  We study the process of quantum telecloning of $d$-dimensional pure quantum
states using partially entangled pure states as quantum channel. This process
efficiently mixes optimal universal symmetric cloning with quantum
teleportation. It is shown that it is possible to implement universal symmetric
telecloning in a probabilistic way using unambiguous state discrimination and
quantum state separation schemes. It is also shown that other strategies, such
as minimum error discrimination, lead to a decrease in the fidelity of the
copies and that certain partially entangled pure states with maximal Schmidt
rank lead to an average telecloning fidelity which is always above the optimal
fidelity of measuring and preparation of quantum states. We also discuss the
case of partially entangled pure states with non-maximal Schmidt rank. The
results presented here are valid for arbitrary numbers of copies of a single
input qudit state of any dimension.
