BANGALORE, INDIA: UK-based Telnic, a registry operator and sponsoring organisation, announced the launch of .tel domain. The platform would be the first of its kind to provide individuals and businesses a forum to share all kinds of contact information with any device connected to the Internet, without the need for a Website

In India, domain name registrars Net4India and Directi had already started inviting applications for .tel domains and Bharti Airtel and HCL Infosystems had already applied for the same.

Henri Asseily, CTO and chief strategist, Telnic, said: “This is a momentous day for the company as eight years of development has come to fruition. We’re delighted to be delivering something that will push the boundaries of communications and the Internet to the next level, putting the power back into the hands of the individual when it comes to using and sharing contact information.”

".tel domain will bring a fundamental change in the use of the Internet. It will power everyone to own a domain and gain visibility from any device. This is the biggest innovation to hit the Internet and communications and it seems fitting that we have achieved this on the 133rd anniversary of the first use of the telephone. From today, people will be able to dial a .tel name to connect with people. The future of communications is now wide open to innovation,” Asseily adds:  

Bhavin Turakhia, founder and CEO, Directi, said: "The .tel extension is an interesting platform for individuals and companies to be able to share their contacts over the Internet. The response so far has been nothing less than excellent, especially since this is not an alternative extension to any of the other ones out there, but in fact an independent option for everybody. Names like security.tel, forest.tel and even southaustralia.tel have been registered with us, and demand only seems to be increasing."