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Old 07-08-2005, 11:40 PM THREAD STARTER               #1 (permalink)
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ICANN to lift price caps on .net domains


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Owners of .net Web addresses may face higher registry fees in the future--but not until 2007.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the nonprofit organization responsible for Internet addresses, quietly agreed to lift wholesale price restrictions on .net registry fees last month when it renewed a contract with VeriSign to run the master database for .net domain names.

Buried in the fine print, the fact has escaped notice until recently. Over the past several days, news of the change has traveled around the Web.

"(It's) a move that may signal ICANN's intent to get out of the business of regulating domain name pricing," noted Internet services firm Netcraft.

ICANN used to cap .net domain fees at either $6 or $4.25, depending on the type of address. Under the new, six-year VeriSign contract, the cap is now $4.25 and that cap will remain in effect until Dec. 31, 2006, after which time all price restrictions expire.

A VeriSign spokesman told Computer Business Review that it's unlikely to raise prices, and would do it only to invest in its infrastructure. The master-registrar has agreed to give six months' notice in advance of any price changes, Netcraft noted.

Netcraft said prices are likely to remain stable because the domain-name market is very competitive. Domain names are practically given away as part of Web hosting packages, the group noted.
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Others were less certain. "I'm not yet sure whether it's a change for the good or the bad," wrote Bret Fausett in his Lextext blog. "On the one hand, it gets ICANN out of the messy, non-"technical coordination" business of price control. On the other, will I be able to afford to renew my .net domain names after 2007?"

The $6 price cap will still apply to the more popular .com registry, which VeriSign also controls. That contract expires in November 2007.
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Thank you for the article. It will be interesting to see how this pans out. I hope registrar competition can keep .net prices down from 2007 onwards.
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Another reason I remained unimpressed with .net
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Originally Posted by microdude431
I have never seen a .net for $4.25, most are $7 & up.
Well the profit has to be made somewhere.
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Thanks for the post, nyway, i hate .net domains
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Great article a great disadvantage for .net domains
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Wow.
I own one .net domain and this news just plain sucks.

I hope a big petition is started against this..
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Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your continued support of Fabulous.com.

Fabulous.com is pleased to announce a reduction in the price of .NET domain name registrations for all wholesale customers.

The changes will be as follows:




.NET Registration:$4.75

.NET Transfer:$4.75

.NET Renewal:$4.75


This change took affect on the 13th of July 2005.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Care Department, support@fabulous.com.
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it is cheaper now but I am worried what happens next week
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Thanks for the info. Not a good news for .net domain owners.
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Hopefully this will not happen to other extensions. :/
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Wink Hmm...


I was planning to buy a .net but ill see where it goes.
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Now, i am thinking i should buy more .net domains before the prices go really up so that i can get good resale value
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