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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry price increases
by Michael Berger Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Please do NOT raise prices for .COM domains! This will unfairly discriminate against small business, as large corporations will easily absorb the increases. Sincerely, Mike Berger

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendment
by kenzie kelly Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm writing to express my concern and opposition to this amendment. It will price small business owners, such as myself, out of .com domains, making it harder for customers to find us. Reconsider this decision and allow all business fair access to .com domains, not just large corporations. Sincerely, Kenzie Jardina, owner of kenziekelly.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Gary Anthony Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

7% increases during the six year periods. That sounds like robbery since only 2 parties are making secret agreements and not allowing oversight and not making public what the price increases will and whom they will benefit. How many platinum parachutes and Swiss back accounts will result from these secret agreements??? Gary Anthony Texas, USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't sellout to Verisign
by PlanetVaster Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You already sold out the .org domains, please don't sell out .com to Verisign just so you can get some extra money. This is why ICANN should've remained a US-owned organization.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business owner with a .COM registry, I am concerned about the proposed price increases set forth in amendment 3. These price increases will make it very difficult for small business to maintain an internet presence and compete with larger business. Please reconsider and keep .COM domains affordable. Thanks, Frank Longo 13682 samhill dr Mount airy MD 21771

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Money grab
by Robert Bouchard Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a total money grab move. Domain registration should be treated as a public utility accessible to everyone. The price increase proposed are ridiculous. At most they should be indexed to inflation but considering that that are a digital assets with zero margin cost even that seems too much. Robert

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment
by Patrick Evans Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I think given that the internet is widely used by a majority of people across the planet, it is ludicrous to only make this decision based on input from ICANN and Verisign, especially since ICANN is receiving a kickback for the price increase. Please at a minimum allow comment from domain registrars and the industry as a whole before making a decision that will affect everyone from Domain Registrars to small business owners. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don’t support
by Anissa Daali Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The domains should remain accessible for everyone. This will make things more difficult for small and upcoming business with little capital that already have other expenses Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increases are unjustified and unwarranted
by Matt Huyck Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Verisign needs to explain publicly exactly how the current fee structure is being used and the extent to which any fee increase will be used to deliver upon any proposed changes. The cost of providing telecommunication services has historically declined over time, so I am highly skeptical of the need for any increase.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed
by Craig L Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This amendment would permit a monopoly of the most popular TLD in use. The exact provisions permit a dramatic increase in pricing as well as a totalitarian level of control by Verisign. This should not happen. Individuals across the world rely on the distribution and competition within this space, centralizing pricing and control in Verisign would dramatically alter this. I oppose this amendment.

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