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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No for More Domain Name Price Increase
by Mohammad Barham Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN , I have recently reported that you implement to increase the domain name extension .com for higher pricing but this is not convenient at all, and this will not serve the developers and domain registrars as will, so add my voice to say no for increasing the price for the most wanted .com domain extension. Mohammad Ali Barham Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What
by Mallory Sunny Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't raise prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases!
by karlvieth79＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I hereby submit my comment: no price increases! This should have been done in dialogue with your customers and service providers, without whom you would not be in business. thank you, Karl Vieth

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase the prices on .COM domain names!
by Nicholas Chiang Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, Why are you allowing Verisign to increase the prices of .COM domain names? What is the ICANN going to do with the additional funding from Verisign? Why are you able to make these changes without consent from the Internet community? Please revert the changes made (behind closed doors) to ICANN's agreement with Verisign. Nobody on the Internet wants these prices to increase. Just stop it. Please. - Nicholas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about proposed deal.
by Nick Prints Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I believe everyone should be financially prosperous. From big corporations to small business owners. And a big medium for income is the internet. More importantly businesses using the “.com” TLD. It’s the most widely used TLD and has been a staple for businesses and individuals for years. Invoking a deal which causes a price hike over the next 8-10 years would ultimately smother the flame of individuals who are looking to grow their businesses or online presence through common internet platforms. Please consider what would be affected in the long-term when making a decision on the new proposed deal. Thank you for your time.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop increase in .com price
by Chiriawala Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. 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. I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. Thank you and Regards Sandeep Goyal

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increasing stop
by modasser hossain Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don’t increase the .com domain. We are taking the domain fee as a marginal rate form client where they will not pay more. It will effect on small service provider. Thanks for not increasing the rate of .com domain. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ariff Arafat 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. Arif Dhaka, Dhaka Division Bangladesh Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com priceing change is unfare
by Tali Halevy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a small business owner. My work depending on my site, and my domain. changing the fee to dot com domains would mean I'll nees to change my domain, loosing a lot of money and clients. For small business website's costs arnt a small matter. Respectfully Tali.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Increase in .com price
by Sandeep Goyal Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. 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. I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. Thank you and Regards Sandeep Goyal Founder [Logo-chiriawala]<http://www.chiriawala.com/>Consultancy Services Reg. Office: 207, Street no. 9, Bhola Nath Nagar, Shahdara, Delhi - 110032 [fb]<https://www.facebook.com/Chiriawala> [tw] <https://twitter.com/Chiriawala> [G] <https://plus.google.com/b/112755037269776335667/112755037269776335667> [in] <https://in.linkedin.com/in/chiriawala-goyal-384514113> Phone: +91-9811944408 Email: ceo(a)chiriawala.com<mailto:ceo@chiriawala.com> Web: www.chiriawala.com Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to! CONFIDENTIALITY INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMER "This e-mail message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. It should not be accessed by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have erroneously received this message, please delete it immediately and notify the sender. The recipient acknowledges that Chiriawala or its subsidiaries and associated companies, (collectively "Chiriawala"), are unable to exercise control or ensure or guarantee the integrity of/over the contents of the information contained in e-mail transmissions and further acknowledges that any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and no binding nature of the message shall be implied or assumed unless the sender does so expressly with due authority of Chiriawala. Before opening any attachments please check them for viruses and defect.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, As the owner of several .COM domain names, I am writing to ask that ICANN reconsider changes that could significantly increase the price of such domains. The .COM top-level domain is a globally-recognized and integral part of the internet that should be broadly accessible to people of all economic backgrounds, so as to facilitate the free exchange of information. Thank you for your consideration, Jeremy Maddock, JD Victoria, BC, Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please cap your .com pricing
by Scott Tracy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please cap your .com pricing for years to come and make it fair and affordable for all. -Scott

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rich Kono 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. Richard Kono Lima, Lima Peru

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hike
by s.duncan25＠yahoo.co.uk Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom This May Concerns, This should NOT be allowed to pass and is outrageous. 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. This is not acceptable AT ALL and needs a full and THOROUGH outlay of all details of costs and plans to upgrade domain infrastructure. Once again large companies using power! And look who suffers... people who are trying to make a living. Think about the effects of people everywhere before lining your own pockets. Tony Dennis Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opaque process
by Carina Brewer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello. I am writing to express my outrage to the rate hikes. The decision was made without consulting others... Please rethink your decision. Thank you. Carina

