To Whom it May Concern,

I strongly oppose the proposed increase to .COM registrations for the following reasons:

1. I am a registrant of a .com domain name.
2. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.
3. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices.
4. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.
5. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price.
6. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.

Sincerely,

Peter Baynes
Christiansburg, VA