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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment!
by Ryan Willette Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We are living in the age of internet and instant communication. When the internet was in its infancy and no one knew what it really was, it was understandable for domains to potentially be more (or less) expensive. I can currently purchase a .COM for an extremely affordable $8.88 from NameCheap and with the era we are in everyone, even just casual users, can have a reason for purchasing a domain! Whether it be for tech, the next big startup, or even just a simple personal blog. If we increase prices, this can hurt the freedom of having a domain gives. A domain is more than just a personal spot on the internet or a large brand. Big or small, it is a voice. Owning your own domain can be empowering, it can let you speak freely to a dedicated audience, or be a home for business. The possibilities are really endless with one simple string of text.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] How about no to VeriSign?
by Terry Hoiness Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

How about we not allow unfettered price increases on domain names. There's already a monopoly on the top layer, and if this continues, I think some letters to our government representatives may be in order. Add underhanded dealings with Verisign, to an already monopolistic market, and the expectation is that the public won't push back? $20M from VeriSign was all it took to remove price caps, and allow them to endlessly increase the pricing of domain names? That's not shady at all, right? The fact that this has already come into question, and that you have already ignored the comments of the .org initiative, indicate to myself, and those like me, that government intervention may be necessary to maintain a reasonable, and fair, internet infrastructure. I generally disagree with government intervention, but when there's underhanded, monopolistic dealings afoot, I find it's warranted for the government to oversee the company. Good luck maintaining your stranglehold, if you want to play the capitalizing game. You can't pretend to be a neutral arbiter when you're taking dark funds to influence financial decisions, against the general public's interest.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amandmet for .COM
by saviour ogar emmanuel Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please let the price for .com as it is or reduce it don further increase people's suffering

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not review prices of .com domains
by JOVWORIE TANSHI Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello ICANN, Kindly review the decision to review the .com domains upwards. We spend allot of money already managing those domains. Please retract that decision. Thanks, Jovworie Tanshi

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM Price Increase Changes
by Eileen Burns Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a consumer of .com domains for 20 years I think your new changes to .com are hugely inethical very disappointed to see this happen Eileen Burns Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t raise .com pricing
by Troy McDonald Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don’t raise .com pricing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP INCREASING .COM DOMAIN PRICE
by saqib DAHRI Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Too much
by Brian Turner Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The increases are too much and uncalled for!

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am totally against any price increases greater than the standard cost of living increase amount. The fee should be tied to the economy and a realistic increase, i.e. 2-5% Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price hike!
by Juan Duverglas Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I’m an owner of multiple domain names. The current price for .com domains is already expensive and raising the price in my opinion would hurt the internet as a whole. The current price of 7.85 is fair enough. Nobody wants a price hike. Juan Duverglas New York, NY

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