It is our understanding that ICANN’s current contract with Public Interest Registry (PIR) allows for an increase in yearly registration price by 10%. Although this is substantial from the perspective of many non-profit organisations, it is manageable. Alarmingly, ICANN is proposing to extend the contract to operate .org, but letting PIR set whatever prices it wants. This could lead to substantial increases in recurring and unavoidable annual costs which could be devastating to non-profit groups whose income is nominal and are already struggling to remain financially viable.

On behalf of Unexpected Wildlife Refuge, I urge that ICANN continue to insist on a yearly cap on registration costs, ideally something considerably less than the current 10%.




Nedim C Buyukmihci, VMD
President and Secretary
Unexpected Wildlife Refuge
Mailing address: PO Box 765, Newfield, New Jersey 08344-0765, USA
Web site: http://unexpectedwildliferefuge.org/
E-mail: ned.trustee@unexpectedwildliferefuge.org
Telephone: 856.697.3541