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com
by Özgür Bozkurt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not increase .com price

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont be evil
by Charlie Shi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

verisign is monopoly on .com domain. if u want to increase the price, give us another option. thats simple rule of market.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Raine Lightner 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. Raine Lightner Seattle, Washington United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices
by Admin (MPS Ltd) Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We do not agree with increasing the prices of .com websites Warm regards, Melissa Marie Lowndes (BSC, MSc Hons, RICS, NARPM) Director & Founder, MELI PROPERTY SERVICES LTD Expert Professional Property Management Paphos, Cyprus Mobile: +357 96 434 515 Email: admin(a)melipropertyservices.com www.MeliPropertyServices.com Skype: melipropertyservices FaceTime, WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat FB page https://m.facebook.com/paphospropertymanagement/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-marie-lowndes-624780b2/ Instagram @melipropertyservices Twitter @MPaphosProperty PInterest melipropertyservices YouTube Meli Property Services

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] GREED
by Andrew Mortenson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

THINK GREED. Thanks, Andy Mortenson <mailto:Andy@Mortenson.email> Andy(a)Mortenson.email | landline 669.240.5777 | mobile 720.996.4200

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

Feb. 11, 2020

.Com domains need to remain affordable for all. Increases over the next 10 years is not acceptable. Peter Long Jane Long www.triviachamp.com<http://www.triviachamp.com> (780) 967-3941

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Matt Mayer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I don't believe the price rises proposed for .com are appropriate. As the largest TLD the increases will have a disproportionate effect on small businesses especially in places in the developing world. price rises of 7% per annum are far above inflation in most countries.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the .com prices
by arjun khode Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I want to contribute to a vote against the .com price surge. Please keep the internet affordable to all and transparent by not increasing the .com domain fees. -Arjun

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain with .com
by Peter Gutsmuths Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICann, I’m totally understand that you want to increase your price policy. We all face increase prices in our daily life and especially in the business environment. Please have in mind for you price plan, that you tase care of all product user you already have. How easy it will be for them to change from your service to an other one if you increase your prices to much. I would like to recommend you to make a list with all benefits and disadvantages your facing if you increase prices in your planed way. And I’m absolutely sure you will find a way that will help your circumstances and also treat your customer in a good way to continue with the longterm relationship to all your parties. Thank you for your attention & time to read this letter! Best Regards Peter Gutsmuths Sales Trainer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DON'T KILL IT
by Emmanuel Jonathan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Increase in the Pricing of .com domain name will have several negative effects, it may even affect the Customer base... Please, don't kill the .com domain name. I beg you... Please.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t do it
by Gabe Brown Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don’t allow us to be charged more for domains, please leave pricing information in there so verisign cannot raise prices. Gabe

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I strongly oppose price increases to the .com domain name. Please, don't do it. Sincerely, Robert Nakano

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! I do not agreed with new changes. It will affect domain COM prices a lot. Com domain is most favorite for everyone and with new changes it will become more cost. Altought there's no problem with enterprice companies using com domain (they have a lot of expences), that change may affect users who uses their com domain for communties, forums, personal project and education. I think that com domain name should be available to everyone and not to become commercialized.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disapproval of .COM domain price increase
by Stuart Stirling Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I recently received an email from Namecheap.com about the agreement you made with Verisign where it will be likely you'll increase .com domain name prices. I do, and I think everyone in the internet business community would, strongly disapprove of any intention your group may have in this agreement to increase the prices. Without releasing a public explanation or reasoning behind this new agreement, it seems like an extremely selfish and greedy move. I, along with the whole small internet business community plead with you to keep the price of .com domains to a minimum, ideally to keep them at the price they have been for the last 15 years, since I've been purchasing domain names. Sincerely, Stuart Stirling

