Teletok
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| Type: | Government |
| Industry: | Telecommunications |
| Founded: | January 2001 |
| Headquarters: | Fakaofo |
| Country: | Tokelau |
| Website: | dot tk |
| Facebook: | dot tk |
| Key People | |
| Tino Vitale, General Manager | |
Teletok is the local telecommunication company of Tokelau also known as Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation. Being a communication corporation of small islands the company is not that developed yet and has less than 10 phone lines.[1] It works for the promotion of technology and communications in Tokelau.[2] Teletok uses solar energy to fulfill its electricity needs while the rest of the island uses imported petroleum.[3]
Teletok is a memebr of Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association - PITA.[4]
Dot TK
In 2001 Teletok started a joint venture with BV Dot TK (a private company) to establish .tk. Teletok the administrator of .tk, the ccTLD for Tokelau. Registration of .tk domain names is being provided free of charge since 2001 to increase the awareness of Tokelau in the world. However, you can choose to pay to get full rights over the domain and support the government of Tokelau.[5] To stop the illegal and pornographic activities on .tk domains, Teletok has developed a system which detects and blocks such domain names.[6]