The registries control the costs for us so with no price caps, .org (which sets the precedent for .com) could increase the prices on new registrations and renew

The registries control the costs for us so with no price caps, .org (which sets the precedent for .com) could increase the prices on new registrations and renewals as much as they want basically. The only thing we can do is continue to be vocal as partners and consumers: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/ensuring-icann-keep-domain-prices-in-check/ https://www.namecheap.com/blog/ensuring-icann-keep-domain-pr...