Source: WikipediaVeriSign has raised the .com and .net registrar prices by another 7% this year (as they did last year); and it seems the trend will continue –

“VeriSign is jacking up prices for the .com and .net domains for the second year running, increasing both by the maximum 7% allowed under its exclusive contract with ICANN. ‘Assuming that VeriSign continues the 7 percent rise each year (which seems reasonable given the company’s history), registrars will be looking at $9.00 for .com domains by the time the current contract ends in 2012 — a 50 percent increase in six years.’ Registrars have no choice but to pony up, and chances are they’ll pass the pain on to customers.”

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