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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase on .com
by support Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Hi, I want to object to the price 7% per year increase. At one time, I own almost 375-400 domains but not any more. Why? Because of the cost of renewing those domains/Google penalties/algorithm change for SEO/risks. I now own about 15 domains. I can expect that large domains owners will not renew if the proposed price increase is done. Most individual don't buy .com. It's businesses but mostly Internet Marketers/SEO that buy a large number of domains. So, if a .com does not pay at least for itself in the first year, it is not renewed. Now, with the 7% increase, they will drop then even faster. They don't buy multiyear because they don't know if the project with pay or not. And when the price will become too high, they might not even test out a risky project. Those Internet Marketers/SEO won't buy 100s, 200s,400s but will scale back their domains. In the end, you might make less money than expected. May I suggest a 1-2% increase that is about the inflation rate. Thank your time Steve McGrath -- Steve McGrath President McGrath Info Solution 4104-5 rue des Martinets Quebec, QC, Canada, G1G 1P9 http://www.mcgrathinfosolution.com support(a)mcgrathinfosolution.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Save.com from unfair prices increase
by Marce line Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Hello, I believe this change is a wrong thing especially the 7% annual Price increase. This will make .com less dynamic and only for people who can afford it. .com is a very important domain and if it become expensive there will be a cliff betwen big companies and small companies. As a small business owner i migjt consider other options than .com if it's happening. Tank you Marceline

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement" is CRIME!
by Mukeri, Zafer Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

The TLD using for a person or personal use get impacted as the decision-makers have back support with corporate and without concern of the Users taking decisions is like creating a monopoly. The proposal should have a lock with Giving full clearance change in charges as per the Agreement period and with voting it should have agreed by every TDL users about the price increase as per the agreement period. Regards, Zafer Mukeri Portal Content Management Accenture, Mumbai Office Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., IST/GMT+5:30 NOTICE: This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of this email by you is prohibited. ________________________________ This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise confidential information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the e-mail by you is prohibited. Where allowed by local law, electronic communications with Accenture and its affiliates, including e-mail and instant messaging (including content), may be scanned by our systems for the purposes of information security and assessment of internal compliance with Accenture policy. Your privacy is important to us. Accenture uses your personal data only in compliance with data protection laws. For further information on how Accenture processes your personal data, please see our privacy statement at https://www.accenture.com/us-en/privacy-policy. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.accenture.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Tellmann 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. 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. J. Tellmann Bissen, Mersch Luxembourg ᐧ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don’t raise prices!
by SAlpert5 Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Dear Sirs, I have recently learned of the plan to significantly raise the wholesale cost of “.com” domains. While I realize that occasionally, companies need to modify prices slightly to cover increases in the actual costs of doing business, the large annual increases that are planned by your outfit are excessive and uncalled for. As planned, .com wholesale prices could roughly double over the next 10 years, in the absence of a justifiable reason. A business model based on an ever-widening array of categories (.com, .biz, .site, .info, etc.) suggests that mere increases in the volume of new domains sold should already be generating sufficient additional profits to negate the need for targeted excessive annual wholesale price increases. I am a small-time user who would more likely let my domains lapse, as they are relatively unimportant, rather than paying extortion-style annual price increases. I’m sure I’m not alone. Less users means less profits, and in my humble opinion, the aggregate of these losses will far outweigh the benefits of any price increases that you seek. Thank you. Sincerely, Steven Alpert 17 Meadowbrook Lane Suffern, NY 10901

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Đŵåĭŋ ₣ŕåņό‼ ₣ŗåŋċĭŝ Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: It is disturbing to think that the abovementioned proposal would even be considered by the parties directly involved given the far-reaching latitude of their collective powers. Over the past two decades, the registration of internet resources identified by the commercial .COM TLD is rapidly increased given greater availability to the internet and website development resources. A steady sustained increase will cause a destabilizing effect throughout the market by making domain registration prices unaffordable and in the same category as other lesser-known (yet seemingly catchy) TLDs. You may also be aware of the fact that the number of domain registrars competing for a tiny piece of the pie has also grown significantly and their customer base has been allowed to expand due to the discounts which are provided on bundled. It therefore means that the registrars themselves will either be forced to absorb the increased costs in an attempt to help them remain competitive, or, it will be passed on to customers – many of whom will simply deem the cost of their own domain too costly. I urge you to reconsider the agreement. I urge you to carefully think about the possible consequences this agreement could have on the millions of existing customers and the additional millions of potential customers. I urge you to make good business sense prevail and prevent a possible stagnation of the domain registration market. I thank you in advance for your consideration. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing amendment 3
by Farook Al-Sammarraie Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I oppose this

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Omair Haroon 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. 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. Omair Haroon Karachi, Sindh Pakistan

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

Feb. 14, 2020

I will first say that Africa will suffer most in this situation,because we are now moving forwarding a little bit in terms of internet aspects.Sometimes you would go to a small business person telling him or her to have their business on the internet such as website or social media,they'll started asking questions that you could not even imagine because of the way internet prices were being structured We are begging ICANN and its counterparts to review their pricing policies and decisions to redraw decisions of increasing the price of .COM if necessary decrease the price of.COM Having trying to put my business online,the financial constraints has been my biggest concern now, even you paying for something online,the taxes you would be paying too has become a double headache.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your Struggle Is A Privilege
by Andy Frisella Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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