Hello, I write to express my strongest opposition to one element of the proposed renewal of ICANN's agreement with PIR about the .org domain. The proposed contract language contains *no* cap on rate increases, which would permit PIR to increase the cost of existing and new domains without limit whatsoever. The expiring contract contains a 10% cap on increases, which is more than enough. It is noteworthy that current .org registrations are already more costly than those in many other TLDs, yet there are no additional services rendered or required (e.g. verifying identities/geography) that would explain this difference. Please add a 10% cap on rate increases to the new contract language. Sincerely, Eric Nystrom -- Eric Nystrom, Ph.D. Arizona State University Series Editor, *Mining and Society*, University of Nevada Press http://ericnystrom.org