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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">The price increases for domain names that you recently announced will cause harm to individuals, businesses, and the Internet as a whole. The secrecy and the unchecked increases over the next several years will
make .COM domans less accessible for everyone. These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come. It will also curtain competition and choice for registrars of .COM domains.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Thank you for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Chris Baird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#603181">Executive Support Specialist<br>
Lundquist College of Business</span></i><span style="color:#7030A0">, </span><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#603181">University of Oregon
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#603181">Lillis 350<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#603181">1208 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403<br>
Phone: (541) 346-4122 </span></i><span style="color:#7030A0"><br>
</span><i><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:#603181"><a href="mailto:cbaird2@uoregon.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">cbaird2@uoregon.edu</span></a></span></i><span style="color:#7030A0">
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