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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to price increases
by Natalie Hill Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am opposed to these price increases. Natalie Hill

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Claudia Sansoucie Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I don’t believe it is in the interest of the ICANN community or internet users, that Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. .com domains are the most popular and widespread domains. The expense to .com domain holders will increase significantly and cause a cascade of other price increases making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. It is unclear who will in the end benefit from the increased revenue and the payout to ICANN of 20 million. It is unclear how these changes are going to benefit the infrastructure as a whole or the future of the internet. These changes could have a negative impact and unless the benefits are justifiable and made clear to the public, I oppose them. Claudia Sansoucie Baltimore Maryland

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the proposal of raising prices for .com domains
by felix＠felixleger.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Greetings, Amendment 3 needs to be placed on hold immediately pending further outside review. .com name pricing should be open to discussion by a larger audience instead of just two organizations. I have a personal domain and a business domain which will be hurt if this goes through. Thank you, Oliver Hansen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by James Eric Lawson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Remember AT&T? An anti-trust argument is begging to be made against price increases by ICANN as spelled out in the Verisign .COM Registry Agreement Amendment 3. Reject the amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase domain price
by Shah Sultan Rony Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please Don't increase . Com domain price.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello ICANN, Thank you for reading this message. I am concerned that the proposed price increases will result in a higher barrier-of-entry for small business startups that will result in a negative effect for the economy. Also this paragraph, "The proposed LOI also provides that Verisign will contribute U.S. $20 million dollars over five years, beginning on 1 January 2021, to support ICANN's initiatives to preserve and enhance the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS, including root server system governance, mitigation of DNS security threats, promotion and/or facilitation of DNSSEC deployment, the mitigation of name collisions, and research into the operation of the DNS." I am concerned that this statement is vague on the general areas of initiatives and there is not someone to hold ICANN accountable to spend this money as promised. It sounds like Verisign is making a business decision to invest $20 million to get high returns on .COM price increase over the coming years, as opposed to donating for the wellbeing of the internet. Please reconsider the proposed Amendment for the long term benefit of internet users. Thank you, John Pirtle

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of many .com domain names for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. There is no reason to having an ever increasing domain name price that is way greater then inflation. Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average hard working customer! Please be good people and don’t do this!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 to .COM Agreement Concerns
by Kyle Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It has come to my attention that it is being considered to increase the TLD (top-level-domain) prices with the passing of Amendment 3.I request that this Amendment being considered is either overturned or reproposed with more considerable restrictions and requirements comparative to Amendment 3 as it stands now. Without reconsideration of Amendment 3, it's passing will assure the stifling and burdensome of many small businesses and recreational users of the like. The beginning process that makes up getting ones self or company is stablished under a .com domain is quite a series of steps and fees as it stands now. Why would we try to complicate and increase burden on the end user who in most cases is trying to contribute to the web and society as a whole with a small business or some sharable content. Making this process harder and more expensive only stifles and shrinks the growth and the spectrum of the world wide web and businesses both small and large. I persuade you to reconsider this amendment and implore you to seek out the public perspective on this matter as my stance is shared by the majority as can be seen on many platforms of stature where communication is prominent and free. Additionally, I would like to invite you to a gathering we will be holding at the capital to point out the hypocrisy and I inconsideration that this amendment poses to the American public. Each business will be sharing wisdom but more importantly detailing their process to get on the web under their own domain and how difficult (or easy) the process was to them and why this amendment particularly is a threat and a hinderance to the internet as a whole as well as the American and even international public alike. Please give us a headcount if you'd like to come so we can account for your party as many vendors and businesses will be giving out items l look forward to your response to each point that has been raised. Best regards,Kyle | inTec Marketing

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regulate the price increases like they do with rent-stabilized apartments in NYC
by Andrew Costello Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This way iCANN and Verisign can make a profit, but not a killing. Where is all the money coming from to buy up all the .com domain names? Full disclosure, please. I understand that .org domain names face a similar fate. Best, Andrew Costello www.andrewcostello.info

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