nic//report: COVID-19

In their report, nic.at, a company of the Internet Stiftung, provides insightful facts on the topic of "COVID-19".

The report combines the effects of the worldwide pandemic on the domain industry with insight into individual departments of nic.at, each facing their own challenges.

Some good news in advance: In the past few months, the domain industry has proven to be crisis-resilient even recording an increase of registrations.

March 2021

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