,000 ($5,664) if he has produced a business plan that the Board approves for execution in writing.

3. On or before October 31, 2006, the Executive will be paid a bonus equal to twelve percent (12%) of the revenues referable for the month of September 2006 from former customers of Equitalk, which have transferred to Swiftnet and whose CLIs and other details have been entered into Swiftnet’s system and set up so as to ensure that their calls are routed by means of Swiftnet’s switch by 30 September 2006. If such former customers have not paid in relation to such revenues by December 31, 2006, then the Executive shall repay to Swiftnet within thirty (30) days, the portion of the bonus that relates to the non-collected revenues.

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4. If the share capital of Swiftnet, the Company or any Associated Company of either is admitted to a recognized investment exchange in the United Kingdom (a “Listing”) at any time during the course of the Executive’s employment, the Executive will be paid a bonus of one point thirty three percent (1.33%) of the amount raised on such a Listing. Such bonus will be subject to any applicable law and appropriate approvals from the American Stock Exchange, the SEC and/or a UK Recognized Stock Exchange and shall be paid as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Listing by way of the grant of options or warrants (exercisable at any time within 5 years of the date of grant subject to any lock-in periods agreed as part of the Listing process) exercisable into restricted shares of our Common Stock. Such options or warrants will be priced at the issue price of the Listing, according to the Black Scholes option - pricing model, with a volatility of ninety percent (90%).

5. If Swiftnet, the Company or any Associated Company acquires the shares, assets of undertaking of any company or business in the United Kingdom (an “Acquisition”) at any time during the course of the Executive’s employment, the Executive will be paid a bonus of one point thirty three percent (1.33%) of the value of the Acquisition. Such bonus will be subject to any applicable law and appropriate approvals from the American Stock Exchange and/or the SEC and shall be paid as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of the Acquisition and may be satisfied by Swiftnet by procuring that we allot restricted shares of Common Stock to the Executive to the value of such bonus.

6. On or before August 31, 2006, the Executive and Swiftnet will agree a bonus scheme linked to his individual performance. An on-target bonus of £4,000 per month will be payable for each month, such targets to be set so as to reward the Executive for improving the profitability and revenue of Swiftnet, whilst giving him a realistic chance of reaching them. The bonus will be paid monthly in arrears and there shall be no entitlement to receive any bonus once the Executive’s employment has terminated. We and the Executive will agree a formula to pay the Executive a reduced bonus if targets are not met and an increased bonus if targets are exceeded.

7. The Executive is entitled to the same piggyback registration rights with respect to our securities allotted to the Executive under the service agreement, as those enumerated in Clause 3.5 and Schedule 13 of the May 25, 2006 Agreement to purchase Equitalk.co.uk.

The service agreement further provides for payment of a sum equal to 7.5% of the Executive’s salary for way of a contribution to his personal pension scheme, and provides for medical insurance, a company car, reimbursement for reasonable business expenses, customary ancillary benefits. Mr. Burton has agreed to preserve all confidential and proprietary information relating to Swiftnet’s business during and after the term of his employment, and he has also agreed to a non-competition provision that is in effect during the term of his employment and for a period of 6 months after termination, and a non-solicitation provisions that is in effect during the term of the service agreement and for a period of 1 year after termination.
 
Swiftnet may at any time and in its absolute discretion (whether or not any notice of termination has been given by Swiftnet) terminate the service agreement with immediate effect and make a payment in lieu of notice, for termination under certain circumstances. This payment shall comprise the Executive’s basic salary (at the rate payable when this option is exercised) and any bonus, pension contributions or any other benefits and shall be subject to deductions for income tax and national insurance contributions as appropriate (the “Payment in Lieu”). The Executive will not, under any circumstances, have any right to payment in lieu unless the Company has exercised its option to pay in lieu of notice. The Payment in Lieu may, at Swiftnet’s sole discretion, be made at the date that the termination of the Executive’s employment is effected by Swiftnet. During any such period the Executive is required to keep Swiftnet informed on a monthly basis as to his earnings and the Executive agrees that Swiftnet may deduct any monies he earns as a consultant or employee during that period from the Payment in Lieu.
 
Swiftnet may also suspend the Executive for up to ninety (90) days on full pay to allow it to investigate any complaint made against the Executive in relation to his employment with Swiftnet.
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On July 11, 2006, and in conjunction with his service agreement, our Board of Directors approved the grant of 300,000 options, under and subject to its 2004 Stock Option Plan, to Mr. Burton. The options are convertible on a one to one basis into restricted shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.50, and have a term of ten years. The vesting of the options will be over a period of 4 years as follows: 75,000 options were vested on July 3, 2007. Thereafter, 18,750 options are vested every 3 months for the following 3 years.

On January 15, 2009, Swiftnet and Mr. Burton entered into an agreement amending certain terms of his July 3, 2006 Service Agreement (the “2009 Amendment”).  The 2009 Amendment provided, among other things, that:

1.      Mr. Burton’s annual salary was increased to £76,000 (approximately $107,616) effective January 1, 2009;

2.      Mr. Burton is eligible to earn a EBITDA Generation cash bonus of £24,000 (approximately $33,984) for achieving a certain pre-established EBITDA for Swiftnet for 2009 based on the agreed upon UK Consolidated 2009 budget.  If the target EBITDA is not met, then Mr. Burton’s bonus will be adjusted as follows:

a.  
If the EBITDA target is missed by x%, then the EBITDA Generation Bonus payable will be £24,000 x (1-x%).

b.  
If the EBITDA target is missed by more than 25%, then no bonus is payable.

c.  
If the EBITDA target is exceeded, then Mr. Burton will be paid 5% of the additional EBITDA generated, up to a maximum of £50,000.

3.      Mr. Burton is eligible to earn a cash bonus for achieving an increase in US consolidated sales during the year ended December 31, 2009, over and above the sales for the year ended December 31, 2008. This bonus will be equal to 1.5% of the increase in sales, but is capped at £100,000.  This annual bonus is payable only if the EBITDA target has been exceeded, and the new sales have a positive gross margin.

4.      Bonuses are payable within 15 days of the date by which the UK consolidated audited accounts for 2009 are approved by the UK companies boards.  Late payments of bonuses earn interest at Barclays Base rate plus 2%.

5.      Mr. Burton’s remuneration package will be reviewed annually in December of each year, and any changes will be effective as of January 1 of the following year.

Roni Haliva
 
An employment contract dated August 26, 2007 (the “Contract”) between Xfone 018 Ltd., our majority-owned Israel based subsidiary, and Roni Haliva, its General Manager, provides that Mr. Haliva will be paid a base salary of NIS 36,000 (approximately $8,519) per month, linked to the rate of increase of the Israeli Consumer Prices Index, and will also be entitled to annual bonus payments which will be determined based upon Xfone 018’s achievement of certain performance targets related to its annual budget (the “Targets”) as proposed by Mr. Haliva and fixed by Xfone 018’s Board of Directors annually (the “Success Bonuses”).
 
Mr. Haliva also was paid a budget preparation bonus of NIS 6,000 (approximately $1,420) for the months of September, October and November of 2007. The Contract also provides for allocations to a pension plan and continuing education fund for Mr. Haliva’s benefit, as well as the receipt of convalescent pay, payments in connection with a sale of Xfone 018’s shares or business under certain circumstances, use of a company car, and other customary ancillary benefits. Mr. Haliva has agreed to preserve all confidential and proprietary information relating to Xfone 018’s business during and after the term of his employment, and he has agreed to non-competition and non-solicitation provisions that are in effect during the term of the Contract and for one year thereafter.
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Mr. Haliva will also be entitled to receive the following number of options to purchase shares of our Common Stock under the Company’s 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. The options are described in Appendix A to the Contract, which was approved by our Board of Directors and we entered into on August 26, 2007:

1. Within 30 days of adoption of the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, Mr. Haliva will be granted options to purchase 300,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.50 per share, of which (i) options to purchase 75,000 shares will be exercisable after 12 months have elapsed from the commencement of his employment, but not before the qualifying date (the “First Exercise Date”); and (ii) options to purchase 18,750 shares will be exercisable at the end of every 3 month period, beginning after 3 months have elapsed from the First Exercise Date.

2. At the end of each calendar year between 2008 and 2011, and upon the achievement by Xfone 018 100% of its Targets for each such year, Mr. Haliva will be granted options to purchase 25,000 shares of our Common Stock under the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, for an exercise price of $3.50 per share, which will be exercisable 30 days after we publish our annual financial statements for such year.
 
All options will expire 120 days after termination of Mr. Haliva’s employment with Xfone 018.
 
The Contract may be terminated by either party at any time, upon 120 days prior written notice during the first year of Mr. Haliva’s employment, and upon 180 days prior written notice during the second year of employment and thereafter.

As of March 31, 2009, Mr. Haliva was granted Success Bonuses for fiscal year 2008 in the aggregate amount of NIS 148,663 (approximately $35,178). Of that amount, NIS 24,022 (approximately $5,684) was paid in 2009.
 
Bosmat Houston
 
The employment agreement dated January 1, 2000, as amended from time to time through salary review letters, between Swiftnet Limited and Bosmat Houston, Research and Development Manager, provides for employment for an unspecified term on an “at will” basis. Either Swiftnet of Ms. Houston may terminate the agreement upon three-months written notice; however, if Ms. Houston is in violation of the agreement, Swiftnet may terminate her employment without notice. The agreement provides that Ms. Houston be paid an annual salary of £54,000 (approximately $76,464) payable monthly on the first day of each month. Ms. Houston has agreed to preserve all confidential and proprietary information relating to the Company’s business during and for a period of 3 years after the term of her employment. She has also agreed to non-competition provision for a period of one year after termination of the agreement.

On February 6, 2005, Ms. Houston was granted options to purchase 150,000 shares of our Common Stock under the 2004 Stock Option Plan at an exercise price of $3.50 per share, vesting over a period of 4 years as follows: 25% of the options are vested after a year from the date of grant. Thereafter, 1/16 of the options are vested every 3 months for the following 3 years. The options expire 5.5 years from the date of grant.

Agreements with Wade Spooner and Ted Parsons, former employees of Xfone USA, Inc.

Background

In connection with our acquisition of WS Telecom, Inc., and its merger with and into Xfone USA, Inc. which was consummated on March 10, 2005, an Employment Agreement was entered into between Xfone USA and each of Wade Spooner, WS Telecom Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Spooner Employment Agreement”), and Ted Parsons, WS Telecom’s Executive President and Chief Marketing Officer (the “Parsons Employment Agreement’).  Mr. Spooner served as Xfone USA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Parsons served as Xfone USA’s Executive President and Chief Marketing Officer, from March 10, 2005 through the date of expiration of their Employment Agreement on March 10, 2008.  On March 11, 2008, Xfone USA notified each of Mr. Spooner and Mr. Parsons in writing that Xfone USA was not renewing his Employment Agreement, and their respective employment with Xfone USA ended at the close of business on March 11, 2008.
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Spooner Separation Agreement and Spooner Warrants Issued Thereunder

On August 15, 2008, we, Xfone USA and Mr. Spooner entered into a Separation Agreement and Release (the “Spooner Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Spooner forever released and discharged us, Xfone USA, NTS Communications, Inc., the Oberon Group, LLC and their respective affiliates (including subsidiaries), shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and attorneys (in their individual and representative capacities), including, without limitation Guy Nissenson, Barbara Baldwin and Adam Breslawsky (collectively the “Released Entities and Persons”), and Xfone USA has forever released and discharged Mr. Spooner and his agents and attorneys (in their individual and representative capacities) from any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, debts, promises, liabilities, obligations, liens, costs, expenses, attorney’s fees, indemnities, subrogations  (contractual or equitable) or duties, of any nature, character or description whatsoever, arising from or relating to, directly or indirectly, Mr. Spooner’s employment and discontinuation of employment with Xfone USA.

The Spooner Separation Agreement provided that Mr. Spooner was entitled to an aggregate 321,452 Common Stock purchase warrants, as follows (collectively, the “Spooner Warrants’):

1.      300,000 non-tradable warrants (“Spooner New Warrants”) to purchase shares of our restricted Common Stock for a term of five (5) years from the date of issuance,  convertible on a one-to-one basis at a strike price of $3.63 per share; and

2.      21,452 non-tradable warrants convertible on a one to one basis into our restricted Common Stock, of which 2,483 warrants will expire on December 30, 2010 and have a strike price of $3.04 per share, and the remaining 18,969 of the warrants will expire on March 31, 2011 and have a strike price of $3.26 per share (collectively, the “Spooner Additional Acquisition Bonus Warrants”), issuable in full settlement and satisfaction of any Acquisition Bonus Warrants due to Mr. Spooner under Section 3.4 of his Employment Agreement.

The issuance of the Spooner Warrants was subject to the approval of the NYSE Amex, the TASE and/or any other applicable exchange or market where our Common Stock is traded.  We received approval from the NYSE Amex on March 27, 2009.  Approval from the TASE had been granted on August 27, 2008, but expired on February 25, 2009. The issuance of the Spooner Warrants is pending our receipt of new approval from the TASE.
 
Mr. Spooner was also granted piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares underlying the Spooner Warrants for a period of five years from the date of the Spooner Separation Agreement.

In addition, Xfone USA agreed to pay Mr. Spooner $210,000.00 in cash, payable in twenty four (24) bi-monthly payments of $8,750.00 on the 15th and the last day of each month or on the next business day if a payment date falls on either a weekend or holiday, beginning on August 23, 2008.  To date, Xfone USA has paid Mr. Spooner $122,500 pursuant to the terms of the Spooner Separation Agreement.

Pursuant to the Spooner Separation Agreement the terms and conditions of the confidentiality, non-compete and non-interference provisions provided for in Mr. Spooner’s Employment Agreement were ratified and remain in full force and effect.  Under the Employment Agreement, Mr. Spooner agreed to preserve all confidential and proprietary information relating to Xfone USA’s business, including executive inventions after the term of his employment, and he agreed to non-competition and non-non-interference provisions that are in effect for two years after the date of his termination of employment.

