{"id":91,"date":"2009-03-29T12:26:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-29T17:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/2009\/03\/29\/tel-sucks-visit-httptelsuckscom\/"},"modified":"2009-03-29T12:26:34","modified_gmt":"2009-03-29T17:26:34","slug":"tel-sucks-visit-httptelsuckscom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/tel-sucks-visit-httptelsuckscom\/","title":{"rendered":".tel sucks? Visit http:\/\/telsucks.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new forum for both .tel haters &amp; followers has been launched. <a href=\"http:\/\/TelSucks.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TelSucks.com<\/strong><\/a> is open for discussions on the new .tel TLD, which is rather controversial in its function and usability. 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