I am writing in opposition to the proposed changes which remove price caps for the .org TLD. The internet exists in its current state because it has always been an open platform for innovation and creativity. Part of the internet's openness is the result of pragmatic, responsible management by organizations such as ICANN, which has kept prices reasonably low and critical services and infrastructure accessible to just about anyone. As we've seen with the recent creation of a plethora of new TLDs, the absence of price caps will allow, and in some cases encourage, price gouging and extortion. Domain squatting and secondary domain sales have become a blight on the internet, hampered the proliferation of ideas, and hamstrung the internet's growth to some extent, and if domain names are only available to organizations with deep pockets this will only get worse, and the internet will become less open and less innovative. On top of this, the .org TLD was intended for smaller, non-profit organizations, though it has grown beyond that original purpose. Nevertheless, allowing registrars to raise prices on this TLD may cause material harm to organizations that have owned and operated .org domains for decades, and would be tantamount to extortion. I would hope that, should this policy change go into effect, a class action suit would be brought against both ICANN and the registrars responsible for managing and selling .org domains to replace the price caps, and enact a suitable punishment for extortion against the nearly ten-million current registrants. Please reconsider this ill-advised and harmful policy change. Thanks for your time. -- Matthew Rasnake Writer of Science-Fiction For All Ages P.S. If you're interested in my work, my two latest short stories are available for free <https://www.matthewrasnake.com/signup>!