Mr. Spooner has agreed to return to Xfone USA all documents (and all copies thereof) and any and all other Xfone USA property in Spooner’s possession, custody or control, and to cooperate, for a period of one year from the date of the Spooner Separation Agreement, in connection with any action or proceeding which relates to the Company and/or its affiliates.  Xfone USA agreed to pay Mr. Spooner a consulting fee of $200 per hour for each hour exceeding 5 hours per month and reimburse Mr. Spooner for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses pre-approved by us (such as hotel and travel expenses) incurred by Mr. Spooner in connection with such cooperation following its receipt of Mr. Spooner's appropriately itemized request.  Consulting payments and expense reimbursement shall be paid on the 15th of the month following the month in which such fee or expense was incurred, or on the next business day if a payment date falls in either a weekend or holiday.
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Any breach of Mr. Spooner’s obligations under certain sections of his Employment Agreement or Separation Agreement that are not cured as provided in the Separation Agreement, will result in a forfeiture of the cash payment, forfeiture of the Spooner New Warrants, and will give Xfone USA the right to purchase any of our Common Stock acquired by exercise of any of the Spooner New Warrants granted pursuant to the Separation Agreement at the strike price therefore.

Parsons Separation Agreement and Parsons Warrants Issued Thereunder

On August 15, 2008, we, Xfone USA and Mr. Parsons entered into a Separation Agreement and Release (the “Parsons Separation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Parsons Separation Agreement, Mr. Parsons forever released and discharged us, Xfone USA, NTS Communications, Inc., the Oberon Group, LLC and their respective affiliates (including subsidiaries), shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents and attorneys (in their individual and representative capacities), including, without limitation Guy Nissenson, Barbara Baldwin and Adam Breslawsky (collectively the “Released Entities and Persons”), and Xfone USA has forever released and discharged Mr. Parsons and his agents and attorneys (in their individual and representative capacities) from any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, debts, promises, liabilities, obligations, liens, costs, expenses, attorney’s fees, indemnities, subrogations  (contractual or equitable) or duties, of any nature, character or description whatsoever, arising from or relating to, directly or indirectly, Mr. Parsons’ employment and discontinuation of employment with Xfone USA.

The Parsons Separation Agreement provided that Mr. Parsons is entitled to an aggregate 160,727 Common Stock purchase warrants, as follows (collectively, the “Parsons Warrants’):

1.      150,000 non-tradable warrants (“Parsons New Warrants”) to purchase shares of our restricted Common Stock for a term of five (5) years from the date of issuance, convertible on a one-to-one basis at a strike price of $3.63 per share; and

2. 10,727 non-tradable warrants convertible on a one to one basis into our restricted Common Stock, of which 1,242 warrants will expire on December 30, 2010 and have a strike price of $3.04 per share, and the remaining 9,485 of the warrants will expire on March 31, 2011 and have a strike price of $3.26 per share (collectively, the “Parsons Additional Acquisition Bonus Warrants”), issuable in full settlement and satisfaction of any Acquisition Bonus Warrants due to Mr. Parsons under Section 3.4 of his Employment Agreement.

The issuance of the Parsons Warrants was subject to the approval of the NYSE Amex, the TASE and/or any other applicable exchange or market where our Common Stock is traded.  We received approval from the NYSE Amex on March 27, 2009.  Approval from the TASE had been granted on August 27, 2008, but expired on February 25, 2009. The issuance of the Parsons Warrants is pending our receipt of new approval from the TASE.

Mr. Parsons was also granted piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares underlying the Parsons Warrants for a period of five years from the date of the Parsons Separation Agreement.

In addition, Xfone USA agreed to pay Mr. Parsons $115,340.00 in cash, payable in twenty four (24) bi-monthly payments of $4,805.84 on the 15th and the last day of each month or on the next business day if a payment date falls on either a weekend or holiday, beginning on August 23, 2008.  To date, Xfone USA has paid Mr. Parsons $67,282 pursuant to the terms of the Parsons Separation Agreement.
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Pursuant to the Parsons Separation Agreement the terms and conditions of the confidentiality, non-compete and non-interference provisions provided for in Mr. Parsons’ Employment Agreement were ratified and remain in full force and effect.  Under his Employment Agreement, Mr. Parsons agreed to preserve all confidential and proprietary information relating to Xfone USA’s business, including executive inventions after the term of his employment, and he agreed to non-competition and non-non-interference provisions that are in effect for two years after the date of his termination of employment.

Mr. Parsons has agreed to return to Xfone USA all documents (and all copies thereof) and any and all other Xfone USA property in Parsons’ possession, custody or control, and to cooperate, for a period of one year from the date of the Separation Agreement, in connection with any action or proceeding which relates to the Company and/or its affiliates.  Xfone USA agreed to pay Mr. Parsons a consulting fee of $100 per hour for each hour exceeding 5 hours per month and reimburse Mr. Parsons for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses pre-approved by us (such as hotel and travel expenses) incurred by Mr. Parsons in connection with such cooperation following its receipt of Mr. Parsons' appropriately itemized request.  Consulting payments and expense reimbursement shall be paid on the 15th of the month following the month in which such fee or expense was incurred, or on the next business day if a payment date falls in either a weekend or holiday.

Any breach of his obligations under certain sections of the Parsons Employment Agreement or the Parsons Separation Agreement that are not cured as provided in the Separation Agreement, will result in a forfeiture of the cash payment, forfeiture of the Parsons New Warrants, and will give Xfone USA the right to purchase any of our Common Stock acquired by exercise of any of the Parsons New Warrants granted pursuant to the Separation Agreement at the strike price therefore.

Director Compensation for 2008
 
Compensation for Board Services and Reimbursement of Expenses
 
The Company does not compensate Directors who also serve as executive officers of the Company for their services on the Board. During fiscal 2008, the Company compensated all its non-employed Directors for participation at meetings of the Board and Committees of the Board as follows: (a) $250 - for physical participation at each meeting of the Board or Committee of the Board; plus (b) $100 - for participation via the telephone at each meeting of the Board or Committee of the Board. In addition, the Company reimbursed its non-employed Directors for expenses incurred in connection with Board services. These expenses are reviewed and pre-approved by the President of the Company.
 
The following table reflects all compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to the Company’s Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
 
Name
 
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1)
($)
   
Stock Awards
($)
   
Options Awards
($)(2)
   
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
   
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
   
All Other Compensation
($)
   
Total
($)
 
Abraham Keinan(3)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Guy Nissenson(3)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Eyal J. Harish(4)
   
1,150
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,150
 
Shemer S. Schwartz (5)
   
2,250
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,250
 
Itzhak Almog(6)
   
2,850
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,850
 
Aviu Ben-Horrin(7)
   
1,250
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
1,250
 
Israel Singer(8)
   
2,200
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,200
 
Morris Mansour(9)
   
700
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
700
 
Arie Rosenfeld(10)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
 
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(1)  
These amounts will be paid in April 2009.
 
(2)  
The amount shown in the table reflects the dollar amount recognized for fiscal 2008 financial statement reporting purposes of the outstanding stock options granted to the directors in accordance with FAS 123R.
 
(3)  
The Company does not compensate Directors who also serve as executive officers for their services on the Board. Accordingly, Mr. Keinan and Mr. Nissenson did not receive any compensation for their service on the Company’s Board during fiscal 2008.
 
(4)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Harish held 75,000 options, fully exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 and with expiration date of November 24, 2010.
 
(5)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Schwartz held 75,000 options, fully exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 and with expiration date of November 24, 2010.
 
(6)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Almog held 25,000 options, fully exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 and with expiration date of October 30, 2012.
 
(7)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Ben-Horrin held 25,000 options, fully exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50 and with expiration date of November 24, 2010.
 
(8)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Singer held 20,000 options, which vested in full on June 5, 2008, one year from grant date, are exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50, and will expire on June 5, 2013.
 
(9)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Mansour held 20,000 options, which vested in full on June 5, 2008, one year from grant date, are exercisable at an exercise price of $3.50, and will expire on June 5, 2013.
 
(10)  
As of December 31, 2008, Mr. Rosenfeld held no options.
 
ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table sets forth, as of March 30, 2009, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock by each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock and by each of our current directors and executive officers. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock, except as otherwise indicated. Information relating to beneficial ownership of Common Stock by our principal stockholders and management is based upon information furnished by each person using “beneficial ownership” concepts under the rules of the Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to invest or dispose, or to direct the investment or disposition of, the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. We are unaware of any contract or arrangement which could result in a change in control of the Company.
 
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The following table assumes, based on our stock records, that there are 18,376,075 shares issued and outstanding as of March 30, 2009.

Title
of Class
Name, Title & Address of Beneficial Owner
 
Amount of
Beneficial Ownership
 
Nature of
Ownership
 
Percent
of Class
 
Common
Abraham Keinan(1)(3)
Chairman of the Board
4 Wycombe Gardens
London NW11 8AL
United Kingdom
   
4,808,000
 
Direct
   
24.19
%
Common
Guy Nissenson(2)(3)
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director,
3A Finchley Park
London N12 9JS
United Kingdom
   
2,815,000
 
Direct/Indirect
   
14.16
%
Common
Eyal J. Harish(4)
Director
18 Bloch St.
Tel Aviv, Israel
   
75,000
 
Direct
   
0.41
%
Common
Shemer S. Schwartz(5)
Director
5 Israel Galili St.
Kefar Saba, Israel
   
83,900
 
Direct
   
0.45
%
Common
Aviu Ben-Horrin(6)
Director
40 Jabotinski St.
Kefar Sava, Israel
   
25,000
 
Direct
   
0.14
%
Common
Itzhak Almog(7)
Director
7/A Moledet St.
Hod Hasharon, Israel
   
25,000
 
Direct
   
0.14
%
Common
Morris Mansour(8)
Director
31 Tenterden Gardens
London NW4 1TG, United Kingdom
   
20,000
 
Direct
   
0.11
%
Common
Israel Singer(9)
Director
63 Ben Eliezer St.
Ramat Gan, Israel
   
20,000
 
Direct
   
0.11
%
Common
Arie Rosenfeld
Director
9, Clos de Wagram
1180 Brussels, Belgium
   
0
 
N/A
   
--
 
Common
Directors and Executive Officers as a group (9 persons)
   
7,666,500
 
Direct
   
39.71
%
Common
Scott Richard L(10)
700 11th street South, Suite 101
Naples, FL 34102
   
3,443,121
 
Indirect
   
17.96
%
Common
Gagnon Securities LLC(11)(12)
1370 Ave. of the Americas, Suite 2400
New York, NY 10019
   
1,896,156
 
Indirect
   
10.28
%
Common
Neil Gagnon(11)(12)
1370 Ave. of the Americas, Suite 2400
New York, NY 10019
   
2,712,137
 
Direct/Indirect
   
14.42
%

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(1)  
Until June 23, 2004, Abraham Keinan indirectly held 1,302,331 shares of our Common Stock through Vision Consultants Limited, a Nassau, Bahamas incorporated company that is 100% owned by Mr. Keinan. On June 23, 2004, the shares held by Vision Consultants Limited were transferred to Mr. Keinan as an individual. In addition, certain stockholders provided Mr. Keinan and Mr. Nissenson with irrevocable proxies representing a total of 2.25% of our Common Stock. On November 24, 2004, our board of directors issued 1,500,000 options to Mr. Keinan on the following terms: Option exercise price - $3.5, vesting date - 12 month from the date of grant, expiration date - 5 years from the vesting date. Mr. Keinan’s 4,808,000 shares of Common Stock include 1,500,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(2)  
Guy Nissenson, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, holds 111,500 shares of our Common Stock and has indirect beneficial ownership of 1,203,500 shares of our Common Stock and direct beneficial ownership of 1,500,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report. In addition, certain stockholders provided Mr. Nissenson and Mr. Keinan with irrevocable proxies representing a total of 5.59% of our Common Stock. To the extent that we issue any shares to Abraham Keinan, Campbeltown Business Ltd. has the right to purchase or acquire such number of our shares on the same terms and conditions so that the relative percentage ownership of Abraham Keinan and Campbeltown Business Ltd. remains the same. On November 24, 2004, our board of directors issued 1,500,000 options to Mr. Nissenson on the following terms: Option exercise price - $3.5, vesting date - 12 month from the date of grant, expiration date - 5 years from the vesting date.

(3)  
Our Chairman of the Board, Abraham Keinan, and our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Guy Nissenson, exercise significant control over stockholder matters through a September 28, 2004 Voting Agreement between Mr. Keinan, Mr. Nissenson and Campbeltown Business Ltd., an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Nissenson and his family. This agreement is for a term of 10 years and provides that: (a) Messrs Keinan and Nissenson and Campbeltown Business, Ltd. agree to vote any shares of our Common Stock controlled by them only in such manner as previously agreed by all these parties; and (b) in the event of any disagreement regarding the manner of voting, a party to the agreement will not vote any shares, unless all the parties have settled the disagreement.

(4)  
Dr. Eyal J. Harish is the former brother-in-law of Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board. Dr. Harish holds 75,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(5)  
Mr. Shemer S. Schwartz holds 8,900 shares of our Common Stock and 75,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(6)  
Mr. Aviu Ben-Horrin holds 25,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(7)  
Mr. Itzhak Almog holds 25,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(8)  
Mr. Morris Mansour holds 20,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(9)  
Mr. Israel Singer holds 20,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options, exercisable within 60 days from the date of this Annual Report.

(10)  
According to a Form 4 filed on November 14, 2008, , Richard L Scott, the controlling member of XFN RLSI Investments, LLC , located at 28 West 44th Street, Suite 1111, New York, NY 10036 (“XFN RLSI”), may be deemed to beneficially own 2,643,121 shares of our Common Stock owned by XFN RLSI.   According to a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on September 8, 2008, Mr. Scott may also be deemed to beneficially own a warrant owned by XFN RLSI to purchase an additional 800,000 shares of Common Stock, for aggregate beneficial ownership of 3,443,121 shares. The table reflects beneficial ownership of all shares and the warrant.

