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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise .com price
by Andrew Knox Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

Please keep .com accessible to all. Respect pioneers and innovators. -- Andrew Knox

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to amendment 3
by Luke Parkhurst Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am writing in opposition of the proposed amendment. I saw very little written in the proposal to justify the potential 7% annual increases. Has VeriSign been struggling since prices were frozen? Or is it a corporate hand out from the current US commerce department at the expense of hundreds of thousands of small businesses and individuals who maintain a presence on the web. Please either stop this amendment or at the very least limit the increases to a more reasonable 1 or 2% annually. Thanks for your consideration. Luke Parkhurst

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Marisa Womble Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 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. There is no justified reason for an increase. Marisa Womble Houston, Texas United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Montgomery Rob Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

Dear Mr. Namazi, Nat Cohen’s response (below) says it all. There is NO justification for a price increase. If ICANN members approve this, the only logical explanation is that ICANN members must stand to gain from it personally, one way or another. There is NO other possible justification. Please prove to the world that ICANN is NOT just looking out for itself and their Verisign buddies. Bluntly put, any approval of Verisign price increases will reek of collusion and another complete failure of ICANN to fulfill its mandate with regards to .COM. Regards, Rob Montgomery Nat Cohen’s full response: What is ICANN's justification for raising prices on millions of .com registrants? Why is Verisign entitled to make hundreds of millions of more dollars on top of the billion dollars it already makes from running .com? Why is ICANN allowing a company with market power to increase prices, without justification, and in the absence of meaningful competition that would restrain pricing? Does ICANN have any good answers to these questions? NTIA says it is ICANN's job to set prices on .com. ICANN says it is NTIA's job to set pricing. Who then is responsible for negotiating reasonable pricing on behalf of the public? Is NTIA wrong that it is ICANN's job to set prices? Was the DOJ wrong back in 2008 when it said that ICANN was failing to uphold its responsibility to constrain the market power of Verisign? NTIA did not mandate that ICANN increase .com prices, it merely set an upper limit beyond which prices should not go. ICANN retains the ability to freeze pricing while remaining consistent with NTIA guidance. It would be odd indeed if a U.S. Government agency was in favor of company raising prices on consumers without justification. At what point will ICANN start looking out for the public interest instead of only acting in the best interests of the registries? ICANN's preference for harming registrants to benefit registries highlights the fact that ICANN is unaccountable to the public, that its policy making structure provides no meaningful way for the public interest to be given any weight in developing policy, and that it lacks legitimacy. There is no justification for a price increase. Verisign is not facing higher costs that need to be passed along to customers. Verisign is already one of the most profitable companies in the world, enjoying extremely high profit margins and deriving enormous revenues per employee. ICANN's utter failure to protect the public from being ripped off by registries with market power setting ever higher prices is a sad reflection on ICANN. I urge ICANN to stop the needless transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars from registrants worldwide into the already overflowing pockets of Verisign by denying Verisign price increases. Regards, Nat Cohen President Telepathy, Inc.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no .com price increases
by Void Walker Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

No price increases for .com, regulate higher up salaries instead. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Transfers are easy
by Corey Moyers Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

If you raise my prices I will simply transfer all my domains to another registrar. That’s how capitalism works. If you want to restructure your services to take advantage of customers who don’t know any better, your profits may increase the first year, but the long term effects will be a much smaller customer base. That customer base will have fewer domains as well. You only have a small portion of all the domains I own. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Lonny Heaton Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I strongly appose any price increases in .com domain registrations. Let's keep it simple and low cost. If anything, make it more simple and less expensive. Thanks!@ -- Lonny Heaton (435) 674-0555

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Randall Cooper Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 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.* This is a formal e-mail requesting that you take a serious look into Verisign with the price increase. They are turning million of dollars with .com already and they are trying to charge more from the public. This is not their only business but this may be there largest. Randall Cooper Leeds, Alabama United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Andy Gardner Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 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. Andrew Gardner Christchurch, New Zealand

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by +18608199001＠mailmymobile.net Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

