Preparing for Launch

To ensure you are prepared for this launch CSC will work with you to help you understand what names you should consider securing in each launch phase. We will issue a launch guide and provide assistance on all trademark requirements for the Sunrise period, including a list of countries where documentary evidence will not be required.

Recommendations

As with any unrestricted domain name launch there will be a risk that third parties will try and register your valuable brand names. There is also a risk that third parties may use this easy web interface to fool your customers into contacting them, so thorough consideration on the names you want to apply for should be taken. Steps that can be taken are:

• Identify your key brands, trade names, slogans, misspellings and generics
• Classify these names into three categories:
• Names that qualify for registration in the sunrise period
• Names that do not qualify for Sunrise but you wish to secure in Landrush
• Names that qualify in for General Launch
• Use CSC’s launch phase guide to help categorize the name

Restrictions

A .TEL domain name must be unique and follow the criteria described below:

• Minimum 3 characters using letters "a to z", numbers "0 to 9" and a hyphen "-"
• Every domain must contain at least one letter from A-Z in standard US ASCII script
• Maximum of 63 characters
• Must not begin or end with a hyphen
• Must not contain a hyphen "-" on the 3rd and 4th position.
• A .TEL domain cannot contain purely numbers 0-9.

Pre-registration Services

You cannot pre-register names with any registrar; however CSC will help gather the names in preparation for the launch so that we can apply on the start date of each launch phase.

Disputes

All .TEL domains are subject to the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).