.TEL domains Lockdown period reduction

Dear Customers

In response to registrar and .tel community feedback Telnic will be reducing the lockdown period that currently applies to domain names which are in a pending delete state where the redemption grace period (RGP) has expired. Currently, names in this state are subject to a 60 day non restorable lockdown before being made available for re-registration. This non restorable period will be reduced to 5 days as a result of this change.

Domains are dropped once per day starting at 18:30:00 UTC using a batch process. Following this change, domains will be dropped if they have been in RGP for a full 30 days and have been in non restorable lockdown for a further 5 days. The first batch release of domains pursuant to the shortened lockdown period rule will occur on April 14th. There is no change to the duration of the RGP for deleted names which remains 30 days.

Should you have any questions regarding this change, please contact the support team.

Register your .TEL-domain:
http://www.webhosting24.com/register-dot-tel-domains/

FAQs
Q: Will .tel domain names resolve in the DNS during the redemption grace period?
A: No, once a domain has entered a pending delete state, it will not resolve in the DNS.

Q: Will WHOIS continue to be published during the 30 day redemption grace period and the 5 day non restorable lockdown period?
A: Yes, WHOIS will continue to be published.

Q: Does Telnic intend to publish drop lists for names which become available for re registration?
A: Telnic is currently reviewing the timing and format of this kind of report.

Q: How soon after deletion will a name become available for re registration?
A: A deleted name will become available for re registration 36 days after the name was deleted unless the name is restored during the RGP.

Q: Does this rule only apply to domain names that enter the RGP after April 13th?
A: No, any domain name where both RGP and Non restorable period have expired on 13th April will be released in the scheduled drop on April 14th.

Q: Why is Telnic making this change to the lockdown period?
A: Telnic is responding to registrar and .tel community feedback that has indicated that a 60 day lockdown period is too long.

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