Telnic’s announced that thousands of its .tel domains are live now thereby resulting in a world’s first global directory services providing individuals and businesses a unique way of sharing contact information with any device connected on the internet.

“This is a momentous day for the company as eight years of development has come to fruition,” said Henri Asseily, CTO and Chief Strategist at Telnic.  “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.”

Telnic claimed that its India business partners, Net4 India and Directi are excited with the response received to the concept.

Desi Valli, Executive Director & COO, Net 4 India Limited commented, “.tel domain is a unique domain that will change the way we save our contacts on the internet. It offers a unique opportunity for both companies and individuals. The response from Indian companies has been overwhelming and with companies like Bharti Airtel & HCL INFOSYSTEMS having already applied for the domain, we see tremendous potential for growth.”

"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," said Bhavin Turakhia, Founder & CEO, Directi. "Names like security.tel, forest.tel and even southaustralia.tel have been registered with us, and demand only seems to be increasing" added Bhavin.