I would encourage ICANN to reconsider allowing unlimited fee increases for .INFO domains.

.INFO domains are regularly used by individuals and organizations for non-profit purposes to provide (shock! horror!) "information" to the general public about a person, product, place, thing, or service.

It costs next to nothing to maintain the registration for a domain since registrations are simply records in a database. Unlimited fee increases are nothing more than a cash-grab for an industry with high margins and low expenses and for an industry that increasingly provides no added value other than simply "existing".

I remember the days when registering a domain required filling out a template and Emailing Network Solutions, then mailing in a check for $70 ($35 per year, minimum of 2 years) and I welcomed the industry changes that brought automation that ultimately lowered the costs for everybody.

Thank you for your consideration.

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George M. Ellenburg
george@ellenburg.email
GeorgeEllenburg.net