BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 13, 2000 ISSUE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Gloomy Picture The registration business has gotten tougher because... -- New entrants have increased competition, cutting prices. Some companies now give names away free. -- Even as prices drop, every domain-registration company has to pay Network Solutions $6 a year for all names. -- Legal rulings against cybersquatters are eliminating the profits to be made registering famous names and selling them back to companies or celebrities. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The Domain Name Biz: www.dud.com TABLE: Gloomy Picture INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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