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How much does a domain name really cost?

Less than 14 cents.

I’ve been following interesting domain name news at the DomainTools blog, where I learned that Verisign was hiking their .com prices for wholesalers. Here is the latest tidbit from the blog:

During my recent interview with Karl Auerbach, a former ICANN board member, he told Name Intelligence that Verisign spends less then 14 cents to maintain a domain name in its registry.

Amazing. So what is the price hike for?

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