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increases
by Uno Dos Tres Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose this indiscriminate increase of prices for .com tlds. I have several domains registered and are being gauged by money hungry resellers who have no interest other than making more and more money. They already make more than enough from charging exorbitant prices for so called "premium" domains which are nothing but domain hogging by the same people who are supposed to be out of the process of domain registration and ideas.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns with Verisign/ ICANN agreement
by Benjamin Adams Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm writing to Express concerns with the Verisign/ ICANN deal. There seems to be a lack of transparency and oversight about the $20M being paid by Verisign to ICANN. It's also concerning that ICANN will allow Verisign to operate as a registrar. Allowing them to have more control and the ability to further raise prices. I think there should be a period of time for additional review of the deal and voices of domain investors and website operators to be heard. Thanks in advance for your consideration. Regards, Benjamin Adams

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase -- UNACCEPTABLE
by nrzenguitar＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The price increase on .com domains you are imposing are absolutely UNACCEPTABLE!!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by Bilal Ahmed Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I will switch to a .net domain at the next renewal if you choose to go ahead with this price increase. This is unacceptable. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not agree with your increase prices
by F A Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, Its a shame what. Greedy world we live one, you follow the same path here "ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*." and "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." Some how, someone will, break you business with a another way to use another type of domain. You are playing a game that you can not win, keep it low and fair. Good luck 🤞 Regards

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Krunal Ghelani
by Krunal Ghelani Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dig the history and you will know, Monopolies are dangerous for the businesses and consumers, That always brings the revolution. What ICANN is doing is something like that. Finding things costly, people will start looking for a better alternate and a day come where you have to decrease the price again to be in competition, but till than you will have lost your monopoly state.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No
by Joseph Brabet Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, Please do not allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years. Small businesses like my own may not be able to afford to maintain a website. New businesses will have their startup costs dramatically increased. best regards, Joseph Brabet 0405 196 637 brabetphoto.com/ Instagram instagram.com/brabetphoto Facebook facebook.com/brabetphoto Tumblr tumblr.com/brabetphoto Twitter twitter.com/brabetphoto Vimeo vimeo.com/brabetphoto

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to express my strong opposition to proposed amendment 3. This is a threat of the highest order to an open, accessible, and free internet for all! This amendment will clearly benefit ICANN, Verisign, and large corporations and copmanies for whom the price increase will have no impact, while dramatically hurting and impacting individuals, small businesses charities, non-profits, and other life saving and essential services and programs. ICANN was set up, in part, to create competition between domain name registrars, but ICANN is now at the center of the problem, without considering any input from Internet users on these critical decisions and subverting their voices. These increased prices will absolutely be passed on to the consumer. To think any differently is to be ignorant of the reality we live in. Verisign is getting a real sweetheart of a deal here that will result not only in them practically being able to write their own profit sharing checks, but will destroy any competition among registrars that currently exists, since the new contract would allow Verisign to operate as a registrar, with loopholes for them to also sell .COMs through another registrar. ICANN has ignored thousands of comments, input, and disparate cries from the public, worldwide to not force this money-grabbing, freedom destroying proposal through. 95% of the work I do as a web developer and graphic designer is pro bono work for non-profits, charities, and other amazing organizations doing amazing work. I work for these very worth causes for free because I know how tight there budgets are and how little extra there is for overhead, like a custom website with e-commerce functionality. These price increases will have a dramatic and chilling affect on these charities and non-profits, who already operate on shoe string budgets. Additionally, this will have a chilling affect on individuals and small businesses who run on tight budgets or operate websites as a hobby or special interest. Millions of people around the world have the amazing opportunity to impact their communities, friends, family, and regions because buying a domain name and setting up a website is within their reach. ICANN and Verisign are on a path to scorched earth for all of these people, small businesses, and charities and non-profits that rely on ICANN to do the RIGHT thing for the public for which is was created to benefit, support, and enrich. But this proposed amendment 3 has been created and is intending to be rammed through to enrich and line the pockets of ICANN, Verisign, and large corporations and industries with literally no thought for everyone else or the good of the world. Do not push this amendment through!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN price increase
by Hetal Patel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello I run a very small business and I can not afford to pay any more than what I already agreed to pay. -- with regards, Hetal Patel +919825877461

