Hi, as a small business owner where every penny counts, and relying on the internet as our marketplace, increasing the cost of domain names will have far reaching effects. I just ask that both you and Verisign be more transparent and fair in what you're putting together. In an age of dwindling accountability and transparency by the government, the people are looking for companies and leaders that give us the respect to do the right thing, even when nobody's looking. My concerns specifically are: 1. Large price increases over the next 10 years. 2. What the $20 million from Verisign will be used for. 3. Why you're breaking your own rules or allowing for a loophole to allow Verisign, an operator of a TLD, to act as a registrar. 4. The fact that you ignored previous comments that overwhelmingly favored not removing the price controls on other TLD's, and removed the price caps based on an analysis by an economics professor that didn't reference any data. I hope someone takes the time to read this and actually cares enough to rethink this strategy, as it will not be a good PR move for ICANN or Verisign if it goes into effect in its current form, as it wreaks of abuse of power at the expense of nearly everyone. Kind regards, Dan Littman