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

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Juan Manuel Irigaray Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Matt Haggard Suwanee, Georgia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Herbert Shin | Comments to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the Registry
by Herbert Shin Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN, Thank you for your time to read my comments. To explain briefly about myself, I am a senior engineer at Verizon working in the field of ML and software engineering. I understand that, compared to Verisign, I am but a simple registrant of .com domains; but I want to at least voice my disagreements with the price inflation in the hope that the majority is thinking along the same line. The way that I see it with my limited knowledge of the internal discussions, this proposal is on par with the removal of net neutrality by the FCC. Yes, there will be numerous fake/repeated comments flowing for the advocacy of this proposal. Yes, perhaps the price hike may benefit the registrants - although I fail to see how. And yes, perhaps the 31% price increase through 2024 is justifiable and in the interest of the public (which I hope the board would elaborate with more details to the public for their understanding). But in the higher scheme of things, are both FCC's proposal and the ICANN's proposal in the best interest of the people and not the few? Are we also sure that the price hike - and the subsequent hikes in the future - will not extinguish the ability of the young, future generations of coders due to new and escalating financial burdens? Since 1978, the cost of college tuition was artificially inflated by 1,120%, medical care by 601%, housing by 380% while the pay for the workers decreased by the average of 5~10%. Although this statistics is circumscribed to the United States, I think this numbers aren't foreign to other countries. I may be able to afford this new changes, but I cannot speak for the future generations who would be required to have to bear the burden. Now I'm not saying that I want to prevent any price hikes in the future. If it is justified, reasonable, and best communicated to others, I may be able to come to an understanding. One thing is sure. If the price hike is no longer affordable to me, I won't be able to purchase new domains for my programming ideas and concepts - and simply watch the financial giants slowly take over the Internet. Sincerely, Herbert Shin herbert.shin(a)verizon.com h(a)init.bar

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Marco Quinten Fulda, Hesse Germany

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of multiple .COM domain names. 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. There is no obvious need for the increase in price aside from lining the pockets of Verisign. Do NOT raise the price of .COM registration. Sincerely, Michael Greenberg Florida, United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. 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. William Hilsum UK William HilsumEZPC Limited Managing Director M: +44 7828252201 E: William(a)ezpcltd.com W: https://ezpcltd.com 2 Cross Way Petts Wood Kent BR5 1PF, UK EZPC Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under number 4781783 with VAT Registration GB820559632. Registered office: 2 Cross Way, Petts Wood, Kent, BR5 1PF, United Kingdom. The information in this message is confidential and is intended for the use of the addressee only.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I find it unfair that a .com domain price will go up by such a huge margin, making it unaffordable for single, personal owners such as myself to own one. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jose Toronto, Canada

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. 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. Lea Waller Berlin, Germany

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As the actual cost to manage each domain is in the neighborhood of 2.30$, the current rate of $7.85 already seems more than justified. To be frank, no one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. As they have a monopoly over the. COM domains, they won't be using that money to better compete...this really looks like it's all about profits. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. I fail to see how lack of competition is in the public interest, but I'm sure you're stuck with the Verisign situation, whether you like it or not. If you're going to approve price hikes for a monopoly, however, you really need to make sure the public is sold on the idea by explaining how it will benefit us. This isn't socialism yet, thankfully, so you're still required to sell us on it. Otherwise we'll put someone else in charge, right? Thank you for your time, Ben Butler Los Banos, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello
by Petko Yanev Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not touch domain prices.

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