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== Products and Services ==
== Products and Services ==
Verisign provides its services through two divisions, its Internet Services division and the Security Service Division. The Internet Services division includes Naming & Directory Services such as domain name registration for .com and .net, and DNS-related and [[RFID]] services.
Verisign provides its services through two divisions, its Internet Services division and the Security Service Division. The Internet Services division includes Naming & Directory Services such as domain name registration for [[.com]] and [[.net]], and DNS-related and [[RFID]] services.
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 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>
In its 2012 10-K report, Verisign identified [[ARI Registry Services]], [[Neustar]], [[Afilias]], and [[Nominet]] as its primary competitors.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=1193125-12-77600 10k Filing, Investor.Verisign.com]</ref>
In its 2012 10-K report, Verisign identified [[ARI Registry Services]], [[Neustar]], [[Afilias]], and [[Nominet]] as its primary competitors.<ref>[https://investor.verisign.com/secfiling.cfm?filingid=1193125-12-77600 10k Filing, Investor.Verisign.com]</ref>