I run a fairly popular blog and website at erica.biz. 

.biz domains have always been looked down upon vs. a .com domain, but from the beginning I've been a supporter of .biz.

Increasing .biz renewal prices will negatively affect how .biz domains are viewed by the general public.

I would ask that ICANN consider not allowing the .biz registry to increase prices further, as a way to keep the .biz TLD accessible to more people.

-Erica Douglass

erica at erica dot biz