.it

Q: What is .it used for?

Italy's country-code TLD, heavily used by Italian businesses and also popular as a domain hack for technology companies (since 'IT' can stand for Information Technology).

Q: Who can register a .it domain?

Registrants must be EU residents (since 2012).

Q: Who manages the .it top-level domain?

The .it TLD is managed by Registro.it (IIT-CNR), which is responsible for the registry operations and maintaining the zone file.

Abstract

Two distinct populations register under .it. The first is Italian — companies, institutions, and individuals using the country code assigned to Italy, administered by Registro.it at the IIT-CNR since 1987. The second reads the string as an abbreviation for information technology, which has made .it a favored domain hack among technology firms with no Italian connection. Roughly 3.5 million domains are registered. Eligibility was widened in 2012 from Italian nationals to EU residents generally.