Editing Telecommunications in Italy (section)

==Internet==
{{main|Internet in Italy}}

The [[Internet]] country code [[top-level domain]] (ccTLD) for Italy is '''[[.it]]''' and is sponsored by [[National Research Council (Italy)|National Research Council]]. The '''[[.eu]]''' domain is also used, as it is shared with other [[European Union member states]]. Currently [[Internet access]] is available to [[Business|businesses]] and home users in various forms, including [[dial-up]], [[Fiber-optic communication|fiber]], [[Cable Internet access|cable]], [[DSL]] and [[Wireless Internet|wireless]].

According to netindex.com, the Italian average for [[Fixed-line telephony|fixed]] [[Internet connection|connections]] is below the global average (96.98&nbsp;Mbit/s download and 51.28&nbsp;Mbit/s Up) with an average speed of 79.62&nbsp;Mbit/s download and 31.41&nbsp;Mbit/s in upload.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Italy's Mobile and Broadband Internet Speeds |url=https://www.speedtest.net/global-index/italy |access-date=2021-01-28 |website=Speedtest Global Index |language=en}}</ref>