I am in opposition to any initiatives that will potentially raise the price of .COM domains. There is no benefit to the registrant and this only looks like an unnecessary money grab.
I personally own some 10 .COM domains and this would great an additional hardship as a small business.
Tom Geldner
2814 Rancho Pancho
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Tel: 760-814-8105
Cel: 858-610-9020
Web: www.geldner.com