Telecommunications Companies Get Behind .tel
LONDON, January 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Telnic Limited (http://www.telnic.org), the registry operator
for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced that a significant
number of telecommunications organizations were not only registering their
brands for .tel domains but were investigating the .tel as a platform for
added-value services themselves.
Numerous operators, including fixed-line, mobile or Voice over
IP (VoIP) companies, including Orange, Vodafone, Hutchison 3G, T-Mobile,
Sprint, Virgin Mobile and Skype, have all supported the new
communications-focused .tel TLD by securing their brands.
"We'd like to thank those telecommunications providers who've
registered their brands for understanding that .tel is not just another top
level domain but that instead it provides an innovative and neutral platform
for service interoperability," said Khashayar Mahdavi, CEO of Telnic Limited.
"Several operators, especially those concerned with VoIP, are moving to
become ICANN-accredited registrars in order to use this platform to deliver
value-added services to their customers."
Applications from trademark holders are still being taken
during the protected Sunrise period until February 2nd 2009, after which time
anyone may purchase any available .tel domain in a first come, first served
manner. For more information about .tel, please visit http://www.telnic.org.
Source: Telnic Limited
Distributor: PRNewswire