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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Thoai Trinh Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. 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. T. Trinh Dallas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for "DotCom" top-level-domains (TLDs)
by Paul D. Bain Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

ICANN staff: I am a web developer who uses NameCheap as one of my Internet domain name registrars. I recently received an email from NameCheap that relayed these statements: > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc.[, which ] operate[s] the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. < snip, snip > > [Under] this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don’t stop there. > > This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. If these statements from NameCheap are correct, then I am appalled at ICANN's actions and its lack of transparency and accountability to the public. If ICANN continues to operate in this manner, I shall petition my Senators and Congressman for redress and the reform of ICANN. Sincerely, Paul Bain (703) 870-5154

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by thoai trinh Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. 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. Thoai Trinh thoai.trinh(a)datacommns.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to new contract for .COM domains between iCann and Verisign.
by Burt Thombs Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Please add my name to those who oppose this "new" deal that may cause .com domain costs to rise significantly. This has the potential to disrupt the way many people make a living and should have been a public forum prior to the contract being completed. Burt Thombs

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3
by Kara Barr Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I am a .com domain owner, and I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This amendment would place an undue burden on many small business owners including myself. Please do not pass this amendment. Thank you. Kara Barr *(she/her)* karabarr295(a)gmail.com 414.610.1232

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by datphu sa Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 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 â€“ it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Dat Phusa Orange, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by shabee Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 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. I say NO to this price increase. Shauna Millar Las Vegas, Nevada United States Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Marion Fassot Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. I don’t own a .com domain name yet but will do in a few months to host my personal website. I want to use .com because it’s the most known domain name, I want my website to be hosted on a .com domain, but my website being a non-lucrative one, I don’t want the cost of owning a .com domain name to be to expensive, and increase every year… It has to be affordable for all to allow everyone to have its domain name. It’s essential. Marion Fassot Tours, Centre-Val de Loire France

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In Opposition of Proposed Amendment 3
by Elliot Silver Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: I am very concerned about the proposed price hikes for .com domain names. I do not believe this price increase is in the best interest of anyone but Verisign shareholders. It is certainly not in the best interest of .com registrants who will pay more - perhaps much more over the next several years - but receive nothing in return for the additional expense. I do not see any valid reason for why the wholesale price of .com domain names should be permitted to be raised. If anything, the cost of maintaining the registry should be decreasing. If that is not the case with Verisign, perhaps the registry should be put up for bid from other qualified companies. I believe if an RFP was put in place to manage the .com registry, other service providers would be able to offer .com domain names for a lower price. It does not make sense to me that ICANN appears to be looking out for Verisign's bottom line rather than the domain registrants that can only purchase and renew their .com domain names from Verisign. If ICANN does not protect domain name registrants from increasing prices, I do not think ICANN serves any useful purpose any longer. Respectfully, Elliot Silver

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Planned changes to the contract between ICANN and Verisign
by David Demchuk Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

My name is David Demchuk and I am a Canadian writer of fiction and drama for stage, film and television. I have my own .com website which I maintain through Squarespace. I have acquired my domain name, daviddemchuk.com, through an independent service. I am very strongly opposed to the planned changes to the contract ICANN has with Verisign. I do not believe the ensuing price increases or changes to Verisign's role are in the public interest.* I am especially concerned with the lack of consultation by ICANN with the larger internet community.* These arbitrary self-servicing changes potentially affection more than 100 million .com users, with no discernible benefits to us or to the internet community as a whole. Please note this opposition and discontinue these plans. Thank you, David Demchuk

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