Lol cool it with the price increase buddy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Where is my domain?
by andreamport＠gmail.com Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I can no longer see my website. What happened?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry pricing
by bob＠bounce-mania.com Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I see no need to increase the current price nor do I see a need to register any domain name year after year. It should be a simple as filing the title to a land or home purchase. You file once and then never need to amend or change the deed unless there is a change in ownership. The fees for having to reregister the domain annually are an unnecessary burden and an increase in pricing will only increase the burden on small business owners like myself who have about 10 domain names registered for the numerous businesses I own. Thank you, Bob 817-692-2363 http://www.bounce-mania.com/ <http://www.bounce-mania.com/> Bounce-Mania PLEASE NOTE - Our address has changed. Please call before mailing in any payments.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry pricing
by bob＠bounce-mania.com Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I see no need to increase the current price nor do I see a need to register any domain name year after year. It should be a simple as filing the title to a land or home purchase. You file once and then never need to amend or change the deed unless there is a change in ownership. The fees for having to reregister the domain annually are an unnecessary burden and an increase in pricing will only increase the burden on small business owners like myself who have about 10 domain names registered for the numerous businesses I own. Thank you, Bob 817-692-2363 http://www.bounce-mania.com/ <http://www.bounce-mania.com/> Bounce-Mania PLEASE NOTE - Our address has changed. Please call before mailing in any payments.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t approve .com price increases
by Geoffrey Lowney Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names used for my personal activities, email, sharing, etc. I am against the proposed price increases to .COM domains. Verisign just want increases in .COM prices to go back milking registrants as they did in the early days of the internet. It is very difficult to transition from one domain name to another, including from one TLD to another. This essentially locks registrants into their domain name, and gives Verisign a virtual monopoly. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, and higher than the prices for many other TLDs. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it should not be in the business of dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ICANN could choose to increase prices in small amounts to keep up with inflation, but 7% per year, even for only some years, is unconscionable. Thank you Geoffrey Lowney Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is my view that there is no purpose to increasing fees for domain names, other than rent-seeking.
by Jesse Feb. 8, 2020

Feb. 8, 2020

It is my view that there is no purpose to increasing fees for domain names, other than rent-seeking. Operational expenses required for running the domain name system should be progressively minimized until the system is entirely automated, seeking to have only the expenses for energy, equipment, and land. The system should increase in efficiency, rather than decrease. Proposals to allow the domain name system to further slip into feudalism only endangers its future. It then becomes entwined with the economic goals of of not those who support it via name license fees, but instead those who benefit from it in profit, the profiteers being monopolists and interlopers. There is little purpose to having people involved in the running of the system except to support such people economically. The domain name system should not support anyone’s economic livelihood. It should be divorced from the employment economy as possible so that it may stand the harsh test of technological evolution without being endangered doubly by the whims of that chaos called the economy. Forrest Fabian Jesse jesse(a)jesse.org <mailto:jesse@jesse.org> 北京曦轩实验室 Beijing Xixuan Laboratory ---- --++ -+-+ -+-+ --++ 北京市海淀区高梁桥斜街44号科教大楼13B 13th Floor National University Science & Technology Bld. Beijing Jiaotong University East Campus, Beijing, 100044 电话 Tel. +86 10 516 86 535 手机 mobile +86 138 1131 5130

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Holcomb Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Mary Holcomb Tustin, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Keep The .com Price Low
by Flights To Bali Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I believe that internet presence is already all companies, all organization and even all people needs. For now a day, brick shops are shifting to virtual shop, freelance jobs are already a trend, home schooling is already a need for some family. So low cost internet and web presence are already people needs. Some small business are open their online shops with .com, because .com is internationally accepted and trust. Keeping .com low price will help a lot of small business for start their shops in low cost. The other hand there are a lot of people are need income from domains business. Not all these kind of people are rich enough to buy .com with high price. Making .com expensive will make it exclusive for big business. Keeping internet and web presence in low cost will help a lot of people. I am also .com user. I make a lot of bible as non profit activity, self financing Christian Mission. I use .com in bible such as my Prajurit.com. For financing some time I sell the domains of my bibles to financing the Bible Projects and buy a new one. Making .com expensive will restrict me to keep doing this social activity. Online Christian Bibles will help a lot of people to access bible easily, and it will help the world become peaceful in long term. That's is my comment. I hope you can help to make internet cost and web presence cost as low as possible. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Surya Giri

