.io

Infobox Top level domain
name=.io
background=#CCF


introduced=1997
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=NIC.IO (run by Internet Computer Bureau)
sponsor=IO Top Level Domain Registry (Cable and Wireless)
intendeduse=Entities connected with British Indian Ocean Territory
actualuse=A handful of domain hack and foreign-language sites; little of anything related to the territory itself.
restrictions=None for 2nd level registrations; 3rd level registrant must be resident of British Indian Ocean Territory
structure=Registrations are taken directly at the second level or at third level beneath various 2nd-level labels
document= [http://www.nic.io/terms.html Terms & Conditions] ; [http://www.nic.io/rules.html Rules]
disputepolicy= [http://www.nic.io/dres.html Dispute Resolution Policy]
website= [http://www.nic.io/ NIC.IO] |

.io is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the British Indian Ocean Territory.

Internationalized domain names may also be registered (see [http://www.nic.io/IO-IDN-Policy.pdf details] ).

External links

* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/io.htm IANA .io whois information]