Telnic announces the introduction of two-letter and numeric .tel names

Telnic Limited, the administrator of the .tel top-level domain (TLD), announced that two-letter and numeric .tel names will be introduced starting June 1, 2011.

The rollout of new domain names will be carried out in two stages. The first stage, a special registration offer, will begin at 3:00 PM BST on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, and will last for two weeks. During this stage, any individual or legal entity can obtain a short or digital .tel domain name at a special registration price.

In the second phase, which begins at 3pm BST on Tuesday 14 June 2011, the name will be available for the normal registration price.

During this period, the following resources will not be available for registration:

1. Short domains (all one-letter domains from a.tel to z.tel and all two-letter top-level domains containing country codes, e.g. uk.tel).

2. Numeric domains (all single-digit domains from 0.tel to 9.tel and all combinations of numbers or numbers and hyphens that contain eight or more characters, such as 12345678.tel or 123-5678.tel).

Registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations can be issued for periods ranging from one to ten years.