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Interesting regarding .tel would be the nTLD .phone with the following details:The phone has been revolutionizing our lives ever since it was invented. From the most simple of telephones right up to modern smartphones, they have completely changed the way we communicate. This has recently led to a growth in phone-related websites available on the internet, with sites selling phones to others offering calls hosted over the internet.
With so many phone websites springing up right across the world, it can often be hard for website owners to carve out a niche for themselves, which subsequently makes it harder for web users to find the information they’re looking for. This is one reason a new system of Top Level Domains is being introduced. One of these new TLDs is dot PHONE and it will supplement the current range of domains (such as .com and .net), while being exclusively available to phone websites.
The purpose of this is to inject more choice into web domain names as creating new industry-specific TLDs will open up new options for domain names that have previously been unavailable due to a shortage of ‘good’ web domain names on existing domains. It also allows websites to identify more closely with the phone industry through the dot PHONE TLD. Not only this, but it also gives sites the opportunity to develop individual brands and identities within the dot PHONE TLD.
For example, a cell phone retailer and a site selling antique phones are both equally about phones but are also clearly different. The dot PHONE TLD allows them to acknowledge both their differences and similarities, making it easier for them to market themselves and also for web users to find specific information. Website owners can also incorporate dot PHONE into their wider marketing strategies and web optimization processes – the inclusion of the keyword ‘phone’ in the web domain name is important and can also be used as a base around which an online identity can be constructed.
Another benefit of dot PHONE is to avoid confusion: currently if two companies in different industries have similar names, then there can be issues over who gets the web domain name. With the new industry-specific TLDs, the chances of these disputes are reduced and there’s less chance of web users being directed onto irrelevant websites that simply have similar names.
It will also help to link up phone-related sites from right across the world, helping to make information more accessible. Also, if web users are able to find these sites more easily, it in turn increases the chances of sites benefiting from more relevant web traffic, making the dot PHONE TLD a great idea for all phone-related websites to adopt.
More information about the nTLD .phone are available on this website:The new .PHONE Top Level Domain will provide a dedicated home for all things telephony-related. We will be working with handset manufacturers, telcos and software providers to develop a range of innovations to enhance navigation and usability.
- mobile.phone
- home.phone
- satellite.phone