EntityQ653456· pop 35· linked from 122 articles

.tel

The domain name .tel is a top-level domain (TLD) in the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet. It was approved by ICANN as a sponsored top-level domain, and is operated by Telnames. The domain's purpose is to provide a single name space for Internet communications services.

Key facts

Top level domain.name: .tel
Top level domain.image: dot-tel logo.png
Top level domain.image_size: 150px
Top level domain.type: Sponsored top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: Telnames Limited
Top level domain.sponsor: Telnames Limited
Top level domain.intendeduse: Namespace to find contact information
Top level domain.actualuse: Telecoms; miscellaneous sites; contact information; online business card; personal sites
Top level domain.restrictions: None
Top level domain.structure: Registrations at second level permitted
Top level domain.document: ICANN New sTLD RFP Application, Policies
Top level domain.disputepolicy: UDRP
Top level domain.dnssec: Yes
Top level domain.idn: Yes

via Wikipedia infobox

Article

4 sections

Contents

History
Registration
References
External links

==History== ICANN and Telnic Limited (now Telnames) entered into a Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement on 30 May 2006 for operation of the .TEL top level domain. Telnic started accepting public registrations for .tel domain names on February 3, 2009. Before this, there was a closed "Sunrise" period where only trademark holders could secure their names.