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

Feb. 11, 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. Shiva Jawalakhel, Central Region Nepal

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I think this price increase in abusive and unjustified!
by laci Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain names
by Daniel Stefan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I understand that the .COM market is saturated, but there are many more opportunities out there. People are already getting used to using different domain names like .shop .academy ….etc. Why increase prices for .COM, when instead they should be decreasing? I agree with one of the other comments I saw about the people that are registering domains without using them, only to sell them at a completely unreasonable price. I assume you guys are getting a huge commission as well, but I think we live in an era where you have more to gain if you are getting along with the crowd, instead of being against it. Again, with so many other offerings out there, I think the times are changing and we have to adapt with them. — Daniel Stefan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop sucking everything
by Cory L. Curtis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

More than 1.1 billion dollars a year and you and Verisign can't operate on that; gotta have more? And that is just for dot coms only. Where does all that money go?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by David Roth 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. David Roth Panama City, Panama

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Increases
by Adrian McKeon Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir or Madam, The internet is a public utility not a private money bank. Increasing prices of .com domains will have an adverse affect on the great majority who can afford it least and limit their access to global economic and social opportunities. Poor people in developed and non developed economies should not be penalised in this way. If ICANN proceeds in this regrettable manner there will eventually be legislation to curb its power. This damage its credibility and impact returns to shareholders. It is feasible ICANN responsibilities may even be transferred elsewhere. Taxation of global internet giants indicate such global action by authorities is not just a vague threat. Faithfully, Adrian McKeon Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com prices down low
by Arthur Okonkwo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I run a web development agency. We design and host websites for our clients. I completely oppose this raise. This will automatically scare SME’s away from taking their businesses online here in Nigeria and Africa. Technology cost are decreasing and this helps to win more people, organization, businesses and firms onboard. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to rise wholesale price for .com domain
by Neo Ko Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Neo

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

Feb. 11, 2020

It's a bad idea. Please don't increase the pricing of. COM as this will discourage a lot of people

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment
by Amine Tbaik Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This should be illegal and whoever made this deal should be sued Domain names belong to the public and there should be a small fee to register them Not a commercial price in exchange for them The price increase is unlawful

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICCANI'm a registrant of a .com domain name.I'm 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. Wenfang ZhangBeijing, China

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a scam move. Please don't behave as drug dealer who have control over our life and make prices higher each year.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases is not acceptable
by Mohammed Zaghloul Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! I am writing to object to the price increase planned for .COM domain prices. They already very expensive and making them even more expensive is unfair. Sincerely, Mohammed Zaghloul

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't allow price increase for .COM domains
by Dmitry Frank Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Please don't let this amendment to be applied, it's really no good for the majority of people. Allowing Verisign to increase .COM domain prices cannot be justified. Dmitry

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a shameless attempt at ripping off users, both corporate (who might mostly not be very affected, as others noted) and private. ICANN is supposed to be a non-profit organization, but this sudden and substantial price increase agreement does not bode in any way with a non-profit policy. ICANN's price policy should be focused on the benefit of users, not increasing the profits of one reseller (I wonder who and how much they had to bribe in order to get this permission to rip us off). Sergiu Mihalache

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable
by Oliver Happy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, The proposed changes to the VeriSign and .com commercial arrangement, specifically the radical increases proposed in "8 out of 10 years" are completely unacceptable. .com domains were a symbol of the internet generation - a way to build business online. Increasing the prices this much is undemocratic and will lead to a rush to other domains, ultimately hurting your revenues. This is foolish and I suggest against it. Cheers Oliver

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please STOP
by Nikolay Botev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop this amendment! Keep prices the same. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes
by A Dore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Concern (or not at all), If ".COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade." - it is completely blatant that they will, and as a result the use of the .COM domain will become exclusively utilised by certain types of business'. The iconic status of the domains history will vanish and become nothing more than a capitalist symbol of power, if price driving is no longer because of demand and cultural relevance of the domain name but because of structural price increase at a wholesale level. individuals, small companies and non-profit projects will simply use alternative domains. Yours faithfully, Aaron John Dore ajdore.com johndore.dev

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by ILike.A.BossI Madara Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To concerned authorities, I have .com domains that i am planning to use them . I believe that major corporations will not have much difficulty paying extra fees but for me that would be a very expensive as i am yet to start , expensive as well . Kindly dont increase the fees.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in Domain Prices
by Daniel Öhman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, as a student and entrepreneur I find it very troubling that you wish to increase the .com domain. In ensuring your businesses success you need a viable internet presence. Without this you will most likely have a much harder time. This combined with studies is intolerable and will result in higher stress than necessary. The stress, according to studies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579396/) could severely damage the body. I hope you carefully consider this before acting. This change can affect thousands of student entrepreneurs who come up with tomorrows future. Best Regards, Daniel Öhman

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The impact of these changes far outweighs any perceived profits by the owning companies. Be altruistic for once

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the price increase of the .com
by Marta Rios Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The price increase you want to make to the .com domains makes no sense. It seems to be something to profit at the expense of people, without any scruple. This is a robbery. I'm very upset, I think this is not fair. We will find a way to report this abusive practice to the competent authorities.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP DESTROYING THE INTERNET !!!
by Maxim Yaskov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

STOP DESTROYING THE INTERNET !!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Prices should not be increased
by ADMIN (MF) Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

.com prices should not be incremented. It will not be justified on any ground. Sent through Office 360 Mail

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, ICCAN I just learned about .COM domain proposal of raise prices every year. I don't think this is good news for most part users. If Verisign raises its prices unilaterally, it will inevitably drive the trend of rising prices of others top-level domain. This series of reactions will make the cost of setting up a website, especially for personal blog sites. This is likely to cause many websites to shut down due to the heavy burden of domain names. What is more frightening is that the price increase will increase the number of speculators and disrupt the market order. This is not what we want to see, we hope to see a more accessible registration price. With the increasing popularity of the Internet today, we should lower the threshold for website building, not raise him. Naturally, the .COM domain name as a representative shouldn't increase prices. We respect this proposal, but in today's environment, this proposal seems inappropriate. I hope ICCAN will take a closer look at the current background and the applicability of this document. Thank you!

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