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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Clandestine Price increases
by John Wilbur Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Just more monopolistic arrogance. Keep it up until Revolution swings the pendulum [too far] the other way. Off with their heads! A concerned domain owner, Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection against .COM Price Increases
by Ingo Schebesta Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sirs, I hereby object all your contract changes which lead to an increase to the prices of .COM domains. As a customer of namecheap.com I was informed about you and the Verisign deal and take the opportunity to let you know that these kind of transactions may be good for you or Verisign but not in accordance with the interests of the public. Please rethink your decisions! Kind regards Prof. Dr. Ingo Schebesta -- Signatur *Prof. Dr. Ingo Schebesta* Abteilung Elektrotechnik + Informatik *Hochschule Emden/Leer* Raum P 101 <http://www.hs-emden-leer.de/hochschule/raum-navigator.html?data=P%20101%23E…> Constantiaplatz 4 26723 Emden Tel.: +49 4921 807-1827 Fax: +49 4921 807-1847 E-Mail: ingo.schebesta(a)hs-emden-leer.de <mailto:ingo.schebesta@hs-emden-leer.de> Internet: www.hs-emden-leer.de <http://www.hs-emden-leer.de/> Logo

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed .COM price increases
by Melissa Vining Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Good morning, I am writing in opposition to the proposed .COM price increases. As a small business owner and sole proprietor, I have very limited financial resources. Significant increases in .COM pricing would negatively impact my ability to grow my business and to maintain a strong web presence. I hope that you will reconsider the increases. Sincerely, *Melissa Vining* *Founder, Director, and Music Educator* Mind Body Music Academy | www.mbmusicacademy.com mbmusicacademy(a)gmail.com | 617.453.8337 (c)

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not think that the proposed price increases would be of benefit. In fact I think that additional price increases will stifle creativity, productivity and the entrepreneurial spirit. Adding additional burden to an already stressful process.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increases
by Bernard Devlin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm registering my complaint about this. Many domain names are already outrageously expensive. This is just a way for companies like Verisign to gouge people for money. Bernard Devlin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I have a problem with this Amendment
by Kiarra Julien Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own over 13 domains, and there's no WAY I'd be okay with it skyrocketing to over 70% more time the amount that it currently is. If you guys did not make this information a PUBLIC matter for everyone involved to know about, then that is WRONG, and you should be ashamed of yourselves. You need to take a public opinion before you make a huge change like this! --- Kiarra JulienWeb & Graphic DesignerMarketing & Advertisinghttp://kjdesigns.netFind me on LinkedIn "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm not agree to what you did with Verisign
by Mauricio Florez - SmartChip S.A.S. Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear people from ICANN: I want to let you know that I'm not agree to what you did with Verisign. Your proposal to increase the .COM domains price by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and again by 7% annually during 2026-2029, show your dark instensions. Internet domains are over your compnay, so, you can not give extra privileges to Verisign just becuase they are going to pay you $20 MM USD. Please, heard the user voice, and review and change the proposal that you sign with Verisign. Thanks, -- Email Signature Mauricio José Flórez Moncayo SMARTCHIP S.A.S. <https://www.techchip.com> Pbx: +57(4) 2040737 ext. 603 Movil: +57 3002843632 mflorezm(a)techchip.com <mailto:mflorezm@techchip.com> Carrera 67 # 1b - 6 Medellín - Colombia www.techchip.com <https://www.techchip.com> Facebook icon <https://www.facebook.com/SmartchipSAS/> Twitter icon <https://twitter.com/smartchipsas/> Youtube icon <https://www.youtube.com/user/SmartchipSAS/> Visita también www.ingresoenlinea.com <http://www.ingresoenlinea.com> Control de Acceso y Horarios por mensualidades!!! Visita también www.recaudointeligente.com <https://www.recaudointeligente.com> Monedero Electrónico con Tarjeta Inteligente en la nube!!!

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Why such greed?

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Sander Groningen, Groningen Netherlands

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com prices
by José Daniel Durán Bayona Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello. I own and manage multiple domains under the .com TLD and I am very against the new agreement as I see the deal between Verisign and you hurtful for customers like us (and my clients trusting .com as their to go domain TLD), and of course, it seems shady to make a deal like that and receive a big amount of money without public information of how it will spend ("DNS management" can be administrative and nothing technical so with something like that you can't be trusted) Thanks, Jose Daniel Durán Bayona

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] changes to .com domain costs
by Eran Sheriff Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Madam/Sir, I'm writing in response to a letter I received from Namescheap.com regarding expected .com domain cost hikes in the coming years. I believe that maintaining the internet accessible to all is an essential part of preserving the rights of everyone to fully benefit from this resource, which in my humble opinion is one of the greatest contributors to mankind's progress in modern history. Maintaining domain pricing low plays an important part in achieving that end. I therefore ask that you carefully consider future change in domain pricing to make sure that they're kept as low as possible, and that funds obtained through that source are carefully appropriated to preserve the internet alive and accessible to all. Sincerely, Eran Sheriff --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not increase the prices of .COM domains. The only one who stands to benefit from this decision is Verisign, and it will make it more difficult for the public, including small business owners to buy and maintain domains for themselves. ICANN, please think about the ramifications and reconsider the adoption of this proposal. -- Email: kekoaponolani(a)gmail.com Mobile: 610-216-2296

