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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My humble comment
by Milan Velebit Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Don't do this. Thanks.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ricardo Gomes da Silva Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This is outrageous. Do not let this pass, for the sake of the Internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .COM pricing
by Patrick O'Friel Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This is bad for all parties except verisign. .COM is literally an idea, there is no overhead to pay for.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing domain prices
by Angelica Bustamante Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Please do not increase the costs, I am a small business of 1. There are many of us out there. I am a single mother, with two teenagers in college. My business and I have to live lean, efficient and smart to help my children pay for college. Please keep in mind that some small businesses are really small and are trying to stand out amongst others on the internet to stay in business. Please keep our costs down. Thank you for your time, Angelica, lmt

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] concern over amendment 3
by Joanna Pieters Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I’m extremely concerned by the proposed changes to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. In particular, the significantly increased registration and renewal fees. I am a solo business owner, but competition in a busy market. I don’t compete with the huge brands for attention, but my online presence is extremely important. To that end, I have a number of .com websites reflecting different areas of my business. Those are extremely important to me. It would be commercially deadly for someone else to purchase those domains as a .com. But I will still be subject to large increases to keep and renew those domains. The increases are significantly over the rate of inflation, year on year. This disproportionally affects small business owners like me, whose need for a .com is every bit as significant as a large corporate business. I am also concerned about the market distortion caused by allowing Version to operate its own registrar. I realise this currently does not include .com domains, although it seems clear there are ways this can be circumvented by Verisign acting as a reseller through another registrar. This will give Verisign, which already controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names, a position that manipulates and controls domain pricing. I understand the short-term gain of possibly pushing other registrars to price more cheaply, but the long-term probability is that those registrars are pushed out of the market, reducing choice and competition. I hope that this will be revisited and amended to support business owners and entrepreneurs who are so important to the global economy. Sincerely Joanna Pieters joannapieters.com London, UK

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Scott Xiong Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Rafael Rodriguez Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, As an internet professional and heavy user, I would like to say you that I think this decision to increase the .com prices is not good for the world of the internet in general. Regards. -- Rafael Rodríguez. 0034-644295049

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Thariq Rafiq Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. baecon.comManchester, England United Kingdom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by John Wang Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Faversham, England United Kingdom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Vinith Almeida Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I have been in the field for over 15 years and the current price of the dot com domain is what makes it valuable and accessible to all. To increase the price is completely against public interest and would hurt the community. Regards, Vinith Almeida

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