.ro

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


introduced=1993
type=Country code top-level domain
status=Active
registry=RNC
sponsor=National Institute for R&D in Informatics
intendeduse=Entities connected with flag|Romania
actualuse=Very popular in Romania
restrictions=None for .ro, some second-level domains are reserved, e.g. .com.ro, .org.ro, and special rules apply for them
structure=Registrations are allowed at the second level, and also at the third level under generic-category 2nd level domains
document= [http://www.rotld.ro/engleza/inregistrare_domeniu_en/agreement_en.html Registration agreement]
disputepolicy=UDRP
website= [http://www.rotld.ro/ RoTLD.ro] |

.ro is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Romania. It is administered by the National Institute for R&D in Informatics. As of December 2007, circa 250,000 domains were registered under the .ro domain [http://www.dailybusiness.ro/stiri-new-media/numarul-de-site-uri-noi-inregistrate-pe-ro-a-crescut-cu-35-anul-acesta_cat-12-8721] . In June 2008 there were around 6.8 million Google results for the .ro domain.

External links

* [http://www.nic.ro Network Information Center & Domain Name Registry]
* [http://www.rotld.ro Romanian Top Level Domain]
* [http://www.iana.org/root-whois/ro.htm IANA .ro whois information]
* [http://www.ici.ro National Institute for R&D in Informatics (ICI)]
* [http://www.rnc.ro Romanian National R&D Computer Network (RNC - ICI project)]