Summary [8]
Italian Registry (.it)
- Two bodies: Registration Authority and Naming Authority
- Deregulation of naming rules 12/99 and 1/00
- 2 methods of interaction: direct or Provider-maintainer
- Total registrations in 1999: 46.3k and in 2000: 325.2k
Russian Registry (.ru)
- Currently part of state supported RIPN with many functions
- Establishment of separate TLD RU coordination centre
- De-monopolisation planned-registrar system (initially 20)
- Mechanism for wider input from Internet Community