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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] seems like a bad idea?
by Radon Rosborough Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I'm sure you already know that Namecheap sent out a notification about this proposal to its customers. I am one of them. I don't know the whole context of the deal, but it does sound kinda like it's not in the best interest of consumers like me, which is why I'm sending this email to suggest that you change your course of action. best, Radon Rosborough

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Robert Stewart Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Tabatha Stewart Denver, Colorado United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nicole Winans Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nicole Winans Copenhagen, Denmark

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by nikoll Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Webmaster AlanBuilt Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Dear ICANN: I am owner of over 700 domains, mostly .COM and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified due to the fact that technology and services should decrease in value over time and not increase. Only products and services that rely heavily on "raw materials" to produce or operate should have an increase comparable to the cost of those materials or equivalent to the inflation rate. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price, and no justification in increasing the price. Brent Alan Brashear, Director of AlanBuilt Belle Plaine, KS

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Joshua Schoen Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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 am fully against the proposed price increase. I think it would do more harm than good and I don't think it's necessary for anyone. Sincerely, Joshua Schoen Phoenix, Arizona United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] make it public
by Annette Maxwell Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I’m really sick and tired of all of these under-the-table deals. Stop this from moving forward until there’s been a public hearing. Annette

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by James Jamieson Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 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. James Jamieson Bensalem, Pennsylvania United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Inreasing the wholesale price of .com domain names will be detrimental
by Mary-Ann Zykin Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi there, I was recently made aware that ICANN announced significant changes to its contract with Verisign to be able to increase the price of .com domains by up to 70% over the current price over the next 10 years. This is absolutely ridiculous on multiple levels. One, there was NO transparency into the nature of this deal, and the high price tag ($20 million over 5 years??) is way too high to sit well with regular consumers. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. It seems like the parties involved proceeded in this deal not to help consumers or to help the internet as a whole, but purely to make a profit. There seems to be something really shady going on here, and I do hope that the deal does not go through and if it does, both parties are thoroughly investigated by governments worldwide. .com domains make up over 40% of the internet, and to make arbitary price increases would not only be absurd, but harmful to businesses. I am an independent web designer and developer who helps clients build their websites, including the purchasing and management of domain names and DNS services. It’s already hard enough to sell my services to small businesses as don’t always have the money to invest in design or development services. Medium and large businesses are cognizant of costs, and though they see the value of the service I provide, more price increases leave a bad taste in their mouth. To increase prices in a world where SaaS and subscriptions reign could potentially stifle not only my business, but small and growing businesses as well. The internet is supposed to be a democratic arena where anyone can build a website if they have a couple bucks and the desire to learn to code. The more that price increases happen, whether on the domain level or hosting, the more power gets taken away from the layman and into the hands of the few powerful corporations. This deal will affect millions of people worldwide, and I strongly urge both parties to drop these plans purely for the sake of greed and profit. If it does go through, I hope all the other TLDs gain enormous popularity and .com becomes an obsolete thing of the past. Cheers, Mary-Ann Zykin — 661 645 2318 maryannzykin.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dissent against verisign price increase
by Amal Varghese Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Request ICANN to avoid allowing rent-seeking verisign to price gouge us by allowing them to raise prices higher than inflation. This is harmful to budding internet entrepreneurs like me and against the spirit of the internet.

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