New .Tel domain - a phone book for the Internet

.Tel Them Where to Find You

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On Wednesday, companies and organizations can register Web addresses with a new top-level domain, .tel. The new domain, which stores and encrypts contact information directly into the Domain Name System, has the potential to become a phone book for the Internet.

A .tel domain name links to the contact information of businesses, organizations and individuals. Information can include telephone numbers; links to Web sites, including a Facebook or MySpace page; e-mail addresses; instant messaging names,

Comment: Official site ... check out the simulator! General availability is March 24th, 2009. Perhaps a little pricey at $ 19.95 per year (for individuals).