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise our internet tax
by Charles Swann Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Keep the internet accessible, to everyone, we don't higher prices on everything, we don't need a new "tax" on our business

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Evan Mitchell Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Evan Mitchell Fountain Valley, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by andrea.paranormalpdx Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.Please help stop these unjustifiable price increases, & support the average customer!Andrea StengerPortland Oregon, U.S.A.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ali Ghamrawy Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ali Ghamrawy Cairo

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Hong Wan Koh Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer and websites owner of .com(I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Koh hong wan Singapore, Singapore Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by Kelvin Myles Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Whilst I can understand the reason to increase prices I do not agree with the amount being considered. I believe it would be far more equitable to restrict any price increase to no more than the annual cost of living increase in the USA. Kind regards, Kelvin Myles This email has been scanned by BullGuard antivirus protection. For more info visit www.bullguard.com <http://www.bullguard.com/tracking.aspx?affiliate=bullguard&buyaffiliate=smt p&url=/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name pricing
by Sten Lilliestrom Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Dear Icann, Some products are also critical infrastructure and basic necessities. Domain names fall in this category. To enforce price hikes unmotivated in any way by increased costs of operation is to take advantage of that. / Sten Lillieström

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Money grab
by Gary Page Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

This amendment is nothing more than a money grab. The actual cost of administering the registry is negligible, and any fee charges are pure profit for the registry plain and simple. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Alexander Simonelis Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. 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. Alex Simonelis Montreal, Quebec Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Tech Admin Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Dave Lahoti Tustin, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rich Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Richard Leto Calabasas, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Annual price increases limits online free speech
by Itamar Rogel Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I'm commenting specifically about allowing annual price increases to .com domains. With the online platforms becoming more closed and protected, direct ownership of a website is the only way for free expression that remains unhinged and open to all. Opening the gate for annual price increases will shut that last gate of free expression off. Free expression should not be subservient to commercial interests. Corporations will always want to make more money. It's fine; it's their goal - I am a business person too. But whatever claims are made, it is clear the domain system and commercial activities around are flourishing already. Proper capitalism protects limited public resources - .com domains are exactly that type of resource. Price increases are just not required. Thank you for reading, Itamar

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ron Sheridan Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Ron Sheridan Portland

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this amendment
by Martin Kellerman Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Other registries such as .uk are much cheaper even though they benefit from less economies of scale than .com 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] Comments
by Brad Leonard Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

You want more $$? So do I. I don't just get to vote myself a raise.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Annual .com Price Increases
by Mickey Sheehan Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To whom it should concern: I think that we deserve a better explanation as to why these annual price increases are necessary, when the cost to manage and maintenance these names is not increasing at such a rate. Annual increases provide zero incentive for us to stay with .com and registration prices are profitable enough at their current state. What will become of the lifetime registrations handed out by varying registrars?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Home Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Absolutely unjustified! Shame on you!!! The price should decrease and not increase. 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. Mark Unger Sydney

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Greg Everett Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Friends, My company, Philanthropist.com, Inc. is the registrant of a good number of .COM domain names. As a small company with only two full time employees, we are adamantly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. We believe the current rate of $7.85 is justified, as the actual cost to Verisign to provide the expensive infrastructure and management of the registry has been estimated at between $2.50 and $2.90 per domain name per year. ICANN was created to govern the domain name system in the public interest. We do *not* believe the currently proposed price increases to .COM names is in the public interest. Sincerely, Greg Everett Myrtle Beach, SC -- Greg Everett *Philanthropist.com* <https://philanthropist.com/> Celebrating Philanthropy greg(a)philanthropist.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Magnum Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Magnum Domains Park Ridge, Illinois United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by amit chowdhury Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Other companies should be allowed to maintain .com registries who will offer less price than current verisign rate to maintain .com registries. Why there should be monopoly? Its a free world, there must be competition and others must be allowed to do the job who's price is less. Hope ICANN should take right decision. amit chowdhury madhyamgram, north 24 parganas, kolkata, west bengal, India-700130

