Recently ICANN changed the rules for grace deletions of new domains. For every domain registered, Registrar needs to pay a $0.20 fee to ICANN. Domains registered July 4 or earlier can still be grace deleted for free.
This marks the end of domain tasting.
Here is the GNSO council report to ICANN regarding domain tasting – http://gnso.icann.org/issues/domain-…il-25apr08.pdf
It applies to COM, NET, INFO, ORG, MOBI, ASIA, NAME TLDS
Some letters received by members of Moniker & Dynadot announcing a new fee and removal of grace deletions:
