18 May 2006
The introduction of the internet domain .Tel has been welcomed by a London-based telecoms firm.
Telnic said that the system could mean an end to having to remember a huge amount of phone numbers and could also help bring about further convergence between home phone use and internet telephony, or VoIP calling.
"The .Tel domain offers the first genuinely different use of domains since .com was first created. It will provide seamless integration of existing methods of communication with emerging technologies like Voice over IP (VoIP)," said Khashayar Mahdavi, chief executive of Telnic.
"The days of needing to remember several telephone numbers, numerous VoIP or instant message identities and other points of contact for our social and professional networks are over."
The use of the domain allows people to update their contact information and show how they wish to be contacted, which can include a fixed-line number.
He added: "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."
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