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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Just don't do it
by Máté Rácz Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

After the .org fiasco, why would you even consider messing with the .com TLD? Especially getting in bed with Verisign... Please don't do it.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices!
by Robert Wlodarczyk Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi there, I'd like to keep creating web domains affordable. Please don't raise the prices of .com domains. Robert.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Dave VanEe Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name, which is not used in a manner that generates sufficient income to support excessive cost. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains, as I can only justify holding onto this domain if the price remains low. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. They are merely your manager of the .COM Registry – they has no business dictating the price. 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, and this is clearly outside that mandate. Regards, David Van Ee Vancouver, BC, Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment
by Paul Connolly Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree with price increases to .com domains!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Nick Beske Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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] ICANN and Verisign Comment
by G Guy Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I know that you have to grow businesses and make new impacts but this decision will kill many people’s access to the same opportunity that you’re building for yourselves. Some of us are students, and very small business owners, who for years have relied on the system you were already operating within. It worked, it wasn’t broken and didn’t need fixing. I really hope you reconsider but if you don’t please remember that greed doesn’t fare well in the long run. I wish you the best as you consider your next business venture. -- Gabrielle *MA, BA (Hons) * www.gabrielle-guy.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Object to proposed price changes
by John Tarnoff Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I object to the proposed price changes for .com domain registration. As a small business owner and consultant with approximately 50 domains registered, these increases are unfair and unwarranted. They do not represent any reflection of inflation-related economics and seem to be arbitrary. This is simply price gouging that winds up impacting small businesses like mine with little recourse. I urge you to keep your current pricing, or move to increases that are based on cost-of-living data. John Tarnoff Reinvention Group LLC 4937 Loleta Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90041

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We want transparency and a stop to price rises
by Kristian Clerides Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Keep the internet accessible to everyone. Dont price out small businesses and small users. They're the lifeblood of the internet. Kristian Clerides

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Amendment 3
by Shipping Department Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not support this proposal as it stands, keep the agreement with Verisign as it currently stands with not kickback to you or price increases to the public John Keck -- CONFIDENTIAL E-MAIL This electronic transmission (including any attachments) contains proprietary, confidential, and/or privileged information and is intended for internal use by the individual or entity named as the recipient. Forwarding this transmission to a person or entity outside of is strictly prohibited, unless otherwise approved. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from reading, using, disclosing, copying, or distributing this confidential e-mail (and any attachments). If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't increase .com prices
by Aftab A. Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

don't increase the prices for com domains please

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No reason for the prices to increase at all.
by Ed Gross Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Economies of scale dictate that this should be getting cheaper over time, not more expensive.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Igor Miller Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Not right to increase prices for just getting $20M USD. Instead a solution would be to seek funding from host providers and charge royalties over forever rather than sell priveledges for a short 5 years. Short term focus with problems for the future for your organization Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Response to Increasing Domain Prices
by Nathan Rokusek™ Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a working student, fire volunteer, and local web developer, increasing the prices of domain names is another way for companies to ruin the opportunities for hard working individuals. I own 3 domains, both for personal and professional reasons. While owning these domains is relatively inexpensive, the increase in price will affect my yearly expenses. I hope you can understand that raising domain prices is completely and utterly wrong to do to hard working citizens. Thank You

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increases
by James Lindley-Ellis Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am wholeheartedly against removing price caps on .com domains and feel this will harm small businesses and individuals across the globe that rely on an online presence. These price increases only put more cost pressure on small business and families that have a family domain. I am strongly against increasing prices so sharply and quickly. James Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with Upcoming Verisign Deal for .com Domains
by Joshua Clayton Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I am writing in opposition to the proposed Verisign deal with respect to .com domains. I believe the current arrangement should be kept and strict price controls from ICANN should be preserved for .com domains. Verisign has no business exerting control or influence over ICANN, and the deal as proposed will be bad for consumers and anyone who holds a .com domain. Please do not proceed with the proposed changes. Thanks, Joshua Clayton, MD

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices of .com domains!
by Carson Cass Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

