The contact domain

Everyone's answering.

.phone is the domain for being found — the simplest way to own your contact identity online. For carriers, resellers, and repair shops, it's also the one namespace that says exactly what you do.

Check your domain's availability — Sunrise opens 6 October 2026.

.phone
who it's for

Being reachable is the whole point.
Now it has a domain.

.phone is for anyone who wants to be reachable — from sole proprietors to enterprise support teams and the telco companies that power them.

Enterprise & Support

Dedicated contact portals and helpdesk landing pages. One URL for "how to reach us."

Telecom & VoIP

Branded service pages for carriers, UCaaS providers, and communication platforms.

Professional Services

Lawyers, doctors, consultants — where direct reachability is a trust signal.

Local Services

The domain people can type before they search. Plumber.phone. Electrician.phone.

Freelancers & Creators

A personal contact presence that isn't a social media profile.

Retail & E-Commerce

Click-to-call conversion pages. Order status lines. Customer service portals.

made for the phone business

In the phone business?
This is your namespace.

Carriers, MVNOs, resellers, repair shops, accessory brands — a whole industry built around one word.

Carriers & MVNOs

activate.phone · plans.phone

A memorable home for plans, coverage maps, and activation.

Dealers & Resellers

shop.phone · dealer.phone

Store locators and authorized-dealer pages.

Repair & Service

fix.phone · cracked.phone

Walk-in customers remember the name.

Accessories & Retail

cases.phone · screens.phone

Product lines that read like the shelf label.

questions, answered

Frequently asked questions.

The essentials for registrars, brand owners, and businesses evaluating .phone.

Who is .phone for?
Businesses of every size, professionals, and local services that want a memorable contact address — and the phone industry itself: carriers, MVNOs, resellers, repair shops, and accessory brands, where the word and the business are the same.
Who operates the registry?
.phone is operated by DISH Registry, the same operator behind a family of established top-level domains such as .mobile, .latino, and .dot. Backend operations run on Tucows' accredited backend.
When can my customers register a .phone domain?
Sunrise for trademark holders opens in October 2026, followed by Trademark Claims and an Early Access Period. General Availability begins in January 2027.
Where do I register a .phone domain?
While you can check the availability of your domain on this website, purchase will need to be completed with one of our registrar partners. Most major registrars carry our domains.
How do registrars offer .phone?
.phone is available to any ICANN-accredited registrar through the Tucows Registry Services platform. Onboard through the Tucows registrar portal, sign the Registry-Registrar Agreement, and add .phone to your catalog. Get started at Tucows Registry Support.
I'm a registrar that already signed the RRA for .dot — am I good to go?
Yes!
I'm a registrar and am curious about wholesale pricing.
Pricing will be available within the console shortly after Sunrise Notice.
I'm a company in the phone industry — how do I protect my brand?
The Sunrise Period is designed for this — early access for brands that want to secure their domains or avoid potential dispute resolutions down the road. Contact your corporate registrar to coordinate.
What are the technical specifications?
.phone is DNSSEC-signed from day one and supports standard EPP provisioning, RDAP, and WHOIS. No special configuration is required. Contact Tucows' support with specific concerns and requirements.
launch timeline

Mark your calendar.

From trademark sunrise to general availability. All times 00:00:00 UTC.

3 Sep 2026Sunrise Notice
6 Oct 2026 – 4 Jan 2027Sunrise
5 Jan – 18 Jan 2027Early Access Program (EAP)
19 Jan 2027General Availability

Ready when you are.

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registry policies

Policies & launch documents.

The official .phone policy documents, as submitted for ICANN start-up information.

Registry Policy & Acceptable Use

Registration rules, acceptable-use terms, and reserved-name policy.

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Sunrise Dispute Resolution

How disputes over Sunrise registrations are handled.

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Launch Plan

The full .phone launch plan: Sunrise rules, phases, GA schedule.

View PDF →
support

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Technical Support

EPP, DNS, RDAP, registrar onboarding, pricing, technical policies, and platform issues.

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