I've long known that telecom is a dirty game, despite pretence to the contrary. If you don't believe me, look here. In some ways telecom is the new tobacco -- just dangerous to your financial, rather than physcal, health.
Out of curiosity, I took a look at how much it costs to register a domain in Barbados. Wow! BDS$115 a year (approx. US$58). In other words, about six times the typical price of a cheap .com registry. A nice earner for Cable & Wireless, no doubt. But it smells worse than the drains.
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