.com domains are the homes for many websites. By raising the price for them, websites will move away to newer domain extensions. This will make the internet suffer as a whole. With websites moving around it will be harder to find them.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by kajogbol＠rhrk.uni-kl.de Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Donttttt
by RNF Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don’t increase prices that would suck balls

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] disappointed in rate increase
by Hillary Frank Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm writing to express my disappointment and anger over the contract changes ICANN recently made with Verisign, which will result in major price increases for NameCheap customers. I run an independent business and I hold several domains with NameCheap. This change would have a significant impact on my ability to retain some of these domains. I urge you to reconsider the contract terms. Thank you, Hillary Frank -- Hillary Frank author + radio producer The Longest Shortest Time <http://longestshortesttime.com/> | the parenting show for everyone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Verisign Contract Changes and Potential Price Increases
by Justin Hayden Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, This contract leaves open the door for significant increases in the cost of .COM domain ownership, something that is already prohibitive. If Verisign is willing to pay $20 million to be able to increase their prices, I can’t even imagine how much profit they’re projecting. This is clearly an attempt to increase profit margins from a service that is wholly monopolized and should be publicly funded and owned. Public funds researched, developed, and built the internet as we know it. This is an anti-competitive decision that undermines the accessibility to and affordability of the internet. Please do not hijack it further in order to make even more money for yourselves. Justin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Way too much secrecy.
by Edgar Orendain Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Not outlining the use of the price increases, along with the incredibly suspicious increase to ICANN's revenue over the next few years spells absolute disaster/corruption in an industry that is to be leading the democratization of the internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] do not raise .COM prices please
by Nate Jensen Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

do not raise .COM prices please

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to PRICE INCREASES for .com Domains
by Jose M Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The public stands in opposition to the recent deal between ICANN and Verisign. We adamantly reject the ability to arbitrarily raise prices through monopoly power. The consumers demand competitive prices for domain names to promote the free flow of information. This is essential to democracy. We reject the recent deal between ICANN and Verisign. -Jose Molero

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Poor man, rich man! The deal between ICANN and Verisign!
by Niklas Danielson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I think everybody regardless of income should be able to have a website to voice themselves. The world needs more voices and everybody should be heard, especially the poor with no platform. Please ditch this, the fees are unacceptable. BR Niklas Danielson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases
by Andres Rueda Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As if it weren´t enough burden to us, people who don´t make money out of the Internet, to pay for a webhost, now we also have to deal with price increases in the domain names? Please, say NO to price increases on the domain names...

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domains .com
by Guillermo Valle Mendoza Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It`s a bad idea increase the com domain price don´t do it please

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the changes to .com domains
by Nahomie Hann Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Good evening, As a small entrepreneur and a mother I find this greatly off putting that prices to the name of my website could dramatically increase in the next ten years. We know in our day and age that websites are essential to survive in business, our names are hard enough to create and protect and .com offers a more global reach but we also often have to purchase additional domain extension names to protect a brand. It is costly and the loss of a name due to dramatic increase costs for a small business or a small family blog can be devastating after so much investment. I find that a projected 7% increase is dramatic and way above local inflation for many countries. This is the type of changes that creates division and off puts creative young minds from contributing to our rich cultural library that is the internet. www.epanouiewithin.com Maternity, Birth and Newborn photography

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Scott Lindsay Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing. -- Thank you, Scott Livonia, MI

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I thought you were supposed to be a non-profit.
by Jasna Z. Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

... but I guess not. You suck. > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of the domain
by Fahim Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I would like to strongly oppose the increase in price of the domain names as it is unfairly decided without consulting any of the service providers. This is very unethical and I strongly oppose this decision and request you to reconsider your decision. Please consider this email as my complete disagreement to your decision. Regards Fahim

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase not warranted.
by Casey Roche Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The supposed added value provided by the ICANN organization does not warrant any price increases. This is especially true because this is a monopolistic situation. Best Regards, ~Eugene Roche

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Mark Gmur, CWE Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Daniel Salas Rodriguez Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

