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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Tom Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own and run several .com websites for fun and hobby purposes. If I see any increases that are significant I will not renew them and just let them drop. Your quest to make more money will make you lose it from me. Please stop just randomly passing on costs to consumers without looking to cut back on your operating costs. Tom Hutchison

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Some price increase is reasonable…
by D Hudson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Good morning, I’m writing in opposition to the "Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement.” I understand the need to adjust one’s pricing from timer to time. It is not only reasonable, but expected. I also appreciate that an argument could be made that current prices have not kept up with costs or inflation. However, the potential increases outlined in this new agreement far exceed any semblance of reasonable increases. I know the temptation is always to “get what the market will bear” and raise prices as much as possible. That said, internet domains are not like regular, consumer products and services. While they may not be the kind of public good one first thinks of, I would argue that they are and I believe most of the internet would agree. As an entrepreneur I have a vested interest in this price increase and am opposed to it as outlined in Amendment 3. While I am not against price changes in general, I know a bad deal when I see one. - David Hudson

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Good day, As a marketing professional, I believe there is great value in having a short, memorable, brand-consistent .com domain name. However, search engines are focusing more and more on content and user intent. These days, it seems that the "address bar" is becoming something understood by only the techno-elite. That's not an understatement. Most people have no idea what a URL is or where they should enter it to go to a specific location. Why does this matter to the question at hand? As much as I value the .com, it's a mere detail. It has to be priced as such. If the rates for .com go up significantly, the market will respond and abandon it in favor of other TLDs that don't cost as much. I urge you to keep .com cost competitive and therefore relevant. Thank you for considering my opinion. Warm regards, -- Andy Johnston, Designer AJ Design and Marketing, LLC email: mailto:andy@ajdesignco.com phone: (864) 554-5061 Please note: I am in the habit of checking my email twice a day so I can provide excellent service and so I can be present with my family. If you have an urgent need where a 24-hour response horizon is not satisfactory, please call or text.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases and Verisign role change
by Tom Thackrey Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I read about the proposed changes to the .COM fees and allowing Verisign to act as a domain registrar. I object to the magnitude of the fee increase. I register about 70 domain names, most of which are .COM. 7%/year for the wholesale price is way too high. Given the current rate of inflation, I suggest 1% is more reasonable. The end-user price will be even higher. It may be trivial if you only register 1 or 2 domain names, but for those of use who have a large number of domain names, the increase in cost will be significant. Allowing Verisign to compete with other domain registrars is unfair on the face of it. Verisign should not be the operator of the .COM TLD and a registrar. Regards, Tom Thackrey Willow Glen Productions (408) 623-8829 -- Tom Thackrey tom(a)willglen.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verasign contract
by Thomas Wilkinson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is unacceptable. We all know that .com's should remain the same affordable price. You are hurting the internet by making this deal. You are hurting individual freedom with this deal from the boring blogger to the small business owners. Where is this $20 million dollars going to go exactly? I can guarantee it's not going to be put back into the public domain like it belongs. If you go through with this deal your hurting the very people that built your success. Not a very smart business move if you ask me. I oppose this deal as do many others.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] increase to purchase and maintained .com names?
by Prodero Arnoff Claudia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, As the owner of a small business, we watch our every single penny, even a small increase in order to maintain ours.COM over the period of a few years it will be harmful to our business. Furthermore, how would this increase benefit us? where would the extra cash go? Shouldn't we have a say? I'm happy to discuss further. -Claudia Arnoff Owner of Ceramica Paint Studio

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Dr Giuseppe Insana 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. Giuseppe Insana Schio, Vicenza, Italy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Horrible Decision
by Skyler D Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The recent changes to your Verisign contract without any feedback is a sad state of affairs. Allowing wholesale price increases in 8 out of 10 years is way too aggressive. This will hurt small business's such as myself as one more overhead cost that will impede risk and growth. If new ideas cost hundreds of dollars more just to set up the middle class will be squeezed out of the online marketplace. This is a bad idea and should be re-examined with actual input from users. Also whoever is involved with the Verisign deal should be examined as this feels and appears like bribery considering Verisign has paid ICANN 20million over 5 years with no clarity on why or how these funds will be spent... The internet started as an idea to bring people together, everything has a cost and it must be paid. But shady backroom deals for profit will work against your organization and the very people that the internet was intended for. Skyler Dillman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do what you can to keep .com price low
by L. Stewart Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices must go down, not up!
by Roland Giesler Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Volumes of domain sales are up, services benefit hugely from economies of scale, yet somehow you think it's ok to increase prices and quite dramatically so. Well, it's not ok! Firstly, since you are running a de-facto monopoly for .com domains, you must be fully transparent in all you actions. There is no tolerance for underhanded secret deals, so man up and share all the details. Secondly, because domain users are pretty much bound by the addresses they use, it is imperative that you show respect and do not engage in abuse of your clients' situation. No one is denying you an income, but becoming greedy will be the downfall of any organisation that engages in such practice. I urge you to reconsider your course of action and am looking forward to you feedback. thank you Roland Giesler

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