Domain registration is getting expensive every year. Why not build a TLD that would guarantee a fixed yearly renewal price (e.g., a 10$/year).
That would seem like a reasonable project for the Web Foundation, EFF, or some other philanthropic foundation.
Domain squatting would have to be managed somehow.
BTW as to your point I totally agree that it should be much cheaper than this. Namecheap at one time had a promotion where they allowed you to register for 10 years for $10 or something. So it's definitely doable and most probably as soft limit by the registrars.
This should be the goal of a non-profit organization like the ones I mentioned.
> Domain squatting would have to be managed somehow.
Good luck ;)
>Domain squatting would have to be managed somehow.
There's a bunch of free TLDs out there (e.g. dot.tk). While they were more popular years back domain squatting, at least from my experience back then, was the least of their problems. The amount of malware and generally illegal content spread through these made them really unattractive.
Your post makes buying domains sound like a gamble, is that a regional thing or was I just lucky in the past?
Internet industry freaks out over proposed unlimited price hikes on .org domain names https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/04/26/dot_org_price_incre...
Prices go as low as $1.23. A .com is under $8.
The idea here would be to have a price that is fixed, i.e. it would not change depending on business or commercial decisions.
Do you know any registrar that guarantees a final price of $10/year on registration and renovations?