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<p><font size="-1"><font face="Book Antiqua">Sirs:</font></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><font face="Book Antiqua">It has come to my
attention that you plan to increase prices for .com domain
registration by 7% per annum over the next several years.
This despite the low inflation rate that is being experienced
in most countries. I see this as a blatant exploitation of
your virtual monopolistic position to raise profits at the
expense of mostly small domain registrants like myself. <br>
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<p><font size="-1"><font face="Book Antiqua">I rely on my website to
disseminate information about my small business and to
facilitate sales. Increasing the price of domain registration
beyond the rates that are rational in accounting for inflation
introduces hardships on small businesses like mine, because
our customers will abandon us if we attempt to pass these
unjustifiable increases on to them.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="-1"><font face="Book Antiqua">I strongly oppose
ICANN's proposed rate increases. <br>
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<p><font size="-1"><font face="Book Antiqua">Stephen Schiff</font></font><br>
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