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encyclo - 5:15 pm on May 10, 2008 (gmt 0)
See also the letter from pir.org to ICANN [icann.org] (PDF link).
From Associated Press [ap.google.com]:
Wholesale fees for Internet addresses ending in ".org" will increase 10 percent Nov. 9. (...) The increase brings the annual fee to $6.75. Last year, PIR imposed a 2.5 percent fee increase to $6.15. (...) PIR did not cite a reason in its letter.