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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment to be submitted
by Ana Gómez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN and Verisign, After reading the information received by Namecheap, I need to share with you my negative response to an action like the one you’re about to taken. We’re living in a world where everything is changing to try to be fair and respectful and we’re trying to avoid inequality over the whole population. By doing an action like this one you’re just proving that you only put the focus on your growth and benefits and not in the common good and a bigger purpose. This email is to support those who are against your decision and to try to make you think twice when deciding such an impactful action. Please reconsider. Best, Ana

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment
by mike tucker Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is extraordinary that you abuse a monopoly position. If you are to charge more, we should know why and what additional benefits we can expect to receive. Shameful.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM price increases
by Mircea Miron Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, ICANN should open up .COM to competitive pricing instead of granting a monopoly to Verisign. I am very much against allowing price increases for .COMs, given that the current prices are already much higher than the operating costs plus a modest profit. The technology costs for operating a registry are continually going down so it doesn't justify price increases, instead prices should be decreasing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Increase Do Not Increase The Fees For .COM Domains
by BILL Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I wish to plead with you guys to keep apart your greed and let the fees be as they are, moreover small businesses do their best to keep up with the constant change in technology and things should rather be getting easily accessible. I hope for once you the big companies listen to the plead of the population!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by noe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. Regards, Indonesia Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by 菜籽 Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. 菜籽 Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shameful
by Vasileios Giannakopoulos Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Increasing .COM TLD prices is shameful. It hurts small businesses for the good of the big ones. One more reason why the world is sick and tired of US politics. Kind regards, [Logo]<https://savagi.eu/> Vasileios Giannakopoulos Information Security, Privacy and Infrastructures expert mobile: +31 612241231 email: vasileios(a)savagi.eu<mailto:vasileios@savagi.eu> [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/savagi.voorburg/> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/savagi/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop this amendment
by Catherine McManus Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Please do not make this amendment. This would hurt so many small businesses that are already hurting due to unfair changes of tax laws and rising costs. We’ve had enough. Please do not raise the price of domain registration. Catherine McManus Photographer • Artist • Designer http://www.catherinemcmanus.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by technology Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. 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. Chen China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Open this decision to the public
by Oliver Passon Huxter Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This decision has far reaching consequences and should be open to public debate and scrutiny.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Julian Bowman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Icann.org Disgusting. Greedy. Bully. JB

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM tax
by Carmen Fernández López Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, My name is Carmne Fernandez and i pe a personal travel blog. I dont earn enough money to pay more for the debiste, so if you raise the .com fee, I will have to close my web. Please, don't increase the tax. Yours sincerely, Carmen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM top-level-domain (TLD)
by Jivko Daskalov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please, don't allow price increase of .COM domain!!! That would hurt my business!!! Thank you, Живко Даскалов тел.: 359 896855440 jivkokd(a)gmail.com "predpochitam da sam v moreto.... (much rather be in the ocean...)"

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the prices!!
by "Camilo Sáenz-Moncaleano, PhD" Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have a webpage, I'm not a big company, just someone sharing some thoughts to the world. Don’t make the .com an exclusive thing by increasing the prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Tetramed Ltd Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We are against the proposed price increase to.com domains. Our business is a .COM registrant and we manage the .COM domains on behalf of our subsidiaries (x5). The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to allow freedom of speech and innovation on the internet, and to allow individuals and small businesses to maintain a presence on the internet. We believe monopolies stifle innovation. Allowing Verisign to dictate the price is concerning. We believe ICANN should govern the domain name system in the public interest, not in the interest of big business only interested in profit. Nina Marie Hustad Perth, Western Australia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose
by The Fragrance Guy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose the pricing of .com domains!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by asotrak＠outlook.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable
by Andrey Skripchenko Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Raising the prices for the whole internet behind its back is unacceptable. .COM is not just about the first world largest companies, it's a main opportunity for starting businesses which will never be trusted on any other domain. Internet is not a follow-up channel anymore, it's the only place for many companies to start. And since it's a monopoly, we should at least get an expense report of where all those additional funds will be directed to.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase is a disgrace
by Lamb, Steven Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Without consultation or any rational, the price increase you are proposing is a disgrace. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org
by Kaspars Leinis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Proposal: limit .com domain wholesale price increase to 25% over 10 years.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increases
by Red Morris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi I'm just a guy with a domain who has had it since back when the internet was barely a thing. I'm upset that the body governing domains has made such a corrupt decision to take Verisign money in favour of pushing out the individuals from the .com market. Do the right thing, cancel this deal Red Morris

