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.tel
.tel
Introduced 2005
TLD type Sponsored top-level domain
Status In negotiations to be added
Registry Telnic Limited
Sponsoring organization Telname Limited
Intended use Telephone-based services as text alternative to phone numbers
Actual use Not yet available for use
Registration restrictions Registered names are supposed to be policed in some manner to weed out abusive registrations or registrants not in proper community
Structure Direct second-level registrations will be allowed; digits will be restricted to avoid conflict with phone numbers
Documents ICANN New sTLD RFP Application
Dispute policies UDRP, Sunrise dispute resolution procedure
Web site Telnic

.tel is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to "internet communication" services, and provide a supplement to the traditional numeric namespace for telecommunication services (i.e. telephone numbers). It is sponsored by Telname Limited. As of July 2005, negotiations for its management were underway. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... A sponsored top-level domain is a generic top-level domain proposed by an independent agency, with that agency establishing and enforcing rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. For example, the . ... UDRP - Uniform Domain Name Resolution Policy A document used by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the purpose of creating guidelines for use when disputes arise regarding the registration of internet names (domain names). ... A top-level domain (TLD) is the last part of an Internet domain name. ... ICANN (pronounced I can) is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ... A sponsored top-level domain is a generic top-level domain proposed by an independent agency, with that agency establishing and enforcing rules restricting the eligibility of registrants to use the TLD. For example, the . ... In general, a namespace is an abstract container, which is or could be filled by names, or technical terms, or words, and these represent (stand for) real-world things. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A second application for the same TLD name, but with a different structure, was made by a company named Pulver.


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Generic top-level domains A generic top-level domain (gTLD) is a top-level domain used (at least in theory) by a particular class of organization. ...

.aero .arpa .biz .com .coop .edu .gov .info .int .mil .museum .name .net .org .pro .aero is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internets Domain Name System. ... .arpa is an Internet top_level domain (TLD) used exclusively for Internet_infrastructure purposes. ... .biz is a generic top-level domain intended for domains to be used by businesses; the name is a phoenetic spelling of the first syllable of business. It was created to relieve some of the demand for the finite domain names available in the . ... .com is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internets Domain Name System. ... .coop is a generic top-level domain intended for the use of cooperatives. ... .edu (dot-edu) is the generic top-level domain for educational institutions, primarily those in the United States. ... .gov is the generic top-level domain used by the United States federal government. ... .info is a generic top-level domain intended for informative websites, although its use is not restricted. ... .int - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... .mil is the generic top-level domain for the United States Department of Defense and its subsidiary organizations. ... .museum is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used exclusively by museums, museum associations, and individual members of the museum profession, as these groups are defined by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ... .name is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) intended for the use of individuals. ... .net is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used on the Internets Domain Name System. ... .org is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) used in the Internets Domain Name System. ... .pro is a generic top-level domain for professionals. ...

Deleted/Retired Reserved/Unassigned In negotiation to be added
.nato .example .invalid .localhost .test .cat .jobs .mobi .tel .post .travel .xxx

See also Country code top-level domains .nato is a former Internet top-level domain. ... .example is a Reserved top-level domain never intended for actual use in the global DNS. It was not one of the original top-level domains established in 1985. ... jhjhjh ... .localhost is a Reserved top-level domain never intended for actual use in the global DNS. Its reservation is to avoid misuse with the common localhost See also Reserved top-level domains RFC2606 - Reserved domains list and information Generic top-level domains .aero . ... .cat is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be used to highlight Catalan language and culture. ... .jobs is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to employment-related sites. ... .mobi is a top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to mobile devices and sites providing services for them. ... .post is Top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to the use of national and regional postal services, and private businesses that provide similar services. ... .travel is Top-level domain submitted to ICANN for approval as a sponsored TLD. It would be restricted to the use of travel agents, airlines, bed and breakfast operators, tourism bureaus, and others in the travel industry. ... .xxx is an unofficial top level domain intended for sexually explicit sites on the Internet. ... A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is a top-level domain used and reserved for a country or a dependent territory. ...


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