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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong.
by Денис Исаев Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. Important big decisions like this which will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies to decide. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. In many countries there are competition rules that wouldn't allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for inputs from all users of the net. We are one world. Lets work together and. Lets not let greed rule.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Re increase of price of .com domains
by Dan Tang Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I read with shock that you are considering to raise price for .com domains. If you really have to, kindly consider so ONLY FOR new domains that are to be registered AFTER a particular date, say 29th Feb 2020. Existing domain owners shall still renew at existing prices. New domain owners are your target, i believe. It should not adversely impact existing owners like us. Thank you for your serious consideration. Warm regards. Dan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree
by Martín Villagra Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not agree with the price increase on the .COM domains

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Andrew Miller Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN staff, The amendment to section 7.3(d) of the agreement is not reasonable or in the public interest because: * .com is the largest TLD by volume, and plays a key role in the dissemination of information on the Internet and in commerce. It is such a well established TLD that many people and companies have no reasonable alternative to 'vote with their feet', and so ICANN plays a key role in ensuring that Verisign does not abuse its position as registry. * When similar changes have been made to other registries, for example to .org, this has been rapidly exploited by registries for profit (for example, by selling of the registry to a company that undoubtedly intends to maximise profit unfairly at the expense of registrants). * New section 7.3(d)(ii) allows for 8 price increases of 7% in the next 10 years due to the backdated start date, even in the absence of any legitimate increase in expenses. This amounts to a maximum increase of a massive 71.8% ((1.07^8 - 1)*100%) even in the absence of any increase in costs. For comparison, inflation in the US over the last 10 years was 22.3%. Allowing for completely discretionary increases on the part of Verisign significantly above inflation is not reasonable, nor is it fair to registrants or the broader Internet community. Kind regards, Andrew

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the proposed amendment to contract with Verisign
by David Eglin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sirs / Madams, I have read today that you are proposing to change your contract with Verisign to allow them to increase wholesale prices on .com domains, as well as allow Verisign to compete as a domain name registrar. These proposed changes are extremely troubling to me. My role today as a senior member of McCann’s technology team makes me acutely aware of the impact this may have on business costs, but that isn’t my primary opposition here – I remember being a young developer, creating numerous projects to further my skills and reputation, to try things out and experiment. Allowing wholesale price increases (which will inevitably be passed on to consumers - in this case those buying the domains) will impact the young developers and entrepreneurs of today and tomorrow the most. It is absolutely essential to foster an environment of creativity and entrepreneurship on the internet if we are to keep things open and moving forward. Easy access to .com domains is a key part in a great many plans and side-projects started by young individuals looking to start a business, or simply to make a name for themselves. By allowing these price hikes you put at risk the very spirit at the core of what the internet is meant to be. Increasing prices makes things less equal – It puts more of the buying power in the hands of corporations and less in the hands of individuals and, considering the current trends back towards walled gardens and away from a free and open internet, this isn’t a direction that you, as stewards of 40% of registered domain names, should be heading in. I urge you, emplore you, to reconsider this rash course of action. The internet should be for everyone, and that includes access to purchase domain names. We shouldn’t discriminate based on economic power, and that is what this move enables. I thank you for your time and attention Sincerely, ___ David Eglin Creative Technology Director McCann Worldgroup Birmingham, UK

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppiniom about the new plans for .COM
by David Ionesi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, My name is David. I will express my oppinion about the possible new changes regarding .COM domains. I understood from a certain source that ICANN wants to open a contract that will permit price increases for .COM domains in the following years. I'm almost 26 years now and a professional freelancer. Even if the price is doubled or tripled, asside from a discomfort I would be able to pay. Still, when I was 16 years old, buying a domain wasn't easy for me even then, I'm from Romania. They didn't even allow teenagers under 18 to own a debit card so I borrowed my father's card. The money needed to buy a domain name then would've kept me entertained for 2 weeks but I still woul've opted for a domain name. Thanks to those beautiful experiences, the dozens of sites that I built then made me who I am today. I now buy domaims every month for the sites that I build for my clients. If the prices would've been too high then there would't be a freelancer named David that buys almost 100 domains every year. So please, from the bottom of my heart, find another avenue that will also benefit people if money is your goal and let domains, especially .COMs be accesible to everyone. Thank you for reading so far. I wish you all the best, David

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE .COM PRICES
by Arewa Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We are not in support of your plans to destroy the internet for us the users! Don’t increase the .com cost! Please desist from do that okay! Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed ICANN fee increases
by John Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear sirs, Arbitrary decisions with such profound effects on many millions of members of the website using family smacks of a cash grab by a small number of people who know they have a stranglehold on an industry. Imposing such potentially large increases in fees without input from end users, those who will have to pay the increased fees, frankly shows contempt for those you serve. John Smith Gloucester UK

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disgrace
by Leonardo Opitz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is a disgrace what you are doing with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. As a owner of several .com domains, I am profoundly disappointed. Leonardo Opitz

