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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Mohammad Al Faiyaz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is bullshit.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Please stop the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. As consumers we don’t want to pay exorbitantly rising prices forever. Also to propose these changes in secret makes your greed that much more obvious. Be fair and make decisions with everyone involved with the .com business. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now ICANN itself is at the heart of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on this critical decision. Stop these secretive shenanigans now. Thank you, Anna

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase prices.
by Teymur Mərdəliyev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, As I am a developer and entrepreneur, it was always nice that I could start some small internet business within a small budget and earn money, many times I made websites only for society (non-commercial). Even today I have many websites that are non-commercial, they help people. I believe, today many people can start their small business via the internet, they can buy .com domain names and buy some cheap hosts and start to earn money or educate society. I hope, you won't increase prices. Best regards, Teymur

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Brandon Myers Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Respectfully, Brandon Myers Client Support Specialist 800-262-6285 x310 CMS/General Support: support(a)cusolutionsgroup.com<mailto:support@cusolutionsgroup.com> Policy Manual Support: policysupport(a)cusolutionsgroup.com<mailto:policysupport@cusolutionsgroup.com> Complaints/Compliments/Comments: diane.knudson(a)cusolutionsgroup.com<mailto:diane.knudson@cusolutionsgroup.com> [CUSG]<https://www.cusolutionsgroup.com/> Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raised prices for .com
by LoveLustorBust Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not raise .com prices. Thank you. April Hope

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase
by tracylangdon＠live.ca Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Change
by Devin Kofsky Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm not happy about the changes to .com. It should NOT be a monopoly that can be controlled by Verisign.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business impact of .com domain price increase
by Catherine Lundoff Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello. I am writing to express my concern as a small business owner. The projected rate increases for my .com businesses will make it much more difficult for me to operate my business and sell my products on the internet. It will put a number of other small business owners out of business completely. I urge you to reconsider this increase. Catherine

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I have been doing website design and development for small and medium businesses since 1999. In that time, I have helped many organizations reach a larger audience than they had with older traditional media. While I understand price increases are a part of life, the proposed changes could potentially hurt my clients who watch every dollar spent on their business. Potentially raising .com prices by 70% or more over the next ten years sounds like adding an unreasonable burden to small businesses. Prices for domain name registrations and renewals should be controlled to allow businesses of all sizes to remain competitive in the market that is increasingly being controlled by larger corporations. Mike Rende sitebyMIKE, inc. 847-608-1995 mike(a)sitebymike.com <mailto:mike@sitebymike.com> www.sitebymike.com <http://www.sitebymike.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com domain price increase
by Yuri Kolovsky Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

What justifies the rise in price of the tld? Thanks to this the internet will simply switch away and abandon .com entirely over the years.

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