Domain name registrationat IIT - CNR ITALY at IIT - CNR ITALY

Stefano TrumpyStefano TrumpyInternational Relations Unit

of the “.it” registry

Italian National Italian National Research CouncilResearch Council

Institute for Informatics and TelematicsInstitute for Informatics and Telematics

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Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT) target: suitably respond to the challenges launched by the information and communication technologies

IIT became operative since 1st March 2002, but its background is dated in the late 60's, within CNUCE Institute

IIT exhibits a good harmony between research and technological activities: two aspects of one single goal

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The Registry activity December 1987: IANA approved the ccTLD“it” and assigned the

role of Italian Registry to CNR-CNUCE

Today IIT-CNR acts as the Italian Registry which is in charge of assigning domain names within the country code top level domain “it” (ISO 3166-1)

IIT interacts with more than 2.500 providers/maintainers (Registrars)

At present, more than 950.000 domain names are registered under the ccTLD “it”

Registration can be submitted by natural or juridical person of the EU Countries

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Organization of the registryOrganization of the registry

The function of “manager” of “.it” is performed inside a department of a research Institute of the National Council of Research; the administrative contact is the Director of the Institute;

Up to December 2003, the regulatory function has been performed by an external organization composed by experts in DNS, called Naming Authority; in this way, the registry didn’t have direct responsibility of the rules applied;

A transition is on going: the constituencies of the Local Internet Community have selected their representatives to form a committee for the rules (policy board) acting under the umbrella of the registry; that committee will include representatives of the government;

The constitution of an independent entity, with the participation of CNR, is under evaluation.

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TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry Internal OrganisationInternal Organisation

Operations

Legal aspects External Relations

International Relations

DirectorIIT/RA

Systems

Steering

Committees

About 50 people including staff-operators, administrative persons and technicians (35 m*y equivalent)

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Registry-Registrars like, but not exactly

The Registry also interacts with the Registrants

At present the Registry manages both electronic and paper documents

The Letter of Assumption of Responsibility (LAR) is received on paper

We are moving to electronic papers digitally signed

Registrant

Registry

Registrar

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry External OrganisationExternal Organisation

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Registration of new domain names: 4,91 EUR + VAT

Change of registrar: 4,91 EUR + VAT

Change of domain name assignee: 4,91 EUR + VAT

Maintenance rate: 4,91 EUR + VAT

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry Tariffs (years 2002-2004)Tariffs (years 2002-2004)

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Number of registered domainsNumber of registered domains

DOMAIN NAMES REGISTERED UNDER THE ccTLD "it"

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Total number of domains registered in the period 1994 - 2003

Total 153 1,465 6,708 21,658 45,819 92,323 417,602 619,669 807,264 930,250

YEAR 1994

YEAR 1995

YEAR 1996

YEAR 1997

YEAR 1998

YEAR 1999

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TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry StatisticsStatistics

The active domains are ~90% of the registered domains

Juridical person deregulation

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400

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Number of contestations at the registryNumber of contestations at the registryfrom 1998 to 2003from 1998 to 2003

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry StatisticsStatistics

deregulation

1010

Types of contestation proceduresTypes of contestation procedures

Trademarks90%

Names and Family Names

5%Public Administrations

5%

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry StatisticsStatistics

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Accepted Rejected Ended

Reassignment proceduresReassignment procedures(Contestations with (Contestations with judicial action judicial action from 1998 to 2003from 1998 to 2003))

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry StatisticsStatistics

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Running Domain Names: > 950.000 Average registration time : 4,8 hours Annual fee/domain name: 4,91 euro+ VAT Number of “.com” and “.net” names registered in Italy: slightly more than

40% of those registered under “.it” The estimated number of Internet users in Italy is today around 23 millions

Annual budget: about 5.000.000 euro Personnel: about 50 people (35 m*y equivalent)

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry in numbersin numbers

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ENUM Italian trial should start before the end of the year

Contacts are in progress with AGCOM and the Ministry of Communications for running the teer 1

A presentation of IIT proposal will be done in October 2003 during an ENUM meeting organised by AGCOM

TheThe Italian Registry Italian Registry ENUM statusENUM status

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Evolutions demanded by the LIC Evolutions demanded by the LIC and/or planned by the registryand/or planned by the registry

Eliminate limitations for physical persons Adoption of IDN Eliminate the letter for assumption of responsibility ? Improving security and stability Improving WHOIS services also taking into account national and

European directives Harmonizing with “.eu” public policy directives and operations Setting up of a PKI Certification Authority This issues and others will be addressed soon by the newly

constituted policy board