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mike Avant Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Mike Avant Seminole

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sorin Titean Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Sorin Titean Park Ridge, Illinois United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding amendment
by Carlos Linares Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I think the amendment proposed by Verisign is just an excuse to open the door for predatory, abusive increase in pricing for .com domains, by far the most popular domains on the internet. If this was really about security, they'd be trying to make this a universal amendment instead of just to whatever benefits their bottom line the most. I implore you to not let the economic interests of one company overpower the social interests of the entire internet, and to reject this amendment in order to maintain the current status of .com domains and their pricing. Thank you, Juan Carlos Linares Lopez Puebla, Mexico

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Price Increases
by Jared Haines Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Allowing price increases in the manner proposed is totally unnecessary. Digital infrastructure expenses have been falling. The volume of annual registrations has been increasing. No need for a rate increase. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment to the .COM Registry
by Fajr Yassin Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domains name more than 25 domain. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. -- Fajr Yassin Lebanon, Beirut www.fajryassin.com www.leenkat.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain price increase
by Pinc7 Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am against the price increases, I will start to use other TLDs to offset the price increases. Terrible idea.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by mipayette Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.Michel PayetteHillsboro, Texas United StatesSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Daniel Alt Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

As registrant of several .com domain name and a small business/web enthusiast. The web and all the joy and wonder it provides is built on cheap and easy access to create and build content. This is a money grab plain and simple by Verisign. Keep the web free and out of the hands of big corporations And to sum up my comments below.... 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. Daniel Alt Arvada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Thomas Hubbard Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It's already absurd that one cannot ever fully pay for a domain name (unless, of course, you're Google, Facebook or some larger entity that won't even allow you to place a back order on those domains). To increase their prices by 31% is ridiculous and absolutely terrible for business. Thomas Hubbard Powder Springs, Georgia United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree with the proposal.
by Carlos Daniluski Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I totally oppose to the raising of .com prices. It makes absolutely no sense. If anything, technology costs are decreasing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com too much...
by Luke Heiser Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

How much of an increase are we talking about? 5%, 50%, explain please.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com amendment
by Ankush De Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I dont support and dont want this changes. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rolf Sonne Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To Whom It May Concern As a political Pundit and Economist I find all monopolies detrimental to the public. And love exposing public and private bureaucrats, basically stealing. Even as they often publicly, and in their own minds, find their lucrative stealing fair. Yours Truly I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Rolf Sonne Rasmussen Copenhagen, Capital Region Denmark Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise prices
by Chance Trahan Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To whom this may concern: I already pay over $235 in yearly domain bills, please do not raise them. I can hardly keep up with them as it is. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mike de Sousa Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Hi, I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I do not however use these for commercial gain, but offer my publications freely, for example The Profit of Art: www.theprofitofart.com I wish to state my position as against the proposed price increase to .com domains as this would reduce the diversity of websites, especially those that are offered as a service for the Internet community. Kind Regards, Mike de Sousa www.mikedesousa.com Oakley, Basingstoke, England. United Kingdom.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rob McClinton Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I'm a registrant of hundreds of domains, most of them are .com. I'm opposed to the proposed price increase for Verisign. Their costs are continually reduced with scale and their profits are generous - to say the least. The public interest, which is supposed to govern ICANN's choices, is not served by increasing the profits of a company that has a monopoly on the most valued domain extension. Do your job and serve the public. Rob McClinton

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - NOT SPAM
by cdezign Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. STEVE LITALIEN Whittier, California Steve Litalien c 562 209-4653

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed change to RA re:price cap increase for dotcom domains
by eric＠pnxdigital.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

