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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by K sullivan Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ram corbin London, England United Kingdom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by paolo＠7growth.com Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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 and we are tired of continue raise of prices… We put our trust in .com and verisign, we hope we didn’t do a bad move. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Paolo Mantova, Lombardy Italy Paolo Mauroner Domain Broker 7Growth phone: +393481212723 address: Via Marconi 6, Canneto, Italy site: www.7Growth.com <https://www.7growth.com/> email: paolo(a)7growth.com <mailto:paolo@7growth.com> skype: Sevengrowth <https://facebook.com/7growth> . <https://twitter.com/7Growth> . <https://linkedin.com/in/pmauroner/> .

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM
by Freddy Lorens Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not approve Amendment 35!
by randy wem Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

*Re: Amendment 35: **The U.S. Department of Commerce stated that ccTLDs, new gTLDs and social media “have created a more dynamic DNS marketplace”, and as such, it’s appropriate for Verisign to have pricing flexibility.* *Regarding NEW DOMAIN REGISTRATION, this logic may hold true. * When someone is registering a new domain, they are free to choose among the various domain extensions. Thus, competition between extensions helps to keep them all fair. *Regarding DOMAIN RENEWALS, however, this logic absolutely does not apply. * The individual registrants have put years of work into increasing the value of their domains -- leaving us virtually hostage to any RENEWAL increases. As domain registrants, we are not able to just switch to a different extension if we can find a better deal. If anything, it may be best to strip Verisign of the . com management monopoly and allow multiple registrars access to . com management. *How bad could things get if Amendment 35 passes?* When I began as a web developer in the 1990s, Network Solutions (a Verisign company) was the only available registrar for . com domain registrations. The domain registration/renewal price was $35/year and our agency would often have to call Network Solutions for tech support. The 'on-hold' time was typically around 8 hours! So, the first person to the office every morning would call Network Solutions only to be put on hold. We would put it on speaker phone and go on with our work. That way, we could batch our questions together throughout the day and ask them all at once when Network Solutions would finally pick up by the end of the business day. As soon as Network Solutions lost that registrar monopoly and other registrars began competing, domain registrations immediately dropped to $6/year, if I recall correctly. And the new registrars answered phone calls promptly. In my experience Verisign, left unbridled, will destroy the . com extension and the internet as we know it. *Please do not approve Amendment 35!*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Abderrahmane chahid Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 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. Abderrahmane chahid Marrakech-Safi Morocco

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Hugh Hedley Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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. Hugh Hedley Naples, Florida United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Matt Handshakin Holmes Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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. -- *Matt "Handshakin" Holmes* Founder / CEO Handshaking.com +1 505-920-2537 <505-920-2537> || Denver, CO, USA LinkedIn: Matt Holmes <http://www.linkedin.com/in/handshakin> 👋🏻

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Basically
by Earth Sky Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

-- What's Really Above Our Heads? YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No To Price Increases
by djmcmannis＠cox.net Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

Keeping the domain name prices low is what keeps the Internet open and available to all. I do not support any amendment which allows for annual price increases for the domain names which are owned by anyone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow for arbitrary price increase
by Karim Naufal Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

.com domains are the backbone of the domain ecosystem, if there is one thing that must remain stable, it's its price. Random increase would be catastrophic for so many businesses and individuals, please do not allow this to happen.

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