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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com deal
by Victor Atanassov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sirs, Ladies, It is not enough that every year the domain names prices are jumping up with up to 150-200% and now you want to make this eve worse? Where is the responsibility of such organization as you - you are a monopolist and cannot act irresponsibly?! or you can obviously?! anyway I want to raise my concern in doing deals on the back of the consumers I don't think we have much choices in this case... Kind regards, Victor Atanassov a concerned internet user and domain names owner

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the prices of. COM
by StanW32 Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Easy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .COM amendement
by Manoj Pravakar Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Concern: I came to know about the new contract between ICANN and Verisign about .com domains from my domain registrar. I would like to express that to maintain the openness of the internet and the world-wide web, such decisions should be taken with the community on board. I appeal to ICANN to amend this decision and keep the .com pricing decisions into the hands of non-profit seeking organization(s). Regards, Manoj Pravakar Saha

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE REVISE THE PRICE AMENDMENT OF DOT COM
by Mohsin Khan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/ Ma'am, ICANN We are operating a small website for our office through namecheap.com. Recently I came to know that ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the.COM top-level-domain (TLD). I am from India and as you know we are not a very rich businessman like US or UK. The Internet is helping us coming out of poverty and join the mainstream. $10 is a very small amount for you but for us, but 10 usd is a 3-month telephone/ internet bill. You can guess how it will affect us and even a small change in prices will create a domino effect and millions will have to compromise with their dreams. We request you to please keep the internet available for all of us and especially please keep .com affordable. Big businesses can find a customized TLD but we don't have any option except the dot com. Thanks and Regards MK Khan Rajasthan, India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please refrain from such action affecting public
by Siddharth Misra Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I was notified by my domain registrar that due to your amendment related to .COM domains, I will be affected with potentially much higher pricing for the domains I hold. Please refrain from doing such action which affects common public and small businesses. Best regards, Siddharth Misra

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is horse shit, , , , please don't increase our .COM domains.
by Duncan McGeoch Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

this is horse shit,,,,please don't increase our .COM domains. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Greedy monopoly
by Curtisia Monroe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Why is ICANN and Verisign the only game in town when it comes to setting these prices and fees? Clearly it doesn't benefit the consumer if you can make secret deals that allow you to jack prices up for no reason. Where is the transparency? I am against this amendment an have lost the respect I held for both companies. C. Monroe

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not ok!
by Henrik Nilsson Harnert Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Not ok! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] fee increase
by Ariel Assaf Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I see no reason for the increase. It seems to me that your goal should be the reduction in cost, to facilitate the democratic process. Ariel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .COM Price Increases
by Debi Lee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I want to take the opportunity to submit a comment opposing this plan. And at least make 3 brief points. First, I think it’s unacceptable that these decisions were made in such a unilateral fashion and in secret on top of that. Second, it is inappropriate for Verisign to be allowed to function as a registrar. It’s a blatant conflict of interest. Last but not least, there will be many far-reaching effects that I implore you to consider. Accessibility is one. Use of the internet and ownership/use of domains should remain accessible for all. Instituting unlimited (even if over a long term) price increases will make it accessible to less people over time. Additionally, though I’m not sure of numbers, it’s logical to me that millions of .COM domains are owned by entrepreneurs and small businesses. It’s pretty much a necessity nowadays to have an online presence in order to succeed in business. So there will be economic consequences to your decisions as well. And you may want to consider the possibility that you’ll make less money overall because people, like myself, who own many domains will be less likely to do so when faced with consistently increasing prices. Thank you for accepting my comment. Debi Auger

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