February 2020 - comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org

Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase for .com
by Bryan Joseph King Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the price increase for .com domains as I think the current rate is already very reasonable. -- Regards, Bryan Joseph King

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Seth Kinzie Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

DO NOT RAISE THE FEES. Keep Internet Open & Fair. -- Modern Piano Composer www.sethkinzie.com www.kinziesteele.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Michael Wynne Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

WHAT are you guys DOING!! The .com is becoming less and less relevant because of your competition -.org, .net, .top ect etc. And instead of becoming more competitive and relevant, some DUNDERHEAD is proposing a .com price increase!!! The lunatics are taking over the ICANN asylum-wake up and smell the coffee! Losing confidence in you guys, Michael Wynne

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Levi Tijerina Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you,

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain prices should be going down – not up
by Quincy Larson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I left a public comment during the .ORG ICANN fiasco. And in light of ICANN's new .COM shenanigans, I'm leaving this public comment as well. The registration cost of .IN domains is less than $1. How come the registration cost of .COM domains is so much higher? And how can ICANN justify raising costs even further? The cost of running a database – which is all the domain registry is – is a fraction of what it was in the 1990s when the US government first granted ICANN a contract to oversee the world's DNS. Now it looks like ICANN is accepting a $20 million bribe from Verisign in exchange for removing price caps, so that Verisign can price-gouge the millions of small businesses who rely on .COM domains. You may be able to get away with doing this to nonprofits like freeCodeCamp.org but there's no way the millions of small businesses who use the .COM TLD are going to accept this. Quit taking bribes from Verisign, Ethos Capital, and other corporations. Start making prices go down, not up. Or we the people replace your organization with one that actually does the job it was entrusted to do. - Quincy Larson Teacher at https://www.freecodecamp.org

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments from a web developer about domain price increase
by Sohan Zaman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I'm Sohan, a freelance web developer. I'm still in a starting state. I believe there are millions like me over the world. As being a web developer, I frequently need to buy domains for my clients. In this situation, as being a new comer, it's really a bad news for me to increase domain prices. In a long run, we, new developers specially freelancers will suffer from financial loss due to this decision. So please be kind to think about us before making this decision. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern with Price Increases
by bradb＠edifiedministry.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I guess this is why American's have traditionally dismantled monopolies. You can hike prices whenever you feel like it and there is no one to stop you. I understand ICANN is receiving a $20 million dollar kickback from Verisign. If this is true, then you are anything but an impartial party that is there to help the public. This is shameful to allow them to raise their prices. I have several domains and this would add significant costs to those who maintain large lists of domains - .com, .net, ETC. I want to state my disappointment and express my concern and disagreement with such a contract that allows for exorbitant price increases. Brad Braudis 1-833-334-3963 _____________________________

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment to.com pricing
by John Stevenson Personal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom this may concern I wanted to voice my opinion concerning raising prices for .com domains. I am against this change and the price increases that will hurt small businesses and make it more difficult for those who want to on a.com property. Please reconsider your decision John Stevenson 702-274-4606

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do it
by Victoria Hoete-Dodd Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP BEING GREEDY AND CORRUPT
by Varun Agrawal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

STOP BEING GREEDY AND CORRUPT

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