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Changr
by Fabian Hurnaus Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m demonstrating against the mentioned price change! I will, if the price change comes, try to avoid buying .com domains as much as possible.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed .COM price increase
by Muhammad Hasham ul haq Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

there should be a process for this which include voice of every effecting parties, Raising prices at a regular rate will take registrations out of the hands of ordinary people I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. -- Thank you. Regards, Muhammad Hasham ul haq Information contained in this e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee only, is confidential and may be legally privileged. Any further dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. The contents of any attachments to this e-mail may contain software viruses, which could cause damage to your own computer system. Whilst every reasonable precaution has been taken to minimise this risk, we cannot accept liability for any damage, which you sustain as a result of software viruses. You should therefore carry out your own virus checks before opening the attachment

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registration and renewals
by Simon Bunker Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rates are 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. What are they offering to justify a price increase, IT is getting cheaper and easier to manage prices should be falling not increasing Regards, Simon Bunker For Troup Bywaters + Anders | Bringing buildings to life 183 Eversholt Street | London | NW1 1BU D: 020 7504 1541 | T: 0207 504 1400 | M: 07429 002 106 Belfast | Cardiff | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | London | Manchester | Reading tbanda.com<https://www.tbanda.com/>|linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/company/troup-bywaters-and-anders> |twitter <https://twitter.com/TroupBywaters>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nina Hustad Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Our business is a .com registrant and we manage a number of .com domains on behalf of our clients, many of whom are new start-up companies. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to allow freedom of speech and innovation on the internet, and to allow individuals and small businesses to maintain a presence on the internet. Monopolies stifle freedom and innovation. Allowing Verisign to have such a large control is worrying. Verisign should not be able to dictate the price. We believe ICANN should govern the domain name system in the public interest, not in the interest of big business only interested in profit. Therefore, we wish to advise that we are against the proposed price increase to.com domains. Nina Marie Hustad Perth, Western Australia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I would like further details
by Lee Laster (Lasters) Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN I fear that this change would increase prices in an uncontrolled way. I would very much like to learn how this decision was made and to what purpose the Added funds are going to be used. This surprise action warrants an investigation. Lee Laster -- Kind regards, Lee Laster lee(a)lasters.co.il

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strong opposition to the .com amendment
by Mariusz Nowostawski Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly oppose the amendment and the new proposed deal with commercial entities managing the .com domains. This is not acceptable to make such a far reaching decisions behind closed doors without prior consultation with the community at large. There must be a better solution to ICANN financial needs in order to manage the system effectively. Best regards, Mariusz Nowostawski Associate Professor

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Are you crazy???
by Miljan Vujosevic Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You sold org and now raising prices. Shame on you! Unprofit my a...

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't agree with the price increase
by Radu Anastase Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

