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New .tel domain goes up for grabs

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Nov 05, 2008

Domain name management specialist NetNames is accepting applications for .tel from its customers, ahead of the new domain’s initial launch on 3rd December.

NetNames is urging businesses to proactively register the domain in advance of the new addresses becoming available to potential speculators and counterfeiters.

 

.tel will allow businesses to securely host all contact information under a unique domain name, efficiently guiding users to appropriate details within an organisation.

 

They will benefit from being able to update their data quickly in real time, without the need to build and manage a separate website. Those accessing the domain will be able to connect to contact information instantly from any device, be it a mobile, PDA or PC.

 

Jonathan Robinson, Chief Operating Officer of NetNames, said:  “As with the launch of any new domain, businesses need to ensure they have taken the appropriate steps to register their new .tel domain before they become available on wider distribution. This will protect their brands from any online speculators, maximising their online presence”.

 

Robinson added: “We are advising marketers and brand managers to submit their applications sooner rather than later, to not fall behind the many others looking to register this new global domain.”

 

Organisations need to be aware of three important deadlines set by .tel registry, Telnic. The first, ‘sunrise’ period will open on 3rd December 2008 and close on 2nd February 2009 during which time only ICANN accredited registrars, such as NetNames, will be allowed to submit applications received on behalf of owners and licensees of registered trademarks.

 

The following ‘landrush’ period will then make .tel available to any other applicant via an ICANN accredited registrar from 3rd February 2009 until 23rd March 2009, with a third period starting on 24 March 2009 allowing anyone to directly register the new domain.

 

www.netnames.com/platinum

 

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