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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN's proposed .com price increases
by Marlene Moore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am a small business owner and I am opposing the .com price increases to domain names. Internet presence should be accessible to all, not just the rich. Having escalating prices to keep my internet presence would greatly affect me. Having higher prices will cut out the smaller business folks. Sincerely, Ms Moore

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Needs more oversight
by Brandon Bianchi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Simply changing your terms with Verisign in secret thus giving them even more power to control the domain market is shady. I say this because you essentially give them free will to increase .com pricing for the next 8 of 10 years. There’s no incentive for them not to try to get as much out of them as they can? Why, well because first this deters people from squatting on domains. Why do people squat? Well like me maybe they had an idea but just haven’t had the time to put it to use. Perhaps they think it’s a cash cow? However, in reality it just means it opens verisign up to more of the gray practices. Like the registrar reserving “popular” names and charging premiums. However, this is all 100% contradictory to the internet. The internet is supposed to be an open global economy. Where anyone and everyone is essentially on an equal playing field. Just like net neutrality, giving registrars more Ways to turn the screws means that’s just what they will do. They will see this as a business opportunity and milk their customer (all .com owners) for more and more money. I know our global DNS infrastructure is complex and expensive. However as everyone gets more greedy with time the quality of the internet and the openness it once represented continue to vanish. Everyone wants to push people to paid services. When they can’t they just do this, increase the fees they can. What is ICANN going to do with this money? How is this contribution from .com going to solve any problems that charging hundreds of thousands to make your own TLD and then registry fees from? This is two companies trying to do a symbiotic cash grab and going after the largest cash cow of all... .com. Why not impose a flat fee first like we did with .net? I’ll gladly drop all of my personal .com’s in favor of a number of other TLDs. I’m sure many more would too. How does that help improve anything? — Thanks, Brandon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments on amendment
by Stefanie Goodrick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I own and operate a small business and living in Vancouver one of the most expensive cities in the world makes making ends meet extremely difficult. If raising the cost of domains is added to the struggle then I foresee this having detrimental effects on me and many small businesses. Please reconsider this or at least think about all of us who could be taken down by such a large increase in costs for us. Thank you, Stefanie

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by freedomline1＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, This is what happens when a monopoly is in force. You never get enough. I think its time to go to congress with this greed issue. And if we can get some action from congress, it will avoid having to babysit you and prevent things like $250K without public reason. I hope you will avoid this unethical plan. The results would be catastrophic if carried out. If you do carry out this plan of increase, millions of Internet users will be forced to not only delete their ownership of tens of millions of domains but will have no choice but to fight your greed in the public arena. The approval for you to police the Internet needs to be strongly reviewed. I am in hopes that with the greed and irresponsibility you have displayed to the public behind closed doors will soon change to a responsible organization. Sincerely, Robert Ingham

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT increase prices
by nacs＠gmx.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disgree to price increase
by Nyle Rigor Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I disgree to price increase

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO to .com price increases
by joshebosh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

There's no need to raise prices of .com exponentially as propose... anything more than 10 cents a year for the next 10 years is greed.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The behind closed doors deals for such a critical backbone of this world is not fair. To keep up with the spirit of an open internet, these changes needs to be discussed, debated and then implemented. please make necessary changes to make this discussion a matter of public debate.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is completely unethical and not expected from a body like ICANN. Shameful!!
by JOY Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transparency
by Elaine Kwok Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there, It would be great if you can allow transparency through discussions with the public and other sale agents regarding the purchases and worth + prices of domain names and how the system works. Discussion behind closed doors to jack the prices up of .COM domains seems an extremely money hungry strategic move (knowing they are the most common) to benefit your growth and earnings rather than the overall benefit of basically the world. It’s an age where we all rely on the internet, to get things done, to be heard, and also nowadays for safety and our wellbeing. Having everyone pay for that extra mile to write a .COM in what is basically their house/home on the World Wide Web is ridiculous. What if an elderly only remembers websites to have .COM but a business/organisation had to change it due to costs, and they suffer a negative effect from that? I can keep going on with scenarios but let’s not waste time. Let it be discussed not just implemented. It effects the bigger picture for many individuals more than you realise. Stop the $$ sign eyes and ignorance. I’m sure a public forum and also a smaller one with privatised wholesalers can ensure a much more agreeable terms. Thank you. Elaine

