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<p class="copy-16-lt" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;
line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 36px 0px;">According to this
new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the
wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8
out of the next 10 years, and the increases don’t stop there.</p>
<p class="copy-16-lt" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;
line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 36px 0px;">This will mean
that<strong> .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than
70% over and above current prices over the next decade</strong>.
The contract also allows for other price increases, which could
drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less
accessible and more expensive for everybody.</p>
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<p>I am voicing my opposition to this amendment because it is likely
to increase my domain renewal costs over the years. I want to
contribute to the worldwide online community, but I also must keep
a budget for my real-world costs, and the latter will come first
for me.</p>
<p>Attempts to increase the costs of domains will not net more
profits for you, rather they will cause me to constrict my domain
holdings and, in general, exercise more caution before committing
to new domain stewardship — CUTTING into your profits.</p>
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