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(11)  
 According to a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 18, 2009 by Gagnon Securities LLC and Neil Gagnon (the “Gagnon 13G/A”), Gagnon Securities LLC, a registered investment adviser, in its role as investment manager to several customer accounts, foundations, partnerships, trusts, and private investment funds (collectively, the “Funds”) to which it furnishes investment advice, may be deemed to beneficially own 1,896,156 shares of our Common Stock which are owed by the Funds, which includes 72,132 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants. Gagnon Securities LLC shares investment and/or voting power with Mr. Gagnon, the managing member and the principal owner of Gagnon Securities LLC, over certain of the 1,896,156 shares owned by the Funds, and shares investment discretion and/or voting power over the remaining shares with persons other than Mr. Gagnon. Gagnon Securities LLC has expressly disclaimed beneficial ownership of all securities held in the Funds' accounts. No single client's interest as reported in the customer accounts at Gagnon Securities LLC exceeds 5% of our outstanding Common Stock.

(12)  
According to the Gagnon 13G/A, Mr. Gagnon has sole voting power with respect to 1,424,946 shares of our Common Stock (which includes 254,545 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants), shares voting power with respect to 1,202,275 shares of our Common Stock (which includes 157,323 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants), has sole dispositive power with respect to 1,424,946 shares of our Common Stock (which includes 251,300 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants), and shares dispositive power with respect to 1,287,191 shares of our Common Stock (which includes 176,568 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants).  Mr. Gagnon has expressly disclaimed beneficial ownership of all securities held in the Funds' accounts. No single client's interest as reported in the customer accounts at Gagnon Securities LLC exceeds 5% of our outstanding Common Stock.

As of the date of this Annual Report, our Chairman of the Board, Abraham Keinan, beneficially owns 18% of our Common Stock (excluding options). Our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Guy Nissenson beneficially owns 0.61% of our Common Stock and has significant influence over an additional 6.55% of our Common Stock (excluding options), which is owned by Campbeltown Business Ltd., an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Nissenson and his family. In addition, certain stockholders provided Mr. Nissenson and Mr. Keinan with irrevocable proxies representing a total of 5.59% of our Common Stock. Shemer S. Schwartz, a director, beneficially owns 0.048% of our Common Stock (excluding options). Our wholly owned subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited, beneficially owns 0.71% of our Common Stock. Therefore, our management potentially may vote 31.508% of our Common Stock, without giving effect to the issuance of any shares upon the exercise of outstanding warrants or options.  As such, our management may have control over the outcome of matters submitted to a vote of the holders of our Common Stock, including the election of our directors, amendments to our articles of incorporation and bylaws and approval of significant corporate transactions. Additionally, our management may be able to delay, deter or prevent a change in our control that might be beneficial to our other stockholders.

Equity Compensation Plans
 
The information with respect to our equity compensation plan is incorporated herein by reference to Item 5 of Part II of this Annual Report.

ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Swiftnet Limited
 
General Contract for Services
 
A General Contract for Services by and between the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited, provides that as of January 1, 2005, the Company will provide Swiftnet the following services: Marketing, Finance and Operational Consultancy work related to customers and transactions that are based in and outside the United Kingdom. In return for these services, Swiftnet will pay the Company the following consideration: 5% of the total turnover of Swiftnet; 5% on money raised from sources outside the United Kingdom; and expenses. The General Contract for Services may be terminated by either party upon 30 days prior written notice to the other party.
 
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On March 14, 2007, the Company and Swiftnet entered into a First Amendment to the General Contract for Services (the “First Amendment”) to be effective as of January 1, 2006. The First Amendment provides that the Company will render Swiftnet the following services; Day-to-day support to the Directors of Swiftnet in the general management of the business (to include Marketing, Finance and Operational advisory work), special projects (outside of the day-to-day management of the business) required to achieve specific business development goals (to include the new supplier relationships and the introduction of new products and processes) and activities to secure financing for Swiftnet (from outside the U.K.). In exchange for the services Swiftnet will pay the Company according to the following schedule; 2.5% of the total turnover of Swiftnet, in return for special projects: £750 per each Xfone executive per day, 5% of money raised from sources outside the U.K., and expenses.
 
Story Telecom Limited
 
Loan
 
On July 17, 2007, Story Telecom Limited, at that time our majority-owned UK subsidiary and as of March 25, 2008 a wholly-owned subsidiary, agreed to loan us up to £400,000 ($787,175) that it had as cash surplus in its bank account. The loan bears fixed interest rate at 4% over the interest payable by the bank for deposits under the same terms. The loan is for a one-year term but can be accelerated by Story Telecom if it requires additional financing to continue to operate as a going concern. The loan is guaranteed by our wholly owned UK subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited and by amounts owed to us by Story Telecom. In addition, Story Telecom has the right to set-off repayments under the loan against sums due to us by Story Telecom. The loan is re-payable at any time upon 30 days’ notice. On July 18, 2007 and on September 25, 2007, we borrowed £350,000 ($688,778) and £50,000 ($98,397), respectively, of the loan. On October 8, 2007, Story Telecom agreed to increase the loan ceiling by £300,000 to a maximum of £700,000. Further borrowings of £100,000 ($196,794) were made on October 9, 2007. As of December 31, 2008, the aggregate outstanding borrowings were £500,000 ($729,629).
 
Xfone 018 Ltd.
 
Investment Agreement with a Minority Partner
 
According to an August 26, 2004 Investment Agreement between us, Xfone 018 Ltd. and our 26% minority interest partner in Xfone 018 (respectively, the “Investment Agreement”, the “Minority Partner”), the Minority Partner provided in 2004 a bank guarantee of NIS 10,000,000 ($2,822,467) to the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel which replaced an existing bank guarantee given by us in connection with Xfone 018’s license to provide international telecom services in Israel. As part of the Investment Agreement, we agreed to indemnify the Minority Partner for any damage caused to him due to the forfeiture of the bank guarantee with the Ministry of Communications on account of any act and/or omission of Xfone 018, provided that the said act or omission is performed against the opinion of the Minority Partner or without his knowledge. Further, we agreed that if at the end of the first two years of Xfone 018’s business activity, its revenues shall be less than $2,000,000 or if it shall cease business activity (at any time), we shall secure the return of the bank guarantee to the Minority Partner.
 
Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Minority Partner provided in the fourth quarter of year 2004, a shareholder loan of approximately $400,000 to Xfone 018 (the “2004 Minority Partner Loan”). The 2004 Minority Partner Loan was established for four years, unless otherwise agreed between the parties, with annual interest of 4% and linkage to the Israeli Consumer Price Index. As of December 31, 2008, the balance of the 2004 Minority Partner Loan was NIS 1,947,890 ($512,333).
 
Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, as of December 31, 2008, Xfone, Inc. provided to Xfone 018 a shareholder loan in an aggregate amount of $455,606.

The Investment Agreement provides that we shall be entitled to receive from Xfone 018 management fees equivalent to 5% of the operating profit of Xfone 018, in return for the management services provided by us to Xfone 018. As of December 31, 2008, management fees in the amount of $62,539 were due and paid.
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Giora Spigel Agreement
 
Pursuant to a verbal agreement between Mr. Giora Spigel and us, the Board of Directors of Xfone 018 approved on November 24, 2004, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel, that shares held by us, representing 5% ownership of Xfone 018, will be transferred to Margo Pharma Ltd. (formerly Margo Sport Ltd.), a company owned by Mr. Spigel and his wife. Upon approval of the Ministry of Communications of the State of Israel, such verbal agreement was evidenced by a share transfer deed as required by the Israel Company Law - 1999.
 
Xfone 018 is currently owned 69% by us, 26% by Newcall Ltd. (a company owned by the Minority Partner), and 5% by Margo Pharma Ltd.

Loan to Xfone,Inc.

On November 19, 2008, Xfone 018 provided us with a loan in the amount of NIS 3,500,000 (approximately $828,206) (the "Xfone Loan"). The Xfone Loan bears interest at a rate of 0.25% above the interest payable by Xfone 018 to its bank for utilizing its credit line, but not less than the interest payable by the bank for NIS short-term deposits (the "Interest Rate"). Currently, the Interest Rate is 3.8%. The Xfone Loan is to be repaid in four monthly non-equal payments beginning on February 1, 2009.  During fiscal 2008, we did not make any payments of principal or interest. As of March 31, 2009, we are current with these payments, and the outstanding principal balance is NIS 1,500,000 ($354,946).

Loan to Minority Partner

On December 24, 2008, Xfone 018 provided the Minority Partner with a loan in the amount of NIS 343,680 (approximately $81,325) (the "2008 Loan to Minority Partner"). The 2008 Loan to Minority Partner is interest-free. On March 26, 2009, upon a resolution of Xfone 018's Board of Directors of same date, the 2008 Loan to Minority Partner was paid off in full by way of set-off with the 2004 Minority Partner Loan.

Letter of Guarantee relating to Tikshoov Digital Ltd.

On December 11, 2008, we signed a Letter of Guarantee (the “Guarantee”), pursuant to which we agreed to guarantee the obligations of Xfone 018 under a certain contract dated March 13, 2008 (the “Contract”), entered into by and between Xfone 018 and Tikshoov Digital Ltd. (“Tikshoov”) and a certain Agreement dated December 11 2008, entered into by and between Xfone 018 and Tikshoov (the “Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Contract, Xfone 018 provides telephone services to Tikshoov for participants in a television call-in game show. Xfone 018 collects the telephone service fees from the participants and delivers the fees to Tikshoov, after deducting applicable monthly fees and costs.  Pursuant to the Guarantee, if for any reason Xfone 018 fails to comply with its obligations under the Contract and pursuant to the Agreement in whole or in part, we will pay to Tikshoov directly any amounts due and outstanding.  We have agreed to make any payments pursuant to the Guarantee within three (3) business days upon Tikshoov's first demand, without deducting any amounts that we may claim from Tikshoov and free of any taxes or withholdings.  The Guarantee terminates and becomes null and void upon the full satisfaction of Xfone 018's obligations.

Abraham Keinan
 
Keinan Share Issuance
 
On September 1, 2000, we issued 1,730,000 shares of our Common Stock to our founder and Chairman of the Board, Abraham Keinan, for services rendered to us in our corporate formation. Mr. Keinan’s services consisted of the establishment of our business concept and providing us with technical expertise. We valued Mr. Keinan’s services at $247,390.
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Keinan Stock Ownership through Vision Consultants
 
Until June 23, 2004, our Chairman of the Board, Mr. Abraham Keinan indirectly held 1,302,331 shares of our Common Stock through Vision Consultants Limited, a Nassau, Bahamas incorporated company that is 100% owned by Mr. Keinan. On June 23, 2004, the shares held by Vision Consultants Limited were transferred to Mr. Keinan as an individual.
 
Redemption of Keinan Shares
 
On December 29, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company entered into an oral stock purchase agreement with Mr. Keinan pursuant to which it repurchased 100,000 restricted shares of its Common Stock at a price of $2.50 per share (market price at that day was $2.75 per share). The 100,000 shares were returned to us for cancellation. The Agreement was approved by a majority of the non-interested members of the Board of Directors.
 
On December 25, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company entered into an oral stock purchase agreement with Mr. Keinan, pursuant to which the Company repurchased from Mr. Keinan 100,000 restricted shares of its Common Stock at a price of $2.70 per share (market price at that day was $2.80 per share). The 100,000 shares were returned to us for cancellation on December 26, 2006. The Agreement was approved by all non-interested members of the Board of Directors, following a review and discussion by the Company’s Audit Committee.
 
Keinan Employment with Swiftnet
 
Our Chairman of the Board, Mr. Abraham Keinan, has been employed by our wholly owned UK based subsidiary, Swiftnet Limited since its inception in 1990. In 2005, Mr. Keinan’s annual salary was £54,594 ($77,305). In 2006, Mr. Keinan’s annual salary was £48,000 ($67,968). Mr. Keinan received in addition to his monthly salary pension benefits and a company car. With respect to employment years 1990-2006, Mr. Keinan had no written employment agreement with Swiftnet.

Keinan Employment Agreement with Swiftnet
 
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, Swiftnet and Mr. Keinan entered into an employment agreement, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Keinan Employment Agreement”).
 
The Keinan Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Keinan shall be employed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiftnet. Keinan Employment Agreement shall be in effect for an initial fixed term of five years, beginning on January 1, 2007, (the “Initial Effective Term”), and thereafter shall automatically be renewed for additional terms of three years (each, an “Additional Effective Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Swiftnet and Mr. Keinan shall have the right to terminate the automatic renewal of Keinan Employment Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, by a termination notice in writing, to be provided to the other party not less than six months prior to: (i) the expiration of the Initial Effective Term, or (ii) the expiration of any Additional Effective Term (the “Notice Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Keinan shall have the right to terminate the Keinan Employment Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, and at any time, including during the Initial Effective Term (“Early Termination”). In the event of Early Termination, the Notice Period shall be of not less than eight months.

Under the Keinan Employment Agreement, Swiftnet shall pay to Mr. Keinan during the term of his engagement a salary at the rate of £48,000 ($67,968) per annum, such salary to be paid in equal monthly installments in arrears on the last Friday of each month. Swiftnet shall provide Mr. Keinan with an appropriate executive car or car allowance with an effective annual cost to Swiftnet of up to £15,000 ($21,240).
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Swiftnet shall pay Mr. Keinan contributions to the following schemes: (i) Health care for him and his immediate family; (ii) Permanent health; (iii) Life insurance arrangements (up to a maximum of four times salary); (iv) Pension rights - Swiftnet shall contribute a monthly sum equal to 7.5% of his salary; (v) Travel insurance.
 
Swiftnet shall reimburse to Mr. Keinan all traveling, hotel, restaurant and other expenses incurred by him in the proper performance of his duties under his engagement.
 
