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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m writing to ask ICANN to reconsider removing the registration fee caps on .org domains. These domains are used by nonprofit trade associations and individual member associations as well as tax-exempt charities.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Donors and members give us funds to accomplish our nonprofit missions, and while they understand there are essential operating costs, the idea of turning domain registries into a profit stream at our expense would not be well received.
For an organization of our size (less than $5 million revenue) the proposed registry fixed fee of $6250 per quarter ($25,000 per year) would be a material hit on our budget.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The current arrangements have worked well – please don’t allow nonprofit organization to be subjected to this usurious fee increase.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Daren Coppock<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">President & CEO<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#538135">Suppliers to America’s Farmers<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white">1156 15th Street, NW | Suite 500 | Washington, D.C. 20005</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:white">Direct: 202.595.1724 | Main:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> 202.457.0825 | Fax:</span> 202.457.0864<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:dcoppock@aradc.org">dcoppock@aradc.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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