*Radu Anastase* www.codethatcounts.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Lust Dreams Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We are personally disappointed with this new price increasing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by paul＠wifzack.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am writing to vehemently oppose the proposed changes you want to make to the .COM Registry Agreement, as these are unfair and will have a lot of negative knock-on effects for businesses and non-profit organisations. For example, we work with many start-ups where big budgets for their web presence are not available and any major price increases will for sure affect whether they take a website or just concentrate on a social media presence, which more and more small businesses are already doing. The proposed increases will also directly affect our business and many others in the advertising & marketing agency sector from a negative profit point of view. I respectfully request that you reconsider your decision for these large increases and just keep them in line with inflation, which still helps with your own profit situation while also ensuring the registration of new domains will continue. Best regards. Paul Brady Der Inhalt dieser elektronischen Nachricht ist vertraulich und ausschließlich für den/die angegebenen Empfänger bestimmt. Wenn Sie nicht der beabsichtigte Empfänger sind, bitten wir Sie, diese Nachricht und evtl. Dateianhänge zu löschen und den Absender mittels Antwort-E-Mail zu informieren. This email and any attachments is confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. Reading, copying, disclosure or use by anybody else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and any attachments and advise the sender by return email.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Internet is an OPEN space
by Piotr Wilk (TeddyGraphics) Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly disapprove what you guys at ICANN and Verisign are doing behind our back. I demand to keep Internet public and the .com prices as they were. Increasing those prices will narrow the FREE aspect of the internet where every human being can participate in. Make Internet as is of even more broadly accessible. NOT THE OPPOSITE! Kind regards Piotr from Poland

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This change is horrible. Stop making secret deals!
by Alexander Norman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Give .com back to the public, and allow an open stewardship of the top-domains.

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment to The .COM Domain Price Increase
by Leonard Lucky Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I've been a bonafide user of the .COM domain name extension and I love it whenever I use it for either my personal projects and for client's. I write to disagree with the current amendment that the ICANN organization is about to make to affect the price of the of .COM for the next coming decades, probably. I love the services that ICANN organization has offered and still offering over the years but then, increasing the price at the edge of internet breakthrough at the beginning of a new decade is just something that sounds uncalled for. In my opinion, I suggest that the price remains the same, and then give room for more internet users and developers. Sincerely, Leonard Ojojo

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unilateral Decision to Increase in Charges.
by Tony Graham Segui Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The decision planning to increase charges will impact small businesses the worst. This has been done unilaterally without any consultation about the consequences to small businesses, as well as the level of increases themselves which are very significantly high, in some cases potentially up to a whopping 70%! This is hardly seen in any other industry. PLEASE reconsider and revise these increases in charges which will hit us small business the worst, especially those of us who hold several domains. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Tony Graham Seguí www.PaintballWales.com Tel. 00 44 (0)1248 340000 Mob. 00 44 (0)7557 340000

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Risk of Potential increase in .COM prices
by Adel Mansour Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Madam/Sir, We are a small 5-person company operating a service operation over the internet. The Risk of Potential increase in the annual fee for .COM domains is worrying us a lot. World economy is so volatile that any additional costs threatens shortage of cash flow and increase risks if forcing potential closure of our operations. Please be considerate and sensitive to the needs of SME surviving on very slim margins.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3
by Nathan Marchand Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase .com domain prices. Please keep them accessible at their current price point. Thank you, Nathan Marchand

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against prices increase in .com domains
by Hassan Siddique Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have registered some .com domains. And I am against the proposed price increase in .com domain. No one other than Verisign interested in increase of the prices. Verisignn is your manager of .com Registry but it has no business dictating the price.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org
by Ann Ndwiga Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, In line with proposed price increase, my opinion is it will reduce uptake of new . com domains Price is one of factors contributing to acquisition of the .com domain You may use statistics from .org registry since they did a price change for better evaluation. Regards, Ann

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjust
by Matthew Gent Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A rose of that percentage every year is totally unjustifiable. Inflation is no way near that number and without any extenuating circumstances it is simply not justified. Regards, Matthew Gent

