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.tel Landrush to Start Soon
LONDON, January 20 /PRNewswire/ --
- Two-Week Countdown Begins
With two weeks to go before Landrush for the innovative new top
level domain .tel, trademark owners have a limited time to apply for their
domains before applications for any domain open to all.
Anyone will be able to buy a .tel domain from 3.00 p.m. GMT on
Tuesday 3rd February 2009, enabling them to have one secure and
easy-to-manage address for life which they own and where people will be able
to view from any device connected to the internet and contact them with
simple 'click to communicate' functionality using any and all existing
communications types. As no web hosting, web development or deep level of
technical expertise is required, .tel domains are a revolution in the use of
domain names and internet publishing and ideal for individuals and small
businesses with limited resources.
.tel domains have gained significant interest from the mainstream media
in the run-up to this significant launch date, including:
- "The Google of online phone books," Michal Lev-Ram, CNN/Fortune
- "The new domain, which stores and encrypts contact information directly
into the Domain Name System, has the potential to become a phone book
for the Internet," Danielle Belopotosky, New York Times
- "Telnic's approach is revolutionary," Jennifer L. Schenker,
BusinessWeek
- "Think of .tel as a 'live' global white/yellow pages directory or
communications hub that crucially leaves control of the contact and
other information in the hands of the domain owner who can set
different levels of access for different visitors," Paul Taylor,
Financial Times
- "It's the mother of all telephone books," Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat
With over 120 ICANN-accredited registrars signed up with Telnic, levels
of pre-orders (applications for .tel domain names taken by registrars to
submit the instant Landrush commences) are being called 'unprecedented' by
some in the registrar community.
For further information, please visit http://www.telnic.org
About Telnic Limited
Founded in 2000, Telnic Limited is the UK-based Registry Operator and
Sponsoring Organization for the new .tel sponsored top level domain (sTLD).
For more information regarding the .tel domain or Telnic Limited, please
visit http://www.telnic.org. .tel was launched to trademark holders on
December 3, 2008 and will be launched to everyone else on February 3, 2009.
