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<div>Dear ICANN,</div>
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<div>I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.</div>
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<div>The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified due to the fact that technology and services should decrease in value over time and not increase.<br/>
Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price, and no justification in increasing the price.</div>
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<div>Regards</div>
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Christian Schoene, Germany</div>
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