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .com price increase proposal
by Kiran Nagaraj 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 [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. I further suggest that Verisign should be removed as the authority for the .com domain and such a control should be handed over to a NON-PROFIT concern, if ICANN doesn't want to handle it itself. Regards, Kiran ᐧ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price increase!!
by Robin Farlow Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Incremental price increases like these are killing small business by death of a thousand cuts. Please stop these increases and lower prices as there’s no reason to increase prices whatsoever in this era of low price technology. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outraged by what you all have pulled
by christoball13＠hotmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sayantan Chaudhuri 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. Sayantan Chaudhuri New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains
by Pavel Feldman 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.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices - keep internet open and freely available to all
by Ken Truman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please look for revenue in other avenues. Keep the internet open to all by keeping prices low and access freely available to all. Don't look to the open internet to make corporate gains. Don't let greed take over. Build your business model in other ways. The internet was built because of low cost open access - and all the business that operates because of it was the result of low cost open access. Thanks, Ken Truman <mailto:ken.truman@frontier.com> ken.truman(a)frontier.com

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm from a low income field and I can't afford any price hike. Reconsidering this would be a great help. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hope the price won't inrease
by Mini Santhamma Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hope the name cheap price won't increase for.com domain Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keeping Fees Low
by Sam Hall Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN Team, The “.com” internet and web address is powerful and key to the freedom of the internet. The freedom of speech is a right in America, and higher fees to access this freedom makes it really no longer free. I urge you to reconsider changing the fees for “.com” registration. - Sam Hall c: (513) 646-5732 e: samuelfhall(a)icloud.com ig: @SamGoingWest Adventure Photo & Video www.samuelfhall.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is unacceptable
by Gabriel Quinzaños Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This changes will result in .com being expensive and an increase will result in people switching to other cheaper tld alternatives that look bad. You need to keep it as is.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Could you not
by Matt Addison Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a small business owner that is desperately trying to get a business off the ground. I maintain over 5 domains. Don't increase the price of .com domain names.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not make this change
by Efe Bilgin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Acceptable
by Rajat Gupta Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, This is so wrong, without taking into account millions of users and deciding for yourself for your own gain! Millions of people start there business small or large and depend on internet for many things. Not everyone have their pockets filled to pay for such huge increase. So this should be stopped for betterment of humankind. Regards Rajat Gupta India. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Price Increases
by Bryon Stutts Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

These proposed unrestricted price increases are unfair for people who are just getting by and using the internet for a supplemental income. I may have to continue to to work for an additional 5 to 10 years because the cost of living is out or control. The only people who can afford anything without our worries are the rich. The access to affordable internet domains are a life line for countless folks just getting by. Thank you Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Arun Kakade 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. Arun Kakade Pune, Maharashtra India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Collector Steamodcom 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. zouyuan Suizhou, Hubei China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Provide a good reason
by Jose Gonzalez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Why the increase of 7% per year? Is Verisign failing? Are they in huge need of more money? Why is ICANN getting $20 million for this? Let’s see who benefits from this change: * Verisign * ICANN Let’s see who does not benefit from this change: * Everyone else Let’s see how ICANN and Verisign will use this new revenue (since no reason is provided): * Greed Yeah, I’m completely AGAINST this amendment. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement
by Tim Whiteside Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern. I am completely against this proposed amendment. It will bring significant price increases and only serve to hurt us (the consumers). ICANN was put in place to protect us, not hurt us. I ask that you not go through with this amendment. Thank you, Tim Whiteside

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Thoughts on price increases
by Steven Harris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Nobody likes to hear prices are going up. However, after reading some of the other comments I notice a lot of domainers are opposing this, and frankly if people are holding domain names simply to make money then I do not have a lot of sympathy for their case. On the other hand, home businesses that need a website will find the increasing yearly cost a pain. Not a large pain but everything adds up. I notice that already a lot of local businesses simply use Facebook pages rather than having a dedicated web site. It seems to me that for people who need a domain and want to keep it then the price should be locked or discounted. So that if someone buys for 5 years they get a much lower price than someone who renews annually. This 5 years discount should of course be non-transferable and non-refundable. Basically protect those who need a name for their business versus those who buy and sell domains for a profit. I have already started allowing my domain names to relapse. I had several for different business ideas and although the names were good and suitable I already felt that paying for domain names that I wasn’t using much was an expense I did not need. So I am pruning back. If the price of .com domains rises too high I might drop the .com domains completely and simply use .co.uk or other alternatives. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann price increase objection
by Mike Moody 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. -- Michael Moody *MS STEM Teacher* American International School - Riyadh <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aisr.org&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQ…> Box 990, Riyadh 11421, KSA Tel: +966-11-459-7500 Fax: +966-11-459-7755 <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Faisriyadh&sa=…> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FAISRiyadh&sa=D&snt…> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Faisriyadh%2F…> This email message is intended for the person(s) entitled as indicated in the “To” field of the email. E-mail messages to recipients of the American International School - Riyadh may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not copy or forward this message. If you have received this email in error, please delete it from your system without copying/forwarding and notify the sender immediately, so that our records can be corrected. All American International School - Riyadh email correspondence honors AIS-R’s Partnership for Success expectations