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com prices
by Sergiu Calborean Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It would be incredibly difficult for creators to put their work out there if you raise the prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain fees
by Christos Constantinou Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, As far as domain registration goes, I would expect that the domain registrars are doing the heavy lifting to customer service and app development. It was always my impression that 80% of the registration costs go to the domain registrars, and not the other way around. It is surprising to me today to find out that $7.85 out of $10 which I spend per domain actually goes to the DNS maintenance, which is infrastructure with less complexity and no customer support. In an industry where a domain registrar manages to survive with $2.15, how can the DNS maintainer have such high overhead costs? Many questions are raised about the management and governance of ICANN as a whole, which given its current inefficient use of funds, opens new questions on the morality of the company and the integrity of its management, as their actions are against the interest of their end users and the prosperity of the Internet community. I myself would cast a vote of no confidence in the decisions of ICANN on the matter, and would request that the decision is reconsidered. ICANN does not seem to need any more money to operate the DNS infrastructure, and can certainly solve their internal financial matters through better management decisions. Regards, Christos Constantinou

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Amendment 3 proposal
by e.BOELTER Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern: I strongly oppose the in the dark, behind the scenes dealmaking that seeks to push through a 70% increase in .coms over the decade. I can understand how Verisign’s $20 million extra worth of “encouragement" has likely "greased the skids", but it looks very sleazy to me, and I fail to see how this benefits anyone other than Verisign and ICANN. On behalf of the millions of .com owners, I hope your review will result in an open and honest reevaluation of this contract extension. Regards, Erik Boelter

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases
by Mohamed lamghari Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

hi, I am a .com user and I disagree with this change. please reconsider. thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] higher registration costs
by Samast Khanna Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello. The cost of managing massive domain registrations goes down with time and more enabling technologies. So please don't try hiking up prices for the stuff that's already managed mostly in an automated fashion, and is only going up in quantity. -- Thank you, Samast

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price Increases
by Stavros Aronis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Last month, ICANN 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. ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action. However, this is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Wholesale registries charge registrars a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don’t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I state my strong opposition to these changes. Stavros Aronis

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not Increase dot com prices
by Chidi Nwaiwu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is not a reasonable decision as it would affect millions negatively. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Increase for .COM Domain
by tony jabbour Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing because i am mad about your recent decision about increasing .com domains, this is potentially very harming decision to many website owners. Nobody want to see the domains increase for any reasons, prices are already high enough. Let’s keep domain prices as they are.Also any price increases will adversely affect businesses worldwide, please continue to align with existing best practices and support the growth of domains. Regards

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Decline the changes
by Mohamed Fouad Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't change anything like this. I will cancel my domains if price increased. You just organize the distributing and we don't get any benefit from you to take a money! Best Regards, Mohamed Fouad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not Happy for the increase of domain prices
by ND Admin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings! The increase in domain prices will affect domain buying and renewals capacity/ capability globally. We do not vote for the increase of prices. We wish and hope that at least the internet remains affordable and reachable to a common person. Best, Administrator *Website*: https://NorthDestinations.com <https://northdestinations.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Email Disclaimer:* The information in this email and in any files transmitted with it is intended only for the addressee/ customer and may contain confidential and /or privileged material. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended or named recipient, please contact the sender immediately and delete the material. Copying, distribution or any action or omission in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited. NorthDestinations.com accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus/worms transmitted by this email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dear Icann
by jimmie＠neisep.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello Icann i really disagree to this agreement i am one of few that actually uses .com domain and there is probobly a lot more people doing that. I am a normal person i have no profit from my domain name i have it so my friends and family can contact me or businesses when i buy something from the inter web. But since your about to change everything and makes it 70% more expensive too own a domain name specially .com you might ruined it for me to run my own domain. I really hope you do not make this change because it will hurt all the small people in the world! And only make .com available for companies that is not fair! There for i strongly disagree with this ! Best regards Jimmie

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

Feb. 11, 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. Osmar Fraga Marketing Consultant Travel Marketing MX m: +52 (624) 109-8123 w: travelmarketing.mx OBTAIN A FREE WEBSITE AUDIT!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing .com domain fee not good
by Vipasha Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Increasing .com domain fee not good fee is not good. It will not only affect me but the entire online community. I personally on the behalf of whole online community do not want ICANN to increase the fee. Namecheap I am with you. Thanks Vipasha

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases through ICANN and Verisign agreement
by Rajesh Patel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Good Morning All. I would like to make this comment in relation to the above as I believe this is unjuist and unfair. I have a .com address registered through Namcheap and believe that the deal made between ICANN and Verisign has not included consultation with user and the ICANN comminity and not considerated their feedback. The price increases that will subsequently follow as result of this deal will harm consumers and the Internet as a whole given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years which will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. The deal does not detail any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. These changes will have significant a impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. Kind Regards Rajesh Patel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com amendment
by Graham Viljoen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I would like to make it known, as a .com domain owner that I disagree with the changes being made to the ICANN/Verisign agreement. The .com top level domain is the most well known and well used on the internet and changes to the pricing structure now and increasingly in the future will have an adverse impact on especially newer and smaller entrants into the market. I would also like to see transparency in how any additional funds that have been negotiated will be controlled and spent. Regards Graham Viljoen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Octavia Campbell-Davys Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the proposed changes. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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