Press Releases
Measurement comes to .tel: TelStats launches in beta
LONDON, United Kingdom – Tuesday June 16, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.tel), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that it had released TelStats, its free web traffic measurement service for owners of .tel domains, in beta.
Never lose friends and alienate people again with .tel SuperBook for iPhone!
LONDON, United Kingdom – Thursday 28th May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.tel), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD) which has sold over 200,000 domains in six weeks since launch, today announced that .tel SuperBook for the iPhone and iPod Touch is now available to download for free on the Apple App Store.
.tel joins Sway and Tim Kash for a Movie Celebration Weekend Party in style
Hollywood, California – Tuesday 26th May, 2009 – This year's exclusive Hollywood Movie Celebration Weekend Party on Friday 29th May, hosted by television personalities Sway Calloway & Tim Kash, will have an added dimension to it through the participation of .tel.
Show and .tel at the Business Startup Exhibition
LONDON, United Kingdom – Tuesday 26th May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.tel), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD) which has sold over 200,000 domains in six weeks since launch, today announced that it would be running free seminars for entrepreneurs at the Business Startup Exhibition (www.bstartup.com) in London’s ExCeL Centre on 28th and 29th May.
.tel continues momentum with over 200,000 domains registered
LONDON, United Kingdom – Thursday 21st May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD) nominated for a 2009 World Technology Award and InfoCommerce Group 2009 Model of Excellence Award, today announced that over 200,000 registrations of domains had been received within two months of General Availability.
Tree Farm Saves Time and Trees with Treefarm.tel
Port St. Lucie, Florida – Friday 22nd May, 2009 – Tree Farm Manager Tom Farina is one of the 200,000 early adopters world-wide of a new way to communicate contact information with customers, using an innovative online service called .tel.
Now keep your 'contact us' page live with .tel
Seattle, United States – Tuesday 19th May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Conference, the release of a free tool enabling webmasters, web designers and web hosts to integrate .tel technology directly into the ‘contact us’ pages of their existing websites, making them ‘live’.
Telnic helps brands maximize .tel benefits at INTA
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 12th May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD) nominated for the 2009 World Technology Awards and the InfoCommerce Group Models of Excellence 2009, today announced that it will be present at the International Trademark Association (www.INTA.org) Annual Conference in Seattle later this month to showcase .tel services and related technologies.
Female entrepreneurs benefit from .tel with Seed Network
London, United Kingdom – Friday 8th May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), is pleased to announce today that the Seed Network (www.seednetwork.com), Lynne Franks' community for Women's Enterprise, has joined the .tel community.
Telnic Limited Nominated for World Technology Award
New York – Tuesday 5th May, 2009 – The World Technology Network (WTN – www.wtn.net) announced today that Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused top level domain .tel, has been selected as a nominee for a 2009 World Technology Award in the Communications Technology category. The World Technology Awards are presented by the WTN, in association with TIME magazine, Fortune magazine, and Science magazine, amongst others.
.tel shortlisted for InfoCommerce Model of Excellence Award
London, United Kingdom – Friday 1st May, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused top level domain .tel, today announced that it had been shortlisted by InfoCommerce Group (www.infocommercegroup.com) for its 2009 Model of Excellence Awards.
Manage your .tel from your iPhone with My.tel
London, United Kingdom – Friday 24th April, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that its free and open source My.tel iPhone application is now available for download from the Apple App Store.
.tel for BlackBerry is here!
London, United Kingdom – Thursday 23rd April, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced the final release of its free BlackBerry™ plug-in is available for download. Now, BlackBerry users can find public and private .tel contact information at the speed of their internet connection, dynamically and directly from their address book.
Telnic Launches Multilingual Website
London, United Kingdom – Monday 30th March, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, today announced the launch of its multilingual website, providing .tel related information in 11 languages including: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Russian.
