Thenew Top Level Domain .tel will be launched on 3 December2008 by the registry Telnic Limited (www.telnic.org).

.tel will allow businesses and individuals to communicate theircontact information to clients and potential clients without theneed of designing, hosting or managing a website. The registrant’scontact information and keywords will be stored directly in theDNS. The purpose of .tel is to provide a simple yet effective wayof displaying contact information to Internet users.

Lexsynergy will start accepting applications for the Sunrise Periodon 1 October 2008.

.tel will be launched in 3 separate Periods.

Sunrise Period - 3 Dec 08 - 2 Feb 09 (Trade markholders)
Landrush Period - 3 Feb 09 - 23 March 09 (GeneralPublic at a Premium Price)
General Availability Period - 24 March 2009 -onwards (General Public)

You can obtain a complete summary guide to the .tel launch periodsby emailing [email protected].