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's Backroom Deals with Verisign are Unacceptable.
by Schofield, David Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, First, I am writing on my own behalf, and not on behalf of my employer, even though it impacts all of us. As I read and considered the implications of the sad news that you are considering accepting (or have accepted, really) what's essentially a back-room, private benefit deal with VeriSign for ~$20,000,000 USD, my heart sank. VeriSign and its owners, has deeply profited over the years from a unique position within the Internet. And it is an organization who-if not for such a unique position-would have long ago collapsed under the weight of its own hubris, poor service, high costs, and inefficiency. ICANN claims to be a "...not-for-profit public-benefit corporation..." and this move is anything but a public benefit. I have worked with non-profits before, and understand that money for organizations like ICANN is scarce, scrapping for resources and territory is rampant, and the deal with VeriSign is very... tempting. ICANN claims that "the idea is that Internet governance should mimic the structure of the Internet itself- borderless and open to all"-but especially without greater transparency and essential (and very public) protections and boundaries in place in deals like this-especially .COM TLD price increase limitations... creates an environment that is NOT open to all. And this deal was NOT in the open, its details clearly NOT open to all, so this is a violation of the trust which we have given to-and our public charter with-ICANN. I, for one, have had enough. Administration of the .COM TLD is already a license to print money, and that cost is already far too great! But VeriSign's (and apparently, ICANN's) greed is insatiable! I'm "small potatoes" (as we say in the USA,) with only 10 or so .COM URLs, and over time, the .COM cost is already far too great-even though I utilize a low-cost registrar! However, should this continue, I will be forced to move my remaining TLD's to non-.COM TLD's, and the business impact be damned! The value of .COM is already slipping, and over the next few years, if this continues, it will simply fade in importance even faster. I sincerely hope you will change your mind. Kind Regards, David Schofield

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment on ICANN's secret deal with Verisign
by C Burnet Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, ICANN needs to keep .com names affordable, and instead your company is putting money before your customers. Your organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Your changes were made in secret so you keep more money from consumers who have no choice but to pay more to keep their domains. These changes will have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. These harmful changes will promote censorship, as only people with wads of money will be able to purchase .com names as if they were plots of land. This is unfair, and every consumer should know the ramifications caused by your organization. Everyone on the Internet will be touched by these changes, so together ICANN should not be able to do this. Sincerely, Carol Burnet

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't do this, things are just fine the way they are right now! Thanks, Charlie

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN, I’m against this increases of .com prices domains it will affects current business and small businesses, I think you are not behaving like an organization, taking big decisions at close doors. Best regards Diego Chavez Owner of Volumens.com

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Archimedes Sapitula Jersey City,New Jersey,USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] VeriSign contract comment
by Dan Rundio Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This new proposed agreement with VeriSign is nothing but a monopolistic money grab. If the .com agreement was competitive the wholesale price would drop to $1 to $3, possibly even less. The idea that the price could increase is only possible in a monopoly, and ICANN is proposing to just hand millions of dollars to VeriSign in an incredibly corrupt agreement.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I disagree with how closed the process surrounding this amendment has been. Decisions affecting such an important shared resource such as all .com domains should not be made in secret without input from the global Internet community. Please consider postponing this amendment until after you disclose further details (such as how ICANN will spend the $20 million from Verisign, and more certainty about future price increases). I am concerned that significantly increasing prices will make it less accessible for those who cannot afford it - accessibility for *all* is the true beauty of the Internet. Thank you for considering my opinion! -Aaron Lindsay

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a member of the public who frequently purchases .com addresses, this increase does not come as pleasant news. I do not understand the need to increase this particular structure and doing so will negatively affect my business as a web designer and web hosting provider. WSM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop increasing prices
by Daniel Aks Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

In my business, we drive for productivity and stable pricing. I see price increases without any product enhancements. Tired of it. Please stop, or show meaningful product benefits to the customers.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] less accesible -> los of clients to other domains
by Julie Renson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. This means less chances for small and medium companies or people starting a blog, a business and so on. It would make sense that it could follow Price inflation however, a limit should be present. I understand that has a company you wish to make more money, but you Will just chase users to other domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Registration Cost
by Carissa Wills-DeMello Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing with concern about increasing the costs of registering a .com domain. I find that the internet democratizes information and our ability to communicate as humans, and is super important for small businesses which is critical for our economy! That being said, it's already expensive enough for the average person to pay for a website. So I humbly submit my opinion and request that .com costs do not increase. Thank you, Carissa Wills-DeMell0

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't support the price increse
by Pi Sheng Chang Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The proposed annual price increase of 7% is well above the inflation rate. I don't support this price increase. ICANN needs to be more transparent on how these decisions are made. Please reach out to the internet community and the press and explain this decision if you want support for the proposal. Pi Sheng

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

Feb. 11, 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Brett M NY, NY

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