When you "register" an account on telegram with your phone number (the same procedure of whatsapp) you can also add an alias. If the other people want to communicate with you, they should only search your alias/username in the search box on telegram. At the end it is better telegram than whatsapp because it is more "anonymous".
Cool, I didn't know this.
If it's so, then yes, Telegram seems like a better option to be included.