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Telnic Launches Beta of vip.tel service at Demo

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According to a press release I got earlier this afternoon, Telnic is launching a beta of its vip.tel program. Unfortunately the press release was a bit vague on the details.I've had demos of the .tel system from various members of the Telnic team and I love the idea. I really really think .tel could be huge!The text of today's press release is below - maybe you'll have more … [Read more...] about Telnic Launches Beta of vip.tel service at Demo

Crazy ccTLD Price Hikes?

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Image via Wikipedia Jackie Liu's post on CircleID raises some very interesting questions, though whether or not any answers will be forthcoming or not is a totally different matter.While a lot of ccTLDs are dropping their wholesale rates others are raising them (or have raised them).The problem, as Liu points out, is that registrants aren't consulted about the price hikes or … [Read more...] about Crazy ccTLD Price Hikes?

IEDR Are Hiring

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The IEDR, which is in charge of the IE namespace, is looking for staff.The position on offer is "team leader" in "registration services"Full details are available from David Curtin, IEDR's CEO (david.curtin at iedr.ie)Related articles by ZemantaIE Domain Registry Introducing Multiyear Registrations - Finally!Make Your Voice Heard About DotIE! … [Read more...] about IEDR Are Hiring

Spanish Registry To Introduce Multi-year Registrations

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The Spanish domain registry (.es) is planning to introduce multi-year registrations.Although an exact date has not been announced the change is expected to come into effect during October.A number of the ccTLD registries in Europe have either introduced multi-year registrations or are in the process of making changes to the registration periods available.The IE ccTLD introduced … [Read more...] about Spanish Registry To Introduce Multi-year Registrations

DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion

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While other domain registries seem only to happy to increase their prices this autumn it is refreshing to see that dotMobi won't.DotMobi have been offering registrars promotional pricing for most of this year, although they were meant to be halting the promotion during the autumn. They have now revealed that they will be continuing with their promotional pricing until the end … [Read more...] about DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion

Domain Pricing – Is There A Ceiling?

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The announcements by Verisign, PIR and Afilias of price increases in com,net,org and .info shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone.However if the year on year price increases do leave an interesting question - is there an upper ceiling?Will the next price increase have a negative impact on some of the low cost registrars? (The last one didn't seem to have much … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing – Is There A Ceiling?

IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post

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David Curtin, IEDR CEO, was interviewed during the week by Sunday Business Post's technology editor Adrian WecklerThe full interview is available online.Some of the questions posed by Weckler revealed some of the more awkward and restrictive views of the registry, including its policy on censoring domain names. However it is interesting to note that Curtin not only made public … [Read more...] about IEDR Boss Interviewed in Sunday Business Post