I am not an owner of a large portfolio and have but a few .org domain names. I’m of the mind that ICANN should not be a regulator of price and that competitiveness should dictate value. That being said, domain names and their relevance in general have been diminishing over the years for a variety of reasons. I have somewhat a sacrosanct opinion of what domain names are to people and their future. ICANN's mandate should not only protect the DNS, but also harmonize with a mission for individuals to create leverage and find protections in their commitment to this virtual experiment which ICANN oversees. As a bottom-up organization, it must look out for the greater good of its basic participants. Incremental price increases could give registrars and registries a profit incentive while, at the same time, preventing the undermining of individual portfolio holders. As an objective observer-these are tough times for domain owners to breathe life into their names. They need some help and appreciation from ICANN as their options are being chipped away. Lastly, I fear that while domain name ownership is growing, that the impulse to buy them may simply be that buyers are hedging their bets for the future. While the past DNS had made that abundantly clear, there is an approaching universe of platforms that are creating their own connectivity platforms that will eventually undermine domains names, delegate the internet back to IP for the vast majority, and name branding to but a few. Michael Castello CEO/President Castello Cities Internet Network, Inc. http://www.ccin.com michael@ccin.com