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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN transparency and public trust
by Scott Francis Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I want to urge ICANN to remember that they are managing a public trust, for the common good - not a profit-seeking enterprise. As such, transparency in the decision-making process (including motivations, funding, and budgets) and responsiveness to the community (see e.g. the price controls debacle, where the vast majority of the community supported price controls, and their voices were dismissed because an online tool was used to submit them) are of critical import. Verisign has a checkered history when it comes to operating ethically in the TLD space, and ICANN has a responsibility first and foremost to the community, *not* to commercial DNS operators. It makes little sense to remove one of the few checks against Verisign’s behavior by allowing them to operate a TLD *and* become a domain registrar in that same space (either directly or via an intermediary). Please deliberate and act on behalf of the Internet community as a whole; non-profits and individuals have no more primary representative in this process than ICANN. Sincerely, Scott Francis

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not increase com domain registration fees. It is already very expensive. Sadullah

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com
by Alaa Hussien Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I asked don't increase the price of domain .com I will move all domain to ather if that much increasing

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] com TLD amdendment disagreement
by Aaron Demolder Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Everyone on the internet will be affected by these changes, and as a serial register of domains for small projects and as a freelance developer whilst being a student, increasing prices of these domains will affect me directly. We're at a stage in the world where the internet should be as free and open as possible - and allowing Verisign to operate as a Domain Registrar alongside allowing wholesale prices to increase go directly against what is and should be the correct decision for bettering our global society. Please do not ignore these comments as you did with the org/info/biz changes, it's plain dishonest.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase
by Ansley Cardoso Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Good day! I have been recently notified by namecheap about the increase in the price of .com domains. As a person who frequently buys .com domains, I stand against this decision as it will basically affect the internet and businesses as a whole. Keeping it short. Thank you for your time, Ansley

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com prices any further
by Awn Hussain Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi. On behalf of millions of other fellow .com domain owners, I would like to request ICANN and all other concerned parties to avoid increasing the .com domain registration costs any further. Sincerely, Awn Hussain

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Need transparency & caps regarding price increases
by republicparts＠aol.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Regarding public comments about this proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, we denounce the way this is being handled. We want transparency on this process, input from the industry and customer base, and caps on increases passed along to customers, as well as what will happen to the funds charged to customers. ICANN was meant to help solve problems, not become the problem. Stop this Amendment now. Regards, Molly Richard Business Manager | Republic Parts Company, Inc. 3101 Broadway | Galveston, TX | 77550 (409)763-8837 (o) | (409)763-2478 (f)

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] God commands you
by Najib Ur Rehman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

By the word of our Lord Allah , I request you pls don't increase the prices of the .com domains Allah may forgive you and me , us all

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Future .com pricing
by Tom Mills Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I run several businesses online and currently have roughly 100+ domains in my portfolio. I am finding it very expensive to keep up with current prices leg lane facing major increases to domain registrations in the future. Just my two cents. Thank you! Tom Mills GoSmartMedia.com Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Corrupting The Internet
by Benjamin Harley Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree with the extraordinary increase in prices for .com domains that appears to be a direct response to a bribe paid by Verisign company to the board of ICANN. We live in perilous times, where democracy is threatened in every side by the resurgence of corruption, cronyism, and the far right. You appear to be allowing the backbone of the internet become corrupted by greed, which would horrify the founding fathers of this essential technology. Show some integrity and don’t give in to the basest of your natures. Benjamin Harley New York, NY

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