The proposed change is obvious nonsense, and should be rejected immediately. Obviously when this was first announced very obvious and reasonable arguments against it were made, and yet the proposal persists. Does anyone’s opinion matter regarding this? It would seem not, but regardless I will restate the reasons why the proposal is a terrible idea. This increase will stifle innovation, and serve only to rip the internet from the hands of the people and give control of it to the wealthy few. The proposed price change serves only to increase corporate control over the internet. The facetious “remedy” allowing registrants to pre-buy registrations up to 10 years in advance is absurd and does nothing to address the problem created by the proposed increase. Eric

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jason Banks Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Verisign is has a monopoly on .com registrations. It is an unfair abuse of power for the price to go up so much when the actual cost of providing the service continues to decline. Jason Banks SONORA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by ilovefastcars247＠gmail.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Daniel Marzban Encino, California United States Warm regards, Daniel M ilovefastcars247(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Laurie＠Bluesky Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Laurie Schrader Santa Fe, NM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rob Grant Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Rob grant Bradenton, Florida United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Dan Mounce Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Hello It is important to keep pricing low so that the public has equal access to domains. To increase pricing will further limit individuals from having access and will create an environment that is unfair to the average citizen. I am against any price increases as that will be unfair to common Americans. Thanks, Dan Mounce dlmounce(a)gmail.com 519 Shambley Rd Mebane, NC 27302 336.736.2757 If you have an urgent need please indicate so in an email. I will do my best to respond quickly.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Clare Chambers Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Clare Chambers Bremen, Germany Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase with leave the website concept dead
by Nikhil Paingy Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

it’s important that dotcom enjoys it premium status and one very important aspect of it maintaining its premium status is the renewal price. As the renewal price has stayed low over the years, it helps a worthy renewable option for our dotcom customers. We are always facing tough competition from google products like search listing, maps listing, FB pages, insta pages, etc which Businesses these days prefer using instead of building and maintaining a website. As website builders, we have been facing a tough time to ensure they don’t drop out. We still see that around 12% of our customers stop continuing with a website, however the least dropout are seen on a dotcom domain as the clients take pride in holding it back. Please consider putting a cap and ensuring no future increase happens on their prices

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jeff Roth Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly and disportionately targets small businesses who usually have multiple domains compared to large corporations who have much fewer domains. Jeffrey Roth Scottsdale, AZ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jeff Nunes Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Jeff M. N. Hercules, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by David Whinray Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. David Whinray Almere

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Daniel Law Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Daniel Law Warwick, New York United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase
by Aaron White Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am against seeing the price of .COM domains increase. The current pricing provides more than enough profit margin for maintenance of existing registrations and an ability to support any future registrations. Thank you, Aaron White

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Frank Michlick (DC2) Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. My company is the registrant of about 250 .COM domains and consults registrars, registries, marketplaces and DNS companies. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases, especially for .COM. The increases were originally allowed due an out of court settlement between ICANN and Verisign, that was decided without any community input and should have been time limited. Being quite technical myself, I do not see any obvious reason for the cost to run the registry and the DNS servers to increase. Technology gets cheaper in scale and the number of registrations is still increasing. Many other potential operators have made credible statements (and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. Thus, the rate should remain fixed at $7.85, or even be lowered. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. Sincerely, Frank Michlick DomainCocoon Inc. Montreal, Quebec Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nilesh Patel Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nileshkumar Lakhani Sandiego, California,United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nilesh Patel Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I highly oppose any tld domain price rises specially .com tld. Nileshkumar Lakhani Sandiego, California,United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Christopher Hartnett Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Ted Hens North Carolina Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Michael Williams Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: I am a domainer and associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Best regards, Michael Williams Broker -- International www.NameStar.com 814-NAMESTAR (626-3782) This electronic message transmission contains information from the Company that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why would you think this is a good idea?
by Nikki Nocturna Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Good afternoon! This effectively makes small business owners take a large hit in expenses. As a business owner, not only do I have to own a .COM but, like other responsible brand owners, I also have to maintain holdings on most other domain endings (.NET, .ORG, etc.) in order to prevent people from purchasing and misrepresenting my brand. Other domains are already more expensive than .COM. Why would you force this upon people trying to make a living? Cordially, Nicole Vick

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mike Ngo Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam. I am a registrant of a .COM domain. 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. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by ulrich＠dksocial.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. Lévis, Québec

