the internet is for everyone, not just the reach. And not just the massive corporations. I have been running a small sole proprietor business for over 30 years. I have registered two domain names with a .com extension nearly 20 years ago. I initially dealt with Verisign and over the years they became more and more greedy, charging me higher and higher fees despite a limited small scale website. the user interface became more convoluted and difficult and the customer support declined to almost useless. I eventually sought out other avenues to keep my domains registered and another hosting site that was reasonably priced and actually helpful. Now I learn that ICANN is basically taking a "bribe" or a cut off the top to allow Verisign unrestricted abilities to increase prices. Thanks for ruining it for the little guy. The mom and pop businesses that are just having a small web presence. Name Cheap and HostGator have made it financially and technically possible for me to keep my small business and it's 20 year old website up and running. Now Verisign is making sure that I will most likely have to pay significantly more as they try to crowd out, price out any competition by dictating the over price for domain registration to fall in line with their inflated pricing schemes. ICANN and Verisign have now fallen into the same category as massive corporate banks and insurance companies who do not give a damn except for making a profit and improving shareholder value, while taking advantage of the simple small organisations that allowed them to start in the first place. Income inequality at its best, corporate bureaucracy trodding on the little guy. Thanks for making it even harder. Marek Kaszuba Professor & Proprietor <http://trapezepro.com/> Description: Description: http://www.trapezepro.com/images/logo_small.gif (510) Help Fly [435-7359]