If during the period of the employment under the Keinan Employment Agreement Mr. Keinan shall cease to be a director of Swiftnet, his employment shall continue and the terms of the Keinan Employment Agreement (other than those relating to the holding of office of director / chairman) shall continue in full force.
 
The Keinan Employment Agreement also contains special arrangements for sickness benefits, holiday entitlement and provisions regarding non-competition; intellectual property; confidentiality; conflict of interests and other standard terms and conditions.
 
The Keinan Employment Agreement was approved by all non-interested members of the Board of Directors, following a review and discussion by the Company’s Audit Committee.
 
Keinan Consulting Agreement
 
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, the Company and Mr. Keinan entered into a consulting agreement, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Keinan Consulting Agreement”).
 
The Keinan Consulting Agreement provides that Mr. Keinan shall render the Company advisory, consulting and other services in relation to the business and operations of the Company (excluding its business and operations in the United Kingdom).
 
In consideration of the performance of the Services pursuant to the Keinan Consulting Agreement, the Company initially paid Mr. Keinan a monthly fee of £10,000 ($14,160), which was increased by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee in accordance with the terms described below, to £16,000 ($22,656) effective as of June 1, 2008 (the “Fee”). Mr. Keinan shall invoice the Company at the end of each calendar month and the Company shall make the monthly payment immediately upon receiving such invoice. Once a calendar year, and no later than December 15, the Company’s Board shall consider approving an increase to the Fee. Such Board approval shall be subject to the prior review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). However, in the event the Company has not established a Compensation Committee, the review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of the Audit Committee shall suffice. In connection with the performance of this provision, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall take into account, among other factors, growth in the Company’s revenues and/or profits.

The Company’s Board shall, from time to time, and not less than once a calendar year, consider approving a grant of success bonus to Mr. Keinan (the “Bonus”). Such Board approval shall be subject to the prior review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. However, in the event the Company has not established a Compensation Committee, the review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of the Audit Committee shall suffice. In connection with the performance of this provision, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall take into account, among other factors, growth in the Company’s revenues and/or profits and/or successful completion of transactions or activities by the Company (such as, but not limited to, reorganization, mergers, acquisitions, capital raisings and cost cuts). Any Board member, except Mr. Keinan, may, at any time and from time to time, initiate a Bonus grant to Mr. Keinan, and in such an event the approving process shall be set in motion.
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Mr. Keinan waived his bonuses for 2007 and 2008 to which he was entitled pursuant to this provision.

Immediately upon the establishment by the Company of any new stock option or purchase plan or other equity compensation arrangement pursuant to which options or stock may be acquired by officers, directors, employees, or consultants of the Company (collectively, the “Plan”), the Company’s Board shall consider approving a grant of an appropriate amount of options (or any other applicable rights) under the Plan to Mr. Keinan. Such Board approval shall be subject to the prior review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. However, in the event the Company has not established a Compensation Committee, the review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of the Audit Committee shall suffice.
 
In addition to the Fee and the Bonus, the Company shall pay directly and/or reimburse Mr. Keinan for his Expenses. For the purposes of the Keinan Consulting Agreement, the term “Expenses” shall mean any and all amounts actually paid by the Company and/or by Mr. Keinan, and/or to be paid by Mr. Keinan at his direction, including, without limitation (i) costs associated with telecommunication services and products, and (ii) costs associated with transportation and/or travel (including, but not limited to, by plane, train, rented car and taxi) and/or accommodation (including, but not limited to, at rented flats and hotels) and/or any other board and lodging expenses (including, but not limited to, food, restaurants and entertainment) which were and/or will be incurred in connection with the performance of the Services pursuant to the Keinan Consulting Agreement.
 
The Company acknowledges that in order to render the Services pursuant to the Keinan Consulting Agreement, Mr. Keinan may be required to travel frequently around the world. Therefore, in order to enable Mr. Keinan a normal family life the Company shall bear Expenses which are related to Mr. Keinan’s spouse.
 
Mr. Keinan shall hold and use, in his sole discretion, credit cards in the name of the Company (the “Credit Cards”). Due to Mr. Keinan’s position with the Company (i.e. Chairman of the Board) he may from time to time use the Credit Cards to make certain Company payments and pay certain Company expenses.
 
This Keinan Consulting Agreement shall be in effect for an initial fixed term of five years, beginning on January 1, 2007 (the “Initial Effective Term”), and thereafter, unless terminated as provided below, shall automatically be renewed for additional terms of three years (each, an “Additional Effective Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Company and Mr. Keinan shall have the right to terminate the automatic renewal of the Keinan Consulting Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, by a termination notice in writing, to be provided to the other party not less than six months prior to: (i) the expiration of the Initial Effective Term, or (ii) the expiration of any Additional Effective Term (the “Notice Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as Mr. Keinan shall command and/or control, directly and/or indirectly, including together with others (as well as pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement dated September 28, 2004, by and among Mr. Keinan, Guy Nissenson and Campbeltown Business Ltd.) and/or by proxies, fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting rights of the Company, if the Company shall choose to exercise its right to terminate the automatic renewal of the Keinan Consulting Agreement, the Notice Period shall be of not less than twelve months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Keinan shall have the right to terminate the Keinan Consulting Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, and at any time, including during the Initial Effective Term (“Early Termination by Mr. Keinan“). In the event of Early Termination by Mr. Keinan, the Notice Period shall be of not less than eight months.
 
The Keinan Consulting Agreement further provided that no later than June 30, 2007, the Company and Mr. Keinan shall enter into a severance agreement providing for an appropriate severance package for Mr. Keinan (the “Severance Agreement”). The Severance Agreement shall, inter alia, cover events of termination of the automatic renewal of the Keinan Consulting Agreement by the Company or Mr. Keinan, termination of the Keinan Consulting Agreement by Mr. Keinan, and scheduled retirement by Mr. Keinan. The Company has not yet entered into any such agreement.
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The Keinan Consulting Agreement also contains provisions regarding non-competition; intellectual property; confidentiality; conflict of interests; and other standard terms and conditions.
 
The Keinan Consulting Agreement was approved by all non-interested members of the Board of Directors, following a review and discussion by the Company’s Audit Committee.

Keinan Bonus and Success Fee
 
On April 2, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a bonus and success fee whereby if we receive monthly revenues in excess of $485,000 then Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall receive 1% of such monthly revenues, up to a maximum of one million dollars (the “Bonus and Success Fee”). On April 10, 2003, Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business waived their right to receive 1% of the revenues generated by Story Telecom. On February 8, 2007, an Agreement was entered by and between the Company, Swiftnet, Campbeltown Business, and Mr. Keinan (the “February 8, 2007 Agreement”). The February 8, 2007 Agreement provides that effective as of January 1, 2007, the Bonus and Success Fee is cancelled, and that Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall have no further right to any percentage of our revenues.
 
On June 28, 2004, our Board of Directors approved a bonus of £5,000 ($8,241) to Mr. Keinan for his efforts in connection with obtaining the license to become an international telecom service provider in Israel by Xfone 018.
 
Keinan Loan
 
Since our inception in September 2000, through December 31, 2000, we along with our subsidiary, Swiftnet provided Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board, with a loan. This loan originally was reflected in a September 29, 2000 promissory note payable in ten equal installments ending on January 1, 2011. This note is non-interest bearing. We provided the loan to Mr. Keinan to promote his loyalty and continued service as our Chairman of the Board of Directors. On December 29, 2005, Mr. Keinan repaid £123,966 ($261,512) which was due for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005. On December 26, 2006 Mr. Abraham Keinan, repaid the final payment of £123,965 ($261,510) under the terms of his loan.
 
Indemnification
 
Xfone 018 Ltd., our Israeli subsidiary, obtained certain credit facilities from Bank Hapoalim B.M. Prior to and during fiscal 2008, the credit facilities were secured with a personal guarantee by Abraham Keinan and Guy Nissenson, which included a pledge on 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Mr. Keinan, and an undertaking to provide Bank Hapoalim with an additional financial guarantee of up to $500,000 under certain circumstances. In addition, we had agreed to indemnify Abraham Keinan and/or Guy Nissenson on account of any damage and/or loss and/or expense (including legal expenses) that they may have incurred in connection with the stock pledge and/or any other obligation made by them to Bank Hapoalim in connection with the collateral. Mr. Keinan and Mr. Nissenson were released from these guarantees in 2009.
 
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Guy Nissenson
 
Campbeltown Business Ltd.
 
Consulting Agreement
 
On May 11, 2000, Swiftnet Limited, which is now our wholly owned subsidiary, and our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Abraham Keinan, entered into an 18-month renewable consulting agreement with Campbeltown Business Ltd., a private company incorporated in the British Virgin Island which is owned by Guy Nissenson, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director and other family members of Mr. Nissenson. This agreement provided that Swiftnet will hire Campbeltown Business as its financial and business development consultant and will pay Campbeltown Business £2,000 per month, along with an additional monthly performance bonus based upon Swiftnet attaining the following revenue levels, for consulting services in the area of business development and management activities:
 
TARGET AMOUNT OF REVENUES PER MONTH
 
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY BONUS
Less than £125,000 (approximately $177,000)
£0
Between £125,000 - £150,000
(approximately $177,000 - $212,400)
£1,250 (approximately $1,770)
Between £150,000 - £175,000
(approximately $212,400 - $247,800)
£2,500 (approximately $3,540)
Over £175,000
(approximately $247,800)
£2,750 (approximately $3,894)
 
The agreement with Campbeltown Business involving the aforementioned monthly payment of £2000, along with an additional monthly performance bonus, was separate from a bonus and success fee arrangement that was approved by our Board of Directors on April 2, 2002.
  
The May 11, 2000 agreement was for 18 months, but provided that it will be renewed by mutual agreement of Swiftnet and Campbeltown Business. On November 5, 2001, May 11, 2003, November 10, 2004, and May 11, 2006 we renewed this agreement for additional 18-month periods. On February 8, 2007, an Agreement was entered by and between the Company, Swiftnet, Campbeltown Business, and Mr. Keinan (the “February 8, 2007 Agreement”). The February 8, 2007 Agreement provides that effective as of January 1, 2007, the aforementioned consulting agreement is terminated.

Stock Purchase Agreement
 
On June 19, 2000, Swiftnet Limited entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Abraham Keinan and Campbeltown Business Ltd. a company owned and controlled by Guy Nissenson and his family. This agreement provides that:

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Abraham Keinan confirmed that all his businesses, activities and initiatives in the field of telecommunications are conducted through Swiftnet, and would continue for at least 18 months after the conclusion of this transaction.
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Campbeltown Business declared that it is not involved in any business that competes with Swiftnet and would not be involved in such business at least for 18 months after this transaction is concluded.
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Campbeltown Business would invest $100,000 in Swiftnet, in exchange for 20% of the total issued shares of Swiftnet;
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Campbeltown Business would also receive 5% of our issued and outstanding shares following our acquisition of Swiftnet. In June 2000, Campbeltown Business invested the $100,000 in Swiftnet. We acquired Swiftnet and Campbeltown received 720,336 shares of our Common Stock for its 20% interest in Swiftnet.
·  
Swiftnet and Abraham Keinan would guarantee that Campbeltown Business’ 20% interest in the outstanding shares of Swiftnet would be exchanged for at least 10% of our outstanding shares and that Campbeltown Business would have in total at least 15% of our total issued shares after our acquisition occurred.
·  
Campbeltown Business would have the right to nominate 33% of the members of our board of directors and Swiftnet’s board of directors. When Campbeltown Business ownership in our Common Stock was less than 7%, Campbeltown Business would have the right to nominate only 20% of our board members but always at least one member. In the case that Campbeltown Business ownership in our Common Stock was less than 2%, this right would expire.
·  
Campbeltown Business would have the right to nominate a vice president in Swiftnet. Mr. Guy Nissenson was nominated as of the time of the June 19, 2000 agreement. If for any reason Guy Nissenson will leave his position, Campbeltown Business and Abraham Keinan will agree on another nominee. The Vice President will be employed with suitable conditions.
·  
Campbeltown Business will have the right to participate under the same terms and conditions in any investment or transaction that involve equity rights in Swiftnet or us conducted by Abraham Keinan at the relative ownership portion.
·  
Keinan and Campbeltown Business have signed a right of first refusal agreement for the sale of their shares.
·  
Until we conduct a public offering or are traded on a stock market, we are not permitted to issue any additional shares or equity rights without a written agreement from Campbeltown Business. This right expires when Campbeltown no longer owns any equity interest or shares in our company or our subsidiary, Swiftnet.
 
Bonus and Success Fee
 
On April 2, 2002, our Board of Directors approved a bonus and success fee whereby if we receive monthly revenues in excess of $485,000 then Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall receive 1% of such monthly revenues, up to a maximum of one million dollars (the “Bonus and Success Fee”). On April 10, 2003, Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business waived their right to receive 1% of the revenues generated by Story Telecom. This bonus and success fee was separate from our consulting agreement with Campbeltown Business, involving a monthly payment of £2000, along with an additional monthly performance bonus.
 
On February 8, 2007, an Agreement was entered by and between the Company, Swiftnet, Campbeltown Business, and Mr. Keinan (the “February 8, 2007 Agreement”). The February 8, 2007 Agreement provides that effective as of January 1, 2007, the Bonus and Success Fee is cancelled, and that Mr. Keinan and Campbeltown Business shall have no further right to any percentage of our revenues.
 
