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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against .com price increases
by Miquel Molina Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello! The Internet is knowledge, and .com domain names should have affordable prices, which is why I am totally against the price increases you plan to make. Best regards, Miquel Molina

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] common guys
by mair.swartz＠gmail.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a new business owner who is counting every cent on his income with baited breath, the below is quite disturbing and not very nice. A Little less parasitic practices would be appreciated 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.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair increases to .com fees
by china＠seipp.us Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It is improper for you to have created secret deals to secure price increases that will drive .Com prices unreasonably high over the next decade. To secure price increases over a majority of the next decade gives you unfair pricing that affects existing users and drives the price for owners of. Com domains above what is reasonable. You are destroying public trust in what is supposed to be a non profit. china(a)seipp.us

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

Feb. 10, 2020

What is the purpose for the rise in price. It seems like you are just after more money without a true case of rising support costs. I am definitely against this type of move.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increase deal
by Jose Carlos Montero Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree with the price increase of .com domain, it’s clearly not gonna be beneficial for the internet community as a whole. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Poor justification for the price increase
by Francis Li Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The price increase is described by a very vague statement that... "the domain name marketplace had grown more dynamic and concluded that it was in the public interest" ... which is hardly convincing. It's hard to see this as anything but a profit booster for Verisign, which spent over $800,000 in lobby money paid out to the White House and Dept of Commerce in 2018 https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2018&id=… https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/agencies?cycle=2018&id… Sincerely, Francis Li

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body=
by Damian van den Berg Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

In this day and age there is no place for a monopolized internet. Free Open Source initiatives are the backbone of countless protocols used with everything we do online. Giving Verizon a benefit like this will be bad for all TLD's in the long run. This is a bad change. Please reconsider it, or scrap it as a whole. If ICANN needs more money then start a GoFundMe. There are plenty of orgs and individuals that are willing to support you if you give them a reason to do so. The new change with Verizon gives them a reason to not do so. Kinds regards, Damian Verzonden met ProtonMail Mobile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases
by Aaron Brooks Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not increase prices so drastically Thanks Aaron Brooks<mailto:aaron.brooks@cycdesigncorp.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases
by Tom Von Lahndorff Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Though it may seem small to you, price increases on domains are a big deal to small businesses and individuals. Were not talking about a physical asset here so why do you such a jump in revenue? If you you can’t mange to run your business without increasing prices the management and leadership needs to be replaced because they are failing. Shame on you. Cheers, Tom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't hurt the Internet
by Litmux World Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello icann.org The Internet as we know it has come a long way and has contributed greatly in all facets of life across the globe. The (.com) domain name and era has been pivotal in this growth and it's importance cannot be over emphasized. In Africa we have a saying that "you don't scare off the bird you intend to shoot". The (.com) price increment might create a 'scare' that will prevent your institution from seeing the bigger picture for further development in the Internet and web space. I believe by keeping the price for (.com) domains stable over a longer period we can all focus on development , innovation and collaboration within the domain name community. Simply put we don't have to sell the hen that lays the eggs. I hope my comment will be given some consideration. Thank you.

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