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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the .com rate change
by James Gibeson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I oppose the increase of .com top level domain. The Internet should be free and open to everybody and raising the prices only makes it harder for people around the world to participate in the online community. There is no reason to increase the price other than for greed. Thank you, James Gibeson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases .com domains
by Mary Artis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Upstarts and small businesses face challenges to manage costs and overhead to be viable long term. Increased prices for Internet presence places them at a disadvantage and adds to potential failure. It is unfair to increase pricing that can harm these businesses.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike's
by kamwithk＠tuta.io Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase prices

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I believe in keeping .com’s accessible because it keeps the internet accessible.
by Alyssa Burtt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not increase prices of .com domain registration. The accessibility of the internet is one of the tenets of our 21st century democratic society supporting the freedom of expression, as well as supporting small businesses to compete with bigger players. Thank you. Alyssa Burtt Small business owner and consultant to small businesses.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .COM price hike
by Adit Sachde Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Verisign already has a monopoly and sky high profit margins. It is the duty of ICANN to ensure this monopoly is not abused. By allowing this price hike to occur, Verisign’s profits margins will continue to grow as their costs are fixed, and the burden will fall on website owners like myself. Please do not allow Amendment 3 to pass for the best of all internet users. - Adit Sachde

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by steward＠stewardware.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Add my voice, for the many reasons already written. For my money, it boils down to greed and secrecy and dirty tricks. -online webmaster for 22 years. Will definitely start thinking about the switch now. dot-com is gonna go the way of flash and over-priced ssl certs. You guys are writing your own doom. David MacLean Campbell River BC CANADA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Jonathan Gabriel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi.! The reason for this email is because of the increase in value of .COM domains I don't think it's fair for a society to make decisions alone. You may have thought about those of us with small businesses. What will happen.?? We will close. I have a small business, with the new cost I cannot pay. Like me there are millions of cases. I think you should opt for another solution and applying the law of the consumer, the idea is to help us, we are the ones who acquire them. Think what you would do in our case. I hope you change your mind. Greetings.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern: I am commenting on the information I received from Namecheap. I hope this is not true but it seems as if this makes it more difficult to spread the amazing benefits of the internet to more people. For me, I do not want to spend much money while I hold my domain name until I am ready to launch my website and business so by having lower prices, it helps me by giving me time to prepare for a successful launch. I hope you consider all the comments you receive and at a minimum decrease the overall amount you plan on increasing prices. Luke ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap <support(a)namecheap.com> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 4:49 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Luke Capritti <capritticreations(a)gmail.com> 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] Please avoid the hardships
by Erin Murphy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have been self employed for nearly 20 years. Last year, I was forced to return to the employment sector and this year, I am back at opening my business. It is extremely hard for small businesses to keep track of all of the “tiny” fee’s that pile up. Even as a volunteer for non profits, I find it difficult to get smaller companies to get connected on-line. For example, I volunteer for a thrift shop that donates all of their income to community events. Its been a struggle to get them to understand why paying for a domain and a web site is important for future growth of the company. Having access to a web site is vital for any business. We already see how google has taken away small business to funnel attention to third parties that charge high fee’s for “new clients”. One such gimmick had masked a web site to look and act like mine. When my patients called to book their appointments, they were lead to believe I had hired a new reception. Turns out, this company expected me to pay them to book my own clients by lying to my clients. As a small business, I am constantly struggling to keep up with a constant changes in technology. Another example, someone took away one of my business names and asked me to pay 250.00 for my own web site back. I told them to kiss my ass. I had another fellow do that with my first business. He actually tried to hold my web site hostage to force me to pay him more money. I also told that guy to kiss my ass. I tell alot of people that try to bully me to kiss my ass and I refuse to partake. Please, dont be like the other bullies that try and steal web sites away from small companies and force them to pay high fee’s to keep what they have already purchased. Thank you Dr. Erin T. Murphy DAOM LAc. LMT~CLT Google Voice: 970-329-1618 Web: www.LocalHealingHouse.com <http://localhealinghouse.com/> Facebook pages: Local Healing House . <https://www.facebook.com/search/str/local+healing+house/keywords_pages>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Concern — We represent a couple hundred small and micro businesses and non-profits who we help keep their domains registered and working and keep their websites up and accessible to the world. The possible changes in the .COM registry are extremely concerning. Giving essentially a blank check to raise the price of .COM domain names more than 70% over the next decade would be an unfair burden for the organizations we help. Contrarily, the large .coms will not even notice such increases. Please find another way to recover these costs and keep the Internet a more level playing field for everyone. You are going to drive these smaller players into the not as well regulated and potentially harmful ‘vanity’ tlds and the public at large will lose. It is incredibly concerning that you are making these contact changes in secret. This is a big deal and if these unjustified increases come to pass, more regulation will come to this industry via government agencies and that isn’t necessarily a good move, either, but certainly would be one you would want to avoid. Please, re-think this decision and limit the increases us smaller folks will have to pay when costs all around us are already growing. - Ryan Ryan Gardner Visual People Design, Inc.

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