.TEL - What do you guys think ?

[lordbyroniv]

Are you .TEL Ready?


.tel provides the contact information you need most in one convenient place - the palm of your hand. Your personal or company's online directory - that you control!

• Manage all the ways customers and friends can reach you from a single domain that's yours forever
• Protect your private data
• Take back control of your business and personal information and share it securely

Users of the .tel domain will be able to manage their "universal identity" simply by inputting a .tel domain name into their devices. By offering a "universal identity" for individuals, brands, and organizations alike, .tel is likely to have many positive, far-reaching effects on the way business is conducted.

About .TEL Technology

The .tel allows you to store, publish and update online all your contact information and keywords under your unique domain name, without the need for a website. Simple, fast and accessible from any device, .tel provides a new internet standard to take full control over how and where people reach you.
.TEL is different from other TLDs. All existing Top Level Domains (e.g. .com, .net, .org, .fr, .mobi ...) serve the same purpose: they map domain names to web sites via DNS. The .tel is not about web content and does not use the DNS in this way. The .tel domain is the first TLD to use the DNS in an entirely new way - as a global data store.
About .TEL Registry

Telnic Limited, the UK-based operator of .tel, has selected NeuStar to provide back-end domain name registry services (including SRS, Whois, DNS, billing and customer support) and DNS resolution systems for .tel. Telnic was founded in 1998 to develop and deliver cutting-edge technology and solutions specifically for the .tel domain.
How much does .TEL cost?


During the Sunrise, DotTel charges non-refundable application fee to cover the verification expenses.

• Application Fee: $335.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)

If the registration application is received successfully, customers are charged an annual registration fee:

• Registration Fee: $15.00 (Per Domain Year)
• Registration Term: 3 years

Register .TEL domains now



.TEL Launch Schedule

PhaseDatesWho can apply? (General Requirements)Sunrise:
reserved for trademark ownersDecember 3, 2008
to
February 2, 2009

• Sunrise opens at 15:00 GMT on 3 December 2008 and closes at 23:59 GMT on 2 February 2009.
• Owners and licensees of trademarks registered with national effect may apply.
• Trademarks must have been applied for prior to 30 May 2008 and registered prior to the date the Sunrise application is submitted.
• Applications may be based on both word and figurative (device) marks that consist exclusively or predominantly of words.
• The selection method is first-come, first-served. The Validation Agent will review applications for conformity with the Sunrise Policy.

Landrush:
open to all at a premium priceFebruary 3, 2009
to
March 23, 2009

• Landrush opens at 15:00 GMT on 3 February 2009 and closes at 23:59 GMT on 23 March 2009.
• Open to everyone. Any domain that is not registered during Sunrise will be eligible for Landrush registration at a premium price.
• The selection method is first-come, first-served. There is no validation involved.

General Availability:
open to allStarting March 24, 2009

• General Availability opens at 15:00 GMT on 24 March 2009.
• Open to everyone.
• The selection method is first-come, first-served. There is no validation involved.

For additional information on .TEL domains or for specific requirements and documentation needed,
please visit the Dot TEL website now.

 

[katherine]

.tel .flop

 

[anatoly]

application fee is a little steep at $355

 

[whitebark]

.tel provides the contact information you need most in one convenient place - the palm of your hand. Your personal or company's online directory - that you control!
Manage all the ways customers and friends can reach you from a single domain that's yours forever
Protect your private data
Take back control of your business and personal information and share it securely

Sure sounds like an existing website to me. More unnecessary duplication ala mobi.

 

[ftaylor]

Where are they going to be hosting all this stuff? All it takes is 1 person to find a flaw in it and they will lose everyone's contact information. Seems completely unnecessary to me. Also, seems like the perfect data mining exercise for spammers out to steal your phone numbers and addresses.

 

[DNBA]

.waste of time. Oh hey i can make a stupid site for my contact info. Im so innovative. When will these lame TLD Sponsors learn that if technology is going to integrate the internet then you can use a .COM no need for additional noise like .mobi, .tel or .travel (one of the worst) I would like to see a gTLD .YourMama or .inBed

 

[nam2000]

there doesn't seem much point, like as been said already, you can use your site, if you wanted to you can create a page thats just for this purpose and make it cell phone friendly.
ftaylor makes a good point about spammers data mining

 

[zuriko]

.TEL will be born dead!!! IMHO