DNS/registrars/registries should be regulated as a utility. I just don't see any other way to reasonably do DNS. Its like having signs on the roads be privately owned and charge per view.

For all the talk about the internet being decentralized, that may be true on the IP layer, but once you get to DNS, its very centralized, with a single private entity essentially controlling your online identity.

I've actually stopped from switching to a hosted email with my own domain because of this. If they decide to 20x the price, I lose my email, and can't do much about it. If someone else registers it, they could suddenly read all emails sent to me...