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Nissenson Employment Agreements with Swiftnet
 
May 11, 2000 Employment Agreement
 
On May 11, 2000, Swiftnet Limited and our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Abraham Keinan, entered into an employment agreement with Guy Nissenson, our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (the “May 11, 2000 Employment Agreement”). Under the terms of the agreement, Swiftnet employed Mr. Nissenson to provide business development and sales and marketing services, at a base rate of £1000 per month (approximately $1,416). The May 11, 2000 Employment Agreement provided that when Swiftnet reaches average sales of £175,000 per month for a consecutive three-month period, Mr. Nissenson’s salary will increase to £2,000 (approximately $2,832) per month. The May 11, 2000 Employment Agreement further provided that Mr. Nissenson will receive an unspecified number of options to acquire our stock that is limited to 50% of the options that Mr. Keinan receives. As such, the agreement protected Mr. Nissenson’s rights to have at least 50% of the options rights that Mr. Keinan will have. Mr. Nissenson can transfer the right of these options to another company or person at his discretion. Swiftnet may only cancel these options if: (1) Mr. Nissenson no longer works with Swiftnet; or (2) if within twelve months of Mr. Nissenson’s employment with the company Swiftnet and any other companies that may buy or merge into Swiftnet in the future, do not reach average revenues (over a three consecutive month period) of at least £120,000. Because the average sales per month exceeded £120,000 within a twelve-month period of Mr. Nissenson’s employment, Swiftnet cannot cancel these options.

March 28, 2007 Employment Agreement
 
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, Swiftnet and Mr. Nissenson entered into an employment agreement, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Nissenson Employment Agreement”).

The Nissenson Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Nissenson shall be employed as Director of Business Development of Swiftnet. Nissenson Employment Agreement shall be in effect for an initial fixed term of five years, beginning on January 1, 2007, (the “Initial Effective Term”), and thereafter shall automatically be renewed for additional terms of three years (each, an “Additional Effective Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Swiftnet and Mr. Nissenson shall have the right to terminate the automatic renewal of Nissenson Employment Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, by a termination notice in writing, to be provided to the other party not less than six months prior to: (i) the expiration of the Initial Effective Term, or (ii) the expiration of any Additional Effective Term (the “Notice Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Nissenson shall have the right to terminate the Nissenson Employment Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, and at any time, including during the Initial Effective Term (“Early Termination”). In the event of Early Termination, the Notice Period shall be of not less than eight months.
 
Under the Nissenson Employment Agreement, Swiftnet shall pay to Mr. Nissenson during the term of his engagement a salary at the rate of £48,000 ($67,968) per annum, such salary to be paid in equal monthly installments in arrears on the last Friday of each month. Swiftnet shall provide Mr. Nissenson with an appropriate executive car or car allowance with an effective annual cost to Swiftnet of up to £15,000 ($21,240).
 
Swiftnet shall pay Mr. Nissenson contributions to the following schemes: (i) Health care for him and his immediate family; (ii) Permanent health; (iii) Life insurance arrangements (up to a maximum of four times salary); (iv) Pension rights - Swiftnet shall contribute a monthly sum equal to 7.5% of his salary; (v) Travel insurance.
 
Swiftnet shall reimburse to Mr. Nissenson all traveling, hotel, restaurant and other expenses incurred by him in the proper performance of his duties under his engagement.
 
If during the period of the employment under the Nissenson Employment Agreement Mr. Nissenson shall cease to be a director of Swiftnet, his employment shall continue and the terms of the Nissenson Employment Agreement (other than those relating to the holding of office of director) shall continue in full force.
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The Nissenson Employment Agreement also contains special arrangements for sickness benefits, holiday entitlement and provisions regarding non-competition; intellectual property; confidentiality; conflict of interests and other standard terms and conditions.
 
The Nissenson Employment Agreement supersedes the May 11, 2000 Employment Agreement.
 
The Nissenson Employment Agreement was approved by all non-interested members of the Board of Directors, following a review and discussion by the Company’s Audit Committee.
 
Nissenson Consulting Agreement
 
Pursuant to a Company’s Board of Directors’ resolution dated December 25, 2006, on March 28, 2007, the Company and Mr. Nissenson entered into a consulting agreement, to be effective as of January 1, 2007 (the “Nissenson Consulting Agreement”).

The Nissenson Consulting Agreement provides that Mr. Nissenson shall render the Company advisory, consulting and other services in relation to the business and operations of the Company (excluding its business and operations in the United Kingdom).
 
In consideration of the performance of the Services pursuant to the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, the Company shall pay Mr. Nissenson a monthly fee of £10,000 ($14,160), which was increased by the Board of Directors following the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee in accordance with the terms described below, to £16,000 ($22,656) effective as of June 1, 2008 (the “Fee”). Mr. Nissenson shall invoice the Company at the end of each calendar month and the Company shall make the monthly payment immediately upon receiving such invoice. Once a calendar year, and no later than December 15, the Company’s Board shall consider approving an increase to the Fee. Such Board approval shall be subject to the prior review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”). However, in the event the Company has not established a Compensation Committee, the review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of the Audit Committee shall suffice. In connection with the performance of this provision, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall take into account, among other factors, growth in the Company’s revenues and/or profits.
 
The Company’s Board shall, from time to time, and not less than once a calendar year, consider approving a grant of success bonus to Mr. Nissenson (the “Bonus”). Such Board approval shall be subject to the prior review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. However, in the event the Company has not established a Compensation Committee, the review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of the Audit Committee shall suffice. In connection with the performance of this provision, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Board shall take into account, among other factors, growth in the Company’s revenues and/or profits and/or successful completion of transactions or activities by the Company (such as, but not limited to, reorganization, mergers, acquisitions, capital raisings and cost cuts). Any Board member, except Mr. Nissenson, may, at any time and from time to time, initiate a Bonus grant to Mr. Nissenson, and in such an event the approving process shall be set in motion.
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Mr. Nissenson waived his bonuses for 2007 and 2008 to which he was entitled pursuant to this provision.
 
Immediately upon the establishment by the Company of any new stock option or purchase plan or other equity compensation arrangement pursuant to which options or stock may be acquired by officers, directors, employees, or consultants of the Company (collectively, “Plan”), the Company’s Board shall consider approving a grant of an appropriate amount of options (or any other applicable rights) under the Plan to Mr. Nissenson. Such Board approval shall be subject to the prior review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. However, in the event the Company has not established a Compensation Committee, the review, oversight and recommendation to the Board of the Audit Committee shall suffice.
 
In addition to the Fee and the Bonus, the Company shall pay directly and/or reimburse Mr. Nissenson for his Expenses. For the purposes of the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, the term “Expenses” shall mean any and all amounts actually paid by the Company and/or by Mr. Nissenson, and/or to be paid by Mr. Nissenson at his direction, including, without limitation (i) costs associated with telecommunication services and products, and (ii) costs associated with transportation and/or travel (including, but not limited to, by plane, train, rented car and taxi) and/or accommodation (including, but not limited to, at rented flats and hotels) and/or any other board and lodging expenses (including, but not limited to, food, restaurants and entertainment) which were and/or will be incurred in connection with the performance of the Services pursuant to the Nissenson Consulting Agreement.
 
The Company acknowledges that in order to render the Services pursuant to the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, Mr. Nissenson may be required to travel frequently around the world. Therefore, in order to enable Mr. Nissenson a normal family life the Company shall bear Expenses which are related to Mr. Nissenson’s spouse.

Mr. Nissenson shall hold and use, in his sole discretion, credit cards in the name of the Company (the “Credit Cards”). Due to Mr. Nissenson’s position with the Company (i.e. President and CEO) he may from time to time use the Credit Cards to make certain Company payments and pay certain Company expenses.

This Nissenson Consulting Agreement shall be in effect for an initial fixed term of five years, beginning on January 1, 2007 (the “Initial Effective Term”), and thereafter, unless terminated as provided below, shall automatically be renewed for additional terms of three years (each, an “Additional Effective Term”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Company and Mr. Nissenson shall have the right to terminate the automatic renewal of the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, by a termination notice in writing, to be provided to the other party not less than six months prior to: (i) the expiration of the Initial Effective Term, or (ii) the expiration of any Additional Effective Term (the “Notice Period”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, as long as Mr. Nissenson shall command and/or control, directly and/or indirectly, including together with others (as well as pursuant to that certain Voting Agreement dated September 28, 2004, by and among Mr. Nissenson, Abraham Keinan and Campbeltown Business Ltd.) and/or by proxies, fifteen percent (15%) or more of the voting rights of the Company, if the Company shall choose to exercise its right to terminate the automatic renewal of the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, the Notice Period shall be of not less than twelve months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Mr. Nissenson shall have the right to terminate the Nissenson Consulting Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, and at any time, including during the Initial Effective Term (“Early Termination by Mr. Nissenson “). In the event of Early Termination by Mr. Nissenson, the Notice Period shall be of not less than eight months.
 
The Nissenson Consulting Agreement further provided that no later than June 30, 2007, the Company and Mr. Nissenson shall enter into a severance agreement providing for an appropriate severance package for Mr. Nissenson (the “Severance Agreement”). The Severance Agreement shall, inter alia, cover events of termination of the automatic renewal of the Nissenson Consulting Agreement by the Company or Mr. Nissenson, termination of the Nissenson Consulting Agreement by Mr. Nissenson, and scheduled retirement by Mr. Nissenson. The Company has not yet entered into any such agreement.
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The Nissenson Consulting Agreement also contains provisions regarding non-competition; intellectual property; confidentiality; conflict of interests and other standard terms and conditions.
 
The Nissenson Consulting Agreement was approved by all non-interested members of the Board of Directors, following a review and discussion by the Company’s Audit Committee.

Nissenson Bonus and Success Fee
 
On December 29, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors granted a bonus to Mr. Nissenson for an aggregate amount of $220,000 (the “Bonus”). The Company’s Board of Directors with the exception of Mr. Nissenson and Mr. Keinan who abstained from voting, resolved and granted the Bonus to Mr. Nissenson for his exceptional efforts and professional abilities to achieve the Company’s goals and determined that it was in the best interest of the Company, moreover, the Company believes that the Bonus was fair and proportionate to its President and Chief Executive Officer’s commitment and achievements.
 
Mr. Nissenson waived $22,610 of the Bonus.
 
Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement
 
A Financial Services Consulting Agreement was entered into on November 18, 2004, between Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd., an Israeli company (“Dionysos Investments”) and the Company with respect to certain services (the “Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement”).  Mr. Haim Nissenson, a consultant of the Company since its inception and father of Mr. Guy Nissenson, the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, is the Managing Director of Dionysos. Dionysos is owned and controlled by certain members of the Nissenson family, other than Mr. Guy Nissenson.

Under the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement, Dionysos Investments agrees to assist the Company in connection with services related to financial activities, financial reports, mergers & acquisitions and other business development work (the “Services”). In the event the Company requests additional services, the scope of such additional services shall be as agreed by the parties and shall be governed by the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement.

The Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement provided that Dionysos Investments will be compensated by the Company for the Services provided to the Company in the amount of £3,000 ($4,248) per month beginning on the Effective Date of the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement (the “Fees”). In addition, the Company will reimburse Dionysos Investments, based on prior approval, for expenses incurred, which expenses include travel, hotel, meals, courier, report reproduction and other administrative costs when and where needed (the “Expenses”). Compensation for any additional services provided by Dionysos Investment for the Company shall be as agreed by the parties.
  
The Effective Date of the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement is January 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”). The term of the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement is two years (the “Term”). According to the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement, the Term will be automatically renewed for successive two-year periods, unless either party provides written notice at least ninety days prior to the end of the Term that such party does not wish to renew the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement.
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First Amendment

On February 8, 2007, pursuant to the recommendations of the Audit Committee of the Company and the resolutions of its Board of Directors dated December 25, 2006, and February 4, 2007, the Company and Dionysos Investments entered into a First Amendment to the of the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement (the “First Amendment”).
 
The First Amendment provides that Section 2 of the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement shall be amended in its entirety to provide as follows:

(i) The parties agree that Dionysos Investments will be compensated by the Company for the Services provided to the Company in the amount of £8,000 ($11,328) per month, beginning on January 1, 2007;

(ii) In addition, the Company will pay Dionysos Investments a one time success fee in the amount of £10,000 ($14,160), for initiating, establishing and developing the relationship between the Company and certain Israeli financial institutions during fiscal years 2005-2006, relationships which resulted in significant investments made by certain Israeli financial institutions;

(iii) In addition, the Company will pay Dionysos Investments a success fee for any future investments in the Company made by Israeli investors during fiscal year 2007, provided such investments were a direct or indirect result of the Services provided to the Company. The success fee will be equal to 0.5% (half percent) of the gross proceeds of such investments; and

(iv) In addition, the Company will reimburse Dionysos Investments, based on prior approval by the Audit Committee of the Company, for expenses incurred, which expenses will include travel, hotel, meals, courier, report reproduction and other administrative costs when and where needed. Compensation for any additional services provided by Dionysos Investments for the Company shall be as agreed by the parties.

The parties agreed that the abovementioned compensation will only apply to fiscal year 2007, and then be reviewed and reconsidered by the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of the Company in December 2007. In the event the Board of Directors of the Company, exercising sole discretion, decides not to approve the abovementioned compensation for fiscal year 2008, Dionysos Investments will have the option, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Dionysos Investments Consulting Agreement, or continue and provide the Services in return for the same compensation which was paid to it in fiscal years 2005-2006 (i.e. fee of £3,000 per month plus reimbursement of expenses).
 
The First Amendment further declares that the Audit Committee and Board of Directors of the Company approved the automatic renewal of the Term for an additional two-year period, ending on December 31, 2008.
 
On January 28, 2008, in accordance with the recommendation of the Audit Committee and in recognition of and following the successful efforts of Dionysos in raising capital for the Company in Israel during the Company’s 2007 fiscal year, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and confirmed by resolution the engagement of Dionysos to serve as the Company’s consultant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 at the same level of compensation which was agreed to and paid for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

Second Amendment

On January 15, 2009, pursuant to the recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Company and the resolution of the Board of Directors, the Company and Dionysos entered into a Second Amendment to the Consulting Agreement (the “Second Amendment”).  The Second Amendment confirmed the automatic renewal of the Consulting Agreement for an additional two-year period and set the same compensation levels for fiscal 2009 and 2010 that were established for fiscal 2007 and 2008.  Accordingly, Dionysos will continue to be paid £8,000 (approximately $11,328) per month, plus reimbursements for expenses, and will receive a success fee of 0.5% of the gross proceeds for any investments in the Company made by Israeli investors during fiscal 2009 and/or 2010 that result from Dionysos’ services to the Company. 
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The parties also agreed that in or about December 2010, the Audit Committee and Board of Directors would review and reconsider for approval the above-mentioned compensation for any future term(s).

