Your proposed deal with Verisign is a transparent attempt to gouge and prey upon consumers in your .com monopoly. With the strong growth that the domain name market has experienced over the past two decades, you should be ensuring that consumers are realizing lower prices, not higher prices. I have written four books on micro and macroeconomics and can assure you that your actions are indeed the predatory actions of a monopolistic organization that is not defending stakeholder interests. Jay Moulton <http://sixforces.com> Jay Moulton, President Phone: (514) 945-9543