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Telnic is the pioneer of creating new technology for publishing and discovery platform, by combining an innovative use of existing internet infrastructure with a new purpose domain name system. This allows companies and individuals to create a virtual vCard or contact directory that enables users to easily and instantly "click to connect" via their preferred device. <ref>[http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/telnic/37554/ PR NewsWire]</ref>..tel owners can take control of how people interact with them under a domain that they own while .tel users can discover contact information in a quick, easy and cheap manner.
Telnic is the pioneer of creating new technology for publishing and discovery platform, by combining an innovative use of existing internet infrastructure with a new purpose domain name system. This allows companies and individuals to create a virtual vCard or contact directory that enables users to easily and instantly "click to connect" via their preferred device. <ref>[http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/telnic/37554/ PR NewsWire]</ref>..tel owners can take control of how people interact with them under a domain that they own while .tel users can discover contact information in a quick, easy and cheap manner.
==History==
In 2000, Telnic is founded and collaborates with strategic partners and service providers to develop a proof-of-concept.
It applies for the .tel in the first round of TLD applications, which is not successful On October, 2000. However, ICANN encourages Telnic to re-submit in the following round after building a proof of concept. Telnic finally re-submits its modified application to ICANN for the .tel sTLD March 2004. On May 2006, Telnic’s application is successful and ICANN signs a formal agreement authorizing Telnic to operate the .tel sTLD.
In 2006, development begins on open source mobile and desktop client applications.Key agreements with strategic partner NeuStar and Sunrise Validation Agent Deloitte are signed in 2007. Telnic campaigns for better protection of privacy for individuals in WHOIS in the same year.
On 22nd June 2008, the Sunrise period is announced for 3rd December 2008 to the industry at ICANN Paris. Sunrise period opens in December 2008 and Landrush period opens in February 2009.
On March 2009, First .tel domains go live in the DNS. General Availability opens on March 24th 2009
As of January 2010, 300,000 .tel domains registered. Since June 2010, All .tel names support OpenID.
==Products and Services==
==Products and Services==