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--></style></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040'>The proposal under consideration lacks transparency and exposure to the vast number of clients using the .com domain for their sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040'>It is not clear how this might impact domain name owners except in as much as it implies steep changes to pricing over the coming years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040'>It would be more prudent to be more open about the process, reasons and approach, allow more people time to comment and come up with a pricing proposal that is less likely to creat sticker shock in the clients you serve.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Kind Regards,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#FC5107;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Anthony Wolfenden</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.facebook.com/anthony.wolfendens.page"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=30 height=30 style='width:.3125in;height:.3125in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image001.png@01D5E1D9.CA775A30" alt="signature_1287811318"></span></a><span 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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#FF571F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Phone:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#FF571F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#4E4E4E;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><a href="tel:0416444444"><span style='color:#044A91'>0416 444 444</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>