Doma.in reports that ICANN have unamimously approved the .tel domain and have added the sTLD to the Internet’s root nameservers.

The domain will be adminstered by Telnic, and they are expected to publish a timetable for the rollout of the domain in the coming weeks.

The .Tel domain will provide seamless integration of existing methods of communication with emerging technologies like Voice over IP (VoIP). By leveraging innovative DNS (Domain Name System) technology, the .Tel domain will allow anyone to publish and control, in real time, how they can be reached.