Domains .tel

The new way of communicating

Would you wish to manage all the ways people can reach you without the need to build, host or manage a website and at the same time maintaining a full control over your private data? Impossible? Not any more…

The new top level domain was created to make your wish come true and to satisfy similar needs of many people and companies worldwide: .TEL!

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What is a .tel?

.Tel is not just a domain, it is an innovative tool for internet communications, enabling companies and individuals to be reached from any internet enabled device.

Store, update and publish all your contact information, web links and keywords directly on the internet under your own unique .tel domain! Simple, fast and accessible from any device, .tel provides a new internet standard for you to take full control over how and where people reach you.

You can store 5 different types of information under your .tel domain:

Contact info – telephone, mobile, email, voip, fax…
Content links – HTTP or FTP sites, Corporate Websites…
Navigation links – country, city, branch, department, brands…
Geolocation – maps to HQ address, local address…
Indexable text – information, keywords…

.tel for individuals

Manage all the ways people can reach you in a single place that's yours forever
Protect your private data
Take back control of your personal information and share it securely

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.tel for business

Create and control your communications hub
Join the first real-time global directory
Increase search engine exposure through multi-lingual keywords
Enjoy an effective mobile presence

... all without the need to build, host or manage a website.

How is .tel different from other TLDs?

All existing Top Level Domains (e.g. .com, .net, .fr, .mobi…) serve the same purpose: they map domain names to web sites.
The .tel is not about web content and does not use the DNS in this way. The .tel has a very different purpose. It maps domain names to contact informationstored directly in the DNS, enabling companies to use the DNS as a data store.

What are the advantages of storing data directly in the DNS?

No website necessary: The contact information stored in the DNS is readily available and efficiently delivered to any device without the need for a website or a webmaster.
Speed: The Domain Name System is optimized for speed. Because it is DNS-based, a .tel lookup takes just a fraction of a second, and is much quicker than loading a typical web page.
Real-Time: Whenever you update your data in the DNS, the change “goes live” immediately.
Improved Control: Traditionally, search engines are forced to "read" entire web pages and guess the keywords. The .tel uses the data you supply to the DNS to tell search engines exactly where the keywords are, thereby improving your control over your search results.
Optimized for mobile devices: The traffic generated by a .tel lookup is so small that it remains inexpensive for consumers. The data is also presented in such a simple way that the .tel easily integrates into address books and allows for advanced navigation on all mobile devices.
Scalable: The DNS is a fully scalable and decentralized system that already handles billions of queries each day. It is perfectly suited to become the most reliable global directory of contact information and keywords.
Global: The DNS is ubiquitous. Everything on the Internet uses the DNS all the time and all information stored within the DNS is globally accessible from any device connected to the internet.
Encryptable: Data stored in the DNS may be encrypted so that only authorized users may access it, ensuring total privacy.