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise the prices of .com
by Sam Stenvall Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Just don't do it, it's not worth it.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the increment of .com prices
by Joy Ebarefeye Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly oppose to the increment of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. Tech is for all, and not for a selected few! If anything, technology costs are decreasing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases dot com
by Cheryl Lyon-Hislop Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The problem is, most people will choose the nearest non dot com available site address. If prices are set to increase by up to 70%, there needs to be a corresponding value associated with that, a lifetime lock-in available for current addresses, or buy 2 get 1 free. I don’t increase my products and services by 70% because my clients and customers have a choice, with ICANN, we don’t. It is monopolistic activity that should be lobbied against. Sent from my iPad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by nebojsa durmanovic Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Verisign and ICANN, I am not surprised at your decision because that is what cynical, overly-rich billionaires do, take even more money so that their umpteenth generation will be ensured to have a lavish life. It goes to show how incredibly corrupt human nature is. And the sad thing is that your kind will be the only ones remaining alive, once your kind drives humanity to extinction. Each time something like this happens, I pray for a comet erasing us all. Verisgn and ICANN C-suit bastards, I honestly hope that you all get the most aggressive form of cancer that no money in the world can cure nor reduce the pain from. That is what your kind deserves. Nothing more, nothing less. You are literally the stain of human kind and the world would be a better place if such scum never existed. Worst regards, Nebojša

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You are making a mistake that will negatively damage the market and lower your yearly earnings as well harm domain registers.
by Reno Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have multiple domains and this will affect me and many people. Especially those of us that own a dozen of Domains. This mean you will lose a lot more money that what you will earn with the price increase. Personally I own around 12 domains and after this going to have to rid on 9 of them and stay with 2-3 only. This will seriously affect small business owners and decrease your market dramatically since many people will not be willing to pay multiple domain names.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains
by Krista - Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No .com price increase
by ndstad81＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is our lively hood. Sent from my iPad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment
by Nicholas Boland Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Nick B

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices
by Tomi Ruusala Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi I feel extremely offended by the changes in costs. Usually there is a reason for increasing product costs, e.g. increased costs, better service / product. As of now it seems costs haven't been increasing and I don't see anything new that we as customers will receive with this money. Huge amounts of money are already collected from .COM domains and this is just greed nothing else. -- Br Tomi Ruusala -------------------------------- Software developer Prospectum Oy https://prospectum.fi/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree with the way it's happening
by Banu Kutlu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, This sounds like its a done deal and these are the formalities that we're doing now. I don't agree the way you do it, public needs more time to understand what's going on. What exactly is going to be done with the funds from Verisign? Does icann really need these funds? Or are we all just overpaying and guaranteeing icann staff's and future unnecessary recruitments' salaries? Why wouldnt' you increase icann charge 2 cents more from all registrations? You would well get along with that. Banu Kutlu

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Richard Donnerstag Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I understand that last month ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign and that these changes were made in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Why wasn’t the wider community consulted? I’m informed 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 and that the contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Is this true? I also understand that alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. How will this be spent Regards Richard Donnerstag LN1 Ltd M: 07774 251200 _______________________________ Registered in England & Wales The information contained in this e-mail message and any files transmitted with it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the addressee and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient you are advised that you have received the e-mail in error and that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of the e-mail and its attachments is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please advise the sender immediately if you are not the intended recipient. This e-mail does not constitute or form part of a contract or unilateral obligation. LN1 Limited does not accept any liability or responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any).

