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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Harvey Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Please use your power to prevent these unfair and unnecessary increases. Dr. Harvey Jay Scarsdale, New York United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Aurélio Costa Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Planned amendment
by Luke Carlson Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am concerned about this new amendment and feel that a decision to move forward without a full discussion and disclosure would be a poor decision. There are more stakeholders involved and they should be given both a voice and answers to their questions before proceeding. Sincerely, Luke Carlson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Daniel Swan Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am not in favor of such a ridiculous price increase. Those of us who have made .com websites to (on purpose) make no money but only use them as tools to communicate with the rest of the world will suffer and some will shut down. You allow a monopoly for the only wholesaler of domains for the biggest TLD. You accept that millions of people will be price gouged with no acceptable alternative because no competition is allowed. ICANN has fallen into the same unfortunate attitude as so many other companies of "it's easy to be generous with someone else's money." Will you ignore this feedback like you did with the .org price caps?, Dan Swan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase
by Valentina Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hello. I’m writing this email to express my opinion regarding the decision of increasing the price for the .com domains over the next decade. I acknowledge that every company has the right to set its own prices and every company wishes to increase their profits, and that’s totally fine. However, the decision of increasing the price for the .com domains is something that affects countless companies, organizations, and businesses that already exist or that are about to come. So, in this case, it makes sense to listen to what these people have to say before making this change of price. I’m one of the people who administer a .com domain (fantasybooksland.com) so I’d like to point out that, nowadays, companies aren’t concerned only with the profits; they care about their reputation and impact on the world as well, and I believe that you are one of them. Increasing the prices for the .com domains may bring more profits for a while, but there’s no guarantee that it will continue to do so forever. Small business (including me) will definitely move to cheaper domains and that trend will soon catch on until the .com domains will no longer be seen as the best option for a new website, but “the ridiculously expensive” option. Do please think again about your decision to increase the price for the .com domains. In the long run, this change will bring more disadvantages than advantages for both of us, the small businesses, and your company. Thank you for reading my email. Regards, Valentina Zinculescu Contributor to fantasybooksland.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT RAISE .COM COST!
by samshef＠yahoo.com Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Spend your time and money promoting the égalité of all domain name suffix that are not .COM rising the tide for all boats. www.samsheffler.com <http://www.samsheffler.com> www.sweetemulsion.us <http://www.sweetemulsion.us> www.waterbottleshop.online <http://www.waterbottleshop.online> to name a few -SS -- S. Sheffler Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA <mailto:SSheffler@plungebeachhotel.com> samshef(a)yahoo.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign and .com price hikes
by Fraser Doerksen Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi there, I am 100% opposed to giving Verisign more control, more power and more money via shady back room deals such as the one that has just happened. Making the internet less accessible by raising more costly barriers to entry in the online market space is a poor plan that only serves the interests of Verisign at the expense of everybody else. Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by NonVidebunt＠verizon.net Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement As a volunteer with several non-profit organizations, I am concerned with the non-competitive nature of domain name registrations. Several of the non-profits I have helped had set up .com domains many years ago and do not have an option of changing their TLD. I would suggest that multiple domain registry services be allowed to compete for sale of domain name registrations across multiple TLDs, including .com. Mark

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Rob Mahoney Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am strongly against the proposed deal with Verisign. It will inevitably lead to steep increases to the price of .com addresses. This deal does not serve the consumer, but ICANN revenue. Please be more considerate to your stakeholders. Rob Mahoney

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Michael Morrow Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Please don't raise dot-com prices. This will have a negative effect on on small business as I have several dot-com's that I currently own. This will hurt small businesses and individuals who are already operating on tight budgets. Thank you.

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