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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Name Price Increases
by Andrew Braun Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I’d like to formally register a negative comment regarding this price increase. While many .com names are currently quite cheap and accessible, raising the price across the board will ultimately make the Internet less accessible for individuals, particularly those in lower-income areas, who are looking to register domains, share information, and start businesses. I have no objection to occasional price increases and don’t expect services to be provided at a loss, but the suggested policy is of a magnitude that I feel would cause long-term damage to the Internet. Andrew Braun

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increases for .com domains
by Daniel Jones Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop the increases for .com domains they are expensive enough and with increased demand and little extra overheads they will continue to be profitable for you.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the prices for .com sites. A small business like mine can't afford price hikes especially if they keep going up and up and up. This could have a huge impact. We are a social enterprise and donate 1p in every £1 to charity and we may not be able to continue doing that if the cost goes up too much. There should be a cap on price rises Thank you for your understanding. Kind regards, Zoe

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases
by Eoin O'Leary Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir or Madam, I have been in business since the Internet started to be used by business. I started back in 1994, teaching people how to use email, then I build web pages for them using nothing but HTML code, so I have seen everything from a business point of view. The cost of a domain name has never been a major factor, but it is a factor, as we have to explain that it has to be paid every year. Given the changes online, starting in 2018, it is becoming more & more obvious that a business no longer needs a domain name. Now, having a Facebook Page, Instagram Account, LinkedIn Account is more important than having a website, as being where your target market is, is far more lucrative. A 2017 CNBC survey found that 45% of small businesses in the USA have no website, so if I have to go to a business to get them online and I say that your domain name costs us$20 now but I don't know what it will cost next year, or the year after, they will second guess the decision. Existing .com owners will be thing the same, why bother with a .com? The generations growing up now are already expecting to see a business on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn, a website is a second thought when they are shopping. Does ICANN want to go down in history as the ones that killed the .com? Eoin O'Leary FocusBusienssCoaching.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why do you need to increase the price of .coms by so much?
by Simon James Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

If you don’t have anything to hide, please explain in detail how you intend to spend the extra revenue. Sincerely Simon James Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST .COM Price Increases
by AguaPictures Productions Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN.org, we are against this increase in the secret price of what's noted below. THis is unfair and we totally disagree with the prices increasing... Yours sincerely, Lawrence Wu THis is in reference to: What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by erp123 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 �C it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. pengzhang Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help let the price remain as it's..
by peter Olumide Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please help us to review this price increment because this is going to have a huge negative impact on my website and customer. Please let the price remain as it is for me to continue adding value and greed access to my product online for my customer thanks..

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases will hamper internet growth
by Fiach Reid Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Nobody wants price increases. Apart from the bosses at icann and Verizon who will make money out of this. Hopefully people will register local tld's instead of .com' Fiach Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Purushartha Saini 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. 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. Purushartha Saini, Mumbai , India When you’re in a posture of surrender, what is yours to receive, you will receive - Maharishikaa Maiyaa <http://www.preetimaiyaa.ch/>

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