.tel storms through 100,000 registrations
London, United Kingdom – Thursday 26th March, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today confirmed that total registrations from businesses and individuals worldwide had surged past the 100,000 mark just 36 hours after General Availability opened.
Telnic Limited to offer .tel domains through MySpace
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 24th March 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), is pleased to announce today that MySpace, the world's premiere social portal, will now be offering .tel domains to its members.
.tel now affordable for businesses of all sizes
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 24th March 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator of the new .tel top level domain, has announced the General Availability of domains for all businesses. From today, large and small businesses can register and begin using their own .tel domain, opening up new communication channels with customers and making themselves more accessible online.
iWelt to sell .tel
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 24th March 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that, pending final approval of its ICANN-accredited Registrar status, iWelt, part of the Krick group, a publisher of over 70 white pages titles of Das Telefonbuch and Das Örtliche throughout Germany, is to become a .tel Accredited Registrar.
.tel iPhone application to revolutionize web publishing
London, United Kingdom – Monday 23rd March, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that it had submitted its free and open source My .tel iPhone application to the Apple App Store.
One week to go until .tel officially launches!
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 17th March, 2009 – Do you want a simple way to tell your business contacts or friends how to contact you? Want to have a greener way of sharing your contact information? Do you have trouble sharing all of the latest online places to interact with your friends or customers? Telnic Limited, the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today reminded businesses and individuals that there was just under a week left to pre-book 'must have' .tel domain names on a first come, first served basis to be ready for 24th March when prices drop substantially.
The world's first global directory service goes 'live'
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 10th March, 2009 – Telnic today announced that it had achieved a milestone in the delivery of a new internet service, with tens of thousands of .tel domains going 'live' today, creating the world's first global directory.
Welcome to the biggest innovation since .com
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 3rd February, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the Registry Operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD) today announced that Landrush – the period where anyone can purchase any available .tel domain name with no auctions and no extensive reserve list – opens at 3.00 p.m. GMT, enabling people to invest in the quickest way to monetize the internet ever.
Small businesses, welcome to the webless web
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 3rd February, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that small businesses and owner-managers around the world can now get their own domain name which can be used to help discover you online without the need to build, maintain and host a full website. Dubbed the "webless web", .tel domains are set to open up internet publishing to everyone, regardless of budget or technical expertise.
Profiles now available in VIP.tel domains
London, United Kingdom – Friday 30th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, today announced that all free trial VIP.tel test domains have now been updated to support Profiles and now contain all of the major elements of the personal functionality available when .tel domains go live.
Davos to connect with the world through DAVOS.tel
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 27th January, 2009 – As the World Economic Forum (WEF) kicks off in Switzerland talking about economic regeneration and the further bridging of the digital divide, Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), announced that the host town for the WEF is amongst many municipalities, towns and cities that are securing their .tel domain names.
New York's Finest buy NYPD.tel
London, United Kingdom – Wednesday 21st January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD) today announced that the New York Police Department had purchased its trademark-protected .tel domain name. With over 123 different local precinct telephone numbers, emergency and non-emergency contact information and crime reduction initiatives, a .tel will provide easy and clear access for anyone to get in touch with who they need to especially from mobile devices.
Telecommunications companies get behind .tel
London, United Kingdom – Wednesday 21st January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that a significant number of telecommunications organizations were not only registering their brands for .tel domains but were investigating the .tel as a platform for added-value services themselves.
Online directories buy into .tel domain opportunity
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 20th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, today welcomed strong interest from online directory service providers for .tel domains.
.tel Landrush to start soon
London, United Kingdom – Tuesday 20th January, 2009 – 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.
World's best-loved reality shows place their vote for .tel domains
London, United Kingdom – Monday 19th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that audiences of some of the best-watched reality television broadcast programs in the world will soon be able to vote for their favorite participants more easily.
