diff --git a/ogn/parser/telnet_parser.py b/ogn/parser/telnet_parser.py
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+++ b/ogn/parser/telnet_parser.py
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+from datetime import datetime
+
+from ogn.parser import ParseError
+from ogn.parser.utils import createTimestamp
+
+
+def parse(telnet_data):
+    now = datetime.utcnow()
+    reference_date = now.date()
+    reference_time = now.time()
+
+    try:
+        return {'pps_offset': float(telnet_data[0:5]),
+                'frequency': float(telnet_data[9:16]),
+                'aircraft_type': int(telnet_data[20:24]),
+                'address_type': int(telnet_data[25]),
+                'address': telnet_data[27:33],
+                'timestamp': createTimestamp(telnet_data[34:40] + 'h', reference_date, reference_time),
+                'latitude': float(telnet_data[43:53]),
+                'longitude': float(telnet_data[54:64]),
+                'altitude': int(telnet_data[68:73]),
+                'climb_rate': float(telnet_data[74:80]),
+                'ground_speed': float(telnet_data[83:89]),
+                'track': float(telnet_data[92:98]),
+                'turn_rate': float(telnet_data[101:107]),
+                'magic_number': int(telnet_data[114:116]),
+                'gps_status': telnet_data[117:122],
+                'frequency_offset': float(telnet_data[123:129]),
+                'signal_quality': float(telnet_data[132:137]),
+                'error_count': float(telnet_data[139:142]),
+                'distance': float(telnet_data[143:150]),
+                'bearing': float(telnet_data[152:158]),
+                'phi': float(telnet_data[161:167])}
+    except:
+        raise ParseError
diff --git a/tests/parser/test_parse_telnet.py b/tests/parser/test_parse_telnet.py
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+++ b/tests/parser/test_parse_telnet.py
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+import unittest
+import unittest.mock as mock
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from ogn.parser.telnet_parser import parse
+from ogn.parser.exceptions import ParseError
+
+
+class TestStringMethods(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skip("Not yet implemented")
+    def test_telnet_fail_corrupt(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ParseError):
+            parse('This is rubbish')
+
+    @mock.patch('ogn.parser.telnet_parser.datetime')
+    def test_telnet_parse(self, datetime_mock):
+        # set the utcnow-mock near to the time in the test string
+        datetime_mock.utcnow.return_value = datetime(2015, 1, 1, 10, 0, 55)
+
+        message = parse('0.867sec:868.398MHz:   1:2:DD9AB2 100050: [ +47.44356, +11.77856]deg 2749m  +3.2m/s  34.5m/s 082.7deg  -0.7deg/sec 5 03x03m  -1.6kHz  8.5dB  1e   50.6km 151.4deg  +1.9deg')
+
+        self.assertEqual(message['pps_offset'], 0.867)
+        self.assertEqual(message['frequency'], 868.398)
+        self.assertEqual(message['aircraft_type'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(message['address_type'], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(message['address'], 'DD9AB2')
+        self.assertEqual(message['timestamp'], datetime(2015, 1, 1, 10, 0, 50))
+        self.assertEqual(message['latitude'], 47.44356)
+        self.assertEqual(message['longitude'], 11.77856)
+        self.assertEqual(message['altitude'], 2749)
+        self.assertEqual(message['climb_rate'], 3.2)
+        self.assertEqual(message['ground_speed'], 34.5)
+        self.assertEqual(message['track'], 82.7)
+        self.assertEqual(message['turn_rate'], -0.7)
+        self.assertEqual(message['magic_number'], 5)  # the '5' is a magic number... 1 if ground_speed is 0.0m/s an 3 or 5 if airborne. Do you have an idea what it is?
+        self.assertEqual(message['gps_status'], '03x03')
+        self.assertEqual(message['frequency_offset'], -1.6)
+        self.assertEqual(message['signal_quality'], 8.5)
+        self.assertEqual(message['error_count'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(message['distance'], 50.6)
+        self.assertEqual(message['bearing'], 151.4)
+        self.assertEqual(message['phi'], 1.9)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()