Verisign Raising Rates

Causing a ruffle in the domainer feathers this week was the news that Verisign was originating an across the board name registration/renewal hike. This price increase comes not at a bad time in the economy, but at a questionable time for lower end domainers struggling to retain the bulk of the names in their portfolios.

Verisign resellers (known or unknown registry holders) and tier priced administrators of select name and TLD portfolio based holdings are concerned. Industry watchers speculate that intrinsic and value based domain registration prices may eventuate. Will other resellers be affected? How will price controls for domains fluctuate in future?

Domainers are considering how the pricing will affect the domaining market as a whole. Challenges to the Verisign price monopoly are rife. Reaction to the news ranges from letting domains drop to bulk renewal before the price goes up officially. Critics demand justification for this rise in price, virtual expenses being what they are.

Goose?… Golden Egg? …Bueller?