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--></style></head><body lang=en-DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I'm against the proposed price<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>increase to .COM domains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>If the cost to maintain the .com registry is less than $3 per domain per<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>year and consumers are already paying double that cost, I see no reason why<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>consumers should pay an increased price to buy a .com. Especially if<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Verisign already enjoys exclusive rights without a competitor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Thank you for your time and I hope you reconsider the price hikes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Jonathan Arbely<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=DE style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Baden-Württemberg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>