70% increase to the price over 10 years is outrageous, I don't mind a price increase, but this kind of price gouging is not okay. It is even worse considering that ICANN will only be receiving 20 million USD over 5 years, that is 4 million a year, that's nothing for the amount of money this increase will generate, it will only benefit VeriSign and no one else. 100% against this, please do not move forward with this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secretive decisions against users interests are not acceptable
by Denys Fedoryshchenko Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, After reading upcoming changes i consider the behaviour of ICANN, especially as a public non-profit organization - unacceptable. If ICANN acts against the interests of the Internet community such way as it did, i am sure that ICANN reputation will be destroyed forever and the Internet community will begin to create alternatives, which will lead to chaos and fragmentation for a while. I demand an investigation into this apparently wrong decision, including, as reasons - possible corruption among ICANN leadership.

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP PRICE GOUGING
by Magnabase Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do NOT support these changes. You NEVER consult the global community. You run the system like a mob. Who are the mob bosses? Who's cashing in on these deals? STOP! We do not want higher prices for .com domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising .com prices hurts small businesses
by Jocelyn Traher Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Raising .com prices hurts small businesses. Please do not do this, it is rather shitty to do so behind closed doors.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion
by Brandon Tejera Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Is this article true? If so I'm very much against the proposed changes. https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-m… -- Brandon Tejera, CSCA brandon.tejera(a)gmail.com | 720.583.5372 www.tejera.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not approve those changes
by Diego Andrés Cortés Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It will affect small business and I will have to bang myself because if I’m poor there’s no reason to live.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Emanuel Lopes Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am voicing my disagreement with he proposed amendment that does not clarify how the increased revenue from the hike of domain registration prices would be spent, making it impossible to know how reasonable these changes would be.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Verisign Changes
by Mary Primeau Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I oppose these changes. These were made in secret without the general public's interest in mind. These changes will lead to price increases that could significantly affect small businesses. I'd also like to know how the $20 million over five years paid to ICANN is going to be spent? Signed, Mary Primeau

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] you can't do this
by youssef Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] you can't do this
by youssef Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM prices
by Wayne Sankarlal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Yet again backroom deals are constraining the internet and its original vision. This from your own website - "It (ICANN) promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." How then does a secret deal with a single entity like Verisign which is for profit while you are non-profit in any promote competition. If Verisign doesn't want the .com TLD they can sell it not use it like a cash cow with ICANN's explicit and implicit agreement. If you continue on this path, be honest and change your raison d'etre. I'd suggest, "Open to the highest bidder". *_______________________________________* *Wayne Sankarlal | m: (416) 779-2231 * *Dhilan/Nikhil Corporation* *2-157 Harwood Avenue North, * *Suite 507* *Ajax, Ontario* *CANADA L1Z 0B6* This electronic message contains information from Dhilan/Nikhil Corporation which may be privileged and confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us by telephone or e-mail and delete this message immediately. [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 02/10/20, 05:00:43 PM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increase
by Kaye Han Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

In order to have a fair internet, we need fair and accessible pricing for domains. Increasing the price of .com domains is a huge threat to this matter of equity. Please don't go ahead with this. Thank you, Kaye