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Anthony Profita 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ankit Puri New Delhi Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consumers will suffer most from these price increases
by Hazrul Azhar Jamari Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet used to be safe from the causes of inflation in the real world. With this amendment, and a terribly poor economy as a result of trade wars and disease outbreak, consumers who depend on online commerce require ever more to keep costs low. A price increase of 7% will hurt consumers terribly. I am opposed to this price increase and hope the agreement is reversed.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase to .COM domains
by Donnie D Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly and disproportionately targets small businesses like myself who usually have multiple domains compared to large corporations who have much fewer domains. -- *"There is no drought in the river of goodness ... drink from it plentifully."** D²*

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

Feb. 11, 2020

You must not do this! Small businesses like mine will suffer! Sincerely, Yvonne Gettins

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Decision
by Derek Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am not happy as a consumer that your company along with Verisign have decided to increase domain name costs as much as you want the next 10 years. That s terrible service to customers around the country. Thanks, Derek

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what the fudge
by Nathaniel Moore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don’t do this. I understand adding a little of a few years to make up for price increases but 70% over 8 years. That ridiculous.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against amendment 3 - limiting freedom and human rights
by Tyson Gibby Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Currently the internet is one of the greatest advances in the progressing the freedom and human rights of the world. One of the main reasons for this is that the internet is a bastion of the freedom commerce of information and commercial goods. This is happening because the internet has a very low entry price. Inexpensive domain names are a key part of this. Increasing these prices will increase this cost of entry and make it more difficult, if not impossible, for many to participate in this great expression of freedom and human rights. Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment re: Verisign contract changes
by Travis Bryant Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a multiple domain holder and a long-term user of the domain name service, I strongly urge you to reject the Verisign contract revisions. The public is aware that you made these proposed changes without proper overbite and in a way that is irresponsible to the continued health of the internet. If public opinion matters at all anymore, this voice is saying to keep domain costs low enough that they're not just the playthings of the largest corporations, and keep your contact process both honest and transparent. Thank you, Travis Bryant Hillsborough, NC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unwanted changes: ICANN and Verisign contract
by Sohrab - سهراب Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I have been recently made aware that ICANN and Verisign made changes without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. As an owner and user, I can admantly say that the changes proposed in their contract are outrageous and will have a massive negative impact on the Internet as a whole. For starters, the ten year annual 7% price increase is absurd. Moreover, the contract allows for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations. This is completely unacceptable, as this has the potential to skyrocket the price. This lack of regulation, places too much power in the hands of these two parties, with no real benefit to the community or Internet users around the world. Moving on, the contract also references Verisign agreeing to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN’s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. Why is Verisign doing this? How will ICANN spend the all this money? And who will ensure that the funds are properly spent? Again, this is completely unregulated and it needs to be corrected to the negative impact this will create. This nex tpoint is about how the new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names. But to circumvent this, Verisign is allowed to act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. Effectively, the company that controls 80% of domain names will also compete with domain registers and maximizing their control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. This might result in lower prices to consumers, but having fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign’s registrar could also use its position to charge higher prices to consumers, and at the same time raise registrar prices. Once again, this needs to be regulated before the industry is monopolized. Lastly, as detailed on "Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check" and "pricecaps.org," over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as “spam” by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. This unethical behavior behavior is in direct retaliation of those looking to keep the price caps, which only further evidences the need to regulate the actions of this party. The changes in the contract between ICANN and Verisign is appalling and insulting to the entire internet community. This agreement is completely out of line and needs to be corrected. Otherwise, this will cause harm to the Internet as a whole. Regards, Sohrab

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This will harm economy of internet business. Please consider the growth of internet business. Warm wishes, Arafatul Hasan Cloud Computing Consultant Mobile: +358445002317

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I also object to Amendment 3. This is an extremely large price increase that will surely hurt 100’s of millions of individuals and small businesses. Joe Gold Business Consulting Director OCCO - Online Consulting Company W:occo1.com E:Joe.Gold@occo1.com P:702-518-0044 - Ext. 700

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to biased price increases targeting .com domains. If any price increase takes place, it should apply to all domains equally and with significant justification. This is a public service and should not be allowed to profit. The only reason it exists today is based on that understanding. Had I had known back then that the monopoly would be allowed to set arbitrary prices, I would have done my level best to prevent it. Thanks, Thomas Davis

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the prices!!!