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is insane
by Host Mails Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am totally against raise in prices of .com domains. Its has already been increased a lot in past 2 decades. This should be cheaper so that more people and business can come online and you are making it a commercial stuff and corporate thing. Shame!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase Unacceptable
by Damilare D. Taiwo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We all know how challenging it is to run a business. There are just so many expenses/bills to pay. Some monthly and others yearly. Buying a .COM domain name at its current price is high enough for someone who is trying to run a small online business. Why on earth would ICANN choose to increase it without thinking about the negative effects it will have on internet users? Greed is a terrible thing and I can tell you ICANN, you're building a bad reputation for yourselves, a terrible reputation that might stand against you for hundreds of years. The bad rap about the corrupted governments around the world is enough for our shoulders, we choose to come online and have peace of mind at least, now, ICANN is trying to kick us out with high priced .COM domain names. Please be selfless. We will all die one day and no $20million will follow us to our graves.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Delena Malan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. 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. Domain names are already very expensive, especially for individuals from less wealthy countries around the world. Delena Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to increment.
by Kingsley Unuigbe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As someone who uses this for personal purposes, it’s simply a cost I cannot afford at this time. This is not ideal especially as the entire deal is being made secretly. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We do not support this ammendment
by Manish Motwani Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is unnecessary. This will affect the internet industry.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Blake Versiga Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is ridiculous to approve a price increase of 70% over 10 years. What necessitates the price increase? Thank you -- Blake Versiga Director of IT [NordicPure.com] <http://nordicpure.com/?1> 2500 N Louisiana Dr Celina, TX 75009 Corporate 800-590-0339 Office 972-382-2355 Fax 972-382-2357 Cell 214-755-1772 This electronic mail message and its contents are intended only for the use of the addressed recipient (s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not an intended recipient, or the agent responsible for delivering this email to the intended recipient (s), you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this email or by telephone (972-382-2355), and delete the email sent in error.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Changes Feedback
by Fozen Agency Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

With reference to the subjest quoted above. I personally feel this is not a good idea and will cause a lot of .COM users including myself whose been a .COM user for the past 5 years find it hard to keep up with the price increase that will go on for a decade and obviously beyond. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. It would have been very helpful if consultation and engagement of users was put into consideration before settling for such an imperative decision. I hope the two parties can seat down and reconsider this decision. Also considering the fact that .COM consists of 40% of domains registered on the internet. That tells how many businesses will be affected in the coming years. It will also be fair enough to explain to us the users how the $20 million dollars will be will be spent and who will ensure that the funds are well spent. Regards, Kennedy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increase
by Michele Patrassi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m strongly against the proposed agreement 3: it simply damages lots of small businesses which relies on .com domains to make a living. Worst of all, looks like there is no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money given by this increase. Kind regards, Michele Patrassi

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by iona＠aurumaesthetics.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please review agreement with Verisign
by Sandra Vallaure Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am writing this comment to express my disapproval of the agreement you signed with Verisign. You never asked for the ICANN community opinion and you are asking us to assume an outrageous price increase that most of us, small entrepreneurs, cannot afford. I beg you to reconsider this decision and to review the conditions of this agreement. All the best, Sandra Vallaure www.seville-traveller.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outrageous Contract with Verisign and the Future of .COM top-level domains
by Sponge Worthy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The proposition is preposterous, and without legitimate explanation for this move or even a descriptive plan of what will ICANN do with the money is simply the destruction of the internet as we know it.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Brock Yates Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Good Morning, 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. *Brock Yates* Director of Operations brock.yates(a)brockly.org <https://brockly.org/> *Website <https://brockly.org/>*│*LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/brockly>*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Wallace Cox Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. Sincerely, *Wallace W. Cox* *919-442-8335*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Sebas Barros Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hey. So... What the hell is going on. Why are you doing this? You know it's completely wrong, yet you still do it. With this email, I'm asking (more like demanding), to not make the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement a thing. I don't want it. At all. Also, I demand to keep the prices as they are, and for ICANN to not recieve an extra 4 million. As if you really needed those. But who doesn't mind some extra cash right? Ain't happening. Seb

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to .com domain price increase
by Philip Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, We are opposed to .com domain price increase, it will lead us to registering fewer domains, and is bad for the net as a whole. Hope you would consider. Thanks & Regards, Philip YW

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases
by LMI SPORTS Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Dear, ICANN, I see you have increased .Com domain registry bill. But I think it's not a good idea for everyone. The world has many countries that are still not developed. You know 8.88 for .Com domain is still unaffordable for many people. Everyone's 1st choice is .Com domain name. My humble request please not increase the .COM domain rate. Regards Rakib

