A domain name is required for meaningfully publishing content online. The barrier to registering a domain name is already high... it requires a credit card, which is difficult or impossible to get for some. Raising the price of a domain makes it even more difficult for the impoverished to participate online. As someone who has been personally affected by this in the past, I'm frustrated that you would propose raising fees. ICANN should reject VeriSign's proposal. Additionally, ICANN should consider providing one free personal domain registration to anyone who wants it, as a way to enable more people to publish online.