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Do not raise the wholesale cost of the .com TLD's. Thank you, Dave Michaels

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What justification for 7% annual increases when inflation is running below 2% per year?!?!
by Greg Dyra Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases
by Quốc Đại Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please stop .COM Price Increases Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy
by Strider Hiryu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Involvement of Verisign, a for profit corporation, is unacceptable. Like any other commercial endevour, this will result into corporate tyranny and censorship. Will Verisign allow domains such as "verisign-crimes.com"? Will they stop people from getting domain names simply because they disagree with them? Of course they will. Look at what every commercial tech company does. Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. all de-platform people and commit massive acts of censorship. Furthermore, they can increase costs overnight and without the ability of a small business or individual to ever influence them. It creates a monopoly around Verisign. Large corporations couldn't care one bit about the costs of domains because to them, there is no difference between $300,000 and $30. For me, I can no longer compete when I start getting domain names in excess of $10. Our entire business model is centered on offering smaller websites for a few dollars and Verisign's price hikes will make me charge as much as larger companies like GoDaddy, which offer inferior services at higher prices. I realize that people will say that it's only a few dollars increase. But, the problem is that every aspect of my business is increasing and every single one of these increases is killing my business. Technologically speaking, domain services are not rocket science. Domains shouldn't really cost more than $0.01 when the cost is divided amongst all the players. Instead of prices going down, they now are going up! Keanu Lazar

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly opposed to price increases
by John Leung Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please keep the costs the same for our domains. It would be wrong to see our fees raised out of control for years. Thanks, Jim Elsmore Nevada Trimpak Inc www.trimpak.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on .Com Domain Price Increases
by Bamai Namata Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN Team, I am writing to express my displeasure with your proposed increase in .com domain prices in collaboration with commercial organization Verisign Inc. The internet is a beautiful place that is responsible for bringing some of the poorest people out of poverty with the use of easily accessible domains. This move by your organization will only serve to prevent social mobility and promote further inequality. Please do well to revise this decision. Keeping the internet open and accessible to everyone is paramount. Regards, Bamai Namata Founder & Managing Director Tel: +237 678352269 Maibeta Inc. Email: bamainamata(a)maibeta.com Fondation Nki Building Web: www.maibeta.com Suite 5, 1st Floor South West Region Bonduma, Buea Cameroon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow increasing .com prices
by Karina Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, Among others, I would like to add my comment against increasing.com domains prices. For obvious reasons. Our businesses are based on .com domains. If yearly increases are allowed, I would personally abandon .com completely as it's not fair. We already pay every year for the same domain. Uncontrolled price increases are unacceptable.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices on .com
by Bob W Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own several .com domains and am willing to let many of them go and sell off the others to stop being a verisign / icann customer. I am opposed to the increase in price. Many of us in the .com world are very effective at marketing and SEO. A total loss of enough customers can cost you more than the entire planned profit margin of the price increase here. This is how we will resist.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A comment from a developing country citizen
by Haris Ainur Rozak Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase .COM pricing
by Kibria Hasan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, There are billions of users of .COM. If you increase it's pricing we will be affected badly. So Please don't do this. Thanks, Kibria

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise .com fees
by Matt C Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Small businesses hurt the most because keeping overhead low is very important. Lining pockets and shielding the public from your spending is wrong. Thank you, Matt Carey

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re proposed amendment 3
by Carey Dessaix Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, My comments on the proposed .COM amendments: The proposed amendments allow too high of an increase in price. Especially because there is no other option for small family domains like mine who have invested into their domain names, and cannot afford the time and money to switch. The huge economies of scale of domain names combined with the increased computer power and efficiency advances of newer computer hardware, should mean only lower costs, more profit and a better product for Verisign. If Verisign are requiring such higher increases to provide better security and other improvements then that is their own problem. They are being too wasteful, so why should the world have to pay for Verisign inefficiencies? Regards, Carey.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I own multiple .COM domains. 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. -- Phillip Demro phil(a)demros.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Egregious Abuse of Power
by Lauren Hom Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