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Atlantis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don’t make my art blog site more expensive, or any other .com site more expensive. My site is here at www.scottbranden.com It would be appreciated if you could not make things worse for low budget bloggers and artists who have a .com domain. Thank you for your consideration. Kind regards Scott Branden BSc. Envn. Des. Industrial Designern, Vistal Artist www.scottbranden.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed to .com price increase
by Philip Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, We are opposed to .com price increase, it will only lead to us booking lesser domains, and is bad for the “free” net as a whole. Thanks & Regards, Philip YW

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pls do not increase the pricing of .COM domain.
by Pavan Jadhav Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Pls do not increase the pricing of .COM domain. -- http://about.me/pavan061994

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jacob Nye Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a small business owner that owns several .com domains for my business. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Jacob Nye New York, New York United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Amendment
by Anshul Sojatia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I respectfully reject the proposal to increase .COM prices. This only hurts Internet in the long run. ICANN should rather be equal to every Internet user rather than being biased to Verisign or any other organization for that matter. The current prices of $12.00 are already more than what they should be. Best Regards, Anshul Sojatia MD, Sojatia Infocrafts Pvt. Ltd.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dear ICANN... don't be greedy
by Mayank Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Thats it

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Uba Eloho Godswill Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Concerned citizens and users of your services have noticed that there's is a likelihood of increase in domain name and .com. Please we appeal that you consider the majority of us who are not monetizing their sites and probably don't have so much money for renewal and updating. Please consider how bad it would be for someone to lose his site just because of a new policy. On behalf of millions of other users of your services, we look forward to hearing a positive response. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM
by Morten242 . Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Shiva Gaire Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. Shiva Jawalakhel, Central Region Nepal

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I think this price increase in abusive and unjustified!
by laci Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

-- Varga László ------------------ http://chefdepaprika.com/ <http://chefdepaprika.com/?gid=mail> Foodie blog with a twist

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain names
by Daniel Stefan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I understand that the .COM market is saturated, but there are many more opportunities out there. People are already getting used to using different domain names like .shop .academy ….etc. Why increase prices for .COM, when instead they should be decreasing? I agree with one of the other comments I saw about the people that are registering domains without using them, only to sell them at a completely unreasonable price. I assume you guys are getting a huge commission as well, but I think we live in an era where you have more to gain if you are getting along with the crowd, instead of being against it. Again, with so many other offerings out there, I think the times are changing and we have to adapt with them. — Daniel Stefan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop sucking everything
by Cory L. Curtis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

More than 1.1 billion dollars a year and you and Verisign can't operate on that; gotta have more? And that is just for dot coms only. Where does all that money go?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by David Roth Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. David Roth Panama City, Panama

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increases
by Adrian McKeon Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir or Madam, The internet is a public utility not a private money bank. Increasing prices of .com domains will have an adverse affect on the great majority who can afford it least and limit their access to global economic and social opportunities. Poor people in developed and non developed economies should not be penalised in this way. If ICANN proceeds in this regrettable manner there will eventually be legislation to curb its power. This damage its credibility and impact returns to shareholders. It is feasible ICANN responsibilities may even be transferred elsewhere. Taxation of global internet giants indicate such global action by authorities is not just a vague threat. Faithfully, Adrian McKeon Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com prices down low
by Arthur Okonkwo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I run a web development agency. We design and host websites for our clients. I completely oppose this raise. This will automatically scare SME’s away from taking their businesses online here in Nigeria and Africa. Technology cost are decreasing and this helps to win more people, organization, businesses and firms onboard. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to rise wholesale price for .com domain
by Neo Ko Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Neo

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Owomide Balogun Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It's a bad idea. Please don't increase the pricing of. COM as this will discourage a lot of people

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment
by Amine Tbaik Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This should be illegal and whoever made this deal should be sued Domain names belong to the public and there should be a small fee to register them Not a commercial price in exchange for them The price increase is unlawful

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by cosmicmind＠sina.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICCANI'm a registrant of a .com domain name.I'm 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. Wenfang ZhangBeijing, China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Szymon Zawadzki Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a scam move. Please don't behave as drug dealer who have control over our life and make prices higher each year.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases is not acceptable
by Mohammed Zaghloul Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! I am writing to object to the price increase planned for .COM domain prices. They already very expensive and making them even more expensive is unfair. Sincerely, Mohammed Zaghloul