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Respected Team ICANN This is Mustafijur Rahman a start up company owner who is trying hard to develop the company. I am doing online business and selling Domain Hosting. Recently you have taken a decision to increase the price of .com domain which will effect on my business as well as the others. Please consider this email and let us grow our business by selling the top level domains. Best Regards Mustafijur Rahman Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase of .com domains
by Akash Raju M Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The prices of the .com domains are high as it is and I would like to oppose the changes that will increase the prices much more.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding .COM Price increase
by shanker b Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but as an individual who would like their own domain name or who want to be a domainer. However, please see that small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. As an individual and soon going to be a startup, i want to keep my costs low. If you start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals like me to lose their domains. If it's there from the start, it would not have caused much issue now. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to at least individuals, startups and small businesses. Regards, Gourishanker

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against .COM price increases
by Gonzalo Hernández Araujo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am against the price increase on .COM domain names. Increasing prices will promote another digital divide between those who can afford to pay and those who can't. You've got to bring prices down, not the opposite! -- Sincerely, Gonzalo Hernández Araujo San Luis Potosí, México ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` "I hope we will use the Net to cross barriers and connect cultures." Tim Berners-Lee

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT DO IT
by Fernando Reyes Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases for .com domains is too high
by Daniel Oxenhandler Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN representative, I am writing in regards to the proposal to give Verisign Corp. exclusive rights to .com domain registry from a wholesale perspective. In addition, the proposal is to allow Verisign to raise the wholesale price more than 70% over the next decade. I think this increase is too high, and will be expensive for small scale, hobbyist web developers such as myself. I have 3 .com domains now, and this will be a significant cost increase for me. It is not easy to change to a cheaper TLD, when I already have an investment in the .com space. I don't see that the price increase is commensurate with the cost of providing the service. Please reconsider this very steep price increase, and either keep it at the current levels, or significantly reduce the rate of increase, to promote participation by regular folks like me. Sincerely, Daniel Oxenhandler 1055 Rebecca Drive Boulder Creek, CA, 95006 ph. 831-272-4789

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What the hell?
by Cedar Mora Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No raise of price
by Parviz Tahirov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I would definitely cancel my .com domain if price will increase. Nowadays, social media and other platforms are more popular and by increasing price of .com domain, you will only get reductions of volumes and less profit in longer term. And plus this is absolutely against principles of free internet and democracy. Regards, Parviz

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases Domain regidtration
by Avizur Tiv Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear all, According to my knowledge there are a lot of sites that are not paying any fee for there own domain after the first purchase Please try to collect We are against raising the price in the monopoly company that dominate in that filed and have the only say about that, Please advice that the price raising is one side and we can not do anything about that and we do not have a say in the matter. Waiting for your responds, Avizur Tiv Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/Madan We hope the said proposal, which we believe will go ahead, will only be looked at from the eyes of the end user and not of business gain. Our line of though is if a system or process works well, then don’t change it. Yet if change is necessary then it has to be for the greater good of all not just a few organizations. A static price is good to ensure prices are not inflated to meet business targets but protect end user interests. If it means increased security at no added costs, then all the better. You will benefit by attracting more satisfied end users. We hope no matter what is decided, controlling organization will look at the best interests of SME’s that hold a greater share to that of large corporations. Rgds Yohan Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com fees publicly accessible
by Amy De Wolfe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not agree with the pricing changes/funding/lack of transparency of the Verisign deal. Please do not proceed with this closed-door deal that will affect so many customers, small businesses, artists, and more. Please restrain increases on wholesale pricing, or limit the mark up dealers can add to domains, or skip the middle men altogether and allow people to buy domains directly from you at wholesale pricing. With thanks, Amy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I dissagree with the proposal for changes to the billing for .com addresses
by Justin Gray Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I disagree with the proposal for changes to the billing for .com addresses, because there is no restriction on how the new money from verisign will be spent. Please consider revising the proposal to clearly indicate how the new money will be used to re-invest in the domain infrastructure Justin Gray

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is against the public interest
by Ashish Prajapati Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The .com domain price is a huge share of the current internet. We public are against this agreement.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please adopt price controls on .COM and other original TDLs
by Brian Hilmers Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICANN, Please adopt price controls on .COM and other original TDLs. I run a small web development & hosting company part-time and many of the sites I build are for disadvantaged and/or low-income persons who are using their domains to promote small business efforts. These are yoga instructors, independent contractors, seniors, students, artists and musicians -- all of whom enjoy the legitimacy of having a dedicated space on the Internet to promote themselves and their contributions to society. I enjoy giving them something to be proud of. I often treat my web development company like a charity and eat a lot of the costs, specifically, I maintain ownership of the domains so my tech-illiterate clients don't have to be bothered with the burden of keeping them registered (for example, a friend lost her domain name and it took three years to get it back). Some of these domains I've had for nearly 20 years, a long time since I received payment for the web site they still use. The slow creep of prices is making it difficult to continue what I think is a valuable service to my community. This year is the first time I have released domain names because I can't afford it. These domains, if my clients allow them to expire, will be basically gone forever, swallowed up by domain squatters and ransomed off. Please help me continue to make the Internet a place for everyone, not just giant corporations. Please adopt price controls on common TLDs. Thank you, Brian Hilmers

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN domain increases
by Anya Roberts-Toney Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m writing to share my comments regarding the price increases that will occur due to the ICANN contract changes with VeriSign. As a fine artist, I have a .com website that I use to publicize my paintings. My income from my painting career is limited, however the time I put into this career path is immense, and my website is one of my main ways of communicating my work to potential viewers, gallerists, and peers. It’s my way of maintaining a conversation with other artists and sharing the work that I do. The kind of price increases that are guaranteed to occur because of this revised contract have me severely worried, because a major increase to the cost of my domain would force me out and inhibit my ability to communicate with my peers and to grow my career. I strongly urge icann to reconsider these changes and to think about domain users like me with limited funds but extensive cultural impact. Thank you for your time. Best regards, Anya Roberts Toney -- Anya Roberts-Toney www.anyarobertstoney.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dissatisfaction with Proposed Amendment 3
by Joshua Meade Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am writing this short email to ask for reconsideration of the proposed amendment, focused specifically on the increase in prices. Capitalism is not what the internet was ever designed for. Despite the fact no end user knows what ICANN does, the tech savvy out here have great respect for yourselves. SO PLEASE DO NOT THROW US ALL UNDER THE BUS [cid:image001.jpg@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] [cid:image002.jpg@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] Joshua Meade | CEO Management/IT Services Meade's PC Repair Shop, Inc. 1089 St. Clair St | Oakwood, VA 24631 Office (276) 880-8900 x 1252 Fax (276) 883-9041 mobile (276) 312-6448 Email josh.meade(a)meadespcshop.com Web www.meadespcshop.com [cid:image003.png@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] <https://app.xink.io/www.facebook.com/Meadespc> [cid:image004.png@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] <https://app.xink.io/www.twitter.com/meadespcshop> [cid:image005.png@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] <http://www.youtube.com/Meadespcshopus> [cid:image006.png@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/meade%27s-computer-repair-&-networking-serv…> [cid:image007.png@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] <http://www.instagram.com/meadespc/> [cid:image008.png@01D5E06B.6A9E2810] <https://www.behance.net/meadespc> IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it may contain. E-mail messages to clients of Meade's PC Repair Shop, Inc may contain information that is confidential and legally privileged. Please do not read, copy, forward, or store this message unless you are an intended recipient of it. If you have received this message in error, please forward it to the sender and purge the email completely from your computer system.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I'm end user and real businesses owner on few .com domains. You will impact badly on my business, and world economy as a whole by increasing the prices. Do not do that. Thank you -- Sent from Mail.ru app for Android

