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People Telecom inactive

ISP founded 2000; listed via reverse takeover of Swiftel; acquired by M2 Group in 2008 (PEOPLE TELECOM LIMITED, ACN 009 273 152).

Founded in Australia. peopletelecom.com.au

Name history

NameFromTo
People Telecom 2000

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 2000 Founded by Ryan O'Hare and Colin Marland.
note Apr 2007 Perth/WA carve-out: People Telecom sold its WA fibre + DSL broadband customer base and ~600 sqm Perth datacentre to Amcom for A$6.25m (announced Mar 2007, completed Apr 2007) — separate from and before the 2008 whole-business sale to M2. news news
death Dec 2008 approx Acquired by M2 Group (~A$17m). official wikipedia wayback-redirect

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
incoming acquisition Swiftel reverse takeover
People Telecom gained ASX listing via reverse takeover of Swiftel.
2004 news
outgoing acquisition M2 Group 100%
M2 acquired People Telecom for ~A$17m.
2008 news

References

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