Telnic announces Accredited Technology Partner programme
London, United Kingdom – Friday 16th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, today announced the opening of the Telnic Accredited Technology Partner programme for organizations looking to integrate their technology products and services with .tel. This free and optional programme is available to all organizations wishing to seamlessly integrate their offerings with the .tel service.
Great Opportunities for .tel Landrush
London, United Kingdom – Thursday 15th January, 2009 – With less than three weeks until the start of the .tel Landrush, Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, announced today that it will not be holding any auctions for high value or premium domain names nor is it withholding any names from the Landrush, with the exception of a few names on a "reserved list" as required by ICANN and as needed for registry operations.
Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur at top of .tel global league, other clubs in danger of relegation
London, United Kingdom – Wednesday 14th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that internationally-recognized football clubs were in danger of missing out in securing their .tel domain names and a strong communications and revenue-generating channel to their millions of fans worldwide.
Exclusive trademark period for .tel ends soon
London, United Kingdom – Monday 12th January, 2009 –Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD) already described by Fortune/CNN as "The Google of online phone books" today reminded businesses with trademarks that there were only fifteen working days left to protect their .tel domains in the Sunrise period.
First come, first served process sees Baidu.eu win Baidu.tel
London, United Kingdom – Monday 12th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today confirmed that Baidu Europe (www.baidu.eu), the Groningen-based automation and web design solutions organization, had secured the rights to the baidu.tel domain name, having been the first to apply for the domain name in the trademark protected Sunrise period. Telnic also urged organizations to seriously consider applying for them during the Sunrise period which closes on February 2nd 2009.
Privacy & 'Friending' functionality now available in VIP.tel domains
London, United Kingdom – Thursday 8th January, 2009 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, today announced that all free trial VIP.tel test domains have now been updated to support privacy and ‘Friending’, a key aspect of the .tel functionality for individuals. Thousands of VIP.tel domain testers can now share private contact information securely.
Big brands buy into online .tel directory listing
London, United Kingdom – Monday 15th December, 2008 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain-driven directory service, announced today that it had received thousands of applications from leading brands for the new, mobile-optimized contacts directory on the internet within the first hours of opening registration period for trademark owners.
First .tel domains go on sale today
London, United Kingdom – Wednesday 3rd December, 2008 – Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org), the registry operator of the new .tel top level domain, begins accepting applications for trademarks from businesses and organizations worldwide. From today until February 2nd, trademark owners can register .tel domains for their brands and company names, providing them with a "live" comprehensive listing in the first global, mobile-optimized online directory.
December 3rd trademark deadline approaches for .tel domain names
Cairo, Egypt – Tuesday, 4 November 2008– With one month to go until Sunrise opens, trademark owners were
today warned that they risk missing out on being listed in the new global, 'live' contacts directory if they
fail take advantage of the first come, first served application period for their branded .tel domains.
Huge demand for .tel from registrars as 100 sign up with Telnic
Munich, Germany – Wednesday, 22 October 2008 – Today at SYSTEMS 08, Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator for the new .tel Top Level Domain (TLD) announced that one hundred ICANN-accredited registrars had signed an agreement to sell .tel domain names well in advance of its launch.
.tel - a developers' paradise
London, England – Wednesday, 15 October 2008 – Telnic Limited today launched resources and open source code for developers, enabling them to create new applications and services on the innovative .tel platform launching in December this year.
Telnic announces vip.tel beta program at DEMOfall
San Diego, California – Monday, 8 September 2008 – Telnic, the Registry Operator for the .tel top level domain (TLD) today announced its VIP.tel beta program would be available shortly. Customers wishing to trial .tel in advance of its commercial availability can apply for a personal domain name by emailing vip@telnic.org
Telnic announces .tel Sunrise opens on December 3rd 2008 at ICANN Paris
Paris, France – Sunday, 22 June 2008 – Telnic Limited, the Registry Operator and Sponsoring Organization for the new sponsored top level domain (sTLD) .tel, today announced details for launch at the ICANN meeting in Paris.