Hi,
I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business).
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.
Best regards
Bernand
Paris, Île-de-France France