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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I’d like to express my concern and disapproval regarding the potential for .com domain names to increase in terms of registration cost. While I can understand the desire
to increase the cost for registering .com domains, .com domains undoubtedly provide more potential visibility for smaller entities. If you want to encourage people to use other top-level domains, then you should do so by ensuring that the prices for those
other top-level domains DECREASE to the point that .com domains are less attractive from a cost perspective. You SHOULD NOT increase the cost of .com domains to make them less accessible to smaller entities, however, as that only encourages abuse by larger
entities with more resources by forcing smaller entities to compromise on visibility.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I would, however, be in favor of .com price increases on the basis of how many .com domains a single entity owns to discourage domain squatters/scalpers from sitting on
a bunch of domains for financial gain. Furthermore, I’d be in favor of .com price increases on the basis of total revenue so larger entities pay more for .com domain registrations while allowing smaller-scale companies and individuals to continue having access
to the .com top-level domain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kevin Bender<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="DefaultFontHxMailStyle"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Pacifica, CA<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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