Telnic, the .tel registry, have informed registrars that the wholesale rate for .tel domain names will be increased by $1 per year from $8 / year to $9/year effective December 1 2013. How are they justifying such a hefty price increase? This increase takes into account inflation rates and the continuing maintenance, development and provision of the Community Telhosting … [Read more...] about Telnic Increasing Wholesale Price by $1
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Telnic Senior Staffer Departs
Looks like there's more musical chairs going on. This time it's chez Telnic where their registrar liaison has announced his departure at the end of this month. Adrian Snell has been with Telnic for the last four years and saw the company through its initial launch phase. Will we be getting some big announcement about his new role like we did with Pinky Brand? … [Read more...] about Telnic Senior Staffer Departs
Telnic Launch Treasure Hunt Competition
Telnic, who operate the .tel domain extension, have launched an online competition in the form of a treasure hunt.To start the treasure hunt simply go to http://thejourneystarts.tel/ and follow the instructions.The competition, which runs for the next ten weeks, is open to UK and US residents.Further information on the competition site. … [Read more...] about Telnic Launch Treasure Hunt Competition
Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
The Digital Britain report and the legislation which is now before the UK parliament (Digital Economy Bill) makes for very scary reading. The implications of the legislation are far reaching - and not just within the UKWhat about the sections of the legislation that refer to domain registries? Note the pluralThere is an entire section of the legislation dedicated to "internet … [Read more...] about Digital Britain Uses Stone Age References
Telnic Video – Alternate Ending
I know I'm a bit late to the game with this one, but here's the Telnic promo video with the alternate ending: … [Read more...] about Telnic Video – Alternate Ending
Access .Tel Information Using Perl
If you're a Perl coder then you may find a new Perl module of some interest to you.Net::Lookup::DotTel gives you access to looking up a variety of records (information) associated with a .tel domain name.Pretty cool! … [Read more...] about Access .Tel Information Using Perl
Telnic Highlight Domains In Use
Image via CrunchBaseTelnic, which recently launched .tel to general registration, has set up a ".tel of the week"The first domain they've chosen is removals.telTo have your .tel domain considered you should contact Telnic directly: community@telnic.orgThe registry operator reported that they had registered over 100,000 .tel domain names in the first 24 hours and had also got … [Read more...] about Telnic Highlight Domains In Use
Telnic Whois Service Now Available
As the Telnic (.tel) "go live" progresses, the registry operator has finally launched their WHOIS service.It's available from the command line or via the web based whoisWhat makes the .tel whois slightly different is the little addition at the end of the output:Contact information: Disclosure of contact data is restricted becauseof UK and EU Data Protection legislation. The … [Read more...] about Telnic Whois Service Now Available
Getting To Grips With DotTel
With .tel domains expected to "go live" in dns very soon Telnic have made available a number of resources to help people make the best use of their .tel domain(s).The updated "community" page on the Telnic site provides access to a range of useful information:The domains will 'go live' (resolve to the DNS and work when you enter them online) no later than March 6th, 2009. Your … [Read more...] about Getting To Grips With DotTel
Dublin.tel Grabbed By Lantec
During the sunrise period for .eu domains there was quite a bit of controversy, as a number of high profile names were grabbed by companies that had no legitimate right to them.One of the domains that caught my attention at the time was dublin.eu (see Irish Times article).So what about the .tel sunrise?Were companies like Lantec, who grabbed the dublin.eu domain, actively … [Read more...] about Dublin.tel Grabbed By Lantec