SEC 1745
(02-02)
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.    )*

FIRSTWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK

(Title of Class of Securities)

33762N 20 7

(CUSIP Number)

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[     ]	Rule 13d-1(b)
[     ]	Rule 13d-1(c)
[     ]	Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Item 1.
	(a)			Name of Issuer Firstwave Technologies, Inc.
	(b)			Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 1000 Atlanta, Georgia  30339
Item 2.
		(a)		Name of Person Filing Richard T. Brock
		(b)		Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 2522 Habersham Road Atlanta, Georgia  30305
		(c)		Citizenship USA
		(d)		Title of Class of Securities Common Stock
		(e)		CUSIP Number 33762N 20 7
Item 3.		If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
		(a)	[  ]		Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
		(b)	[  ]		Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
		(c)	[  ]		Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
		(d)	[  ]		Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
		(e)	[  ]		An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
		(f)	[  ]		An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
		(g)	[  ]		A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
		(h)	[  ]		A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
		(i)	[  ]		A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
		(j)	[  ]		Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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Item 4.		Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
		(a)		Amount beneficially owned:     1,022,755 (1)
		(b)		Percent of class:     34.3%
		(c)		Number of shares as to which the person has:
				(i)		Sole power to vote or to direct the vote     1,022,755 (1)
				(ii)		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote     none
				(iii)		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of     1,022,755 (1)
				(iv)		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of     none
		(1)  Includes 13,940 shares if options exercised on or before March 1, 2003  and 640,207 shares if Preferred Stock converted on or before March 1, 2003.
Item 5.				Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Item 6.				Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Item 7.				Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
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Item 8.				Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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Item 9.				Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Item 10.				Certification
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Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 10, 2003

Date

/s/ Richard T. Brock

Signature

Richard T. Brock

Name/Title

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