I write to oppose the removal of price caps on the .biz and .org TLDs. It is important not to change the meaning and expectations surrounding legacy Top Level Domains. Their historical availability and affordability are integral to the democratic spirit of the Internet, and they carry a certain meaning. A promise, so to speak. Other TLDs are not as attractive and do not carry the same democratic promise. Allowing PIR to set arbitrary price hikes erects new boundaries to entry around previously accessible domains. It is one more step, in a long series of steps, toward allowing big players with deep pockets to squeeze out smaller actors from the market place, and making the web less democratic. You might think that there are plenty of other TLDs than .biz and .org for people who want to register their domains, so this doesn't limit people's freedom much. That's not true. Admittedly, there is an infinite number of possible domains available online, but the number of *practical* and *memorable* URLs on *recognizable *and* trusted* TLDs is quite limited. It would be as if we let the market decide who gets access to public parks. It would probably get expensive to visit Central Park or Yellowstone quite soon. And while nature is vast, and there are other parks where ordinary people can go, *they are not the same*, and they don't hold the same place or meaning in our culture. Similarly with .biz, .org, and other legacy gTLDs – they are unique. This is particularly worrying as there is no real competition to counteract the upward price pressures. Instead you are privileging a single organization or company, like PIR, with the right to charge whatever they want for something that is essentially a public asset. That is unacceptable, and something I would otherwise only expect from corrupt banana republics. Please reconsider. Christian K. Nordtømme PAPAYA design & marketing 715 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA