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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Pricing
by Justin R Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don’t be greedy. Don’t change our domain prices! New domains are created daily with plenty of profit, there’s no need to hurt small business owners and people hosting blogs. Hosting prices are high enough and they actually provide a service. Once a domain is purchased, the service provided is complete, and the DNS handles the remainder of the work. Our politicians are doing enough to try and control our internet, don’t become the opposition.

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the fees for domain names
by Nitesh Shail Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

In accordance to your contract with verisign the direct impact will be increase in domain name prices. There are millions of people in developing countries that trying to take their businesses online and every penny matters to them. I strongly object is amendment and price increase. Please ensure that going online and using domain names is as affordable as possible. Best regards, Nitesh

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3
by Brandon Teska Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, As a small business owner, I oppose Amendment 3 as this will result in an increase in cost of .com domains over the next decade. This will stifle innovation and development especially for small, new companies. Also, there is no clarity on how ICANN plans to spend the funds that Verisign has agreed to pay. As internet citizens, we need to be informed of these plans. Thank you, Brandon Teska

1 0

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I come from a developing country here in Africa, and developing countries are starting to embrace technology. Increasing the prices for.COM domains could mean some businesses may not be able to get to the internet. I think this change is not good for the overall state of the internet community. Please do not make the changes.

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to amendment 35!
by debrablack＠2tim47.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I won't go into detail. You already know it. This needs to stop. Do not raise our costs. Do not conduct your activities in private and then give us only a short public response time. Do not pretend these things will benefit the public and society. Raising costs renders this inapproachable to a large population around the world. Many are looking to ecommerce for economic survival. Stop amendment 35! Debra Black Post Office Box 684 Bellingham, WA 98227 Owner of 2tim47.com and thefaceofgraceproject.com

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the price of .com domain
by Travis Smith Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi. I run a web shop in Canada. Many of my clients are small fish in the big internet sea — they need a domain for their new business, or for their organization, or for their pet project. They don't have much money, and the price of a domain can be a real detriment to their pocketbook. I don't see why the price of a domain needs to climb so quickly, or why this process is happening behind closed doors. Please reconsider your price increase agreement with Verisign. Thank you. Thanks ∞ Travis Smith President *Hop Studios* o. 604-408-5722 <1(604)408-5722> c. 604-616-6065 <1(604)6166065> w. hopstudios.com skype:TravisSmith twitter:@nep <https://twitter.com/nep>

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase.com price
by ms.bidarmanesh＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please dont harm small business and developers Do not increase .com price You dont have a reasonable situation for do this

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I understand why but... this is hard to take.
by Cats Meow Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I went thru the hassle of letting Windows have access to my Gmail account just so that I could participate in this discussion. Then, once I knew which email to sent, I disconnected. Btw, it's: comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20(a)icann.org Anyway, I didn’t want to at first, because hassle, but then I realized that if I let this hassle deter me, it means my desire for convenience scored a victory for you, because that’s what you’re hoping for, right? That the hassle of switching to other dot extensions would be too inconvenient and most of us would just pay more. It's a pretty good strategy. But, anyway, I won’t be one of the “most”, even if I could afford the increases comfortably. Instead, with every dollar increase, I will use it as impetus to increase my capacity to deal with “hassles”. See, 30% of my dot coms are just redirect domains and domains maybe I will use properly in the future. With every dollar increase, I will… minimize (as in minimalism) and get rid of some of them. Once, I’ve culled the 30% (with your encouragement), I will use further increases to… diversify to other dot extensions. Or heck, just switch everything to Facebook or Instagram. Social media is gobbling up most of the traffic anyway. Besides, smartphone screens are so small that people can’t even see if the site has a dot com, and well – considering the extremely limited character space, it’s probably prudent to go with dot extensions which forms the last bit of the website’s name. Ex. Instead of Amazon.com, it’s just Ama.zon . Minimalism applies to domains as well, don’t you think? And hassles and inconveniences can be turned into opportunities for self-betterment.

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Dj Arcadia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have .com domains that are running my business assets online. I am against the proposed increase of price to .COM domains — only Verisign wants this increase, and being merely a manager of the .COM registry has no business dictating price. Given the vast volume of registrations the current rate is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not that of corporations. This is an attempt for a governing body to make an increased profit rather than use the funds properly to maintain a safe and reliable internet surfing environment. David Matlock

1 0

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Amendment
by kweku＠gocreatestudio.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am not in support of the proposed amendment. Kindly drop this as it's going to make business and things more expensive than it's already is. Thank you.

1 0