Demand for .tel domains overshadowing launch of .co

A D · Jul 23, 2010

WebNames.ca Inc. principal Cybele Negris may have launched sales for the .co Internet domain extension this week but customers are...

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bmugford · Jul 23, 2010

WebNames.ca Inc. principal Cybele Negris may have launched sales for the .co Internet domain extension this week but customers are keener to buy up .tel domains.

I read that headline and thought it was a DomainGang parody. Is anyone really supposed to believe this?

Zoobar · Jul 23, 2010

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I believe it. Their clientele is largely end user and Webnames has been promoting .tel for the past few months in their blogs and newsletters.

bmugford · Jul 23, 2010

.TEL had 261K domains to start March, and 242K to start July. It is certainly headed in the wrong direction.

Brad

RustyK · Jul 26, 2010

its now up to 275,000 ... 33k increase in two days. Somethings going on.

Theo · Jul 26, 2010

bmugford said:
I read that headline and thought it was a DomainGang parody. Is anyone really supposed to believe this?

That would have been completely unbelievable

To compare .tel - at 242k registrations in 16 months according to HosterStats - with .co that achieved more than 310k in less than a week, that's a joke. The .tel announcement is just a PR from a small fries Canadian registrar.