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Unregulated Ureasonable - No price increase!
by alison childs Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Public comment: Many .com holders are people with personal sites like myself from the early days of the internet. We would not appreciate an unreasonable and unregulated price increase and do not feel it is acceptable. This move would be a slap in the face to the public at large and it must not be permitted.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the act of raising prices
by haim a Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello , It's a basic law of economics if you will make the prices for domain go up there will be less buying . Therefore please consider your deal with verisign and the results from it. I'm sure that there are alternatives. Regards Haim

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract change not in good interest for netizens
by Danish Anwer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I believe the proposed changes are against the interest of netizens. Internet companies shoud serve individuals. Making deals that could increase price of owning a space online hurt the cause of digital community. This deal could increase price of .com domains by over 70 percent in the next 7 years. This will create problems especially for small business owners the world over. I request that any deal that harms the interest of the online community should be revoked. This is important to ensure a thriving global online community. Best regards, Danish

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] On the .Com price increase
by cjay Nintyone Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The thought of the price increase alone put pressure on us the users, and now we dont only have to think about how to do the work that helps grow our website but also worry about how to pay up at the end of the year or month... Keep in mind there's a reason we choose the cheaper name and that is so we can afford to pay. I plead on behalf of the thousands of people still trying to find their balance on the internet, please do not make this increase, it will just push people to divert to illegal effort to meet up, or even drop their website because they can't afford it

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the price of .com domains. We are struggling blogger and belongs to poor family. We can't afford this increase in price. Regards Arshad Bangash

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please think of the consumer
by Kevin Vreeland Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own 2 .com domains. I keep my name .com renewing for my personal business and livelihood. Please do not allow the domain renewal price to increase beyond the existing agreements. We [consumers] already pay hosting fees for sites in addition to this annual fee. Thank you for your consideration, Kevin V.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Yearly fees per every .com domain name
by Shukhrat Makhsudov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is very disgusting, that you're making such decisions without asking the community, only by yourself. And I as an active member of this community am very against these changes!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Gouging For .COM Registry
by Jon Hager Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Concern, I have several websites that I use for my book selling and other purposes. Maintaining a website is a lot of work and the cost of domains has always been fairly priced. But it seems as of late, ICANN has been making back room deals out of the public eye and driving up prices for domain registration. This will hurt small businesses that attempt to have a presence on the internet. With the prior action of the .ORG fiasco, and now this same travesty with .COM, it appears ICANN is trying make the internet a place where only large, wealthy corporate interests can make their brand known. This is an outrage and as a customer and holder of several domains, .ORG. NET and .COM I and a host of others, united in voice demand ICANN to scrap their backroom deal and come to an amicable fee for domain registry. Thank You, Jon K. Hager Riverton, Utah

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by Nullcaller Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the price increase opportunities for Verisign.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing .com price increases
by Alan Jaffe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I strongly oppose the *.com* price increases. There is no reason that these prices should increase at more than double the rate of inflation, and the financial support given by Verisign to ICANN in connection with this change makes me very suspicious of the true motivations here. In conjunction with the similar fiasco regarding *.org* price increases, ICANN has lost a great deal of credibility recently and I highly suggest that it start acting like an organization that works for the benefit of the entire internet rather than just its own bottom line. I'm sure there are plenty of governments that would be happy to take over ICANN's duties if it is no longer taking them seriously. Sincerely, Alan Jaffe

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Issues with website
by Julio Pineiro Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It sounds like you want to increase the price of .COM domains slowly over the years so nobody notices but holy crap is that soulless. I only bought one domain from namecheap but even I can tell that what you are doing is low.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Joe Sanchez San Antonio TX

