<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">My agency registers TLD’s on behalf of our clients. Until yesterday, I didn’t understand why .org TLD registrations were higher than most others, and didn’t know how to ask the question or of whom. All I knew is that it didn’t make sense for TLD’s intended for not-for-profit organizations to incur significantly higher registration costs, given that they are not for profit. Now, I am informed about why .org fees are higher and I think it is not ethical and should be illegal. The idea that ICANN would remove price controls from a registry that is essentially a monopoly is unconscionable.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Of all the organizations that rely on their internet presence, non-profits can least afford unpredictable, skyrocketing registration and renewal fees. I urge the decision makers at ICANN to abandon any ideas of turning PIR loose to charge whatever punitive fees they want without consequence.</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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