Voting Agreement
 
Our Chairman of the Board, Abraham Keinan, and our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Guy Nissenson, exercise significant control over stockholder matters through a September 28, 2004 Voting Agreement between Mr. Keinan, Mr. Nissenson and Campbeltown Business Ltd, an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Nissenson and his family. This agreement, which is for a term of 10 years, provides that: (a) Messrs. Keinan and Nissenson and Campbeltown Business, Ltd. agree to vote any shares of our Common Stock controlled by them only in such manner as previously agreed by all these parties; and (b) in the event of any disagreement regarding the manner of voting, a party to the agreement will not vote any shares, unless all the parties have settled the disagreement.

Option Agreement

On July 1, 2008, Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board and Guy Nissenson, our President, CEO and a director, entered into a certain Irrevocable Option Agreement (the “Option Agreement”). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, Mr. Keinan granted Mr. Nissenson (individually and/or together with the Nissenson Investors, as such term is defined in the Option Agreement) an irrevocable and exclusive option to purchase a minimum of 2,868,000 of the shares of Xfone common stock, $0.001 par value per share, that he beneficially owns (the “Option Shares”), at any time from the date of the Option Agreement through 5:00 p.m. (British Time) on January 1, 2009, at a price per share of $3.4289277 (the "Option").  The Option expired unexercised on January 1, 2009 pursuant to its terms.

The Option Agreement provided that in the event that Mr. Nissenson decided to exercise the Option, Mr. Keinan also had the right to sell to the purchaser(s) of the Option Shares up to an additional 340,000 shares of Xfone common stock that he owned, at the same price as the Option Shares (the "Additional Shares”).  Additionally, the Option Agreement provided that upon the purchase of the Option Shares and any Additional Shares, (i) Mr. Keinan would immediately resign from all of his positions with Xfone and/or its subsidiaries, (ii) would relinquish any rights under his agreements with us and our subsidiaries, including fees, salary, bonuses, options (including but not limited to outstanding and fully vested options), severance pay, etc., and (iii) the Voting Agreement by and between Mr. Keinan, Mr. Nissenson and Campbeltown Business Ltd. dated September 28, 2004 would terminate.

Iddo Keinan
 
Mr. Iddo Keinan, son of Mr. Abraham Keinan, our Chairman of the Board, has been employed by our wholly owned UK based subsidiary, Swiftnet limited since 1998.
 
In 2006 Mr. Iddo Keinan served as the Commercial Director of Swiftnet, and his annual salary was £54,459 ($77,114). On December 25, 2006, our Board of Directors approved the continuing employment of Mr. Iddo Keinan by Swiftnet Limited, at an annual salary of £36,000. Accordingly, in 2007 his annual salary was £36,000 ($50,976), and in 2008 his annual salary was £36,000 ($50,976). On September 1, 2008, Mr. Keinan’s role changed to Wholesale Manager for Swiftnet.

Free Cash Flow Participation Agreement with NTS Holdings, Inc.
 
The Company entered into a Free Cash Flow Participation Agreement (the “Participation Agreement”) with NTS Holdings, an entity owned by Barbara Baldwin, President, CEO and Director of NTS Communications and Xfone USA, Jerry Hoover, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of NTS Communications and Treasurer of Xfone USA, and Brad Worthington, Executive Vice President - Chief Operating Officer of NTS Communications, pursuant to which NTS Holdings will be entitled to a payment from the Company of an amount equal to 5% of the aggregate excess free cash flow generated by the Company’s U.S. Operations, which is defined in the Participation Agreement as the operations of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries, which include Xfone USA, Inc. and NTS, and their respective subsidiaries, as well as any U.S. entity that the Company acquires directly, or indirectly through its subsidiaries in the future (a “Future Acquisition”). NTS Holdings will be entitled to the participation amount beginning at such time as the Company has received a full return of its initial invested capital, plus an additional 8% return per year, in connection with the NTS acquisition (as well as in connection with any Future Acquisition).
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The Participation Agreement will remain in effect in perpetuity, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its terms. Termination of the Participation Agreement may occur upon a sale or buyout of the Company’s U.S. Operations, at the option of the purchaser in any such transaction, and in the limited circumstances set forth in the Participation Agreement.
 
Shareholder Value, Ltd.
 
Shareholder Value, Ltd. is a Texas limited partnership which owns 100% of the building in Lubbock, Texas, from which NTS Communications leases its corporate offices, Network Control Center, Customer Care and Internet help desk locations. See “Item 2 – Description of Property” above. NTS Properties, LC is a Texas limited liability company that serves as the general partner of Shareholder Value, Ltd., and, in that capacity, owns 1% of Shareholder Value, Ltd. The remaining 99% of Shareholder Value, Ltd. is owned by a small group of investors, which includes several former shareholders of NTS Communications who sold their respective interests in NTS Communications to Xfone in connection with Xfone’s acquisition of NTS Communications in February 2008.  Such shareholders include Telephone Electronics Corporation (“TEC”), NTS Communications’ former majority shareholder, which owns approximately 49.5% of Shareholder Value Ltd., Barbara Baldwin, President, CEO and Director of NTS Communications and Xfone USA, who owns approximately 7.425% of Shareholder Value, Ltd., Jerry Hoover, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of NTS Communications and Treasurer of Xfone USA, who owns approximately 4.95% of Shareholder Value, Ltd., and Brad Worthington, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of NTS Communications, who owns approximately 4.95% of Shareholder Value, Ltd.
 
NTS Properties, LC, was a wholly owned subsidiary of NTS Communications prior to the consummation of Xfone’s acquisition of NTS Communications in February 2008.  As a closing condition of the acquisition transaction, NTS Communication’s ownership interest in NTS Properties, LC was distributed pro-rata to former shareholders of NTS Communications, including TEC, which currently owns approximately 63.47% of NTS Properties, LC, and Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hoover and Mr. Worthington who currently own approximately 5.52%, 0.08% and 0.37% of NTS Properties, LC, respectively.

ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Stark Winter Schenkein & Co., LLP (“SWS”) served as our Independent Certified Public Accountants for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 and 2007, and for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008. On October 30, 2008, the Audit Committee approved the appointment of SWS as our Independent Certified Public Accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009, and our shareholders approved this appointment on December 16, 2008.

Our Audit Committee pre-approved all audit and non-audit services provided to us and during the periods listed below. The Audit Committee approves discrete projects on a case-by-case basis that may have a material effect on our operations and also considers whether proposed services are compatible with the independence of the public accountants.

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Audit and Non-Audit Fees

Aggregate fees for professional services rendered to the Company by SWS as of or for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are set forth below:
 
                 
   
Fiscal Year
 
   
2008
   
2007
 
 
Audit Fees
 
$
165,000
   
$
133,668
 
Audit-Related Fees
   
24,000
     
7,000
 
Tax Fees
   
17,800
     
12,500
 
All Other
   
1,000
     
2,725
 
Total
 
$
207,800
   
$
155,893
 
 

Audit Fees Aggregate fees for professional services rendered by SWS in connection with its audit of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years 2008 and 2007 and the quarterly reviews of our financial statements included in our Forms 10-Q.

Audit-related Fees Aggregate fees for professional services rendered by SWS in connection with its review of our filings with the SEC (i.e. Forms 8-K and S-1) and the Israel Securities Authority (i.e. Prospectus).

Tax Fees Aggregate fees for professional consulting services rendered by SWS in connection with our state and federal taxes.

All Other Reimbursement for expenses in connection with professional services rendered by SWS to us.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
2.
Agreement and plan of reorganization dated September 20, 2000, between the Company and Swiftnet Limited. (1)
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Company.(1)
3.11
Reamended and Restated Bylaws of Xfone, Inc. dated January 15, 2009.(55)
4.
Specimen Stock Certificate.(1)
10.1
Agreement dated May 11, 2000, between Swiftnet Limited and Guy Nissenson.(1)
10.2
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2000 with Bosmat Houston. (1)
10.3
Loan Agreement dated August 5, 2000, with Swiftnet Limited, Guy Nissenson, and Nissim Levy.(1)
10.4
Promissory Note dated September 29, 2000, between the Company and Abraham Keinan.(1)
10.5
Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 19, 2000, between Swiftnet Limited, Abraham Keinan, and Campbeltown Business Ltd. (1)
10.6
Consulting Agreement dated May 11, 2000 between Swiftnet Limited and Campbeltown Business Ltd.(1)
10.7
Agreement dated July 30, 2001, with Campbeltown Business Ltd.(1)
10.8
Contract dated June 20, 1998, with WorldCom International Ltd.(1)
10.9
Contract dated April 11, 2000, with VoiceNet Inc.(1)
10.10
Contract dated April 25, 2000, with InTouchUK.com Ltd.(1)
10.11
Letter of Understanding dated July 30, 2001, from Campbeltown Business Ltd. to the Company.(2)
10.12
Agreement dated April 6, 2000, between Adar International, Inc./Mr. Sidney J. Golub and Swiftnet Limited. (2)
10.13
Lease Agreement dated December 4, 1991, between Elmtree Investments Ltd. and Swiftnet Limited.(2)
10.14
Lease Agreement dated October 8, 2001, between Postwick Property Holdings Limited and Swiftnet Limited. (2)
10.15
Agreement dated September 30, 2002, between the Company, Swiftnet Limited., and Nir Davison.(5)
10.16
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP, Countrywide Partners LLC and WEC Partners LLC. (6)
10.17
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Simon Langbart, Robert Langbart, Arik Ecker, Zwi Ecker, Michael Derman, Errol Derman, Yuval Haim Sobel, Zvi Sobel, Tenram Investment Ltd., Michael Zinn, Michael Weiss. (6)
10.18
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Southridge Partners LP and Southshore Capital Fund Ltd. (6)
10.19
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Crestview Capital Master LLC. (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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10.20
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Adam Breslawsky, Oded Levy, Michael Epstein, Steven Frank, Joshua Lobel, Joshua Kazan and The Oberon Group LLC. (6)
10.21
Newco (Auracall Limited) Formation Agreement.(6)
10.22
Agreement with ITXC Corporation.(6)
10.23
Agreement with Teleglobe International.(6)
10.23.1
Amendment to Agreement with Teleglobe International.(6)
10.24
Agreement with British Telecommunications.(6)
10.25
Agreement with Easyair Limited (OpenAir).(6)
10.26
Agreement with Worldnet.(6)
10.27
Agreement with Portfolio PR.(6)
10.28
Agreement with Stern and Company.(6)
10.29
Letter to the Company dated December 31, 2003, from Abraham Keinan.(6)
10.30
Agreement between Swiftnet Limited and Dan Kirschner.(8)
10.31
Agreement and Plan of Merger.(7)
10.32
Escrow Agreement.(7)
10.33
Release Agreement.(7)
10.34
Employment Agreement date March 10, 2005, between Xfone USA, Inc. and Wade Spooner.(7)
10.35
Employment Agreement date March 10, 2005, between Xfone USA, Inc. and Ted Parsons.(7)
10.36
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (to acquire WS Telecom, Inc.).(11)
10.37
Finders Agreement with The Oberon Group, LLC.(11)
10.38
Agreement with The Oberon Group, LLC.(11)
10.39
Management Agreement between WS Telecom, Inc. and Xfone USA, Inc.(8)
10.40
Engagement Letter to Tommy R. Ferguson, Confidentiality Agreement, and Executive Inventions Agreement dated August 19, 2004. (11)
10.41
Voting Agreement dated September 28, 2004.(11)
10.42
Novation Agreement executed September 27, 2004.(11)
10.43
Novation Agreement executed September 28, 2004.(11)
10.44
Investment Agreement dated August 26, 2004, with Ilan Shoshani.(12)
10.44.1
Addendum and Clarification to the Investment Agreement with Ilan Shoshani dated September 13, 2004. (12)
10.45
Agreement dated November 16, 2004, with Elite Financial Communications Group.(13)
10.46
Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement dated November 18, 2004, with Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (13)
10.47
Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Internet Services, Inc. dated August 18, 2005.(14)
10.48
Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Telecommunications, LLC dated August 26, 2005.(15)
10.49
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
 
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10.50
Secured Convertible Term Note, dated September 27, 2005, by the Company in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.; Adjustment Provision Waiver Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.51
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated September 27, 2005, by the Company in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.52
Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.53
Master Security Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company, Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc., Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc., and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.54
Stock Pledge Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company, Xfone USA, Inc., and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.55
Subsidiary Guarantee dated September 27, 2005, by Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc. and Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.56
Funds Escrow Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. and Loeb & Loeb LLP; Disbursement Letter, dated September 27, 2005. (16)
10.57
Incremental Funding Side Letter, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.58
Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 28, 2005, by and between the Company and Crestview Capital Mater, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. (16)
10.59
Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 28, 2005, by and between the Company and Crestview Capital Mater, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. (16)
10.60
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated September 28, 2005, by the Company in favor of the Crestview Capital Mater, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. (16)
10.61
Escrow Agreement, dated September 28, 2005, by and between the Company, the Purchasers and Feldman Weinstein LLP. (16)
10.62
Management Agreement dated October 11, 2005.(17)
10.63
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (to acquire I-55 Internet Services, Inc.), dated October 10, 2005. (17)
10.64
Letter Agreement with MCG Capital Corporation dated October 10, 2005.(17)
10.65
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, between the Company and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.66
Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, between the Company and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.67
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated November 23, 2005, by the Company in favor of Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.68
Escrow Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, between the Company, the Escrow Agent, and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.69
Management Agreement with I-55 Telecommunications, LLC dated October 12, 2005.(19)
10.70
Agreement - General Terms and Conditions with EBI Comm, Inc., dated January 1, 2006.(21)
10.71
Asset Purchase Agreement with Canufly.net, Inc., dated January 10, 2006.(21)
10.72
Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 10, 2006, by and among the Company, Story Telecom, Inc., Story Telecom Limited, Story Telecom (Ireland) Limited, Nir Davison, and Trecastle Holdings Limited. (23)
10.73
Agreement dated May 25, 2006, by and among the Company and the shareholders of Equitalk.co.uk Limited. (24)
10.74
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 19, 2006, by and between the Company and the Purchasers. (25)
10.75
Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 19, 2006, by and between the Company and the Purchasers. (25)
10.76
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated June 19, 2006, by the Company in favor of the Purchasers.(25)
 
