There is no obvious reason to support carte blanche fee increases. 

First, there are no qualifications provided for cost increases such as increased costs.

Second, giving a monopoly authorization to blanket increase rates on a continual basis with no justification, oversight or market alternatives is essentially an attack on free economy.

This is all a terrible idea that benefits only Verisign. There are real long term ramifications to open and equal global internet that will be caused by this policy.