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VeriSign Hikes Domain Prices Again: Breaking

Firm to hike .com and .net prices for second year in a row.

Reglike has obtained a copy of communications sent to registrars today regarding VeriSign’s (NASDAQ: VRSN) next rate hike for .com and .net domain names. It is copied below.

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March 27, 2008

VIA Email and Express Delivery

Re: Notice of Fee Change

To All Registrars,

VeriSign, Inc. and it’s wholly owned subsidiaries (“VNDS”) is hereby notifying all registrars of a fee change for .com and/or .net domain names effective October 1, 2008. In accordance with our contract, ICANN has by now been notified. Details as follows:

1. VNDS’ fee for each annual increment of a fresh and renewal .com domain name registration and for each transfer of a .com domain name registration from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another will be US $6.86, exclusive of any ICANN Variable Registry-Level Fee (as defined in the .com Registry Agreement) or any other ICANN fee; and

2. VNDS’ fee for each annual increment of a fresh and renewal .net domain name registration and for each transfer of a .net domain name registration from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another will be US $4.23, exclusive of any ICANN Variable Registry-Level Fee (as defined in the .net Registry Agreement) or any other ICANN fee.

Except for the above-described fee changes, all other terms of the relevant agreements (.com and .net Registry Agreements and Registry-Registrar Agreements) remain unchanged.

Please contact Client Affairs Office at [email protected] if you have specific questions regarding this notice.

Best regards,
PJ Bolanos
Vice President, Client Support
VeriSign, Inc.
[email protected]

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