Here's a pointer to a very interesting draft press release, apparently scheduled for release on 18 September 1995. Short version: The article specifies $100 one-time fee for new domain name registrations, and a $50/year annual fee for all .com, .edu, .gov, .net, and .org domains. Long version:

From: rpwhite@best.com (rpwhite) Newsgroups: best.general,best.announce,best.www,ba.internet,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains,talk.bizarre Subject: INTERNET BEGINS FEE-BASED REGISTRATION Date: 12 Sep 1995 12:18:18 -0700 Organization: BEST Internet (415) 964-2378 Lines: 495 Approved: dillon@best.com Message-ID: <434mdq$c3r@shell1.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: shell1.best.com