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Line 17: − The IANA recognized .it in December, 1987, and delegated the function of registry management to the CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Italian National Research Council). In 1997, this responsibility passed to the Institute for Applied Telematics (IAT-CNR) and, thereafter, to the Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT-CNR), founded in 2002 by the merger between IAT and the Institute of Computational Mathematics. + + +
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'''.it''' is the [[ccTLD|country code top-level domain name]] (ccTLD) for Italy. Its operations are managed by [[Registro.it]] (NIC-it).<ref name="cctld">[http://www.nic.it Registro.it]</ref>. It is the fifth largest ccTLD registry in Europe.<ref name="About Us">[http://www.nic.it/about-us] About Us, Registro.it]Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref>
'''.it''' is the [[ccTLD|country code top-level domain name]] (ccTLD) for Italy. Its operations are managed by [[Registro.it]] (NIC-it).<ref name="cctld">[http://www.nic.it Registro.it]</ref>. It is the fifth largest ccTLD registry in Europe.<ref name="About Us">[http://www.nic.it/about-us] About Us, Registro.it]Retrieved 23 Jan 2013</ref>
IANA delegated the function of registry management to the CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Italian National Research Council).<ref>[https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/it.html IANA Root Database - .it]</ref> In 1997, this responsibility passed to the Institute for Applied Telematics (IAT-CNR) and, thereafter, to the Institute of Informatics and Telematics (IIT-CNR), founded in 2002 by the merger between IAT and the Institute of Computational Mathematics.<ref name="aboutus" />
==Usage==
==Usage==
The .it domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]. Registrants from countries in the European Economic Area, as well as San Marino, the Vatican, Switzerland, may register .it domains.<ref>[https://www.nic.it/en/find-your-it/faq NIC.it - FAQ]</ref> The potential for [[Domain hack|domain hacking]] the English article "it" has proven popular for large corporations with a presence in the EEA.<ref>An obvious and popular example is Google's use of [https://www.google.it/ Google.it]</ref>
The .it domain is an [[Open Use ccTLD]]. Registrants from countries in the European Economic Area, as well as San Marino, the Vatican, Switzerland, may register .it domains.<ref>[https://www.nic.it/en/find-your-it/faq NIC.it - FAQ]</ref> The potential for [[Domain hack|domain hacking]] the English article "it" has proven popular for large corporations with a presence in the EEA.<ref>An obvious and popular example is Google's use of [https://www.google.it/ Google.it]</ref>
The first .it domain was established in December 1987; the domain for the National Research Council.<ref>[https://www.cnr.it/en/institute/044/services/institute-for-informatics-and-telematics-iit CNR.it - Registry Services]</ref>
Adoption of .it names has not been consistent throughout Italy. Registro.it reported in 2011 that .it domain names were mainly registered in certain regions of Italy, while there was an extremely low registration rates in the southern region.<ref name="study">Registro.it's findings were presented as a case study example in ICANN's [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eurid-middle-east-dns-study-initial-13oct15-en.pdf MEAC DNS Study (PDF)]</ref>
Adoption of .it names has not been consistent throughout Italy. Registro.it reported in 2011 that .it domain names were mainly registered in certain regions of Italy, while there was an extremely low registration rates in the southern region.<ref name="study">Registro.it's findings were presented as a case study example in ICANN's [https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/eurid-middle-east-dns-study-initial-13oct15-en.pdf MEAC DNS Study (PDF)]</ref>