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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear ICANN,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=m6237443535004235204copy-16 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:16.5pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:18.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666261'>I am writing regarding ICANN’s agreement with Verisign that will allow increase in wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=m6237443535004235204copy-16-lt style='margin-top:0cm;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt;background:white;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666261'>This will mean that</span><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666261'> .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade,</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666261'> besides other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=m6237443535004235204copy-16-lt style='margin-top:0cm;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666261'>I recommend that domain prices not be further increased to allow internet penetration to SMEs and individuals looking to establish online presence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=m6237443535004235204copy-16-lt style='margin-top:0cm;mso-line-height-alt:6.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666261'>I trust this recommendation not to further increase prices will be prudently considered before any decisions are made.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:3.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Godwin Jibueze<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:2.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Projects & Consulting | Total Quality Technologies Ltd </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>