Hello, I am writing as a small business owner, and a consultant that helps to get many startups and nonprofits a digital presence. In today's world, a website is synonymous with legitimacy for many of these enterprises/endeavors. I work with many socioeconomically disadvantaged, immigrant, and women founders that are making their bet, working their asses off to hit the ground running to make lives for themselves, their communities and their families better. Many of these projects involve multiple domains to avoid competitors squatting on similar web addresses, or separate domains for individuals funds/projects. Raising the expense of these business necessities and threatening the financial bottom-line of these courageous ventures seems truly unfair, and like your organization is leading from a place of greed than a place of understanding. I do hope that ICANN rethinks this price raise in the interest of the fabric that makes up the web eco-system, it's not large multi-nationals - it's a lot of small businesses and dreams that pay that price to have a fighting chance at running. Thank you for your time. My best, Dhara