What about the Tele-Sonic, 1998 - 2003?

Very cool. Now, do the next obvious step: Stratocaster.

The highest priced Japanese "JV" Telecaster models from 1982 to 1984 and the following "A" serial numbered Telecasters, among other years produced in 1985 when almost no instruments left the U.S.A factory, are very important in Fender history. As Tony Bacon said, the Japanese models probably saved Fenders ass at this time and showed a quality of craftsmanship Fender and the team around Bill Schultz not have seen before. Those were the first "reissues" of the old Fender models, started even a few weeks earlier than the Fullerton AVRI reissues and to many delivered even more vintage correct specs than the AVRI models.
It looks like there is definitely some knowledge missing when I’m reading this article.

Hi Raphael, you're certainly correct, and thanks for leaving this comment. Tony Bacon (author of this article) did have a section about the MIJ TL-52, which mentions JV models in particular. It was deleted during the editing process but has now been reinstated above. - Joel, from Reverb

Where is the Fender Telecaster Plus?

YEAH! Or my 92 Plus Deluxe!

I assume I'm missing something but I don't understand why a MMI Tele qualifies as a "most important model".

Acoustasonic- even more difficult to look at as it is to say. What makes it a tele besides the headstock? The Noventa thing... never mind. I tried a new Pro and it was nice, but found a close-out deal on a 70's vibe Squire that sounds about the same to me (not at all a pro) for less than a quarter of the price.

You can't have a history of the Tele that doesn't start with the Esquire! That glorious single-pickup, no-truss-rod, problem-ridden predecessor of the Broadcaster? That's the one that started it all. And the early naming is pretty interesting. Leo changed the name from Esquire to Broadcaster when he added the second pickup and fixed the neck issues by adding a truss rod. But that was short-lived because Gretsch sued them for the name use. So they had to strip off the existing logos leaving the headstocks blank (hence the nickname "Nocaster" for those rare models) until they came up with the name Telecaster which stuck ever since.