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Letter to ICANN and Mrs. Namazi
by Daniel Scrugham Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Mrs. Namazi and ICANN, My name is Daniel Scrugham and I live in Knoxville, TN. I am writing to provide my thoughts about the new .COM Amendment (Amendment 3) that is being considered. As a seventeen-year-old podcaster, it is difficult to get regular internet traffic. However, I have been successful in driving traffic to my podcast website, earlyinvestingpodcast.com. As you know, .COMs are by far the most widely used address, and unless you are a nonprofit, you must have a .COM in order for people to visit your website. I was able to start my podcast cheaply due to the low price of the .COM. This has allowed me to deliver great podcasts and build my audience. Unfortunately, adopting the new Amendment 3 will result in my annual renewal price will be driven up dramatically. This will be especially devastating for me as a seventeen-year-old who runs a free podcast. I use my website to serve people and I have not made much money from it (I have overall lost money). If this amendment is adopted, it will be far more difficult to justify operating this website, plus others I have plans for with different domains. I know ICANN will benefit from this amendment and gain $20 million dollars over the next five years, and I am sure you all will use that money well and it would be a great benefit to you and your organization. However, it will come at the expense of tens of thousands of regular people like me who own domains and try to do good to the world with our domains. The majority of internet content today is created for free, and this new amendment will sharply decrease creativity and the magic that goes into making the internet so special. I urge you to not allow this amendment to pass, for the sake of not only the hard-working content creators but the billions of viewers who greatly benefit from free content online. Sincerely, *Daniel Scrugham, Host of Early Investing Podcast*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Keng Lee 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. Keng Lee Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise .com prices
by Ariel Banks Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

.com has been pivotal in changing the face of not only leading world countries, but developing nations. Increasing the price of the most well-recognized domain could severely hinder new growth and opportunities with startups and individuals on an international level. Please keep things as they are to continue to encourage growth among a variety of sectors. Thank you for your time.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase the price
by Abu Bakkar Siddique Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I am a web developer since 2000. Please do not increase the price as it will lose people's interest. nobody will buy expensive domain. Best Regards Abu Bakkar Siddique

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Me as a small scale entrepreneur is heavily affected by increase in price of dot Com. Stop this!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Higher ICANN prices
by Arthur Rooks Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is preposterous to inflate such minute cost for domain names. Is it about improving the infrastructure or padding your pockets. Coming up with .extension that are not even recognized by email servers but yet charging just the same cost. How about fixing problems that are needing attention instead of creating more outrageous issues about padding your pockets. The .name domain name is not recognized as a fully unified domain name. This is just one out of the many. Ok guys, let's get it together, quite sitting behind desks and making life harder for small companies than it has to be. Your are not Walmart and never will be. Be content in customer service instead of lip service and raising cost. Kindest Regards, Rooks Computer Technologies Arthur Rooks 466 John Henry Lee Road Lumberton, North Carolina 28358 V: 910.258.1943 F: 817.977.4959 Text: 910.258.1943 "Jesus Is Lord"

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please think long-term economy
by Ricky May Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Just notified of potential price increases for .com domain, and want to urge you to consider the long-term effects of price-gouging a primary market, and how that may impact the operation and local laws of commerce. My guess is that the .com market is the most lucrative and therefore most likely to agree to price increases, as it would only increase the value of their online brand; however, it is sensible to consider how this will affect competition and increase barriers to entry of small and new businesses. Is there no potential for costly litigation resulting from backlash of intense price increases? At least, it would be careless and naive for any authority to not consider this. It's never just about money. -- *:)rickymay* beijing

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

Feb. 11, 2020

If you continue to raise .com prices, then I'll just start using .net and other TLDs You'll just end up losing money in the long run.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The raising of .com pricing
by Shelley V Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We are living in a time where everything is increasing s rapidly that tiny businesses like mine are becoming increasingly more rare. All these costs add up. A website is like a business card it’s almost a requirement, driving up the cost will only hurt small businesses.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com fee increase
by Atanu Halder Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am not happy with the decision

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com
by ellenfountain＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am terribly concerned about this recent decision on your part to allow price increases for .com registrations. I am a visual artist with a personal website, and also have a domain registration for my digital photo restoration services. I already pay a lot for my websites for my art and photo restoration services, as well as for another website that is totally dedicated to watercolor instruction for FREE to users. I can't afford for my domain name registration costs to increase annually for ???? Please reconsider this decision. It affects a LOT of small business owners just like me. Thank you, Ellen Fountain Fountain Studio and Digital Photo Restoration Tucson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST
by a a Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.

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