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Originally Posted by Ron Bennett
Does the proposed .XXX contract with ICANN require the same price be charged to all registrars / same for all domains? And does it have a price cap?
.COM, .NET, and .ORG (and I think some other gTLDs) are price restricted and capped - that's very important.
If .XXX isn't priced capped, ICM could potentially charge variable registration / renewal prices depending on the popularity of the domain (ie. like .TV does)...
Plus ICM could increase prices, including renewals, to whatever they want ... the proposed $60 base rate to start, over several years, could potentially escalate to $250, $500, $1000, who knows!?
IMHO, $250+ prices are very possible, if use of .XXX by adult sites is mandated by law and/or (more likely) by policy - ie. some webhosts and credit card processors could require that adult sites must operate on a .XXX domain.
Ron
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Thank you for pointing this out. This is just another good reason why we do not need .XXX and a pretty clear sign that this is all about the big money grab.....looking down the road ;)
And this could become a nightmare for quite a few business owners if we do not put a stop to this madness.