VeriSign has confirmed the annual price of.com and .net domain names will almost certainly rise this year, most likely in the first half, according to Stratton Sclavos, VeriSign’s chief executive. The latest agreement between ICANN and VeriSign allows VeriSign to increase prices in .com and .net by up to 7% and 10% respectively per year.
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