Dear ICANN, As the former owner of a .org domain, I want to make it clear that the proposed removal of price limits on .org domains will have no positive effects for customers. At best, it will increase the income provided to PIR: but for what end? Is that end more justifiable than the ends pursued by the .org domain owners, many of whom are non-profits? Were the price to increase by any more than the current allowed 10% per year, one of two things must happen for every non-profit: - You would gain more funds from a specific non-profit, up until the point where the damage to reputation/cost of switching web domains for the non-profit becomes equal to the amount you charge for a .org domain. - Or, a specific non-profit would simply switch to a new web domain that does not require exorbitant fees. This will undercut the reputation of the .org businesses: .org TLDs are a marker of reputation and trust. There will also be confusion with regards to the customer base. The proposed removal of price limits on .org domains seems to me to be a cynical use of the relative non-transferability of web domains: ICANN has a captive market of .org domain owners, which makes them relatively easy to exploit. I find this to be a poor choice of action for ICANN, and I would therefore recommend retaining the current 10% annual increase pricing scheme. Sincerely, R. S.