Telnic Announces Launch of Two-Character and Numeric-Only .tel Names

LONDON, March 31, 2011 - Telnic Limited (telnic.tel), the Registry Operator for the .tel
top level domain (TLD), today announced that the launch date for the upcoming
release of short (two-character) and numeric-only .tel names would be 1st
June 2011.

The launch will consist of two phases:

- Landrush - A two-week period commencing from Wednesday 1st June 2011 at
3 p.m. BST, which will enable any individual or business to secure a short or
numeric-only .tel name at a premium registration price.

- General Availability - From 3 p.m. BST on Tuesday 14th June 2011, at
regular registration pricing.

The following strings will not be available for registration in this
round:

Short domains

- all one-letter (from a.tel through to z.tel) domains

- all two-character country code top level domains (ccTLDs, such as
uk.tel for example)

Numeric-only domains

- all single-digit (from 0.tel through to 9.tel) domains

- all combinations of digits and/or digit and hyphen strings that contain
eight or more characters (for example, 12345678.tel or 123-5678.tel)

All registrations will be on a first-come, first served basis. As with
existing .tel domain name registrations, commercial pricing will be set by
ICANN-accredited Registrars and their resellers. General Availability pricing
is anticipated to be similar to existing .tel registration costs.
Registrations can be from one to ten years. A list of ICANN-accredited
Registrars can be found at telnic.org/get-started-buy.html.

Further information regarding short and numeric-only .tel names can be
found at telnic.org/short-numeric-only.html.

Note to Editors:

About Telnic Limited - see about.telnic.tel

Primary Contact - Justin Hayward, Telnic Limited: justin.tel

Primary Contact - Justin Hayward, Telnic Limited: justin.tel