Network Solutions, a domain registrar, on Wednesday joined other top registrars in urging the Board of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to approve a proposed agreement on the future of the .com domain registry operation only if certain changes are made.
ICANN's staff recently revised the .com registry agreement and proposed settlement between ICANN and VeriSign. "Unfortunately, the changes do not go to the heart of the matter," said the letter to ICANN's Board, signed by Network Solutions and seven other registrars. "The agreement still harms the Internet community by allowing unjustified price increases in most future years at a time when fees for .com should be decreasing, not rising."
The companies outlined changes that must be included in any final agreement, including barring VeriSign from being able to raise .com registration fees by 7 percent annually without any cost-justification or review in four
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Network Solutions Stands Against ICANN
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