On 7/6/05, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bah humbug! > .PH has been hosting their domain name servers in the US for ages. > > You can get a dedicated server and 2xE1 bandwidth in the US for $100 a month. > > On 7/6/05, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 7/6/05, Dean Michael Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Why is it so expensive? When .com listings are available for 5$ a year? > > > Is this a joke? > > > > While I do deplore the exorbitant price, I think it can't be helped, > > given the high costs of operation (particularly bandwidth and > > electricity) here in the country, coupled with a monopoly position.
The monopoly position that they are in (being the registry and the registrar at the same time) is the real clincher as to why they can charge so much. I doubt that could be wrestled away from them, given that dotPH challenged the position of the government to choose being the registry XOR a registrar, and ICANN doing nothing save to wait for the impending resolution of all concerned parties. -- Paolo Alexis Falcone [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