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sedim Al-Araji Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Sedim Al-Araji Fair haven, NJ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please note
by Smith Johnson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello ICANN, I beg you not to increase the prices for domain names please let the issue between both of you Will be put into consideration. thank you for. Regards, John Ericsson.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Hugo Molina Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a ilake.com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $12USD is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Hugo Molina Puno, Perú Enviado desde Correo<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> para Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Removal of Price Caps for .COM Registries
by Damian Rossney Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I submit this comment in opposition to the proposed changes to the ICANN agreement with Verisign. I believe that the price increases allowed under this agreement are unnecessary, discriminatory, and will result in decreased access to the internet worldwide. These proposed increases severely diminish the internet's impact as a global equalizer that levels the playing field for information and communication around the world. Please do not remove the price caps. Damian C. Rossney | Project Manager (914) 941-0794 x114 (Main) | (914) 487-1101 (Fax) drossney(a)hudsonlink.org<mailto:drossney@hudsonlink.org> Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison P.O. Box 862 | Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 941-0794 (Main) | www.hudsonlink.org<http://www.hudsonlink.org/> Think Green. Please consider the environment before you print this message. Thank you. [cid:image006.jpg@01CD1DFB.6DEE4120] <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hudson-Link-for-Higher-Education-in-Prison/15…> [cid:image007.jpg@01CD1DFB.6DEE4120] <http://twitter.com/@HudsonLink> [cid:image008.jpg@01CD1DFB.6DEE4120] <http://www.linkedin.com/company/1524174>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price change plans
by dr.metwlly Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am very disappointed to hear about your plans to change the .com prices that will affect me and many other who bought these domains. If you want to do something that could be helpful to the industry as a whole you should be planning the changes not to affect the already present customers who made yheir plans based on the original prices.Thank you Ahmed Metwaly Sent from my Samsung device

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep prices low
by Nathan Ahlstrom Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not update the .com registry prices per your plan with Verisign because these price hikes will stifle innovation for small businesses. Thank you, Nathan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com prices!
by David Aaron Suddjian Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Domain names and the web should be accessible to everyone. -- David Aaron Suddjian

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment
by Patricia Togonon Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, Please reconsider the increase in .COM charges. Some of us .COM domain name owners are only starting and we don't have funds for such a high increase in .COM. Please reconsider. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE PRICE
by Roy Francisco Siu Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 comment
by Josh Lenz Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

.com's are fun for little guys and provide an opportunity for people that can not pay to play to actualize dreams of expressing ideas and thoughts to more people than can do from just their physical circle. A .com is legacy and the words expressed can go on beyond the life of the one who wrote them better than any other platform. In addition to the basic ability to broadcast words onto the interwebs, a .com is a way anyone can become an entrepreneur that has access to the internet. I would be sad to have the prices of .com's increase and remove one of the few places remaining that anyone can own an effective asset inexpensively. Josh Lenz

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complain on the cost increase of .com domains
by Olivia Perryman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Not all .com domains are registered by businesses, and increasing the costs for everyone is unfair to people using domains for non-commercial reasons. The web was not created to be owned and sold, it was created for sharing information. Increasing costs such a substantial amount is unfair and will lead to only large corporations having .com Forcing others to change their domain undermines any work they have put into it. Stop hurting the little guys just to make more money.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed increase in .COM fees
by Sanjay Shah Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am opposed to the changes to raise .COM fees which are being pursued without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. We do not know what is driving this and who is to benefit from the funds. Please restrict changes to increase fees, that will unnecessarily impact so many people. Thank you. Sanjay Shah

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed. Com changes
by Andrew O Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, including ICANN.org, As a small business owner, my website is an important resource for current and future customers, but in order to remain profitable, the current fees for registered domains need to remain the same. Also, it is not a good or viable business practice to make deals behind closed doors that negatively affect millions of people, but help make you more money. These business practices can be considered as unethical and should not be enacted. Sincerely, Andrew

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Against COM Price Increase
by junkFREE2012 Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am totally against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Prices are already too expensive. Linda

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN & Verisign agreement cost increase
by Anthony Cucuzzella Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This is another corporate hijack of public domain property. I find this action unacceptable and will cease registration with ICANN Good luck.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Price Increases
by Dan M Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a small business owner who's main source of marketing and business is through my website this decision which could lead to serious price increases greatly affects my business and I am against it. Please consider all the small businesses who would no longer be able to afford a .com web address and how it would affect current SEO rankings and our consumers ability to find us on the web. Please do not make this decision which would allow our prices to be increased. Sincerely, Christy & Dan Malene