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow price increase for .COM domains
by Dmitry Frank Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Please don't let this amendment to be applied, it's really no good for the majority of people. Allowing Verisign to increase .COM domain prices cannot be justified. Dmitry

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sergiu Mihalache Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a shameless attempt at ripping off users, both corporate (who might mostly not be very affected, as others noted) and private. ICANN is supposed to be a non-profit organization, but this sudden and substantial price increase agreement does not bode in any way with a non-profit policy. ICANN's price policy should be focused on the benefit of users, not increasing the profits of one reseller (I wonder who and how much they had to bribe in order to get this permission to rip us off). Sergiu Mihalache

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable
by Oliver Happy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, The proposed changes to the VeriSign and .com commercial arrangement, specifically the radical increases proposed in "8 out of 10 years" are completely unacceptable. .com domains were a symbol of the internet generation - a way to build business online. Increasing the prices this much is undemocratic and will lead to a rush to other domains, ultimately hurting your revenues. This is foolish and I suggest against it. Cheers Oliver

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please STOP
by Nikolay Botev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop this amendment! Keep prices the same. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes
by A Dore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Concern (or not at all), If ".COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade." - it is completely blatant that they will, and as a result the use of the .COM domain will become exclusively utilised by certain types of business'. The iconic status of the domains history will vanish and become nothing more than a capitalist symbol of power, if price driving is no longer because of demand and cultural relevance of the domain name but because of structural price increase at a wholesale level. individuals, small companies and non-profit projects will simply use alternative domains. Yours faithfully, Aaron John Dore ajdore.com johndore.dev

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by ILike.A.BossI Madara Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To concerned authorities, I have .com domains that i am planning to use them . I believe that major corporations will not have much difficulty paying extra fees but for me that would be a very expensive as i am yet to start , expensive as well . Kindly dont increase the fees.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in Domain Prices
by Daniel Öhman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, as a student and entrepreneur I find it very troubling that you wish to increase the .com domain. In ensuring your businesses success you need a viable internet presence. Without this you will most likely have a much harder time. This combined with studies is intolerable and will result in higher stress than necessary. The stress, according to studies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579396/) could severely damage the body. I hope you carefully consider this before acting. This change can affect thousands of student entrepreneurs who come up with tomorrows future. Best Regards, Daniel Öhman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Jonathan Niven Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The impact of these changes far outweighs any perceived profits by the owning companies. Be altruistic for once

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the price increase of the .com
by Marta Rios Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The price increase you want to make to the .com domains makes no sense. It seems to be something to profit at the expense of people, without any scruple. This is a robbery. I'm very upset, I think this is not fair. We will find a way to report this abusive practice to the competent authorities.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP DESTROYING THE INTERNET !!!
by Maxim Yaskov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

STOP DESTROYING THE INTERNET !!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Prices should not be increased
by ADMIN (MF) Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

.com prices should not be incremented. It will not be justified on any ground. Sent through Office 360 Mail

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Lapis Lazuli Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, ICCAN I just learned about .COM domain proposal of raise prices every year. I don't think this is good news for most part users. If Verisign raises its prices unilaterally, it will inevitably drive the trend of rising prices of others top-level domain. This series of reactions will make the cost of setting up a website, especially for personal blog sites. This is likely to cause many websites to shut down due to the heavy burden of domain names. What is more frightening is that the price increase will increase the number of speculators and disrupt the market order. This is not what we want to see, we hope to see a more accessible registration price. With the increasing popularity of the Internet today, we should lower the threshold for website building, not raise him. Naturally, the .COM domain name as a representative shouldn't increase prices. We respect this proposal, but in today's environment, this proposal seems inappropriate. I hope ICCAN will take a closer look at the current background and the applicability of this document. Thank you!

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