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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cap the price on .com addresses
by Stephen Webb Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The Internet is, in many ways, a public good, developed using public money, and is now the public forum for debates, discussion, and commerce. Owning a .com URL is tantamount to being able to afford a storefront. The plans to allow Verisign, a company who's net margin is twice Facebook's or Google's, and who have a monopoly on issuing these domains, to raise the price to whatever they want, would be to allow Verisign to extort the entire world. If Verisign could not cover their costs and needed to raise their rates, that would be one thing. But to be more profitable per dollar of revenue than some of the largest, most prominent technology companies in the world tells me that this is just greedy. Keep the price of .com URLs as they are. -- Stephen Webb e: sdavis.webb(a)gmail.com p: +001 404.797.1314

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't raise prices on dot com domains
by Dylan Spitz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Thanks, Dylan Spitz MATTOON, IL

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increase on .com domains!
by Neil Donnelly Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I'm writing to urge you to abandon the plan to allow Verisign to increase the price of .com domains to registrars. This will only serve to make registering domains more cost prohibitive, without justification. The opacity of ICANN's deal with Versign that led to this proposal is especially troubling, as is ICANN's history of ignoring public opposition to its decisions. I've only registered a handful of domains in my life, but I'm vehemently opposed to this change on principle. I urge you to reconsider it. Sincerely, Neil Donnelly

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reconsider Increasing .COM Domains
by Stephen Greenwood Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I recently became aware of ICANN's position on allowing price increases on .COM domains. I oppose this position and request any information that helps back up the decision to allow this to proceed. I urge you to reconsider and hope that there is enough public support to request oversight into the funding that ICANN is receiving from Verisign and how those funds are being used. Regards, Stephen Greenwood [image: photo] Stephen Greenwood CEO, Ballast Technologies, Inc. Address 498 Alabama Street, San Francisco CA 94110 Phone +1 (831) 420-7399 <+1 (831) 420-7399> Email stephen(a)ballastvr.com <stephen(a)ballastvr.com> Website http://ballastvr.com <http://ballastvr.com> <http://company/ballast-technologies> <http://twitter.com/ballastvr> <http://instagram.com/ballast.vr> <https://calendly.com/spgreenwood/> Easily schedule a chat <https://calendly.com/spgreenwood/>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Why is it that it is only Verisign that wants increase .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Their cost is something in the order of under 25c a domain giving close to a 100% profit. Verisign is only a manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating price in this market. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ________________________________ DALTON STATE COLLEGE EMAIL This email message is being sent from a Dalton State College email account. The owner of this account has no authority to validate, terminate, or verify account information. If this email requests you take any action requiring you to provide your user credentials (such as clicking an embedded link), the account has been compromised and should be reported to abuse(a)daltonstate.edu. IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message contains information from Dalton State College, which may be privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, employee, or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify abuse(a)daltonstate.edu

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by shatany＠163.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. We Oppose Firmly 'Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement' Best regards, Alex

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose the new amendment 3
by Catherine Bryant Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a small business owner with a collection of websites and domain names with .com addresses, and I am really disturbed to hear about the proposed changes allowing a removal of price caps on .com domain names. I don't agree with it or appreciate the secrecy involved, the money being generated without transparency or guarantee that it will somehow make the services better. Unpredictable price increases on core business assets like domain names makes is hard for smaller businesses like myself. Please reconsider this proposal. Catherine Bryant

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verizon and Comcast infrastructure
by Alex Ramsbey Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This seems eerily familiar lingo and situation for how Comcast and Verizon we’re getting paid to ‘improve’ the network infrastructure across the country for the last couple decades, but only recently have we seen any real action taking place, because someone brought light of it Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price changes
by Me Lee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please consider the impact that price changes will have on students and small businesses

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business will suffer the price increase
by Denis - Merchblock Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a kind request to keep the price hikes moderate. Small business is the backbone of the economy. Majority of startups rely on online presence, often across multiple domains. Please don't take responsibility for limiting business growth, and by virtue the growth of the economy. -- Denis CEO of merchblock.com

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