SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 _______________

                                     FORM 8-K

                                  CURRENT REPORT



                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 12, 2001
                                                  ---------------------------

                     Dial Thru International Corporation
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


         Delaware                      0-22636               75-2461665
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (IRS Employer
        of incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)


 700 South Flower Street, Suite 2950, Los Angeles, California          90017
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)



 Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (213) 627-7599
                                                   --------------------------

                                    Not Applicable
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)




 Item 2.    ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
 ------    ------------------------------------

      (a) On October  12, 2001,  Dial Thru  International Corporation  ("Dial
 Thru") completed the  acquisition from Rapid  Link, Inc.  ("Rapid Link")  of
 certain assets and executory contracts of Rapid Link, USA, Inc. ("Rapid Link
 USA") and 100% of the common  stock of Rapid Link Telecommunications,  GMBH,
 ("Rapid Link Germany") pursuant to  the terms of a  Stock and Asset Purchase
 Agreement dated as of September 18, 2001 (the "Purchase Agreement").

      The  assets  acquired  consist  of  all  of  the  assets,  tangible  or
 intangible, of Rapid Link USA, excluding cash and cash equivalents, accounts
 receivable, customer deposits, and specific network equipment not  currently
 used in the operations of Rapid Link USA.

       In  accordance  with  the   terms  of  the  Purchase  Agreement,   the
 consideration consisted of $2,000,000  in cash payments  to Rapid  Link, and
 600,000 newly issued Dial Thru shares,  the value of which is guaranteed  by
 Dial Thru to be no less than $300,000 at the time of the registration of the
 shares, which must be completed no more than 90 days after the close of  the
 transaction.  In  accordance  with  the  Purchase Agreement,  Dial Thru will
 either  (i)  issue additional shares to Rapid Link in excess of the  600,000
 Shares; or (ii) pay to Rapid Link additional cash consideration, so that the
 minimum value of  the consideration received is $300,000.  Of the total cash
 consideration,  $300,000  is  subject  to  a  final  calculation (the "Final
 Payment") to be completed on or before December 15, 2001.  In addition, John
 Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of Dial Thru,  has  placed 1,000,000 shares
 of  common stock owned by Mr. Jenkins into escrow  to guarantee  payment  of
 amounts owed, if any, after calculation of the  Final Payment.

       The  cash and  number  of  shares  to be  issued  to  Rapid  Link  was
 determined considering  the  value of  the  assets  of Rapid  Link  USA  and
 business of  Rapid  Link  Germany acquired  after  reviewing  the  financial
 statements of Rapid  Link USA  and Rapid Link  Germany, an  in depth  review
 specifically of the  fixed assets  and network  deployment, and  arms-length
 negotiations with Rapid Link's executive management.

       At the time  of the acquisition,  there was  no material  relationship
 between Rapid Link  (including their officers,  directors and  shareholders)
 and Dial Thru  or any of  its affiliates, any  officer or  director of  Dial
 Thru, or any associate of any such officer or director.

       The sources of  funds for the cash  portion of the consideration  were
 existing internal cash reserves and proceeds from the October 2001 sale  and
 issuance of  Dial Thru's  10% Convertible  Notes due  October 2003  to  Dial
 Thru's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Executive  Vice
 President.

       (b) At  the time of  the acquisition, Rapid  Link USA  and Rapid  Link
 Germany were engaged in providing integrated data and voice  communications,
 primarily in Europe and Asia.  They operated their businesses primarily from
 facilities in Atlanta, Georgia, and Mannheim, Germany.  Dial Thru  presently
 intends to use  the assets  acquired from Rapid  Link USA,  and intends  for
 Rapid Link Germany, as an operating subsidiary of Dial Thru, to continue  to
 engage in the  business in substantially  the same manner  and for the  same
 purpose.


 Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 ------   ---------------------------------

      (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
          -----------------------------------------
        The financial  statements required to  be filed will  be filed as  an
 amendment to this Form 8-K under cover  of Form 8-K/A on or before  December
 28, 2001.

      (b) Pro Forma Financial Information
          ---------------------------------

           The pro forma financial information required to be filed will be
 filed     as an amendment to this Form 8-K under cover of Form 8-K/A on or
 before December 28, 2001.

      (c) Exhibits.
        ---------
         The following documents are filed as an exhibit to this report:

       Exhibit No.               Description of Documents
       -----------  --------------------------------------------------------

         2.1       Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
                   18, 2001, by and among Rapid Link USA, Inc., Rapid Link
                   Inc., and Dial Thru International Corporation.

         2.2       First Amendment to Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement,
                   dated as of September 21, 2001 by and among Rapid Link
                   USA, Inc., Rapid Link Inc., and Dial Thru International
                   Corporation.

         2.3       Second Amendment to Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement,
                   dated as of October 12, 2001, by and among Rapid Link
                   USA, Inc., Rapid Link Inc., and Dial Thru International
                   Corporation.

        99.1       Press Release dated October 17, 2001 announcing the
                   completion of the acquisition of Rapid Link, Inc.



                                  SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
 the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          Dial Thru International Corporation
                                          (Registrant)

 Date: October 26, 2000                   By:  /s/ Allen Sciarillo
                                               -----------------------
                                               Allen Sciarillo
                                               Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBITS INDEX
                                  --------------

         Exhibit                        Description of Documents
         -------          --------------------------------------------------

         2.1       Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of September
                   18, 2001, by and among Rapid Link USA, Inc., Rapid Link
                   Inc., and Dial Thru International Corporation.

         2.2       First Amendment to Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement,
                   dated as of September 21, 2001 by and among Rapid Link
                   USA, Inc., Rapid Link Inc., and Dial Thru International
                   Corporation.

         2.3       Second Amendment to Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement,
                   dated as of October 12, 2001, by and among Rapid Link
                   USA, Inc., Rapid Link Inc., and Dial Thru International
                   Corporation.

        99.1       Press Release dated October 17, 2001 announcing the
                   completion of the acquisition of Rapid Link, Inc.