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign price increase
by Alan August Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I oppose the price increase. As the sole manager of the .com TLD, it is Verisign's responsibility to keep prices low. Otherwise, others should be allow to administer the .com domain and compete with Verisign.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by John Hills Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Attention ICANN I am president and domain manager for our non-profit 501(C)3 which invests in domain names to fund our charitable activities. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The percentage of increase is appalling and usury. 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 especially for such a quantum leap in their profits. Most of the .com registration process is entirely automated so Version has little relative costs. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. John C Hills Makawao, Hawaii Christopher Hills Foundation Maui - California - Jamaica - India (808) 268-5000 - Fax:(808) 442-1111 India Fax: 91-80-6688-5111 Skype: NomadHills John Hills, President jh(a)hillsfoundation.org www.hillsfoundation.org

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Steven Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. steven Westfield, Indiana United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Dan Prather Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Dan Prather Columbia, South Carolina United States Dan Prather www.danprather.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Steen Hof Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Please do not allow Verisign to increase the COM registration fees. Derek Hof Irvine, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by David Seelos Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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 Seelos Los Angeles, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by J M Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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 West End, British Columbia Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Martin Reznik Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely, Marty Santa Monica, CA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Remarques
by Raouf Guechi Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Oren Arbit Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. Oren Arbit Van Nuys, California United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase for URLs
by Scott Wiener Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

My business is dependent on owning multiple URLs. Please reconsider any changes that will elevate URL costs.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by fran＠idomain.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domain name investor & I invest in domain names as a business and my company Idomain.com, Inc. is a reseller associated with the secondary market. 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.Please do not hike the price of dot coms!!!Francine CallahanIdomain.com, Inc.PresidentHouston, Texas United StatesSent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Raj Mittal Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Raj Mittal San Jose,CA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Travis Phillips Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I have been a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) for over 20 years and I routinely sell domain names on the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains because it would hurt people like myself from being able to sustain our business in the domain industry. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified for .COM domains and increasing the price would further cut into the domain registries profits (which are small now). Also, much of our business involves websites using .COM domains and with if the cost rises so will our expenses which will hurt our efficiency and profitability. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry and should not be able to dictate the price for .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest so please do not allow these greedy rake hikes which will further cripple the domain industry. Sincerely Gerald Travis Phillips High Point, NC, USA http://www.tacodomains.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jim Grace | TONIC.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Jim Grace Los Angeles

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Yuri Demchenko Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. This is common technology trend to decrease infrastructure services. Let VeriSign to improve their infrastructure. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Yuri Demchenko AMSTERDAM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Braden Pollock Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domain investor I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It’s far too high. 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. Braden Pollock Woodland Hills

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Gordon Martin Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Their cost is something in the order of under 25c a domain giving close to a 100% profit. 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. Gordon Martin Edmonton, Alberta Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Tim Johnston Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified and the average price of managing the infrastructure must certainly be diminishing over time... Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has ABSOLUTELY no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public - not corporate greed or profit. Tim Johnston Cambridge, Massachusetts United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Michael Deutsch Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I have registered several domains, which I use for personal emails and business purposes. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, as other companies would almost certainly be bidding at a lower price for the rights to maintain the .com registry if permitted to do so. Giving one company a monopoly is bad enough, but potentially authorizing increases far in excess of inflation or their costs is truly offensive. You represent the public's interest. Please do your job. Taking a little bit more from a lot of people and giving it all to a company that has a monopoly just doesn't make sense. Michael Deutsch Wellington, Florida, United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by bob＠jointsystems.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Robert Goetzman Tampa

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Said Zazai Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am/have been/will be a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. What is the purpose of having ICANN AT LARGE when public interests are not considered in the decision making? Said Zazai Mississauga, Ontario Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Paul Fawell Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants 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 - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Paul Martin Fawell Cambridge, Massachusetts United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Max Low Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Max Low Phoenix, Arizona United States Max Low Mobile:4806528080

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Joshua ten Brink Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of over 1500 .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and STRONGLY oppose this move. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. Other GTLDS have been able to lower costs. 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. Joshua ten Brink San Jose

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