Hi, The basic fundamental of Internet freedom is it has no owner. It is free in terms of access. But domain registration system is completely broken. ########Consider poor countries when deciding prices. After all no one is owner of internet so it should be affordable to all. ########## The domain price hike should not be the subject to cyclic increase. Verisign is MONOPOLY. I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jitendra Surat, Gujarat India