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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposedICAAN .com price increases
by Ken W Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I pay for several .com domains that I uses for both personal and business. I am against a rise in costs as margins are already fierce. Ken Wong

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No secretive fee increases without public input
by Amber Timmerman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am writing to voice my concern that decisions are being made with Verisign without public input. This will impact fees for domain registrations and all stakeholders need to be heard before implementing a policy change. Please do what you can to hear the voice of the public in this matter and preserve transparency. I support keeping the internet affordable and accessible for all people. Thank you, Amber Timmerman Business Owner Poulsbo, WA, United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't be criminals like everyone else with monopoly power.
by M. Talmage Moorehead Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It's not fair to the public to act quietly behind closed doors to raise the prices of .com domains simply because you have the monopoly power to do it. What needs to happen here is for Congress to break up your monopoly, allow fair competition into this arena, and stop all private groups like yours (including the FED) from having monopoly power and abusing it. This is still America, if that matters to any of you. Pretend your organization has a conscience. Do the right thing. Surprise us all. Cheers, Morrill Talmage Moorehead, MD

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] An unnecessary blow to small business
by BoldEverything Accounts Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

While I can understand that ICANN and Verisign have operating costs that cannot be directly billed through services provided, these proposed increases in domain registry costs unfairly weight the burden on a small percentage of domain registrations rather than distributing the increase evenly across all domain types. This adversely impacts particularly on small businesses who are expected to use .com domains in order to maintain reasonable market competitiveness. Additionally, it unfairly burdens smaller web services companies such as ours who provide domain management for our hosted clients. We ask that you reconsider your position and do not move forward with this proposed amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Travis Hutchins Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Travis Hutchins Cumming, Georgia United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't capitalize on the internet backbone
by Francisco Leite de Castro Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The Domain Name System is one of the central pieces of the internet as we know it. By raising prices you will effectively be pushing more citizens away from the Internet and into closed gardens like Facebook, etc. The free and open spirit of the internet as a bunch of small folk sharing and thriving is already threatened. This move will only add to it. Please rethink letting Verisign raise prices in this fashion. Yours Truly, Frankie ----

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Lilium Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name (approx. 500 .com domains). The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Many other cctld registrars (like nic.it and nic.de) have lower rates. Andrea Fava Castiglione Olona, Lombardia Italy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nathan Humphries Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. Nathan Humphries Caerphilly, Wales United Kingdom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Banti Shaw Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is inane, it should be $1 base on numbers domain out there. Banti Shaw

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Allowed Price Increases for .COM Domains are Unjustified and Extreme
by Steve Zemanick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I write to voice my disapproval of the significantly high "available" price increases for the .COM domains without any apparent justification. Where does the 7% per year come from? It is more than the standard accepted "inflation" rate. You are going to price .COMs out of reach of more and more small businesses without any justification. Steve Zemanick Four Reasons Legal 8074 E 34th Ave Denver, CO 80238 steve(a)fourreasonslegal.com<mailto:steve@fourreasonslegal.com> 720.937.6599 CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION Communication from this firm normally contains confidential and privileged material, and is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Use or distribution by an unintended recipient is prohibited, and may be a violation of law. If you believe that you received this in error, please do not read it or any attachments. Please delete the communication and its attachments, and any copies that may exist, and inform the sender that you have done so. Thank you.

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