Telnic Limited (telnic.org), the registry operator for the new .tel top level domain (TLD), today (January 14) announced that internationally-recognised football clubs were in danger of missing out in securing their .tel domain names and a strong communications and revenue-generating channel to their millions of fans worldwide.
As Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs (Spurs) applications for their
.tel domain await validation by Deloitte in the Sunrise period for IP
owners, and as many other commercially-aware sporting organizations
such as Major League Baseball clubs New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
and the Texas Rangers apply for theirs, others are in danger of losing
a valuable new channel to customers.
“With the flexibility and ease of management that a .tel domain brings,
sporting clubs of all types can get closer to their fans regardless of
the devices they favour,” explains Justin Hayward, Communications
Director at Telnic. “Manchester United alone has well in excess of 50
million fans in India and Korea. Many of these use their mobile devices
every day to play games, chat, and keep up with their club’s news,
avoiding traditional PC access. A .tel is a powerful, affordable and
branded delivery mechanism, whether providing a simple way to get hold
of match tickets via click to connect functionality or generating new
revenue through premium rate telephone number-based competitions.”
Trademark owners including sporting clubs have until 2nd February 2009
to apply for their .tel domain in the Sunrise period. From 3rd February
2009, anyone can apply for any available .tel domain without requiring
proof of ownership of a trademark. For more information, please visit telnic.org/business-buy.html.
This news release was sourced from the Telnic website at:
telnic.com/downloads/Tottenham_Hotspur.pdf
To register your. tel domain name, check out EuroDNS here.
David Goldstein