Telecommunications industry body, Communications Alliance, has hired John Stanton as CEO.

Allegedly misleading behaviour by some of its salesmen, has landed People Telecom - now owned by M2 Communications - in trouble with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

SMB-centric telecommunications provider, M2, is plotting more acquisitions after experiencing a significant financial windfall in its first-half.

Wrap up of today's stock movements on the ASX telecommunications index

M2 Telecommunications sees its acquisition of People Telecom (PT) as an opportunity to build a strong Sydney presence, and will not be absorbing PT’s customers with a view to winding the business down.

Sydney-based managed services provider, Sonnet, has its sights set on expanding into the Asian market.