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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices
by Rodrigo Soares Spengler Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello! Please don't raise prices! I am from Brazil and the dollar exchange rate is already very high. If you raise prices, I will have to abandon .com domains. Rodrigo Soares Spengler

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

Feb. 10, 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. Sean Manwarring

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Cap
by admin＠amitue.com admin＠amitue.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] raising .COM prices
by SpringLight Sales Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello ICANN, Your plan to raise .COM prices in order to gain $20 million for yourselves is greedy and morally wrong. It will make the Internet less free, restricting good domain names to those with more resources. Your mandate is to operate "in a bottom up, consensus driven, democratic manner." You haven't done that in this case. I've always thought ICANN were the good guys. If you proceed, you'll establish your organization as a force for evil. I will be among those users of the Internet who will complain to their governments, to seek the reformation or abolishment of your organization. Thanks, Patrick

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the Greed
by Jacob Simpson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm writing to let you know that I am against the increase. This is so ridiculous and breaks away from the idea of the internet for all. I know we all like money, but this should not be passed. I 100% oppose this idea. This seems like a greedy idea to me. I am also appalled that these changes were made in secret and without any feedback from the community. Isn't that what the internet is about? Let's make decisions together. Please say no to a price increase, don't punish those that make the internet great every day. Thank you for your time. -Jacob

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Mitch Tarpley mkjaffiliates.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom it may concern: I am against any .com price increases. As I am just a small blog website that at this time is trying to grow. I also am not making any money with it as of yet. I am small and trying to get some traction to grow in followers and possibly make a little income. I am not alone, there are many millions of small website owners on the internet who are struggling to keep their site up and running. If you raise prices on the domain names, you will guarantee that a large number of these small site owners will be forced to shut down. As one of these small website owners, I know I have limited funds to continue up keep of a website and keep it viable. Increased costs will force me to shut down my site. For myself and millions of other small website owners, I ask that you leave things as they are. I ask that you do not increase domain registration costs. Sincerely, MKJ Affiliates Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Increase to .com domains
by Craig Harding Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi - as a .com domain owner, this increase has been dictated by you and Verison and with no input from the public or other domain registrars. The internet is supposed to be a (semi)free place and giving Verison this much control over pricing is ridiculous.. Giving them control of pricing every year up to 7% is just asking for trouble! Why was this kind of arrangement made? They will dictate all .com pricing and also letting them sell their .com registered names under Verison registrar is letting them control the marketplace and leaving no room for competitiveness.. Craig Harding Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Philip Jordan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To raise hidden prices without justification is the greenies form a company can ever impose to the public. This proposed change to website owners like myself may force me to STOP all domain registrations now and in the future. .COM registrations are falling off with newer .EXTENTIONS. If greedy is your eye on fees on top of what we already pay go LEASE domain names per year, then perhaps your idea if an internet is to be a dead done, then you are on the right track to making the internet run by the rich and kill hobbies of thousands or even millions of website owners trying to keep a failing business presence online going or bringing them to a hault.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO ICANN fee hikes!
by Mic Dorsey Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I oppose the dirty deal between ICANN and Verisign. NO RATE HIKES!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Deal
by Robert Starkey Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not appreciate nor support deals made behind closed doors. The expected rate increase to come will dramatically hurt businesses and make .com domains harder to reserve. Please consider your end users and at least publicly announce how any future rate increase justifies an improvement in infrastructure. Robert Starkey

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