In a global climate that reeks of corruption and greed, please don't add fuel to the fire. The dot com extension is practically a public utility. Trying to gouge consumers on this will mean they turn on you. I'm launching a business and will soon buy a domain name; you can be sure I vote with my dollars. However, if you treat consumers fairly and act with transparency, you'll prolong the popularity of dot com. I hope you do the right thing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase
by Sergey Alekseev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello. Please do not increase prices of .com domains. Keep them affordable for everyone and encourage further internet exposure. Regards, Sergey

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendments on .com domains
by Jesse Kinuthia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please halt these ammendments for they will push domain prices up. The Internet, setting up of websites and online properties should be affordable. Your policy is against this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Looks like 20 millions isn't enough for .org like yours
by Fadzli Badarul Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Should've change icann.org to iwill.com yourself. If not, start do the right thing. These days secrets doesn't stay long. Including evil plans. Do not raise domain prices. Let internet thrives and let newbie entrepreneur arrive. -- Fadzli Badarul

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Trendy Mobile Designs Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I was notified by my registrar that you plan to increase the cost for .com, .net, .org and other domain extensions. I beg you to reconsider your decision as this will affect my ability to continue to operate my small business. I can't afford to pay to rent a business location as inflation, taxes gasoline and food prices have increased dramatically in the last few years. The increase in price cost for TLDs will exacerbate my ability to provide the affordable service I give my clients. It's just too many price increases from all directions. Please support small businesses like mine and keep free enterprise affordable for us and those starting their own businesses. I don't really want to close my doors and depend on government stipends. I prefer to work hard and pay taxes to support our economy. Best regards, Martin Acosta Web Design Consultant

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern: I have registered several .com domain names, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The proposed dramatic price increases will significantly negatively impact small business owners; large corporations, of course, will not mind the change. I am against Verisign's involvement in paying ICANN significant sums of money without any clarity as to how ICANN can use the money. I am against Verisign being given the ability to increase the wholesale prices of .COM domains to registrars every year for the next 8 out of 10 years, without any clarity as to what conditions it is right or proper for them to do so. Verisign has also not made a convincing case as to why increasing prices for domain management, given that management costs (absent of actual hosting etc) should only be administrative, should scale roughly linearly with the number of domains registered, and does not require significant innovation; if anything, as the internet matures, these prices should be _going down._ Increases to prices will only make domain name squatting, a poisonous trade that stifles internet innovation, an even more lucrative market. Additionally, I am against ICANN making these kind of changes in secret, without consulting feedback from the internet. The internet as it exists today is primarily the result of group action and good-faith consensus building; ICANN's actions in this space recently have eroded the trust that make the internet function. ICANN has been granted the broad powers it has with the understanding that it will operate in the public interest; but recent ICANN behaviors seem a lot like capture by large, wealthy, incumbent corporations and groups. Take note: behavior like this price change, were it to go through, will have me writing letters to my Federal representatives about ICANN's suitability in being trusted to manage the DNS. Regards, Alexander Roederer Cambridge Massachusetts USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly disagree with proposed amendment 3
by Samuel Roeca Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This amendment seems, to me, to be a thinly-veiled money grab with a short-sighted cash injection for ICANN at the expense of all holders of .COM domains. Your justification for this move is shrouded in complicated language that fails to convince me of its necessity or importance (beyond your desire, presumably, to obtain $20 million dollars per year essentially from all domain name holders). "work together on additional initiatives related to enhancing the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS)"? Sorry, but I see nothing tangible in this vague generalization. I've noticed that almost all terrible things for the open world are shrouded in arguments of "security" and "stability". Guess what? Innovation is often at odds with those concepts, and it's hard for me to see how this is going to increase creator participation on the internet. I sincerely disagree with this amendment and hope you don't force me to move my blog to another domain. Best, Samuel Roeca

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT Increase .COM fee.
by Amitab Mukerjee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As somehow who owns several .com domains for my own personal use, I am concerned by the cash-grab that is being attempted here. There is no pressing justification that I can see to warrant the increase in price, other than to increase profit.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New proposed change for .com registries
by Evan Erickson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I would like to gain more information about the change. It appears that prices will rise if you go through with it. What is the reasoning behind the change?

