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by Aaron West

9/7/99 08:37 EST

Domain names are getting cheaper. Many companies are looking to capitalize on the deregulation of the domain registration process. Some companies are now charging less than a third of what Network Solutions charges. We expect prices to drop even further as the competition heats up.

Several companies now sell domain names. Register.com, the second largest domain registrar, just boasted its millionth domain name sale. Larger companies, such as AOL are also getting into the game. If the trend continues pretty soon buying a domain name will be as easy as buying a Big Mac.

Here are some of the cheapo registrars:

Joker - $40 for 2 years, $20 a year

First Domain - $50 for 2 years, $25 a year

Nominalia - $68 for 2 years

Expect more to come. Sooner or later everyone will have to drop their prices.

So what will Network Solutions do to salvage lost revenue? They have already announced plans to sell targeted advertising for whois searches. A company as large as NSI will manage to stay alive.