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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against the rising proce of .COM domains
by Steven Stephens Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

If the value of websites are dropping due to heavy app use and easier app creation (Generation Y & Z strongly prefer apps over websites), how does it make any sense that people would agree to pay higher prices for .COM domains? I strongly disagree with higher costs.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE INCREASE
by bchetrit＠yahoo.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

NO PRICE INCREASE Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Haris Memon 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. Haris Memon Pakistan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly oppose allowing Verisign's .COM prices to rise
by fred A Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

My reasons are as follows 1. Verisign, as the domain name controller, controls 80% of the domain name pricing. It may initially attract consumers to buy with prices. After most consumers buy from them, it will monopolize the domain name price so that the domain name price is as high as they want. 2. Verisign agrees to pay ICANN an additional $ 20 million over five years to support ICANN's plan for the security and stability of the domain name system. Does Verisign explain why this is the case? VeriSign only manages 2 of the world's 13 root servers. Why is Verisign paying to ICANN? Not other companies? 3.ICANN accepts $ 20 million from Verisign, but only explains the purpose, and does not disclose any plans to use the money transparently. How should the money be used? How to ensure that it is really used in this way.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases
by Cyrus Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We all understand the pressure of money and having to survive economic realities that we continue to inflict on ourselves. But if you do as NameCheap has summarized, you will be shooting yourselves in the foot, and harming all of us in the process. I am in favor of domain price decreases, not increases, and I think you can find an alternative model of supporting the services you provide rather than this backward step that will brand you negatively and compel people to plan around you rather than including you. Definitely no on .COM price increases and NO on concealed decision making that affects the internet at this level that can impact participation and free speech. No. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap <support(a)namecheap.com> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 2:16 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Cyrus Hazari <namecheap(a)metafusion.net> We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> [image: Namecheap] <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. 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*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don’t stop there. This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> . Find Out More <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright © 2020 Namecheap.com <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing of .com domains
by Kanye Akbr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am part of a family run web hosting business in Uganda. Websites are just being embraced by businesses here today and we are excited to be getting into this space. I am against this plan to increase the prices. It would make getting online even harder for many of the local businesses here. It is also unjustified, considering how the cost of running servers has fallen in recent years. Please help us keep domain names affordable, as it will help make the world a better place. Kanyesigye Akbr, Kampala, Uganda

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase
by Michael Farris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am totally against the proposed price increase to the .COM domains. Only Verisign wants increases in .COM prices. The current rate is already is alredy justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry, it has no business changing the price, besides this look suspicious and seams like ICANN is more interested in money than looking after domain names. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Mike Farris Santa Barbara, CA USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not do this!
by Johnny Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the price increase. -Johnny

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] very concerned
by Mike Kruse Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Frankly, I am very worrisome of the direction ICANN is going in lieu of the recent backdoor deals they are making with Verisign, Inc. How can domain owners like myself be sure that prices will not rise significantly higher than the market’s actual demand in the coming years? In the least, deals with Verisign could remain transparent from the get go. If domain owners like myself are truly rendered powerless when it comes to domain prices established between ICANN and Verisign, it’s impossible for me to support such companies when their appears to be a lack of free market competition at play. I wish I had other options to offer my business but remain hopeful that a moral course of action will be carried out by ICANN and Verisign, Inc. Sincerely, Michael Kruse Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Nej till prisökning
by Thorsten Limnell Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

En prisökning på .com domäner innebär att vi måste lämna dem och registrera andra domäner med andra namn. Vi som arbetar ideellt med att hjälpa andra människor till ett bättre liv i en sämre värld, vill helst kunna använda .com domäner, men med den prisökning som aviserats kommer vi att lämna dem. Med vänliga hälsningar Thorsten Limnell Skickades från E-post<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> för Windows 10

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