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Re:If ICANN only charges 18¢ per domain name, why am I payin... by wdr1 on Saturday June 18, 2016 @01:11PM (#11929495)
If I remember correctly, domains used to cost around $78 to register.

When the price dropped dramatically, there was discussion on Slashdot about the effects. Most thought it was great ("hey, I, a poor college student, can get a domain now!"), but there was speculation it would lead to more domain parking.

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Re:If ICANN only charges 18¢ per domain name, why am I payin... by vladnyc on Saturday June 18, 2016 @01:21PM (#11929566)
In late 1990s it was $100 and a 1 month grace period before you need to pay in full.
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Re:If ICANN only charges 18¢ per domain name, why am I payin... by hartpuff on Saturday June 18, 2016 @02:56PM (#11930046)
Domains used to cost $0 to register.

Edit: LOL Which idiot downvoted this? The chronic lack of basic tech/internet knowledge among some people here is ridiculous.

    In 1995, the NSF authorized NSI to begin charging
    registrants an annual fee, for the first-time since 
    the domain's inception.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.com
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