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I was recently informed by namecheap.com (my domain registrar) that ICANN made changes in secret with Verisign, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users that effects the .com domain pricing. As a small business owner that operates on very low margins this has an impact on my business. I would like to know exactly why these price increases are being put in place and what benefit, as a small business owner, it will have to me. I'm sure the general "the cost to run these services goes up every year" will be one of the reasons, but I would think in the face of ever decreasing prices in technology, this doesn't justify the significant increase in pricing that appears to have been put in place. I can see a 10% increase which would be a significant revenue increase considering how many .com domains there are. But....according to namecheap.com the price could increase by as much as 70% over the next 10 years. That, to me, is just way too much. Jason Kulhanek Owner of Oolution Technologies

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I was recently notified of your upcoming agreement to raise the prices of domain names registered by 7% annually. Having been an avid customer, purchasing three domain names within the span of ten days, I would advise you to adhere to your own mission, which until now you have upheld diligently, in the words of your founder and philanthropist, Ms. Esther Dyson: “It is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable and public purposes.” With such an influential business and .COM provider built upon the basic principles of Corporate Ethics, ICANN should continue to endure as a highly commended and respected embodiment of the values envisioned by your founder: in your own admirable words, and more importantly, your resulting actions. Cheers, Jerusha

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain registration fee increases
by Richard Graham Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To ICANN Representatives, I am opposed to your .COM domain registration fee increase proposals. You may feel that this is "Free Enterprise" at it's finest! Making secret decisions with the monopoly between your organization (ICANN) and Verisign, is not in the interest of .COM domain registered uses on the internet. Price increases of 7% per year over an 8-10 year period is what I call price gouging! I can understand the need for increasing prices to some degree, but the increases that you are proposing is a ripoff to the 40% of domain name registers on the internet. As our good Swedish environmental activist friend Greta Thunberg would say, "HOW DARE YOU!! Decision makers in your organization should rethink your price increase proposals. Regards, Richard Graham One of the many .COM domain registered users

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not fair, short sighted and greedy
by Patrick Welker Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet should stay affordable for its users. Any charge in the infrastructure, e. g. changing .COM domain prices feels like an assault on the users.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com price
by Sunil V Pillai Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I came to know the change in price for.com domains through namecheap through whom I have purchased couple of domains. Like what they mentioned without prior notice or intimation if prices are increased everyone are getting affected. Please reconsider the decision. FreshMarqt.com & etherealindia.com are the domains. Thanks, Sunil Sent from my Windows 10 device

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Charge should not increased
by Sabananthan V Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, Small business owner like me have tough situation in focusing busing growth and to get profit. Increasing charge .com will impact my business and no other option except closing domain and go with free domain. So request to make amendment to charges less to look for small business domains. Thanks, Saba

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fees increased for.COM level is not a good idea
by Mahesh Patel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Why do you need to increase the fees. You are making all pure profits still why do you need to increase prices. Just to maken yourself more rich?? Internet should be accessible to everyone and everyone by default know..com, you price increase suggest that you want to bank on it. Just do not increase the prices please. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complaint about price change
by Thang Nguyen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Keep price low, stop increase it. You're already make a lot of money now.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Raise
by Becca Puckly Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not start raising the price of .com websites. This will impact small businesses greatly.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increases of .com Domain prices
by Baris Kayar Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I condemn your dirty games about domain prices. with what right do you try to increase domain prices? people will not use "com" domains and you will go away. The feature of the browsers automatically converting the domain name to dot com is removed and you will see your midwife's cunt in reverse. you are despicable, dishonest and thief. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Benny Jimenez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Transparency is an important ingredient of a democracy an open process, this should be discussed with more than 3 days to see if changes makes sense. I use .com alot an it should be easy accessible to the people. Regards, Benny

