Make statistics of domains with other extensions, which have higher prices than DOT COMS to find out if they became popular at all. Domains are supposed to reach private people and must not remain in hands of commercial companies. That does not happen if private parties are to pay higher prices. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Mukesh Joshi Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany