In January, 2012, Verisign raised the wholesale prices of [[.com]] and [[.net]] registration by 7%, increasing the price from $7.34 to $7.85. [[Registrar]]s generally passed the price increase on to customers, and some used it as an excuse to raise their own prices beyond the 7% increase, with some increasing prices by 10 and 12 percent.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/registrars-increasing-prices-more-than-the-verisign-price-increase-7188 REgistrars Increasing Prices more than the Verisign Price Increase, ElliotsBlog.com]</ref> | In January, 2012, Verisign raised the wholesale prices of [[.com]] and [[.net]] registration by 7%, increasing the price from $7.34 to $7.85. [[Registrar]]s generally passed the price increase on to customers, and some used it as an excuse to raise their own prices beyond the 7% increase, with some increasing prices by 10 and 12 percent.<ref>[http://www.elliotsblog.com/registrars-increasing-prices-more-than-the-verisign-price-increase-7188 REgistrars Increasing Prices more than the Verisign Price Increase, ElliotsBlog.com]</ref> |