Concerning .berlin and other 3gtlds

[Helga Krüger <h.krueger@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sir and Madam,

we are one of the oldest domain name registrars in Germany, of course, an
ICANN accredited one. We are supporting the .berlin top-level domain as
sponsor because we believe based on our customers questions that there is
real demand for .berlin, that might be at least in Berlin comparable to .de.

Furthermore we think, that the argument of creating competition does not
mean just lower prices for domain names. Price competition is not
necessarily associated with lower domain prices; it is also a question of
the added value a new domain name offers. If a Berlin based sunflower shop
can reach a better search engine position with a US$ 50.00
www.domainregistration.berlin than with a US$ 20.00
www.domain-registration-online.net the initially more expensive .berlin
domain name offers huge cost saving at the end of the day.

Sincerely yours

Helga Krueger

Member of Board
http.net Internet GmbH   *  Voltastr. 5  *  13355 Berlin
Fon: +49 30 21 00 90-0   *  Fax: +49 30 21 00 90-90
Email: hk@xxxxxxxx       *  http://http.net/
Geschaeftsfuehrer:          Helga Krueger, Ingmar Wopp
HR B 49276               *  Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg
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