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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Digimedia.com, LP’s comment to ICANN regarding the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jay Chapman Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Our company, a 20+ year owner, developer, operator, investor and partner of businesses utilizing our .com domain names, is grateful for this opportunity to comment. We are not in favor of ICANN granting exclusive perpetual no bid contracts and its allowance of price increases without substantive justification or ties to cost of providing service. Jay Chapman Digimedia.com, LP

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise prices
by Adele Prince Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Anthony Avina Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. ICANN receiving $20 million from Verisign seems a conflict of interest, as well as how Verisign would be able to operate as a domain registrar. ICANN also has a history of ignoring comments on previous actions such as price controlling .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. ICANN should take the public comments they receive seriously and act in parallel to their principles that include "bottom-up coordination" ( https://www.icann.org/resources/unthemed-pages/icann-mou-1998-11-25-en) If ICANN needs the $20 million in order to operate, they should provide an itemized list of costs as a plan to justify these actions. As it stands, I and countless others are not convinced. -Anthony

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price
by VietOptics Assistance Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Firefox
by Bill Root Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

utf8=✓ authenticity_token=Aryw+5i6SC7hp68Q/SXdZcLhKpQDdZekfyL9yUAJVS/Gp/uBHjehhRWnyiX9ekMdEQrYJ7zli6sTavUYslQQIQ== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue I am very disturbed that ICANN once again plans to increase prices (or allow increasing prices) on domain registration. Virtually all technology decreases in price over time largely because the costs decrease. Computers cost less. Cell phones and smart phones (for equivalent features) cost less. Software costs less. Web hosting costs less. What justification can you give for allowing the price of domain registration to increase? Domain registration isn't a one-time cost, it's an ongoing cost. I have a very small software business whose income has declined partly because of the perceived decline in value of computer software. In order to maintain the business I have to renew my domains, which are all variations on the company name (no speculation here), annually. Why do you want to make it more expensive to do business on the internet when the costs are declining? A potential 70% increase over 10 years is significant and is well above inflation. Based on ICANN's actions -- increasing domain registration prices in exchange for money going directly to ICANN, making deals in secret, ignoring public comments -- it's impossible to have a good opinion of your organization. It looks like ICANN is taking money from small businesses (indirectly, granted) and using it for their own benefit. Please stop this deal. Sincerely, Bill Root

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

Feb. 14, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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. Emmanuel Ekedum Jos

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

Feb. 14, 2020

My name is Nathan and I'm writing to let my voice be heard on the matter of the proposed price increases to .COM domains. It is my understanding that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and as such should consider public opinion on matters like this. I am a .COM user, I have a number of websites operating on .COM. I am strongly opposed to the proposed price increases to .COM domains and believe that ICANN should not allow this to happen. Thank you for your time and consideration, Nathan Eggert Bellingham, Washington United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases
by Paula Spagnuolo Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Paula Spagnuolo

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .COM Price Increases
by Godwin Jibueze Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am writing regarding ICANN's agreement with Verisign that will allow increase in wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade, besides other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. I recommend that domain prices not be further increased to allow internet penetration to SMEs and individuals looking to establish online presence. I trust this recommendation not to further increase prices will be prudently considered before any decisions are made. Best regards, Godwin Jibueze Projects & Consulting | Total Quality Technologies Ltd

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

Feb. 14, 2020

Hello Icann - There is not enough transparency to this change that appears to have so much impact on the com users. Please reconsider this change allowing Verisign to take undo advantage of com registrants at its will, with no check and balance on its actions. No doubt, the profit motive will prevail at the expense of the registrants - very unfair and heavy handed on the part of Verisign and Icann for allowing this. Please put a stop to this. For every action there is a reaction. Thank you. Ed Barrett Pittsburgh, PA USA -- tem(a)ed54.com

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