Some of you may find this of interest:
http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-2-28jul06.htm
> Lifting of Price Controls on Registry Services.
>
> Following extensive consideration and discussion, each of the
> proposed new .BIZ, .INFO and .ORG registry agreements provide for the
> lifting of price controls formerly imposed on the pricing of registry
> services. However, in order to protect incumbent domain name
> registrants and allow time for planning by those in the registry and
> registrar communities, the form of registry-registrar agreement
> proposed with each of the new registry agreements requires six months
> advance notice by the registry operator of any price increase in
> registry services. This is consistent with the notice period required
> under the registry-registrar agreement implemented with the 2005 .NET
> registry agreement, and the registry-registrar agreement included
> with the proposed new .COM registry agreement.
May not be much of a deal. Just FYI.
--ravi
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