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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unilateral decision
by Jeff Forrester Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This decision is being made without consulting the majority of people who will be affected by it. It sounds like big business is taking advantage of the rest of us. This should not be allowed to happen. Regards, *Jeff Forrester* *Web Designer & Developer* *Phone: 423.737.0264* *E-mail: jeffery.forrester(a)gmail.com <jeffery.forrester(a)gmail.com>* *Web site: http://intertechnics.com <http://intertechnics.com>*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feeling bad for .COM domain price increasing
by Muhammad Salman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We are not happy for this bad news especially people like us with start us business. Many people cannot afford to buy if the price is too high. This will affect our small businesses or even drive us to fail especially start up business. Could you be so kind to leave price as it was! Please we are begging ICANN to not increase the .COM price. Please!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protect the small business person!
by Renée Stilson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a small business person and have several .com domain names. This would preclude me from being able to do business if the prices were to significantly increase. Please don’t make the deal with Verisign! Cheers, Renée Renée Stilson Homesweethomepdx(a)gmail.com (503) 310-7105 Please pardon typos, I am up to my ears in puppies and kitties 🐶😺

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Be careful
by Nicholas Bohn Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Better be careful when changing how registrars business models work. This is not how you improve your revenue stream in an NGO. Rock the boat too much and the government will get involved and no one wants that. Ask Zuckerberg. Don't forget about the small business owners who run their own web presence. If you increase that cost, they may decide they don't need a TLD.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] -1 on proposal
by Sandy Smith Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This proposal seems ill-considered, and should be redrafted with community input. As ICANN is not a for-profit entity, the broader internet and registrar community should have a say in important details like the .com TLD agreement. -- Sandy Smith @SandyS1

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about .COM
by Trisha Durham Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I strongly oppose any increase to .COM pricing. Also, no behind closed door deals with only ICANN and Version. There needs to be more clarity with how the $20 million ICANN is receiving will be spent and with proper oversight. I don’t want to see this become something like drug prices that continue to rise without any checks. Please slow down and consider how the consumer and public is being impacted. Do not raise, do not allow raises in .COM prices. Sincerely, Trisha Durham

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy with the move to increase the fee for .com domains
by Abin Tom Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don’t force us to move away completely from the .com domains

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] bad idea
by Cubic Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

-- Speak less. Think more.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with new changes
by Sam Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I can understand the incentive to increase prices of .com domains. I can understand the need to increase prices to better support a growing network of domains that use this widely popular service. However the current plan of action seeks to put .com domains out of the budget of many small site host. People who pay for a .com domain for its widespread recognition but who may not make money off their website are going to have to start thinking twice about using the domain they may have used for years. This change obviously only serves to segregate domains into those utilized by large corporations or wealthy individuals and the rest of the internet. .com is the most recognized and accessible domain extension. Do not proceed with a price change that will hurt American consumers.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN should not grant Verisign wholesale .COM domain name price increases. As a small, internet-base, business, annual registration of my domain names is an unavoidable cost of doing business. I rely on ICANN to play their role of a non-profit entity with responsibility for fair domain name management. By granting Verisign the right to virtually print money with annual price raises having no basis in need to cover growing costs, service expansion, or other relevant costs, ICANN is not fulfilling its role. Verisign, and any other business, needs to be profitable, but with known low costs, current profitability, and no valid reason for higher pricing on .COM domain names, the cost to registrants like myself should not increase. If ICANN is receiving money from Verisign to push through new pricing and more lax regulation on them, I would like to know how that can not be called a bribe. With the past 6 months' events in the USA, I would think the term "quid pro quo" should be discussed and considered at ICANN before selling out all us registrants that rely on simple domain name registrations for survival of our businesses. Paul Kautz, Active Source, Inc.

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