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Vari Sites Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Why on earth would you allow this? It's a pure money grab that adds zero value. What is the consumer getting in exchange for the increased price? Nothing as far as I can see.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase
by Wayne Sankarlal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Yet again backroom deals are constraining the internet and its original vision. This from your own website - "It (ICANN) promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." How then does a secret deal with a single entity like Verisign which is for profit while you are non-profit in any promote competition. If Verisign doesn't want the .com TLD they can sell it not use it like a cash cow with ICANN's explicit and implicit agreement. If you continue on this path, be honest and change your raison d'etre. I'd suggest, "Open to the highest bidder". _______________________________________________ *Wayne Sankarlal , MBA, MS/CIS* *Website Design & Development - Facebook Marketing* *(416) 779-2231 | wsankarlal(a)gmail.com <wsankarlal(a)gmail.com>* [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 02/10/20, 04:58:19 PM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this deal
by Nick Jorens Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Killing the golden .COM goose
by Tim Townsend Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Sirs, There was a time when .com was all that was available. I have several such names, including my personal email domain. This sounds like a sweetheart deal designed to gouge those customers with the most to lose by changing domain names. It also seems discriminatory. If we are forced to move, we will. Best regards, Tim Townsend Tim Townsend Beyond FTP Technical Support 586-268-3846 <mailto:ttownsend@beyondftp.com> ttownsend(a)beyondftp.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment 3
by Jake Kushner Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Why don’t you get of your lazy butts and work on solving some of the problems that existing in the domain registration space like trademark squatting, domain hoarding and extortion instead of jacking up prices, greedy jerks!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Writing in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Oshyan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, my name is Oshyan Greene and I am writing in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This proposal disadvantages small businesses and lacks important specifics and safeguards to ensure that the resulting cost increases are actually justified by improvements in services, security, etc. The affordability of the .com TLD has been an enabling factor for many businesses and small organizations and this remains a vital part of the Internet's value to this day. Additionally, as many new TLDs are expensive, it is important to maintain the reasonable price of .com. Many domain registrars also sell .com at a significant markup, which will only be magnified with the proposed price increases. I urge you to reconsider this proposal in light of the important public-benefit work that ICANN does, and its duty to the wide range of customers it services through partners and affiliates. It is ICANN's responsibility to maintain a fair, accessible Internet without prohibitive price barriers. Best, Oshyan --- Oshyan.com ig: @ogreenius <https://www.instagram.com/ogreenius/> t: @OGreenius <https://twitter.com/OGreenius>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase
by Derek Antrican Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not increase the price of .COM domains. The current price makes them very accessible - Derek Antrican Software Dev. & Mech. Engineer derekantrican.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the proposed changes to .COM registration
by Mason Jones Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am writing to call on ICANN to stop the proposed changes to the .COM registration. Given the lack of transparency, secretive dealings with Verisign, and the clear appearances of impropriety involved, it is clear that if ICANN wants to continue to be dealt with as an impartial organization it needs to stop the current process and start over with a broader coalition of participants and complete transparency during the discussions. If ICANN does not do this, and instead continues with its current plans, it will lose the respect of everyone who plays a role in today's internet, to its long-term detriment. Mason Jones masonjones(a)charnel.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose the price increases
by Frank Selker Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I oppose the proposed price increased for .com domains. I understand that ICANN has a financial incentive to allow Verisign to increase prices, but it is against the public and commercial interest outside of these entities. I encourage ICANN to scale back spending and "initiatives" and not approve such price increases. Sincerely, Frank Selker

