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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Charging Us So Much
by Joleen W Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the recent information come to light regarding ICANN to be devious and deceptive. It is terrible to raise the prices that much over the next decade, making the cost of domains unattainable for many. Please reconsider. Regards Jol

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I have a small web business, and increasing the cost of .com domains would deal a harsh blow to my bottom line. ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This is NOT as it should be. Please do the right thing. Say NO to this Agreement. Cynthia Pagel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement COMMENT
by Riedhart, John/SJC Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

All Concerned, I must applaud your money grab! Well Done. Make the deal behind closed door Negotiations then (like last time) make the appearance of a comment period that's likely disregarded. I would not support this in any form or fashion with unending rising fees and ZERO accounting for the increased fees collected. I will request/ demand a much smaller total increase (with a cap) of course smaller increments. This must as well be accompanied with an open accounting of who, where and for what this money would be used for. Certainly not a blanket equipment/ service upgrade statement. I have a .com for business and personal use. As with me the market will hold you accountable for your spending. Think again and do this wisely. John Riedhart jr(a)johnriedhart.com ________________________________ NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT allow increase in price
by Martin Tackle Mfg Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business owner who performs all of my sales online, this is just one more thing that will hurt my business. If you increase the price of the .com domains, it will force those of us who have a domain in this area to seek other domain name extensions, causing confusion for our customers. Even if you were to provide a free forwarding service, all the work that has gone into becoming established and trusted under the .com domain will go out the window once I and others are forced to seek cheaper domain name extensions. Customers will wonder if they are really at the right landing page and this will not promote customer confidence. My pre-printed business cards will be useless as well as my stationery. All affiliate links and other supporting advertising will be broken. Making this change will cost more than just your increase in price to every .com business person out there and will also hit the free market economy in a very bad way. Racheal Rosio Martin Tackle Manufacturing Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not agree with the bribery exhibited in this article towards companies, in order to monopolize markets of the .com domain system. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding Proposed Amendment 3
by Greg Gamel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Regarding Proposed Amendment 3: Respectfully, please do not allow .COM price increases. Verisign expects at least $1.125 billion revenue in 2020 even without price increases. Thanks to the significant upgrades in web technology and database management, both the .COM and .NET registries could be profitably managed for less than half the cost. The leadership of ICANN should reject any measures that harm small businesses and entrepreneurs. Under the proposed changes, within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current price of $7.85. This is neither consumer nor business friendly. Reject this amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Comments
by Ron Allison Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not support the agreement made between ICANN and Verisign. This seems to be all about money for both parties and very little about the .com registry or all of the people that rely on it. Both the money going to ICANN and the proposed increases by Verisign seem very unreasonable to me. Also the whole agreement seems to have been done out of the publics eye, ostensibly because ICANN and Verisign knew it would look bad, and it does. Please stop this money grab by both parties now and think about what is good for the average person instead of your big business.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I have been informed that last month, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 year. I've been told that 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. If there is truth to this, I want to share that I strongly discourage an agreement that allows for this drastic increase in price for .com users. Small businesses have a difficult enough time maintaining websites for advertising and commerce purposes. Thank you for your time, Catherine Alleva

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection for raising .Com fees
by Jahangeer Khan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi Please cinsider this communication as objection for raising the fee for subject domains. Are you seriously destroying the web community? It is requested that fee changes may please be avoided. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase to .COM domains.
by Yunqiang LIU Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.It is not fair to allow Verisign to have open reign in raising prices for .com registrations.

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