The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. As far as I can tell Verisign is already running a steady profit on the .com registry. Any increases in efficiency and decreases in cost, is already at the benefit of Verisign. 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. Torstein Thune Bergen, Vestland, Norway