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.tel domain names are used to enable communication with you rather than just provide descriptive content typically found in websites.

A .tel domain name is very different to other domain names in the way it works, as it stores contact information directly on the infrastructure of the internet and not in html web pages. This means that the .tel can be viewed from any device connected to the internet without the need for any web pages.

When viewed through a desktop or mobile device browser, the .tel domain name will point to a proxy page which gathers and publishes contact information stored in your .tel domain namesuch as telephone numbers, email addresses, links to your website and much more relevant contact information.

You manage and are in control of the contact information stored in the .tel, ie. you add, subtract and amend it.

.tel domain names are used to enable communication with you rather than just provide descriptive content typically found in websites.

You do not need to create a website for your .tel domain name, you manage the content on your .tel domain name and people who visit your .tel domain name will see your contact information.

Potential clients using telephones, BlackBerrys, web browsers and other devices will see on their device all your contact details, phone number, mobile phone number, email address, web site location, fax number etc. and be able to connect with you in one click.

Any device connected to the internet can read .tel domain names. and as you manage the data yourself, you can use any language you like.

Companies can store five types of information on their .tel domain name:



  • Contact: Phone Number, Email Address, Mobile Phone Number, VOIP (Skype etc.) Number, Fax Number etc.
  • Content Links: Your companies URLs & websites, FTP servers and others.
  • Navigation Links: Country, City, Branch, Department, Brands
  • GeoLocation: HQ addresses or local / branch addresses linked to maps.
  • Indexable Text: Keywords, Descriptive Text, Information
  • Telpages: The .tel registry will also publish "Telpages", a searchable directory service of information stored in .tel domain names. People can search this for your company name, or for keywords and descriptive text listed in your .tel domain name. The information you store in your .tel domain is automatically used in the Telpages. Leading search engines like Google and Yahoo will index .tel names.
    The keywords used in your .tel name can include hobbies, job title, occupation and this is indexed by "Telpages" along with your location. When people visit your .tel page, the links can generate an immediate contact. So, if someone clicks on a link to your email address, their machine will open an email program so the user can send you an email, if they click on a VOIP link a call will be initiated, and so on.


You can find some very comprehensive introductions to the way .tel works on the .tel registry website at: telnic.