The clock is ticking to renew domains at today's prices. It's August, which means the clock is ticking to save money on .com registrations and renewals. On September 1, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price of .com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign extends price freeze through Q1 2021
· Services.Com price hike delayed. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the registry for .com and .net domain names, announced today that it has extended its price freeze on .net and .com domain names through March 31, 2021. The registry instituted the freeze on ... Continue Reading1 Comment
This letter to ICANN’s board is powerful
· Policy & LawIt's time for ICANN to stop the charades and rediscover its bottom-up mandate. ICANN granted price increases to Verisign for .com domain names last month. It announced the decision on a Friday during the pandemic news flurry, just one day after ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Verisign tries to discredit ICANN commenting period process
· Policy & LawCompany suggests that drawing attention to comment period distorted the multistakeholder process. The comment period for ICANN's proposed .com contract amendment with ICANN closed last Friday. The amendment would allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) to ... Continue Reading26 Comments
.Com price hike comment period ends February 14
· Policy & LawFriday deadline to weigh in on new .com contract terms. People opposed to ICANN's plan to allow Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) to raise prices on .com domains have until Friday, February 14, to submit a comment to ICANN. The proposed Amendment #3 to ... Continue Reading9 Comments
The biggest problem with Verisign’s .com deal
· Policy & LawIt's not the billion-dollar bonus for Verisign. As expected, ICANN has agreed* to let Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) increase prices on .com domain names starting this year. The U.S. government had already agreed to the price increases, but these ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Com prices are going up after Verisign pays off ICANN
· Policy & LawVerisign will put $20 million in the kitty in return for multi-billion dollar windfall. Last year I made a prediction in my annual predictions podcast: ICANN would let Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) raise prices on .com, but Verisign would pay it extra money ... Continue Reading17 Comments
ICANN is about to give Verisign its .com price increases
· UncategorizedVerisign CEO's comments suggest price increases are on the way. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) held its quarterly investor call yesterday, and it seems that ICANN is about to give Verisign the price increases it wants for .com. The U.S. Department of ... Continue Reading39 Comments
Hey Analysts: this is what I think about Verisign’s .com pricing going forward
· Policy & LawI received two LinkedIn requests from stock analysts yesterday asking for my thoughts on what Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) will be able to charge for .com domain names going forward. I suspect this is in response to Ted Cruz's most recent letter. Analysts ... Continue Reading17 Comments
