I most strongly oppose removing the price caps on the Dot Org domains as described in *Pricing for Domain Name Registrations and Registry Services (Section 2.10 of the .org renewal agreement).* *I founded and am employed as Executive Director of HOPE (a genuine 501(c) 3 IRS recognized * *non-profit corporation) using the domain (1hope.org) * *Domain prices in general are so high already it is a burden for non-profits which * *by definition DO NOT MAKE MONEY ! * *In case anyone has forgotten, while administering ***domain names *does take staff and resources, * *domain names DO NOT COST ICANN a penny to own !* * * *I respectfully request you ENTIRELY REMOVE ***Section 2.10 of the .org renewal agreement.** ** ** ****An improvement **to replace it I would suggest ICANN SUPPORT ****Non-Profits (NGOs) ** **by totally removing the ability to charge for .ORG domains. To address the idea that ** **a non-profit is out of business you can provide an annual Certificate of Existence to be filled in online. ** **Thank?? you,** **-David Dilworth** **Executive Director, HOPE (Helping Our Peninsula's Environment) ** **www.1hope.org** ** **