Domain .tel: Internet Phone Directory

Since yesterday, domain name registration has been opened in the new .tel zone. This is an unusual domain, which was created for the sake of a simple idea - storing user contact information directly in DNS. Such “sites” will look very simple - as in the screenshot to the left.

You can write to the system any data - phone numbers, postal and email addresses, addresses of personal web pages and accounts in social networks, ICQ numbers, avatars in the MMOG, forum nicknames and much more. You can work with personal information through a browser or special programs. The idea is that all personal information is conveniently stored in one place, updating as needed. In the profile on Habré and other sites, this information is already broadcast from the central base, which ensures its relevance. Moreover, in the future, mobile phonebooks and all other programs can also be updated via DNS. That is, if you change the phone number or email - it is immediately updated in all the phones and email programs of your friends.

In the future, there should be some kind of worldwide directory, securely encrypted and stored in a distributed DNS system. The British company Telnic, which manages the domain, plans to open a central reference site at telpages.com next year - then the dreams of all the spammers of the world will come true.

In Russia, registration of .tel domains is available through Regtime (apparently, it is the only one in Russia that has passed accreditation). Registration will take place in three stages:
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1. Priority registration (Sunrise) for trademark owners will last two months. The cost of registration during this period will be 10,000 rubles. for three years.

2. The next (Landrush) period will open for everyone from February 3 to March 23 and will be held on the principle of “first come, first registered” at a price of 9000 rubles. for three years.

3. Open registration without restrictions will begin March 24, 2009 at a price of 600 rubles. per year.