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| Introduced | 1987 |
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| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | IT-NIC |
| Sponsor | IIT-CNR |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Italy |
| Actual use | Very popular in Italy
Commonly used as a domain hack in English-speaking countries |
| Registration restrictions | Must be a resident of an EU country to register; registration requires sending paper or fax letter which must be completed in Italian |
| Structure | Registration is permitted at second level; there are some third-level names beneath second-level labels, but these are not much used |
| Documents | How to register |
| Dispute policies | Dispute procedure |
| Web site | Italy NIC |
.it is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Italy. Because it is also the English word it, and many words end with -it, it is commonly used in the construction of domain hack domain names. There are a number of reserved second-level domain names, for example domain names like italy.it or other names that are referring to geographical regions of Italy.
- gov.it is the official governmental domain, and its use is increasing rapidly.
- edu.it domain has been investigated, but its proposal was never formalized.
- domains in the form comune.<locality>.<province>.it and comune.<locality>.it are reserved to Italian municipalities.
- domains in the form provincia.<province>.it are reserved to Italian provinces.
- domains in the form regione.<region>.it are reserved to Italian regions.
External links
- IANA .it whois information
- Italy NIC
- Technical registration procedures
- Requirements for .it domain registration
