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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not change ICANN!
by Happenstance Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please keep .com URLs reasonably priced! Thanks! Best, Sabrina Mandell Sent with love

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments - Amendment 3 to the .COM registry Agreement
by Al-Azhar F. Pacha Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN: Based on the ICANN public comments and proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry Agreement, it is my personal recommendation that: 1. ICANN should reject the proposed amendment and NOT allow Verisign to increase wholesale prices to registrars for .COM domains. This will make purchases of website domains expensive and hence less inclusive. The entire world community will have lesser opportunity to participate as reliable internet citizens for all kinds of social impact causes. The drastic price increases will have dominos affect in not a good way! 2. Verisign should NOT be allowed to operate as a Domain Registrar. If Verisign is allowed to operate as Domain Registrar, then they will have unfair advantage over other Domain Registrars thereby directly limiting customers from having choices since this will enable Verisign to have a complete monopoly. This proposed amendment is definitely not consumer friendly! So, please do NOT allow Verisign to operate as Domain Registrar. 3. ICANN will receive extra $20 Million: Why is Verisign giving $20 Million to ICANN and how is ICANN planning to use the money? There is NO information from ICANN in the public domain as to so how the money will be spent and nor is there any transparency on how this amount got decided and why? This sure looks like a bribe getting paid to ICANN by Verisign so that they (Verisign) can increase prices and do whatever they so desire. As stewards of .COM domains, please reject the proposed amendments by Verisign and save the internet. Help. Thanks, Al.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and VERISIGN
by marketing＠tricitieswebsolutions.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I don’t understand what ICANN is trying to do with the agreement with Verisign but to put the screws to the consumers. Why should the small business person have to pay back the $20 Million you get from Verisign by them being able to increase prices for the .com domains? Haven’t we got enough problems with the big conglomerates like Verizon and Spectrum, Apple and Google, etc. price gouging, forcing all poor individuals and all poor small business owners who can barely pay me just $25 to build a page on a website? They’re gouge by Google for SSL, Apple invades phones to affect how they work so we think we have to buy another phone, Verizon and Spectrum constantly increase their rates. And now we are going to have just more greedy people with $20 Million dollars to buy your unethical services so you can cater to them? This is exactly what’s wrong with America and the world. Greed. You don’t care about safety and security. It’s all about the money. And I bet there’s not a damned thing anyone can do about it but to cut prices elsewhere! Shame on you! STOP THIS NONSENSE WITH AMENDMENT 3! The prices are too high as they are! Tina Whittimore, owner Tri-Cities Web Solutions

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT Agreeable
by Tim Berkheimer Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am writing to provide my opinion of disagreement with the proposed agreement. In an age when technology costs decline, there seems to be very little argument for a consistent increase in prices of domain names. The focus should be on increasing revenue through more domain registrations, not increasing costs of each one. Thanks, Tim Berkheimer utf8=âœ“ authenticity_token=y8mULQ2Uiyp0yqimIG88fzBGW3CV8pKd4DMZ0qfxE809s/kVrFMTumVTBVv1uXWzDnIc7y5I1rgwJxzGEJRpmA== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Reyes del Mar Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Good afternoon, Your decision to change .COm agreement unilaterally with Verisign and no other input, seems like a money grab. The prices of .COM domains will go up due to your agreement. This is not right. The internet is for all and by all. Allow input from other companies in the industry to make a consensus decision. Good day, Gustavo Roman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support This Bill
by Oluwole Sunday Esho Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am supporter of internet freedom and I do not by any means support the Verizon-ICANN bill that will prevent billions of entrepreneurs from being to afford to buy .com domains of their choosing. This bill is a way of taking away from everyone the freedom we enjoy with internet for decades. This is bad and outrageous.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dot com pricing
by Rich Conley Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The proposed .COM price increases are, in my expressed opinion, nothing more than unregulated greed. I strongly oppose any increase in .COM registry pricing. The unregulated actions on your part call for government regulation. Profits with no explanation or designated need, unconcerned impacts on internet users, and the potential self-serving ability to compete with other registrars are simply begging for government oversight. Price caps need to be reinstated. Do it yourself, have have it done for you through additional government oversight - that will justify price increases! richconley(a)familybynet.net

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to .COM Price Increases
by studioELL Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

NO CLOSED DOOR NEGOTIATIONS! NO INCREASE IN .COM RATES! KEEP THE INTERNET OPEN TO ALL. -jros

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement
by Tamie Dearen Erratt Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don’t do this. As a small business owner, I can’t afford the possible increase in cost for a .com registration! The cost could increase up to 70% in 10 years! And I object to ICANN receiving $20 million in unaccountable funds. This seems to be edging on allowing Version to create a monopoly, maximizing its control of domain name pricing, which will result in higher costs to small businesses. I don’t know how to make sure you don’t mark this as spam, which I understand happened in the past. But I can be contacted to verify my identity. Tamie Dearen Erratt 3832 S Texas Ave Bryan, TX 77802 979-255-3814 terratt0612(a)gmail.com tamiedearenauthor(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Increase Allowances for Verisign
by contacttfinow＠comcast.net Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To ICANN owners and management, The closed-door agreement with ICANN and Verisign is unfair to consumers but profitable for both ICANN and Verisign. The 7% annual price increases over 10 years can result in a 70% price increase in .com domain names for no good reason whatsoever other than collusion between ICANN and Verisign. Both of you profit at the expense of the consumer with no logical reasoning to support the increases other than increased profits for both Corporations. This increase would add 70% to the current $7.85 price, which would bring it above $13.40 per domain. What is your justification for these increases, other than increased profitability for yourself and Verisign? Informed consumers would like to know. We understand that it will increase your income by $20 million at the expense of the consumer over only 5 years. Why? A copy of this email has been forwarded to my Congressional Representative - Donald Norcross as well. Sincerely, Terence F. Ingram - Bellmawr, NJ 08031

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