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10.77
Escrow Agreement, dated June 19, 2006, by and between the Company, the Escrow Agent, and the Purchasers. (25)
10.78
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its Directors and Officers.(27)
10.79
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Randall Wade James Tricou.(27)
10.80
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Rene Tricou - Tricou Construction. (27)
10.81
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Estates. (27)
10.82
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Utility. (27)
10.83
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated February 3, 2006, with Danny Acosta.(27)
10.84
Letter Agreement dated November 15, 2005, with Oberon Securities, LLC.(27)
10.85
Letter Agreement dated June 15, 2006, with Oberon Securities, LLC.(27)
10.86
Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (to acquire WS Telecom, Inc.), dated June 28, 2006. (27)
10.87
General Contract for Services dated January 1, 2005, by and between the Company and Swiftnet Limited. (27)
10.88
Service Agreement dated December 6, 2005, by and between the Company and Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC. (27)
10.89
Agreement for Market Making in Securities dated July 31, 2006, by and between the Company and Excellence Nessuah Stock Exchange Services Ltd. (27)
 10.90
Shareholders Loan Agreement, dated September 27, 2006, by and between Auracall Limited, Swiftnet Limited, and Dan Kirschner. (28)
10.91
Service Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by and between the Company and Institutional Marketing Services, Inc. (28)
10.92
Consultancy Agreement, dated November 20, 2006, by and between the Company and Crestview Capital Partners, LLP. (29)
10.93
Agreement dated December 24, 2006, by and between the Company, Halman-Aldubi Provident Funds Ltd., and Halman-Aldubi Pension Funds Ltd. [translation from Hebrew]. (31)
10.94
First Amendment to Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement dated February 8, 2007, by and between the Company and Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (33)
10.95
Agreement dated February 8, 2007, by and between the Company, Swiftnet Limited, Campbeltown Business, Ltd., and Mr. Abraham Keinan. (33)
10.96
First Amendment to General Contract for Services, dated March 14, 2007, by and between the Company and Swiftnet Limited. (34)
10.97
Employment Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between Swiftnet Limited and Abraham Keinan.(34)
10.98
Consulting Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between the Company and Abraham Keinan. (34)
10.99
Employment Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between Swiftnet Limited and Guy Nissenson.(34)
10.100
Consulting Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between the Company and Guy Nissenson.(34)
10.101
Settlement Agreement and Release dated May 31, 2007, by and among Embarq Logistics, Inc, Xfone USA, Inc. and the Company. (35)
10.102
Promissory Note dated May 31, 2007, by Xfone USA, Inc.(35)
10.103
Parent Guarantee dated as of May 31, 2007 by the Company in favor of Embarq Logistics, Inc.(35)
10.104
Share Purchase Agreement dated August 15, 2007, by and between Dan Kirschner, as Seller, Swiftnet Limited, as Buyer, and Xfone, Inc. (36)
10.105
Inter-Company Loan Agreement dated August 15, 2007, by and between Auracall Limited, as Lender, and Swiftnet Limited, as Borrower. (36)
10.106
Stock Purchase Agreement dated August [20], 2007, by and among the Company, NTS Communications, Inc., and the Shareholders of NTS Communications, Inc. (37)
10.107
Letter of Joint Venture dated June 15, 2007, by and among the Company and NTS Holdings, Inc.(37)
10.107.1
Form of Free Cash Flow Participation Agreement to be Entered into between the Company and NTS Holdings, Inc. Upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
10.107.2
Form of Employment Agreement to be entered into between NTS Communications, Inc. and Barbara Baldwin upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
 
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10.107.3
Form of Employment Agreement to be entered into between NTS Communications, Inc. and Jerry Hoover upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
10.107.4
Form of Employment Agreement to be entered into between NTS Communications, Inc. and Brad Worthington upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
10.108
Employment Contract signed on August 26, 2007, by and between the Company’s Israeli based Subsidiary Xfone 018 ltd. and Roni Haliva. (38)
10.109
Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock of the Company Dated October 23, 2007. (39)
10.110
Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock of the Company Dated November 1, 2007. (41)
10.111
Form of Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of Units Consisting of Two Shares of Common Stock and One Common Stock Purchase Warrant. (42)
10.112
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant.(42)
10.113
First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement.(43)
10.114.1
Employment agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among NTS Communications, Inc. and Barbara Baldwin. (44)
10.114.2
Employment agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among NTS Communications, Inc. and Jerry Hoover. (44)
10.114.3
Employment agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among NTS Communications, Inc. and Brad Worthington .(44)
10.115
Free cash flow participation agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among Xfone, Inc. and NTS Holdings, Inc. (44)
10.116
Escrow agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among Xfone, Inc., Chris Chelette, Robert Healea and Kevin Buxkemper the NTS shareholders representatives, and Trustmark National Bank, as Escrow Agent. (44)
10.117
Release, effective as of February 26, 2008, entered into by each of Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Hoover and Brad Worthington (44)
10.118
Noncompetition, nondisclosure and nonsolicitation agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among Xfone, Inc., Telephone Electronics Corporation, Joseph D. Fail, Chris Chelette, Robert Healea, Joey Garner, and Walter Frank. (44)
10.119
Second amendment to stock purchase agreement entered into by each of February 26, 2008 by and among Xfone, Inc., NTS Communications, Inc. and Chris Chelette, Robert Healea and Kevin Buxkemper, as the NTS shareholders representatives. (44)
10.120
Modification of Financial Consulting Agreement between Xfone, Inc. and Oberon Securities, LLC in connection with NTS Communications Transaction. (45)
10.121
Fees Due to Oberon Securities, LLC from Xfone, Inc. in connection with services provided in conjunction with the acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc. (45)
10.122
Agreement of Principles dated March 17, 2008 by and between Xfone 018 Ltd. and Tiv Taam Holdings 1 Ltd. [Free Translation from Hebrew]. (46)
10.123
Compromise Agreement dated March 25, 2008, between Xfone, Inc., Story Telecom, Inc., Story Telecom Limited, Trecastle Holdings Limited and Nir Davison. (47)
10.124
Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 25, 2008, between Xfone, Inc., Trecastle Holdings Limited and Nir Davison. (47)
10.125
 
Third Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement entered into as of April 25, 2008 by and among Chris Chelette, Robert Healea and Kevin Buxkemper, as Sellers’ Representative, NTS Communications, Inc. and Xfone, Inc. (48)
10.126
Irrevocable Option Agreement dated as of July 1, 2008 by and between Abraham Keinan and Guy Nissenson (49)
10.127
Indenture, entered into on December 13, 2007, as amended and restated on October 27, 2008, between Xfone, Inc. and Ziv Haft Trusts Company Ltd. (free translation from Hebrew). (51)
10.128
Form of warrant (free translation from Hebrew). (51)
10.129
 
Underwriting Agreement between Xfone, Inc., Excellence Nessuah Underwriting (1993) Ltd. and The First International & Co. - Underwriting and Investments Ltd., dated November 2, 2008 (free translation from Hebrew). (52)
10.130
Market Making Agreement dated December 24, 2008, by and between Xfone, Inc. and Harel Finance Trade & Securities Ltd. [Free translation from Hebrew] (54)
 
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10.131
Second Amendment to Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement dated January 15, 2009, by and between Xfone, Inc. and Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (55)
 
16.1
Letter dated January 31, 2006 from Chaifetz & Schreiber, P.C. to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (20)
21.1
List of Subsidiaries (Amended as of March 31, 2008) (26)
 
 (1)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on August 10, 2001 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2 Registration Statement.
 (2)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 16, 2001 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2/Amendment 1 Registration Statement.
 (5)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on March 3, 2003 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2/Post Effective Amendment 2 Registration Statement.
 (6)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on April 15, 2004 with Xfone’s, Inc. SB-2 Amendment 1 Registration Statement.
 (7)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on June 1, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (8)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on June 7, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2/Amendment 2 Registration Statement.
 (9)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 11, 2004 with Xfone’s, Inc. SB-2 Amendment 3 Registration Statement.
 (10)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on September 13, 2004 with Xfone’s, Inc. SB-2 Amendment 4 Registration Statement.
 (11)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 4, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K
 (12)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on November 29, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (13)
Denotes previously filed exhibits; filed on March 31, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-KSB.
 (14)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 22, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (15)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 31, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (16)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 3, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (17)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 11, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A #1.
 (18)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on November 29, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (19)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 23, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A #3.
 (20)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 31, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A #1.
 (21)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 31, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (23)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on May 16, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (24)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on May 30, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (25)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on June 20, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 (26)
Denotes previously filed exhibit; filed on April 15, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-KSB/A.
 (27)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on July 31, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (28)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on November 14, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-QSB.
 (29)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on November 22, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (31)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on December 28, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (33)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on February 8, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (34)
Denotes previously filed exhibits; filed on March 30, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-KSB.
 (35)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on May 31, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (36)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on August 15, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (37)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on August 22, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (38)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 27, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (39)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on October 23, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (40)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on October 25, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (41)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on November 5, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (42)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on December 14, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (43)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on February 14, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (44)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on February 26, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (45)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on March 6, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (46)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on March 17, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (47)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on March 25 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (48)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on  May 1, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
 (49)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on  July 1, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(51)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on October 28, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(52)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on November 4, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(54)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on December 24, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(55)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 16, 2009 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
XFONE, INC.
 
       
Date: March 31, 2009
By:
/s/ Guy Nissenson  
   
Guy Nissenson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
       
       
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ Abraham Keinan
Chairman of the Board
March 31, 2009
Abraham Keinan
 
/s/ Guy Nissenson
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
March 31, 2009
Guy Nissenson
 
/s/ Itzhak Almog
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee
March 31, 2009
Itzhak Almog
 
/s/ Eyal J. Harish
Director
March 31, 2009
Eyal J. Harish
 
/s/ Israel Singer
Director and member of the Audit Committee
March 31, 2009
Israel Singer
 
/s/ Niv Krikov
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer
March 31, 2009
Niv Krikov


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
2.
Agreement and plan of reorganization dated September 20, 2000, between the Company and Swiftnet Limited. (1)
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Company.(1)
3.11
Reamended and Restated Bylaws of Xfone, Inc. dated January 15, 2009.(55)
4.
Specimen Stock Certificate.(1)
10.1
Agreement dated May 11, 2000, between Swiftnet Limited and Guy Nissenson.(1)
10.2
Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2000 with Bosmat Houston. (1)
10.3
Loan Agreement dated August 5, 2000, with Swiftnet Limited, Guy Nissenson, and Nissim Levy.(1)
10.4
Promissory Note dated September 29, 2000, between the Company and Abraham Keinan.(1)
10.5
Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 19, 2000, between Swiftnet Limited, Abraham Keinan, and Campbeltown Business Ltd. (1)
10.6
Consulting Agreement dated May 11, 2000 between Swiftnet Limited and Campbeltown Business Ltd.(1)
10.7
Agreement dated July 30, 2001, with Campbeltown Business Ltd.(1)
10.8
Contract dated June 20, 1998, with WorldCom International Ltd.(1)
10.9
Contract dated April 11, 2000, with VoiceNet Inc.(1)
10.10
Contract dated April 25, 2000, with InTouchUK.com Ltd.(1)
10.11
Letter of Understanding dated July 30, 2001, from Campbeltown Business Ltd. to the Company.(2)
10.12
Agreement dated April 6, 2000, between Adar International, Inc./Mr. Sidney J. Golub and Swiftnet Limited. (2)
10.13
Lease Agreement dated December 4, 1991, between Elmtree Investments Ltd. and Swiftnet Limited.(2)
10.14
Lease Agreement dated October 8, 2001, between Postwick Property Holdings Limited and Swiftnet Limited. (2)
10.15
Agreement dated September 30, 2002, between the Company, Swiftnet Limited., and Nir Davison.(5)
10.16
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP, Countrywide Partners LLC and WEC Partners LLC. (6)
10.17
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Simon Langbart, Robert Langbart, Arik Ecker, Zwi Ecker, Michael Derman, Errol Derman, Yuval Haim Sobel, Zvi Sobel, Tenram Investment Ltd., Michael Zinn, Michael Weiss. (6)
10.18
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Southridge Partners LP and Southshore Capital Fund Ltd. (6)
10.19
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Crestview Capital Master LLC. (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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10.20
As to Form: Shares and Warrant Purchase Agreement, Irrevocable Proxy, Warrant A, Warrant B and Registration Rights Agreement of Selling Shareholders Adam Breslawsky, Oded Levy, Michael Epstein, Steven Frank, Joshua Lobel, Joshua Kazan and The Oberon Group LLC. (6)
10.21
Newco (Auracall Limited) Formation Agreement.(6)
10.22
Agreement with ITXC Corporation.(6)
10.23
Agreement with Teleglobe International.(6)
10.23.1
Amendment to Agreement with Teleglobe International.(6)
10.24
Agreement with British Telecommunications.(6)
10.25
Agreement with Easyair Limited (OpenAir).(6)
10.26
Agreement with Worldnet.(6)
10.27
Agreement with Portfolio PR.(6)
10.28
Agreement with Stern and Company.(6)
10.29
Letter to the Company dated December 31, 2003, from Abraham Keinan.(6)
10.30
Agreement between Swiftnet Limited and Dan Kirschner.(8)
10.31
Agreement and Plan of Merger.(7)
10.32
Escrow Agreement.(7)
10.33
Release Agreement.(7)
10.34
Employment Agreement date March 10, 2005, between Xfone USA, Inc. and Wade Spooner.(7)
10.35
Employment Agreement date March 10, 2005, between Xfone USA, Inc. and Ted Parsons.(7)
10.36
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (to acquire WS Telecom, Inc.).(11)
10.37
Finders Agreement with The Oberon Group, LLC.(11)
10.38
Agreement with The Oberon Group, LLC.(11)
10.39
Management Agreement between WS Telecom, Inc. and Xfone USA, Inc.(8)
10.40
Engagement Letter to Tommy R. Ferguson, Confidentiality Agreement, and Executive Inventions Agreement dated August 19, 2004. (11)
10.41
Voting Agreement dated September 28, 2004.(11)
10.42
Novation Agreement executed September 27, 2004.(11)
10.43
Novation Agreement executed September 28, 2004.(11)
10.44
Investment Agreement dated August 26, 2004, with Ilan Shoshani.(12)
10.44.1
Addendum and Clarification to the Investment Agreement with Ilan Shoshani dated September 13, 2004. (12)
10.45
Agreement dated November 16, 2004, with Elite Financial Communications Group.(13)
10.46
Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement dated November 18, 2004, with Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (13)
10.47
Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Internet Services, Inc. dated August 18, 2005.(14)
10.48
Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire I-55 Telecommunications, LLC dated August 26, 2005.(15)
10.49
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
 
