On April 5, VeriSign said it will increase the fees it charges individuals and organizations to register Web domain names ending in the .com and .net extensions. VeriSign, which controls the two most popular domain name extensions on the Internet, said the annual increase for .com will be of 7 percent to US $6.42, and that the .net fee increase will be 10 percent to $3.85.
Why?
The rate hike is a response to increased Internet traffic and DNS (domain name system) queries on VeriSign's global servers, which have increased from an average of 1 billion queries per day in 2000, to nearly 30 billion plus queries per day in 2007, the company said.
VeriSign added that, additionally, there is a need to create a better security infrastructure to protect the domain name system, and to fight back against cybercriminals and potential Internet hackers.
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While this will affect the domain name owners themselves, how will this affect the web site visitors? Will the increase in traffic cause the DNS to run slower, or will the added cost cover the necessary changes to keep the system running quickly?
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