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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name must be affordable and accessible for everyone
by Diego Quintero Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

In any way the ICANN decides to regulate the domain protocols, it should not be allowed the prices to be raised for any domain extension and must be normalized the prices so that resellers can keep also they prices low. Monopoly or exclusive control over domain protocol or extension to private agendas will only result in moving the opposite direction. Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement must not be approved. ----------------------------- *Diego Quintero* *MBA, Gerente de Proyectos & Diseñador Web* *DiegoQuintero.pro* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/diegohquintero/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I’m against these proposed ICANN changes
by Joel Goslar Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I object to the proposed changes as they will increase cost of .com domain names without providing unrealized benefits for domain owners. Please reconsider this change. Thanks, Joel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3
by Karen Moore Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Undiscussed proposals to greatly increase prices will adversely affect the SME market at a time when most people use the internet to search and review businesses. Also in a time when there is small business growth in most business sectors it is ludicrous to greatly inflate prices Karen Moore - FICB http://www.abenbookkeeping.co.uk<http://www.abenbookkeeping.co.uk/> https://uk.linkedin.com/in/misskarenmoore 112 Malling Street Lewes East Sussex BN7 2RJ Tel: 01273 661913 Mbl: 07922 012671 This email and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please note that any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy the message and all copies. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed as secure or error-free as information can be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair price increases
by Terri Jiang Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Dear Icann, I don't believe you are acting in the best interests of the consumer or the whole. I am not happy to learn .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade based on decisions made behind closed doors. Please make your policies and choices transparent and incorporate feedback from the ICANN community and Internet users before making a final decision. You can do better. Your choices affect all of us. Terri Jiang

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Raphael Oberholzer Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi there, I think the planned price increase makes no sense and I will certainly get rid of some domains if you start increasing the cost. Thanks for not changing this. It’s important for us as a startup. Raphael Oberholzer mobile: +41 79 788 22 66 home: +41 32 622 25 23

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapproval, Suggestions
by Andreas Loibl Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 To whom it may concern, I hereby express my disapproval of the above amendment, because 1) ICANN should stay and independent body - and not creating a kind of monopoly by teaming up with big players like Verisign, just to 2) negotiate behind closed doors a price increase of .COM domains, that effects SMEs ("You Inc") or even just early participants, 3) without declaring how that money would be spent for e.g. improving the domain infrastructure. So I would suggest that A) ICANN remains equidistant to all players, B) and transparently discusses monetary requirements C) to keep DNS/TLDs functional and as open as possible for as many participants as possible by not establishing another market barrier especially for SMEs by rising .COM fees. Best, Andreas Loibl - -- Andreas Loibl Fingerprint: CEDA 720D 76C2 5430 D6A4 D387 A467 2315 118D 7934 - -- Andreas Loibl A-1060 Wien Münzwardeingasse 7/13 Tel: +43 (0)660 299 52 05 Fingerprint: CEDA 720D 76C2 5430 D6A4 D387 A467 2315 118D 7934 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: FlowCrypt 7.6.0 Gmail Encryption Comment: Seamlessly send and receive encrypted email wsFcBAEBCAAGBQJeQ/X5AAoJEKRnIxURjXk0BTsQAKR8wDWYXGdWf1w46yBj mn14mlPpSBJKxaIt0O9FDViWuIVghMaPGJXSapbvVaumycrGr2UYmeB0qmwQ QFB7oF8PbDmlAkofVOML+lVtVXVgnqTU1KuHaHI3fzlx9PqOxdzqEEHGbANK q3zGAmf7doSi2vrFHcl6c+6m5fmRmaL8/iUUTvSOhi+igNy47YB5aIyFB+fR 0vZrWhW8fUaxM3Kj2BxfCZ3LOZjO0qUjayxkJxwiNrwNaPsxwJMIIWnH5HMx 5JS3tKfb5NgTh4mjC3LrVnTXR2IgjIaVx6WtnGYlKohJW3qCrrHT0yNGl4LS yjB17Gxc0o/uIWpOyj6hrLNNAjY3878npfPcos1rJnhFrX7ALFKnnga9Re7F lbLf77CaQ2w938ZhWPckVjBJsTbPg+diVIH+yHIn/bQ8I/RapZSjJkZ7mU0p l9XUzSFDOiCW5XXy198gH2nsdYYSEQbtB64MKmFFd/sNmzj8ru3E9NyhX9hU OD9wi0PX0fqXargwYXeq+zuzytBpGRc2GbPAwxjlhj6rTP96Y66k82a1Eq/6 XnfIHk43UBgDs7ZL1AqjtTxoPt76ctPyg4DVf8IXNeo/71uIdqhPeQr5H9Ra /INJVTy+RA87ouCsCy0rEDU65TSfYBSfZhmpowTjeSsy0L8cO9m+/TX/eHbb Sj2u =Eppi -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not OK with the changes Verisign and ICANN are doing to .com domains
by Georgi Yanev Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi, I wanted to voice my concern about the upcoming price increase over the next 10 years of .com domains. I think the agreement between Verisign and ICANN should be happening more openly and in public, instead of behind closed doors. -- Best regards, Georgi Yanev.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rohit Sharma Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am associated with a registry. 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. *Rohit Sharma <https://goo.gl/91PF3J>*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I object.
by Oskar Gylfason Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi, I want to object to the decission of allowing one company to raise prices on .COM domains. I am a user of .COM domains so this monopoly will affect me greatly if this is allowed to Happen. Please reconsider to do this. As a customer of .COM domains I am very concerned. With regards, Oskar Gylfason.

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

Feb. 12, 2020

Dear Sirs, I am against this proposed amendment As a small business owner, the prospect of a 7% a year price hike for each domain I own (and I own several) fills me with dread. It risks dissuading people from domain name purchases. In addition, I feel allowing Verisign to operate as a domain name registrar provides them with an unfair competitive advantage over existing registrars. I would also like to see more transparency about how ICANN plans to spend the Verisign investment. In short, this idea is not well thought through, and I hope you will reconsider. Yours sincerely Sharon Hall Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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