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I wish to raise my voice in opposition to the proposed amendment. The internet is the new frontier for Business and Entrepreneurs. To increase costs will not support new business startups. Also, with any TAX, there should be a SERVICE. I see no SERVICE increase, which would justify a Cost increase. I am opposed to this amendment.
by Joseph Ball Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] not ok.
by Gregg Salisbury Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

not ok, and not fair. a small increase could maybe be justified, but this has to be considered monopolisitic.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi ICANN, In respect of your upgrade initiative, please maintain the .com price, we object any decision taken that lead increase .com price. Thanks Brgds Badli

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Extortion
by Christo Mayo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is extortion in play here guys, pull your heads in a behave. Sent from my iPhone

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not support the proposed change to the .com registry agreement.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't support ".Com" price increase.
by Debabrata Kundu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not support the price increase of .com domain. And I think it is not right to increase the price without giving any notice to the all internet users. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support
by Jessie Carter Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not support the changes made by ICANN on January 3, 2020 in it's contract with Verisign. I do not support the monopoly Verisign will have over .COM domains, nor the ridiculous price increases that could be made over the next 10 years. Please listen to the community and rethink this. - Jessie Carter

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose amendment 3
by Umang Varma Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing to express strong concern about the proposed amendment that would allow Verisign to increase registration fees for .COM domains. Allowing these changes would make .COM domains more inaccessible for personal websites and I strongly urge you to revert/reject these changes. Best, Umang

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM wholesale domain prices
by Christian Olson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

".COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade." I see no logical reason to increase prices by that much. It honestly sounds like a covert way to nickel and dime the world to death and make a fortune price gouging everyone on something that has for the most part remained the same price for years. My friend at the FTC would love to hear about this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increase in dotcom domains
by Blagovest Belev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A price increase will drive people away from .com to other domains. Also you are a monopoly, find out how to make a market based price discovery instead of deciding autocratically on the price. Bobby

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The .com domain is super-important, and we're all a captive audience
by Chris Franklin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The .com domain is the most well-known top-level domain. Many of its users are, admittedly, big companies that can afford price increases, but there are also many of us, like me, that have purchased a domain just so we’d have a permanent email address without having to worry about the whims of whatever email provider we happen to sign up with. These type of changes to the ICANN contract again subject us to the whims of a private company, the very thing I hoped to avoid by buying my own domain.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I read https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en. I believe there is a fundamental flaw in the proposal that shows a simple motivation on ICANN and Verisign to prevent competition and to introduce arbitrary price increases through vague, undefined terms. Firstly, the design of a well operating DNS and domain registry system should not have any single point of failure. By restricting this multi-year proposal to a single vendor, ICANN has shown a clear bias in not allowing any competition. VeriSign surely is a competent vendor, but there is no reason why the incumbent should proceed without any justification. ICANN should take this opportunity to improve domain registry management by clearly laying out what the current and future needs are for a vendor to perform, what service level agreements and penalties should be in place, and finally require cooperation or delegation of domain registration management of top level domains such as .COM across multiple vendors. There is no technical barrier to this requirement to open competition. Secondly, because ICANN is not defining the responsibilities in terms of performance SLAs, penalties, and features, there cannot be a cost associated with a reasonable vendor response to the proposal. This makes every cost arbitrary and unjustified, something ever well run business defines in a contract. Any vendor could squander irresponsibly their management costs, blame it on security, and raise prices the maximum amount because they can like a monopoly. There is no barrier to conducting a vendor selection requirements proposal gathering process, evaluation, and decision made in an open, transparent fashion: this is how the marketplace is defined and won. ICANN should adopt proper accumen in pursuing open competition for services and vendor selection, but this proposal shows little interest in providing the best possible outcome from the marketplace of vendor or the very constituents customers of the .COM TLD. Please consider revising, defining needs, and opening this proposal to marketplace competition and shared responsibility across vendors to promote robustness in cost and reliability. -- Cheers, --Mark mailto:mark@lavi.us [ mobile:+1-650-400-2100 ] http://mlavi.github.io/about/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I will change my domain to ANY other top level
by Ryan Scarbery Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

