Telnic Announces .tel Sunrise Opens on December 3rd 2008 at ICANN Paris

Sat Jun 21, 2008 6:01pm EDT
 
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PARIS, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- 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. Sunrise
applications from national trademark owners will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis as of Wednesday, 3rd December 2008.
    .tel enables you to store, update and publish all your contact
information, web links and keywords directly on the internet under your own
unique domain name. Simple, fast and accessible from any device, .tel
provides a new internet standard to take full control over how and where
people reach you. The .tel delivers:
    - integration of any and all means of communication (i.e.
      Phone numbers, IM, VOIP, email, social media)

    - real-time publishing of your contact information on the
      internet

    - full ownership of your published data

    - protection of your private data, only viewable by people you
      authorize

    - simple structured navigation to easily reach the most
      relevant information

    - high speed global access optimized for mobile devices

    - multi-language, search engine-friendly structured
      information and keywords


    "Thanks to its rich functionality and open specifications, .tel will open
up new opportunities for registrars, resellers and developers alike,"
explained Justin Hayward, Communications Director at Telnic. "We've been
working hard over the past years to make sure that everything we're
delivering to the industry will enable it to take advantage of this new
ecosystem."
    As well as announcing its launch, Telnic unveiled its new website -
http://www.telnic.org - for people to find out more about .tel. The Telnic
website hosts comprehensive videos, information, policies and procedures for
registrars, resellers, developers and IP owners.
    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.
SOURCE  Telnic Limited

Notes to Editors: For interviews and high resolution logos, please contact:
Justin Hayward, Telnic Ltd, on +44(0)777-2278-644 or jhayward@telnic.org.

 

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