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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the price increase for .com
by Kim Lee Sim Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sirs, We were recently being informed by our server provider that the .com domain will be significantly increased by 40% or more. It is certainly a disappointing news since the decision were made by your organisation and another party on a closed door basis. Additionally, we don’t see why it should be increased at all as it shouldn’t be affected by inflation or the market movement. We, as a consumer, sincerely hope you can maintain the pricing of .com as it is. Thank you. Elvis

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Olaf Reineke Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sir or Madam, as an owner of multiple .COM domains, I am very much against the deal that will allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, amounting to an increase of 70% over 10 years. This a an unusual steep increase. Together with the agreed payment $20 million payment of Verisign to ICANN, one may think that ICANN allowed the increase as a return service. Best Regards, Olaf Reineke, Germany

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Increases to .com domain
by ThomT Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am sending this email to communicate that I do not agree with the proposed increases for the .com domain extension. The cost of domains has already increased significantly over the past several years, in many cases, through a host of suspect business practices. ICANN’s stated mission (motto) is “One World. One Internet.” Making changes that continually increase the cost of individuals participating in the internet seems to be contra to this stated goal. I respectively ask that you re-consider the proposed increases to the .com domain. I, as well as many others, will be monitoring these developments as they appear to be a trend that is further exacerbating the state of the net. Regards, Thom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Put Legacy Registries out to Competitive Bid. Ask the EU and the US DOJ for Help Freeing ICANN From Its Oppressors.
by Keven Dabney Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN, I would rather see you put legacy TLDs out to competitive bid, as has been suggested of you by the United States Department of Justice. What you would see is a monumental influx of cash to operate ICANN for the better good, and to continually allow registries opportunities to innovate. However, the current system is broken, does not encourage innovation by the registries themselves, and only encourages corruption and back-door deals which make registries more money at the expense of the general public. $1.2 billion for Ethos capital to buy .org? Why is ICANN not properly putting the legacy TLDs out for competitive tender? These continual "cash grabs" just go into deep pockets (Verisign, Ethos, PIR), are taken from registrants for no good reason. ICANN should be the one getting paid for this. ICANN should not be the evil doer for allowing for profit monopolies to take over on the .org namespace, raise prices on .com namespace and ruin what worked so well in the early 2000s. Imagine a world where ICANN did not hand out presumptive right of renewal contracts, and you could periodically keep the registries in check by auctioning off the management of them for the next 6 or 10 years! The legacy TLDs should also NOT be allowed to sue you -- their regulator. This is one of the biggest issues you have. ICANN is not strong enough against these massive for-profit companies. I suggest you take these issues directly to the Department of Justice. And to the European Union. ICANN should be honest and say "we are a captured organization" and we need help getting out of the rut we are in today. You really need to be courting competition authorities to help fix the massive issues ICANN has created over the last 5 to 10 years! There are outside parties who have the power to undo what your prior counterparts did. And then ICANN can once again get back to what it should be -- a respected organization that actually serves the public good, and not just a few insiders who run the entire show. P.S. Do not classify this spam! Thank you. Keven Dabney Internet Professional

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices
by My Green Nest Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Do not raise the prices of .com that’s purely out of greed. You will hurt small businesses everywhere! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I decline .com rate increase
by Chen Osipov Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I decline .com rate increase Best Wishes, Chen Osipov @:-) __________________________________ *Chen Osipov* *mssg.me/obender* <https://mssg.me/obender> * Expert Software Craftsmanship Mentor *

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave price of .COM alone!
by Foundation of Truth Assembly Abuja Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Must every big business in America follow the steps of Trump and make everything accessible only to the rich? Please don't do anything that will make you a TRUMP clone! Leave the prices of .com domains alone and unchanged please.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop ! Not In The Public Interest
by Carlos Sosa Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carlos Sosa

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by BDP Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

All this gobbledygook is just an elaborate way to increase the annual costs of any .com out there (and I assume there are millions of them). This is not an administration intensive process. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. -Brian D. Peckham Silly little .com owner.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Raju Mandapati Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, My name is Raju Mandapati and I work as a Director of Product at a Digital Marketing Agency based in Chicago, USA. Day-in day-out I advise our clients (small and large) on their digital business needs. A strong factor that allows us to operate in the best interest of the client is the low cost of domains, especially .com. ICANN working with Verisign to increase the price of .COM domains in exchange for $20million is unethical business practice for an non-profit organization who’s in charge of regulating the namespace area. I urge ICANN to back away from this deal and I strongly support not increasing the .COM domain prices to continue fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Thanks, Raju Mandapati Director of Product raju(a)mabbly.com | +1 3129752205 © Mabbly LLC. 116 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654 USA. www.mabbly.com

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