And will not look back. -- Ryan Scarbery

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase
by Mark B Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

They're is no valid reason for a price increase. It's already to expensive for something so simple. Leave it alone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing the price increase
by Openair Infotech Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Respected hom so ever it may concern This is forced and unacceptable decision. We request you to cancel this offer or deal and continue with regular price Thanks Regards Ahmed Hasanfatta

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann increase proposal
by LaDon C Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am highly dissatisfied with this price increase proposal. I think it is outrageous to monopolize for selfish reasons, the exploitation of the .com. I surely hope that you reconsider this action immediately. I am sure that it will have catastrophic implications if these unfair practices continue. This appears to be an effort to weed out the small players, and I am not sure that it will be easy to convince others that this is not in the effort of monopolizing industries.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body=
by Admin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I disagree with the proposed changes. This is basically begging for the original .com name to be tainted by pay walls. The current pricing I feel is very fair. if ICann needs more money there is other revenue streams.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not cool
by Brian Moyers Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It’s floating dangerously close to being considered extortion. I’d advise against Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase unwarranted
by Ranjeev Hari Nair Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I disagree with the price increase. Please find alternate solutions that helps the internet domains supply demand. Thanks, Ranjeev

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t increase .com prices
by Carl Anderson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Now is not the time to increase prices for the single most important TLD. Certainly don’t give Verisign free reign to increase prices. My industry depends upon .com domains being available and very low cost. And this has worked extremely well for many industries. I’m urging extreme caution in these decisions. Carl

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t increase price
by sandip simkhada Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You should not increase price it harm the internet worker like me Best Regards, Sandip Simkhada Cell: 9841160148

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose increase in .com and other domains
by Amy S Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet was created to be free. The cost of technology and managing these kinds of mechanisms are decreasing. It is unfair to exploit the masses for more and more - when many of these URLs can cost as much as $50 each. If anything these domains should be decreasing in cost. I oppose the increase in cost of domains for these reasons. Amy Seidman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop
by Hopkins Lawn & Landscape Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please let the public in and vote on these decisions Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed price changes for .com domains
by Tim Krug Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to oppose the proposed increase in prices over the coming decade. This secretive process and agreement with Verisign stinks and there is no clarity over how icann will be spending the additional money. This is a straight money grab and doesn't clearly represent a need to increase prices to cover an increase in operating costs. Not only that but the increase will limit the availability of the most popular domains (.com) by significantly increasing prices and making them unaffordable for many. --- -Tim Krug

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising fees for .com domains
by njweissman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I wholeheartedly oppose your proposal to raise the fees for .com domains. The suggestion is both arbitrary and without any reason whatsoever beyond gouging domain owners, as it costs no more to operate a .com domain than it does a domain with any other extension. Please reconsider your proposal. Sincerely, Nina Weissman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against
by David Gay Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is meant to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and raising the price will hurt the public, and the Internet as a whole. There is no excuse for raising the price of domain names, other than greed, which is a poor excuse. David Gay New York, USA

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] proposed changes
by Daniel J. Klop Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Increasing the fees for .com domains is an atrocious abuse. The cost is minimal, yet due to corporate greed and a self driven initiative, you intend to change that. This will make it difficult for many people around the world to continue affording their chosen domains. Leave the .com alone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rule and contract changes for .COM Registry and domains
by Jade Naaman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is wrong and unfair for any sort of monopoly, including a monopoly over who gets to participate in negotiations regarding the .COM domain name. The internet community requires more transparency in how money is spent on infrastructure, and the .COM domain name costs should stay stable and not increase without transparent reasons that are subject to the community’s review and scrutiny. Thank you, Jade Naaman Austin, TX

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disastrous deal with Verisign
by Arquam Ejaz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We're are very upset about this decision ICANN has made with Verisign which will eventually lead to price increase of .com domains.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi Support, I like to add my comment about the amendment. The price increase will effectively effects me. I have .COM domains and I do not want an increase in the prices. Please stop the price increase to help domain prices easily paid by simple users. Thanks, Best, Rahmat Ali

