To whom it may concern, Echoing my friends comments... I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely, Omar McIver Operations Lead / Senior Applications Consultant EPS Asset Management, Petrofac Inc. Desk : +1-832-626-4001 Cell: +1-832-277-6586 Email: omar.mciver@petrofac.com<mailto:omar.mciver@petrofac.com> LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/omarmciver Web: www.petrofac.com<http://www.petrofac.com/> Petrofac - 15021 Katy Freeway, Suite 300C, Houston, TX 77094 P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or authorised to receive information for the recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, and delete all copies of this message. Thank you This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, or authorised to receive information on behalf of the recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, and delete all copies of this message. While we have taken reasonable precautions to ensure that this message and any attachments are free from viruses, we cannot guarantee that they are virus free and accept no liability for any damage caused by this message or any attachments. Messages sent or received through our networks may be monitored to ensure compliance with the law, regulation and/or our policies.