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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increases
by Noel Cunningham Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have read about the plans to increase the price of the .COM Tld over the coming years. As someone who owns a lot of domains this will cost me a substantial amount in extra domain registration fees each year. I am totally against such steep price increases and hope you reconsider your position. Best Regards, Noel.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RIP off
by Info＠alexgoldingmusic.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop ripping off the world with increased .com rates. You think you can. Just greedy. The internet is free and your reputation for plundering it’s users is going to suffer. I strongly object to the arbitrary hikes in price with zero accountability Alex Golding http://www.alexgoldingmusic.com/ Sent via mobile phone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DO NOT INCREASE .COM PRICE
by SGI Oil Trading Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Esteemed ICANN, According to reports from our domain registrar, we have been informed of your decision to increase the price on .COM domains. This email is in petition to plead with ICANN executives not to do such for the sakes of upcoming SME and LLC startup from developing countries as support and fight against poverty in Africa and the world in general through innovations and having access to .COM as it has always been. Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding. Regards, Stephen O. Oluwadare Group Managing Director(GMD) Steveraton Group Incorporated(www.sgincorp.com) Corporate office 78B Bode Thomas Street, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. WhatsApp/Call: +234 703 531 0665,

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases
by Isabella Beirer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Madam or Sir TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN I am a small business owner and a significant increase in prices for my website is meaningful and will have an impact on my overall business costs. I call upon you to review your decision and reverse it. Yours sincerely, Maria Isabel BEIRER -- Wanna know more about how to create a freedom-based life AND love Pachamama? Hit me up --> linktr.ee/agreenerlifenow <http://linktr.ee/agreenerlifenow?fbclid=IwAR0IkYieLsbPA4Y4t4dhPofl9C9NNbQy0…>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DEMAND THAT ICANN REFUSE ANY .COM PRICE INCREASE
by Arturo Moncada Torres Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) recentlyannounced <https://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2018/ntia-statement-amendment-35-coo…>that it would “permi[t] Verisign to pursue with ICANN an up to 7% increase in the prices for .com domain names”, but it*does not*of course, compel ICANN to agree to any such increases. Any such decision regarding .com pricing remains with ICANN. Demand that ICANN REFUSE a potential price increase on .COM domains! Verisign is entitled to a reasonable fee for running the registry on behalf of ICANN. Verisign currently charges*$7.85 per .com domain name per year. *The cost to operate the registry, after taking into account the expensive infrastructure necessary to provide reliable and secure operations and high overhead, has been estimated at*$1.00 <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/02/dotcom_domains_pricing/> to$3.50 <https://domainnamewire.com/2018/09/11/verisign-coperative-agreement/> per domain name per year.* If the proposed fee increases go into effect, by the end of the six-year agreement term, the fee for each .com domain name will increase to $10.29 per year,a 30% jump from current levels <https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/02/dotcom_domains_pricing/>. Even conservatively assuming that in six years’ time there are only 140 million .com domain name registrants instead of the current 138 million, that increase of $2.44 per year, per domain name, would result in*$341,000,000*more revenue for Verisign per year. That money would come out of the pockets of .com registrants like you. Higher fees for Verisign are not justified, as demonstrated by the following four key points: 1. Verisign is a provider of technical registry services, it does not own the .com name space; 2. Unlike Verisign's fees, the prices set by registrars and domain name investors are held in check by competition; 3. Verisign is already well-paid for its services, as evidenced by its substantial profits; and 4. ICANN need not approve fee hikes; on the contrary, ICANN ought to assert its right to set reasonable fee levels for its hired registry manager. Make your voice heard and join us by signing the petition to REFUSE any attempted price increase by Verisign! *We, the millions of .com domain name registrants all over the world, stand to lose the most from a .com price increase, and we DEMAND THAT ICANN REFUSE ANY .COM PRICE INCREASE.*

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not go forward with this amendment. It will be harmful for the internet, Yours sincerely, Fergal Monaghan, Ireland.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad idea!
by Benedikt Köppel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Icann The .com amendment is a bad idea, I would recommend to vote NO in this matter. Best Regards, Benedikt

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a .COM domain user, the primary draw of this TLD is the low price. If these price increases are put into place, I will definitely be moving my .COM domains to cheaper TLDs. Regards, M Kay

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Icann, I am associated with DAN.COM <http://dan.com/> and we are against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest but is only serving registries and registrars. It’s time for ICANN to start servicing the entire domain industry, including end-users by changing its coarse to only facilitate registrars and registries. Kind regards, Reza Sardeha DAN.COM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domains Price Increase
by Fabricio Prado de Lucca Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Good morning. I am writing to you to express my dissatisfaction regarding your recent agreement with Verisign in the value of $20 million dollars. Your lack of transparency regarding the decisions made recently can only suggest a shady operation meant to give Verisign full power over the .COM domains. I strongly advice the adoption of a proper price cap to avoid harming the already 144 million (and growing) .COM domain names registered and any future registrants that will most likely think twice before making that decision after the changes that you agreed upon. May the users opinions be heard in this matter and any future subject that arise. Kind regards, Fabrício

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