What ICANN and Verisign have done is outrageous - a No-Bid Contract to apply additional fees as they see fit.  ICANN is supposed to be a Government structured and monitored body, while Verisign is a 100% for profit corporation which has made Billions, each and every year over the past three decades. They are now both enriching themselves by manipulating a sheer monopoly which should fall foul of many laws and governmental oversight.  Does this behind-the-curtain deal smell even slightly untainted to anyone??? Every level of the internet - from registrars to owner/users will be adversely affected by this exclusive arrangement and none of us should allow ourselves to be fleeced in this manner.  Domain charges are already higher than they should be.  Fees have increased over the years and we accepted it just because "it must have been justified." No more.  Bring out the Guillotine.