<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div style="font-family:Arial;">It is proposed that Verisign be allowed to increase .COM registration fees by 7% per year for four out of six years. This is excessive. I very much doubt that the costs of running a database of some 140 million registrations are rising anywhere near that fast. It wouldn't surprise me if the technological costs are actually falling, though there are certainly non-technology costs (like salaries) as well.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">In short, Verisign should be allowed price increases only in line with inflation, not more.<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;"><br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Thanks,<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Paul McKee<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial;">Bellevue, WA, USA</div></body></html>