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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I’ve read about the proposed price increases for .com registrations. A 7% price increase annually is outrageously high, over three times the current rate of inflation. ICANN is basically in a maintenance mode for the database, not a startup. With proper management controls on expenses and efficiencies, there appears to be little justification for these increases. Please do not raise the rates.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dan Purkey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>206-973-6586<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Podcast: <a href="http://www.CommunicateLikeThis.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.CommunicateLikeThis.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Consulting: <a href="http://www.theopendoorgroup.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.TheOpenDoorGroup.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Author of <i>Uncommon Sense Management<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>and the detective novel <i>Trackers<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(click on the book covers to preview/order)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Trackers-Dan-Purkey-ebook/dp/B003UD7RF0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546554895&sr=8-1&keywords=trackers+purkey"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=77 height=104 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D5E049.6EE8C280"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Sense-Management-Americans-Their/dp/1483967972/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=uncommon+sense+management&qid=1555693408&s=gateway&sr=8-5"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=71 height=104 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image007.jpg@01D5E049.6EE8C280"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Chunk Type";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=96 height=90 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.jpg@01D5E048.7FB197F0" alt="seahawk logo"></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(also available on Kindle eBooks)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>