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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>To All Who Should Be Concerned:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To you, it may seem a small thing to arbitrarily put a monetary stranglehold on the greatest economic force in the history of mankind. But to small operators like me, ICANN’s ambitious .com enrichment amounts to a sequestration of opportunity for the benefit of big business and ICANN.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I implore you, do not extort the lifeline of your monopoly. If you had competition that would be a different situation, but as things stand, your proposed rate hikes is a plan to enrich yourselves at the expense of millions who have .com integration in their small businesses.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Kevin Spriggs<o:p></o:p></b></p></div></body></html>