Domain Food - Archive - Alternative ICANN Budget Proposal - domain prices may rise

ICANN recently announced a hefty budget request with plans to fund it by raising registrar fees. 76 smaller registrars have banded together to propose an alternate budget:
http://www.icannbudget.org/

If ICANN gets their way, registrars who now pay $4000 to $6000 in registrar fees may be required to pay $25,000+ next year, plus an increase of about 7 or 8 cents for every domain registered.

The larger registrars don't seem to mind this situation so much, perhaps hoping it puts some smaller ones out of business, reducing competition and therefore raising profits. This would then be a small cost to them. But of course, if that happens the consumer/domainer will lose, as domain prices would undoubtedly go up.