.it

.it

Introduced	1987
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. Domain name must be at least three characters long.
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
Website	Italy NIC

For the file format, see Impulse Tracker.

.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, this can commonly used in the construction of domain hacks, such as play.it (now owned by CBS Radio), write.it or swimsu.it.

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 - 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