Telnic
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[edit] Description
.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
Company Timeline
2000 – Telnic is founded and collaborates with strategic partners and service providers to develop a proof-of-concept.
October 2000 – Telnic applies for the .tel in the first round of TLD applications, which is not successful. However, ICANN encourages Telnic to re-submit in the following round after building a proof of concept.
March 2004 – Telnic re-submits its modified application to ICANN for the .tel sTLD.
May 2006 – Telnic’s application is successful and ICANN signs a formal agreement authorizing Telnic to operate the .tel sTLD.
2006 – Development begins on open source mobile and desktop client applications.
2007 - Key agreements with strategic partner NeuStar and Sunrise Validation Agent Deloitte are signed.
2007 – Telnic campaigns for better protection of privacy for individuals in WHOIS.
22nd June 2008 – The Sunrise period is announced for 3rd December 2008 to the industry at ICANN Paris
People
- Khashayar Mahdavi, Chief Executive Officer
- Henri Asseily, Chief Strategist & CTO
- Justin Hayward, Communications Director
- Benjamin Blumenthal, Director of Marketing
- Jim Reid, technical guru
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[edit] About Telnic
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 Telnic.org.
Press inquiries to: Justin Hayward, Communications Director, Telnic Limited, 8 Wilfred Street, London SW1E 6PL, UK, Tel: +44-20-7467-6450, Fax: +44-20-7467-6451, Email: news@telnic.org
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