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10.50
Secured Convertible Term Note, dated September 27, 2005, by the Company in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd.; Adjustment Provision Waiver Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.51
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated September 27, 2005, by the Company in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.52
Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.53
Master Security Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company, Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc., Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc., and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.54
Stock Pledge Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company, Xfone USA, Inc., and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.55
Subsidiary Guarantee dated September 27, 2005, by Xfone USA, Inc., eXpeTel Communications, Inc. and Gulf Coast Utilities, Inc. in favor of Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.56
Funds Escrow Agreement, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. and Loeb & Loeb LLP; Disbursement Letter, dated September 27, 2005. (16)
10.57
Incremental Funding Side Letter, dated September 27, 2005, by and between the Company and Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (16)
10.58
Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 28, 2005, by and between the Company and Crestview Capital Mater, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. (16)
10.59
Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 28, 2005, by and between the Company and Crestview Capital Mater, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. (16)
10.60
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated September 28, 2005, by the Company in favor of the Crestview Capital Mater, LLC, Burlingame Equity Investors, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors II, LP, Burlingame Equity Investors (Offshore), Ltd., and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds. (16)
10.61
Escrow Agreement, dated September 28, 2005, by and between the Company, the Purchasers and Feldman Weinstein LLP. (16)
10.62
Management Agreement dated October 11, 2005.(17)
10.63
First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (to acquire I-55 Internet Services, Inc.), dated October 10, 2005. (17)
10.64
Letter Agreement with MCG Capital Corporation dated October 10, 2005.(17)
10.65
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, between the Company and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.66
Registration Rights Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, between the Company and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.67
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated November 23, 2005, by the Company in favor of Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.68
Escrow Agreement, dated November 23, 2005, between the Company, the Escrow Agent, and Mercantile Discount - Provident Funds, Hadar Insurance Company Ltd., The Israeli Phoenix Assurance Company Ltd. and Gaon Gemel Ltd. (18)
10.69
Management Agreement with I-55 Telecommunications, LLC dated October 12, 2005.(19)
10.70
Agreement - General Terms and Conditions with EBI Comm, Inc., dated January 1, 2006.(21)
10.71
Asset Purchase Agreement with Canufly.net, Inc., dated January 10, 2006.(21)
10.72
Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 10, 2006, by and among the Company, Story Telecom, Inc., Story Telecom Limited, Story Telecom (Ireland) Limited, Nir Davison, and Trecastle Holdings Limited. (23)
10.73
Agreement dated May 25, 2006, by and among the Company and the shareholders of Equitalk.co.uk Limited. (24)
10.74
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 19, 2006, by and between the Company and the Purchasers. (25)
10.75
Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 19, 2006, by and between the Company and the Purchasers. (25)
10.76
Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated June 19, 2006, by the Company in favor of the Purchasers.(25)
 
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10.77
Escrow Agreement, dated June 19, 2006, by and between the Company, the Escrow Agent, and the Purchasers. (25)
10.78
Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its Directors and Officers.(27)
10.79
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Randall Wade James Tricou.(27)
10.80
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Rene Tricou - Tricou Construction. (27)
10.81
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Estates. (27)
10.82
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated October 31, 2005, with Rene Tricou - Bon Aire Utility. (27)
10.83
Agreement to Purchase Promissory Note dated February 3, 2006, with Danny Acosta.(27)
10.84
Letter Agreement dated November 15, 2005, with Oberon Securities, LLC.(27)
10.85
Letter Agreement dated June 15, 2006, with Oberon Securities, LLC.(27)
10.86
Second Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (to acquire WS Telecom, Inc.), dated June 28, 2006. (27)
10.87
General Contract for Services dated January 1, 2005, by and between the Company and Swiftnet Limited. (27)
10.88
Service Agreement dated December 6, 2005, by and between the Company and Elite Financial Communications Group, LLC. (27)
10.89
Agreement for Market Making in Securities dated July 31, 2006, by and between the Company and Excellence Nessuah Stock Exchange Services Ltd. (27)
 10.90
Shareholders Loan Agreement, dated September 27, 2006, by and between Auracall Limited, Swiftnet Limited, and Dan Kirschner. (28)
10.91
Service Agreement, dated November 7, 2006, by and between the Company and Institutional Marketing Services, Inc. (28)
10.92
Consultancy Agreement, dated November 20, 2006, by and between the Company and Crestview Capital Partners, LLP. (29)
10.93
Agreement dated December 24, 2006, by and between the Company, Halman-Aldubi Provident Funds Ltd., and Halman-Aldubi Pension Funds Ltd. [translation from Hebrew]. (31)
10.94
First Amendment to Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement dated February 8, 2007, by and between the Company and Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (33)
10.95
Agreement dated February 8, 2007, by and between the Company, Swiftnet Limited, Campbeltown Business, Ltd., and Mr. Abraham Keinan. (33)
10.96
First Amendment to General Contract for Services, dated March 14, 2007, by and between the Company and Swiftnet Limited. (34)
10.97
Employment Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between Swiftnet Limited and Abraham Keinan.(34)
10.98
Consulting Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between the Company and Abraham Keinan. (34)
10.99
Employment Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between Swiftnet Limited and Guy Nissenson.(34)
10.100
Consulting Agreement, dated March 28, 2007, between the Company and Guy Nissenson.(34)
10.101
Settlement Agreement and Release dated May 31, 2007, by and among Embarq Logistics, Inc, Xfone USA, Inc. and the Company. (35)
10.102
Promissory Note dated May 31, 2007, by Xfone USA, Inc.(35)
10.103
Parent Guarantee dated as of May 31, 2007 by the Company in favor of Embarq Logistics, Inc.(35)
10.104
Share Purchase Agreement dated August 15, 2007, by and between Dan Kirschner, as Seller, Swiftnet Limited, as Buyer, and Xfone, Inc. (36)
10.105
Inter-Company Loan Agreement dated August 15, 2007, by and between Auracall Limited, as Lender, and Swiftnet Limited, as Borrower. (36)
10.106
Stock Purchase Agreement dated August [20], 2007, by and among the Company, NTS Communications, Inc., and the Shareholders of NTS Communications, Inc. (37)
10.107
Letter of Joint Venture dated June 15, 2007, by and among the Company and NTS Holdings, Inc.(37)
10.107.1
Form of Free Cash Flow Participation Agreement to be Entered into between the Company and NTS Holdings, Inc. Upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
10.107.2
Form of Employment Agreement to be entered into between NTS Communications, Inc. and Barbara Baldwin upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
 
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10.107.3
Form of Employment Agreement to be entered into between NTS Communications, Inc. and Jerry Hoover upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
10.107.4
Form of Employment Agreement to be entered into between NTS Communications, Inc. and Brad Worthington upon Consummation of the Acquisition. (37)
10.108
Employment Contract signed on August 26, 2007, by and between the Company’s Israeli based Subsidiary Xfone 018 ltd. and Roni Haliva. (38)
10.109
Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock of the Company Dated October 23, 2007. (39)
10.110
Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock of the Company Dated November 1, 2007. (41)
10.111
Form of Subscription Agreement for the Purchase of Units Consisting of Two Shares of Common Stock and One Common Stock Purchase Warrant. (42)
10.112
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant.(42)
10.113
First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement.(43)
10.114.1
Employment agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among NTS Communications, Inc. and Barbara Baldwin. (44)
10.114.2
Employment agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among NTS Communications, Inc. and Jerry Hoover. (44)
10.114.3
Employment agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among NTS Communications, Inc. and Brad Worthington .(44)
10.115
Free cash flow participation agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among Xfone, Inc. and NTS Holdings, Inc. (44)
10.116
Escrow agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among Xfone, Inc., Chris Chelette, Robert Healea and Kevin Buxkemper the NTS shareholders representatives, and Trustmark National Bank, as Escrow Agent. (44)
10.117
Release, effective as of February 26, 2008, entered into by each of Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Hoover and Brad Worthington (44)
10.118
Noncompetition, nondisclosure and nonsolicitation agreement dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among Xfone, Inc., Telephone Electronics Corporation, Joseph D. Fail, Chris Chelette, Robert Healea, Joey Garner, and Walter Frank. (44)
10.119
Second amendment to stock purchase agreement entered into by each of February 26, 2008 by and among Xfone, Inc., NTS Communications, Inc. and Chris Chelette, Robert Healea and Kevin Buxkemper, as the NTS shareholders representatives. (44)
10.120
Modification of Financial Consulting Agreement between Xfone, Inc. and Oberon Securities, LLC in connection with NTS Communications Transaction. (45)
10.121
Fees Due to Oberon Securities, LLC from Xfone, Inc. in connection with services provided in conjunction with the acquisition of NTS Communications, Inc. (45)
10.122
Agreement of Principles dated March 17, 2008 by and between Xfone 018 Ltd. and Tiv Taam Holdings 1 Ltd. [Free Translation from Hebrew]. (46)
10.123
Compromise Agreement dated March 25, 2008, between Xfone, Inc., Story Telecom, Inc., Story Telecom Limited, Trecastle Holdings Limited and Nir Davison. (47)
10.124
Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 25, 2008, between Xfone, Inc., Trecastle Holdings Limited and Nir Davison. (47)
10.125
 
Third Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement entered into as of April 25, 2008 by and among Chris Chelette, Robert Healea and Kevin Buxkemper, as Sellers’ Representative, NTS Communications, Inc. and Xfone, Inc. (48)
10.126
Irrevocable Option Agreement dated as of July 1, 2008 by and between Abraham Keinan and Guy Nissenson (49)
10.127
Indenture, entered into on December 13, 2007, as amended and restated on October 27, 2008, between Xfone, Inc. and Ziv Haft Trusts Company Ltd. (free translation from Hebrew). (51)
10.128
Form of warrant (free translation from Hebrew). (51)
10.129
 
Underwriting Agreement between Xfone, Inc., Excellence Nessuah Underwriting (1993) Ltd. and The First International & Co. - Underwriting and Investments Ltd., dated November 2, 2008 (free translation from Hebrew). (52)
10.130
Market Making Agreement dated December 24, 2008, by and between Xfone, Inc. and Harel Finance Trade & Securities Ltd. [Free translation from Hebrew] (54)
 
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10.131
Second Amendment to Financial Services and Business Development Consulting Agreement dated January 15, 2009, by and between Xfone, Inc. and Dionysos Investments (1999) Ltd. (55)
 
16.1
Letter dated January 31, 2006 from Chaifetz & Schreiber, P.C. to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (20)
21.1
List of Subsidiaries (Amended as of March 31, 2008) (26)
 
 (1)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on August 10, 2001 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2 Registration Statement.
 (2)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 16, 2001 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2/Amendment 1 Registration Statement.
 (5)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on March 3, 2003 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2/Post Effective Amendment 2 Registration Statement.
 (6)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on April 15, 2004 with Xfone’s, Inc. SB-2 Amendment 1 Registration Statement.
 (7)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on June 1, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (8)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on June 7, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s SB-2/Amendment 2 Registration Statement.
 (9)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 11, 2004 with Xfone’s, Inc. SB-2 Amendment 3 Registration Statement.
 (10)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on September 13, 2004 with Xfone’s, Inc. SB-2 Amendment 4 Registration Statement.
 (11)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 4, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K
 (12)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on November 29, 2004 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (13)
Denotes previously filed exhibits; filed on March 31, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-KSB.
 (14)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 22, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (15)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 31, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (16)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 3, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (17)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on October 11, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A #1.
 (18)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on November 29, 2005 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (19)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 23, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A #3.
 (20)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 31, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K/A #1.
 (21)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 31, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (23)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on May 16, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (24)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on May 30, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (25)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on June 20, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 (26)
Denotes previously filed exhibit; filed on April 15, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-KSB/A.
 (27)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on July 31, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (28)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on November 14, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-QSB.
 (29)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on November 22, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (31)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on December 28, 2006 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (33)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on February 8, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (34)
Denotes previously filed exhibits; filed on March 30, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 10-KSB.
 (35)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on May 31, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (36)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on August 15, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (37)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on August 22, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (38)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on August 27, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (39)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on October 23, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (40)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on October 25, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (41)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on November 5, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (42)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on December 14, 2007 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (43)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on February 14, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (44)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on February 26, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (45)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on March 6, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (46)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on March 17, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (47)
Denotes previously filed exhibits: filed on March 25 with Xfone, Inc.’s Form 8-K.
 (48)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on  May 1, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
 (49)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on  July 1, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(51)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on October 28, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(52)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on November 4, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(54)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on December 24, 2008 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.
(55)
Denotes previously filed exhibit: filed on January 16, 2009 with Xfone, Inc.‘s Form 8-K.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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