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Internet => Web Hosting & Web Design => Topic started by: Weaver on February 11, 2020, 04:17:11 AM

Title: Expensive future .com renewals?
Post by: Weaver on February 11, 2020, 04:17:11 AM

I got an email from the registrar DynaDot talking about a secret deal done between ICANN and Verisign whereby the price of .com registrations can keep going up and up. Does anyone know anything about it ? Can we stop it?

Title: Re: Expensive future .com renewals?
Post by: parkdale on February 11, 2020, 10:06:05 AM

I found this snippet  :(
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/15/oracle_dyndns_domain_registration/

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/02/dotcom_domains_pricing/

Sorry Weaver it's from El Reg complete with Sun like editing.....

Title: Re: Expensive future .com renewals?
Post by: Alex Atkin UK on February 11, 2020, 12:20:05 PM

Absolutely bonkers, considering the cost to administer domains is likely going down.

Title: Re: Expensive future .com renewals?
Post by: parkdale on February 11, 2020, 12:29:00 PM

Yes... Seems the .org sites are going to be the next cash cow for ex employees ...... of a well known internet company as well :-\ but I was trying to work out if it affects .org.uk domains.

Title: Re: Expensive future .com renewals?
Post by: Weaver on February 11, 2020, 12:41:59 PM

Sorry Parkdale? Who handles .org?

Title: Re: Expensive future .com renewals?
Post by: parkdale on February 12, 2020, 04:21:28 PM

Icann .. but they sold it on to 2 ex Icann members  :-\

https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/13/20963881/org-domain-name-registry-sold-for-profit-company-public-interest-registry-ethos-capital

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/14/icann_org_redacted/