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Fabian Ackeret Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of many .com domain name over last 10 years, all for mostly personal use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains and no one other than Verisign wants to increase .com prices! The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .COM prices!
by Matthew Spencer Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We demand that you give us clarity about how ICANN will spend the money from Verisign RE: the .COM price increases. We should be assured that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure through proper transparency! Sincerely, Matthew Spencer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Amendment 3
by Chris Russell Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don’t raise prices to .com owners, thank you. Chris Russell, CFP® cgrussell23(a)gmail.com 530-318-3736 <//530-318-3736>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to .com Registry Agreement
by Elizabeth Cuenca Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom it May Concern, I was informed of the Proposed Amendment 3 to .com Registry Agreement via NameCheap. I own various domains at the moment and am a small business owner. It is my understanding that the proposed amendment will increase pricing on the domains I own. As a small business, I do worry that the consistent price increases could become cost prohibitive in the future. I kindly request that you reconsider such price increases because of the damage you will inflict on small businesses as a result. Thank you. Kind Regards, Elizabeth Cuenca, Esq. *Elizabeth Cuenca, P.A.* *Immigration Attorney* *Business:* 1910 N. Ola Ave., Tampa, FL 33602 *Mailing:* 4520 W. Oakellar Ave., No. 13465, Tampa, FL 33611 Phone: (813) 693-2094 Email: elizabeth(a)cuencalaw.com Website: *https://elizabethcuenca.com <https://elizabethcuenca.com>* *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication is intended only for the persons or entities listed as addressees. This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you have received this communication in error, please reply confirming that you are not the intended recipient and then immediately delete this communication. Copying, forwarding, or sharing this communication or its contents in any way with anyone else is strictly prohibited. *

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment comments
by Alvaro Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This is a bad deal, we don't want expensive .com domains just because icann has no accountability and decided to screw users to take a mere 20M USD .. you should prepare a much more strict contract with VeriSign. Of course that's too much too ask since icann is not a private company and it doesn't really care if the money is fair for a deal...

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not want increases on domains!
by Clay Dana Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN you suck! This is going to make it more expensive. No one wants this. Clay (Please excuse typos. On iPhone)

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to domain price raise
by Jas Rawlinson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello I am writing to object to your proposed price raise for .com domains. Such a significant raise will impact negatively on many small businesses such as myself, and will also force many to migrate away from .com sites. I would like to ask you to reject this proposal. Kind regards, J Rawlinson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Atoyebi Olawale Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Increase in .com price would seriously affects business for we developers due to hike in cost of maintaining and renewal of package which could lead yo bringing down of many websites. In addition, .com domains will be useless if the price is tho high because many website owner would close down their websites while many new website owners would not go for domain with high cost. Kindly reconsider your decisions. Atoyebi Olawale Regards.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reprehensible
by Jimmie Lightner Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am disgusted that you are taking money to allow Verisign to raise fees and lining your own pockets. I own several domains, which I keep for fun. I don’t make money off any of them - I maintain the sites purely for fun. I will allow these to all expire if the prices are raised as outlined. Shameful! Jimmie Lightner

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes
by Mike Pudzianowski Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

These price increases for .com registrations are ridiculous. I’ve just registered my website and I was going to but the dot com but it was $700 so I just registered a dot CO website for $10. You guys will lose more business with these increases. Bad move. Mike Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why there should be no increase in .com prices
by Paschal Oruche Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please this is the only recognisable world wide domain which is affordable, kindly leave the price as it is. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] As a small business owner
by L. Catalina Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

https://www.icann.org/public-comments/com-amendment-3-2020-01-03-en/mail_fo… To whom it may concern, As a small business owner I strongly disagree with any increase plan on domains which favor large companies and not small business or individuals. Please add my comment, Lea Catalina --

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DONT DO THAT, DONT INCREASE PRICE!!!
by Nikola Ranđelović Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because it is unnecessary and punitive for an essential service. Nikola Ranđelović, Serbia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by Babysoft Carpet Cleaning Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree with the .COM price increases being proposed without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Thank you, Spiro Kalogeropoulos *General Manager* *Babysoft Carpet Cleaning* * <http://www.babysoftcarpetcleaning.com/>* *[image: Babysoft] <http://www.babysoftcarpetcleaning.com>*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep/Make internet decision making process open
by Adarsha Vishweshwara Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Idea of intrnet always based in access to free information. How we recent dealings with Verisign were done behind closed door without any input from other industry members. Please keep the decision making process open and stop increasing the prices of TLDs without checks and balances. Regards, Adarsha sent from handheld, excuse typos.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reconsider Price Increase
by Anvesh Jhuboo Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I hereby express my profound surprise and discontentment at the proposed price increase by ICANN. This will significantly impact how many domains I register per year. And with the price increase, I will have to stop the annual renewal of several of the domains I already own. I would hereby urge you to reconsider this decision on the price increase which will be unsustainable for many of us Thanks, Anvesh

