.it

nic.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; 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
Registry website	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.