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello ICANN, Dont increase dot com domain price. In whole internet about 40% domain is dot com domain. If you increase it. It will make a bad effect for gloval internet. WE people will be glade if domain price will not increas.Thank you.
by Mojahidul Islam Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on amendment
by Thomas Mack Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

There is nothing that will be positive for this amendment aside from the richer getting richer. Please consider those who run websites with low budgets. We already have to deal with companies slurping up prime domain names. Now you want to increase the prices?? Maybe it's time ICANN gives control back to the people!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Absolutely Not
by i42-Dylan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICANN is supposed to be a regulatory organization and this is not acting in the best interest of the people. What they can spend it on isn't even stated!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the rate increase on .com domains
by pramodsk Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please stop the rate increase on .com domains

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] we are opposed to the proposed new contract with Verisign
by Eric Freund Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello people at ICANN, Hopefully you will not ignore our complaints and concerns, as you have done in the past, and you will listen to us this time. We are the people and companies most effected by the contract changes that you are proposing between you and Verisign. Your proposed new contract will result in higher prices over many years, plus it will hurt competition in the domain registrar space. Please listen to us this time, and do not go through with the proposed contract. Thank you. Eric Freund StrictlyBusinessOnline Graydog Group LLC 224-715-4944 eric.freund(a)GraydogGroup.com<mailto:eric.freund@GraydogGroup.com> Skype eric.freund Go.StrictlyBusinessOnline.com<https://go.strictlybusinessonline.com/> [cid:image001.png@01D5E052.FD9EF1D0]

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Completely unacceptable Amendment
by Ali Khademi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, Your organization is supposed to be finding solutions to protect small businesses and individuals while finding initiatives to expand and protect. By the information I have received from my domain registrant NameCheap, looks like your organization is taking a totally different path, something we have witnessed in other sectors as well. There is no objection to new partnerships or marketing strategies but I think when it comes to decision making, the whole community and individuals should be considered first. Regards, Ali Khademi

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] If the goal is to reduce .com usage, this will work
by Rocky - Gamebiz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

.com is overrated. I welcome the new domain overlords.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign agreement
by Nathan Rutland Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do NOT support the Verisign agreement. This will only make DNS more complex and more expensive. VR, N

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote no!
by Douglas Kolb Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm writing to encourage a "no" vote on this new fee structure. These increases will forever change and diminish free exchange of ideas and reduce internet commerce forever. Doug Kolb

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Amendment 3
by Jack McLellan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I don't believe that an initiative to improve DNS security will be worth the price of .COM price increases and increased market power for Verisign. It is dangerous to give so much power to a single company, given the importance of the .COM TLD to the internet as a whole. This move will not benefit consumers and should be seriously reconsidered. ICANN should not consider stability and security to be the entirety of its mission, but accessibility and accountability as well. Thank you for considering my comment. Best regards, Jack McLellan Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The US should never have made you autonomous. It was only a matter of time before your globals shake down of the world started. I think it's rediculas that something you don't need any money to maintain is now having its price increased. I'm writing every congressman and senator in the US to demain they userp your authority and take control back. DO NOT RAISE PRICES!!! Greg

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally against!
by Marcos Codas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The proposed changes are not only a travesty in terms of cost, but also in how they undermine continued efforts to prevent technological monopolies. How can the entity in charge of domains be a registrar itself? How can you increase the price of domains without any external input? How can you receive further funding from verisign without explaining properly why, or what it'll be used for? This is a complete and utter misuse and abuse of the power monopoly you hold over TLDs and it will have tremendous impact on millions, particularly those of US in developing economies. You are not above considering external feedback. You are not above considering the impact of your decision. You are not above being held accountable for receiving funds seemingly in exchange for preferential treatment. The proposed changes and their unilaterally convenience go against the very core beliefs that started the world wide web. You are increasing your monopoly instead of ensuring accessibility. It's disgraceful.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement
by Trevor Carson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly disagree with the proposal to increase the cost of a com domain over a 10 year period. I think that without a clear understanding of how this extra money is being spent, and who is benefiting from this, it is not right to increase the price, therefore making it harder for more people to access com domains. Trevor Carson | Travel Consultant | phone: (801) 735 4600 | email: trevor(a)mypriceair.com

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