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment
by Luke Elliott-Bateman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Luke Elliott-Bateman Auckland, New Zealand

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Jeroen Postma Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi guys, Shoutout from an internet lover, not cool the deals behind closed doors, please reconsider so karma won’t get you 👍 Jeroen Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com
by Traffic Wizards Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, Don’t ruin the web ecosystem! Don’t increase the prices of the domain registrations and renewals. Thx,

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against cost increase
by Jalal Choukri Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm opposed to the upcoming increases of .Com domains and am evenly outraged. Jalal

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal changes
by Azani Fitten Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The proposed pricing increase for domain names is heartbreaking. There are SO MANY regular citizens (like myself) who decided to step out of the box and follow what they’re passionate about by starting a business, blog, or website. One of the first and scariest steps to take when starting a new passion is creating a website and these price increases only add a barrier to an already intimidating part of the process. Not to mention, the price to start a website in general is already expensive, so increasing prices will no doubt hinder many potential consumers from even buying a domain name just because of the price alone. It’s sad that companies are putting such a hefty price tag on people’s passions!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the .com price hike
by David Sweetman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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. David Sweetman Los Angeles, CA, United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract
by Patrick Corbett Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN has apparently made changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users and I'd like to see more transparency for this and all future changes alike. ᐧ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases are unnecessary and will hurt me personally. Please do not let your fees increase.
by Brion Piper Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

*Price increases are unnecessary and will hurt me personally. Please do not let your fees increase.*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price of .com
by outlook_C4303550E08ADE8E＠outlook.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSE Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Marilyn Morris Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom It May Concern, I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. If Amendment 3 is approved, .COM wholesale domain prices could grow by more than 70% above current prices over the next decade. These price increases will be prohibitive to many users. It's important that the Internet remain a place where anyone, regardless of income level, can speak their mind by publishing a website. Many users will be forced to lose their existing domain names with the price increase, and many new users will be unable to purchase a new domain. It's crucial that the dissemination of information on the Internet remain open to all. This is why I oppose Proposed Amendment 3. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Marilyn

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Price Increase
by New Generation Group Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a web developer and entrepreneur I am sending this email in regards to the price increases to domain names schedule to change via ICANN and Verisign. With so many expenses now with operating a website, increasing the domain prices does not need to happen. I strongly disagree with this process and request that you do not increase the prices. This decision will impact not only small businesses operating websites but also the people developing them. Do not raise the prices of domain names. Thank you, Craig Smith

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment
by Sean Fleming Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely the manager of the .COM registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What is the purpose of having ICANN at large when public interests are not considered in the decision making? Sean Fleming Damariscotta, Maine, USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendments
by Sam Bagwell Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The collusion between ICANN and Verisign should be ended immediately. Deals in the shadows does not speak well of either organization. Please put the greed on hold and discuss a plan with transparency.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm opposed to the changes to .com
by Nirav Patel Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I'm opposed to the changes to .com, which don't seem to be in service of ICANN's mission or the needs of domain holders. Thanks, Nirav

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep Domain Prices Down, Please
by Steven Neely Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We currently live in a world where the internet is an integral part of our daily lives and society as a whole. This means that websites are becoming something more and more people need and will use. One crucial part of that is the domain name, which allows a website/service to be shared and accessed by the world (more easily, though many web hosts require a domain name to be applied to their hosting services). So I feel as though keeping the costs of domain names down is something that is pretty important, considering how it directly affects such a large portion of the world. Sure, the price increase may seem small, but there are many people who use the internet to create and share ideas and who do not have much in the way of funding to begin with. There is the potential to have many talented individuals lose their ability to maintain a website and internet presence. Again, while to many, the dollar amount may seem trivial, but you have to remember all ends of the spectrum, where there are some who could greatly benefit from a TLD, but aren't able to easily afford it.

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