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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increases
by Manish Bhargava Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a .com domain owner and I am completely against this large price increase over the next several years. I am also at a loss as to why this is being done in the benefit of Verisign and ignoring the millions of small customers impacted. Large businesses may be able to absorb the cost without flinching but its an impact to others that provide services through their domains with low returns.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by marius.k10987＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN: I am strongly opposed to the above mentioned proposed amendment, which will, among others, allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for eight out of the next ten years. You should not have made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. I am sending this email to let you know that I feel very NEGATIVELY about your recent decision. Regards, MK

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Protest
by Crinu Andanut Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am an intensive user of internet. I appreciate the efforts so far to develop this marvel of the modern world. But when somebody, and I mean just anybody starts thinking to make additional money or big business out of the modern technology for the people, I will PROTEST !!! Crinu ANDANUT PhD Supervisory Board SIF 3 Transilvania

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reject!
by Hailey Gillespie Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Allowing .com domains to have their prices raised so significantly for such unclear and potentially unethical reasons puts the authority and reputation of ICANN at great risk. This amendment would greatly harm public opinion on ICANN, as .com domains are incredibly wide spread, and millions of people would be forced to pay more. A large public rejection of this deal will likely not hit until it’s clearly negatively effecting people all around the world. It’s simply making it even harder to access resources on the internet. The internet is not a private bank, it is a public space that should not cost large amounts of money to participate in. The unclear, and possibly greed influenced motives behind this amendment, if it is passed, would shine a very clear light on where ICANN lies as far as integrity is concerned.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Absolutely Reject The Increase in .COM Domain Prices
by Kennedy Cee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, Increasing the prices on .COM domains will affect a lot of people negatively. We’ve been paying an average of $10 per .COM domain name registered and it’s been helping a lot of struggling people to find a cost effective way to build a business online. This has helped so many people of which I am one of them. We absolutely reject the idea of increasing the prices of .COM domain and propose that you review your intentions. This will affect a lot of live negatively in the long run. Kindly review your decisions and reconsider. Kind regards, Kennedy Cee On behalf of internet marketers

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Complaint
by Adster Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The price increase is too high and should not be done, especially without consulting the community first. Greetings, Dennis Kroon Adster

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hello, I am writing in regards to the proposed pricing and attribution changes for .com domains. There are literally no business model on the market which guarantees price increases of over 70%, including in the medical and in the energy sector. Hav...
by Stephane Morvan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stéphane Morvan, Ph.D. smorvan(a)msn.com Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I vote against the .COM price increase
by Anoop A K Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I don’t think increasing the rates help for the greater good of the internet community. I vote against the rise in prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 我反對將.COM域名提價的提議
by WangKoji Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

我是.com域名的註冊人。我反對將.COM域名提價的提議。 KOJI FEARLESStw.com <http://fearlesstw.com/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair Price Increase
by Haseeb Khilji Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not increase the prices of .com domains. Atleast not without the proper consent of the public first.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Nick James Hipol Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Why make .com more inaccessible if some domains are already too expensive (.com). The internet as a whole wouldn't welcome this much. And I can see now how website creation with .com will decline because it absolutely makes no sense. I myself have been on .com domains for more than 5 years and this is just hilarious.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Displeased with New Verisign and ICANN Contract
by Buchi Michael Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m really disappointed that the organisations we trust to safe guard the internet (Our only trusted democratic platform) choose to be shady in their dealings. The internet is a global public service, and decisions involving it should be made democratically and with more transparency.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair price increases
by Graham Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

If these extremely high price increases, as expected, on .com take place I will have no choice but to change to .info or .org. Kind Regards Graham Kempster

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT ADVISABLE
by Adekayero Tutuola Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This will impact the internet economy negatively, and can also cause many to ignore online business as time goes on. This agreement should be dropped. An increase in price for this domain might discourage people venturing to establish their online business presence. I hope you guys have a rethink. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop
by Hampus Schubeis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You shouldn't do these raises. It will make the liberty and freedom of speech less accessible for everyone. Absolute best regards, Hampus

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Marc Seiler 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. 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. Marc Seiler St. Petersburg, Florida United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Tobias Thiel 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. Tobias

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal to make .com domains much more expensive
by Ali Blahblah Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The proposed increases in the price of .com domains will inevitably be to the disadvantage of small, private users of the internet. In other words, the increases will (a) Lead to the exclusion of many such users, and (b) Serve only the interests of the elite, for whom the increases will be immaterial. I strongly urge you to remember that the opportunities of the internet are supposed to be fully open to everyone, not just the rich. Alan Ireland PO Box 2052 Palmerston North 4440 New Zealand Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against amendment 3-03jan20
by Antonio Egea Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the measure of increasing prices unilaterally without any concern for the user. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ~ I am opposed to your new plans to raise prices. This will tip the scales in favor of wealthier companies and could greatly impact my ability to maintain my websites. I am saddened to see that you made a deal to use my money (without my consent) to pay off your $20 million agreement. Please be more responsive than you have in the past, regarding the opinions of YOUR CUSTOMERS, without whom you would have no income. Sincerely, Tara Thralls

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against the rising proce of .COM domains
by Steven Stephens Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

If the value of websites are dropping due to heavy app use and easier app creation (Generation Y & Z strongly prefer apps over websites), how does it make any sense that people would agree to pay higher prices for .COM domains? I strongly disagree with higher costs.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE INCREASE
by bchetrit＠yahoo.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

NO PRICE INCREASE Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Haris Memon 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. 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. Haris Memon Pakistan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly oppose allowing Verisign's .COM prices to rise
by fred A Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

My reasons are as follows 1. Verisign, as the domain name controller, controls 80% of the domain name pricing. It may initially attract consumers to buy with prices. After most consumers buy from them, it will monopolize the domain name price so that the domain name price is as high as they want. 2. Verisign agrees to pay ICANN an additional $ 20 million over five years to support ICANN's plan for the security and stability of the domain name system. Does Verisign explain why this is the case? VeriSign only manages 2 of the world's 13 root servers. Why is Verisign paying to ICANN? Not other companies? 3.ICANN accepts $ 20 million from Verisign, but only explains the purpose, and does not disclose any plans to use the money transparently. How should the money be used? How to ensure that it is really used in this way.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fwd: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases
by Cyrus Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We all understand the pressure of money and having to survive economic realities that we continue to inflict on ourselves. But if you do as NameCheap has summarized, you will be shooting yourselves in the foot, and harming all of us in the process. I am in favor of domain price decreases, not increases, and I think you can find an alternative model of supporting the services you provide rather than this backward step that will brand you negatively and compel people to plan around you rather than including you. Definitely no on .COM price increases and NO on concealed decision making that affects the internet at this level that can impact participation and free speech. No. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Namecheap <support(a)namecheap.com> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 2:16 PM Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases To: Cyrus Hazari <namecheap(a)metafusion.net> We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> [image: Namecheap] <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap 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. Why is ICANN doing this? 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. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> is open until February 14, 2020.* You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> . Find Out More <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright © 2020 Namecheap.com <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> [image: ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001.

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