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VeriSign Can Raise .net Prices in 2007

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the prices-rising dept.

miller60 writes "ICANN is lifting restrictions on VeriSign's pricing of .net domains as of Jan. 1, 2007, eliminating a cap that dictated the amount VeriSign could charge registrars for each .net domain. The cap, now at $4.25 per name, expires at the end of 2006. The pricing details were not included in a draft contract published by ICANN prior to the bidding process, but negotiated after VeriSign prevailed in a controversial evaluation by Telcordia. VeriSign must give six months before any price change, allowing time to lock in current pricing with multi-year renewals."

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  1. Uh oh by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    ICANN is lifting restrictions on VeriSign's pricing of .net

    Time to get your Passport account while it's cheap...

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  2. New price? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "The cap, now at $4.25 per name, expires at the end of 2006."

    So, the new price? Just tack a 4 infront of $4.25 and you have your answer.

    1. Re:New price? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      So how much is 4$4.25????

  3. Ahh yes by xMilkmanDanx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because it costs so much to maintain TLD infrastructure. Hell, good thing they did this before VeriSign went broke!

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  4. THAT'S IT!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am switching from .net to java NOW!!!

    Uhm, whaat? Never mind... Oops!

  5. Uh-oh by iamdrscience · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like bad news for Microsoft, who will use .net now?

    Oh wait, that .net? Okay, nevermind.

  6. When asked why Verisign would raise prices.. by the_rajah · · Score: 4, Funny

    their representative is quoted as saying, "Because I CANN."

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  7. Re:I don't see a problem with it by The+Pim · · Score: 3, Funny
    People will magically assume that they should go to yourdomain.someobscurenonversigingTLDlikedotbizorp erhapsdotus in stead of yourdomain.net when you drop it (and when it's subsequently re-registered by a domain spammer or your competitor).

    That's a good point that not many people bring up. Frankly, we should all be grateful to Verisign for employing their mind-control powers in such a magnanimous way. Imagine what they could do if they really were evil, as so many /.ers claim.

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  8. Re:It can mean only one thing... by xstonedogx · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, and nothing says "third class" better than a domain name that's not in .com or .net.

    I know what you mean!