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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN increase of .COM prices
by Danielle Lake Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the increase of .COM prices outrageous and ridiculous. This proposal will make it harder for small businesses to be able to reach global audiences or even make ends meet as not every one is able to afford any sort of increase. I own 2 sites myself and any increase in prices will affect my ability to keep those sites as I will be quitting full-time job to become a stay-at-home mum in a few months time. Which means I will be bringing in less money to sustain my livelihood. Thanks. Kind Regards, Danielle Lake

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please dont increase the price of.com domains internet should be an easy access for all not expensive.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bandits
by RichardBradley Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Absolute greed re changes to .com pricing Richard Bradley

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a .com domain holder and I am against the proposed price increase to commercial(.COM) domains. Since the current rate is also high enough for a commercial(.COM) domains. Best Regards, *Vishwa Perera, CC, ALB* Computer Science Undergraduate* @ <http://www.iit.ac.lk/>**Informatics Institute of Technology <http://www.iit.ac.lk/>* | M: +94 77 9852 194 | L: +94 11 2616 269 | <http://www.soaploot.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by info＠niemes-consulting.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear. I just got informed that you agreed behind the door without informing the community to allow increasment in the fee for .com domain up to 70% over the next 10 years. This will harm the internet in whole and will impact your business in general I inform you that I will fight against this with all my influences Viele Grüße Eberhart Niemes, PMP Internationaler Projekt Manager Mobile: +49 176 61 999 245 eMail: info(a)niemes-consulting.com www.niemes-consulting.com

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The greater good and the property of mankind should sometimes guide you, and not pure financial gains. Please don't allow the price of .com domains to increase, it will especially hurt people in developing countries. The world is almost united and we all need and want the same things, unfortunately wealth is not equally divided as well.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns on .COM price increase
by Sunil Lal Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I do NOT support the agreement which paves the way for price increase of .COM domains. Basically Verisign will give $20M to ICANN “to support ICANN’s initiative to preserve and enhance the security, stability and resiliency of DNS” and walks away with the ability to hike the price and hold on to it for perpetuity. The agreement clearly has commercial motivations. If ICANN requires funding to support its initiative can it not fund them through some temporary levies and have full ownership of the process. .COM is one of the original domain on the Internet, and should be accessible to all people of the planet at a reasonable price. Regards Sunil

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment on. COM
by Chudy Mgbikeh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings from Ejiblog, First, let me begin by appreciating all you have done for me and for the world at large. You have made it easy and convenient for the world to access the Net, run businesses and many more. But on the contrary, if the. COM prize policy is changed from how it is to another, it will greatly affect all you are doing for me and the world at large. Many small businesses especially, uses the. COM, find it quite difficult to keep up with their businesses in terms of funding it, not to mention, when the. COM prize is increased. Considering the fact that most of those small businesses are. COM users, if you proceed with your plan, they will suffer. So, on behalf of ejiblog and the .COM users, I do hope you will consider the implications changing the prize policy would cause. Thanks for understanding and I do hope you will consider our plead. Chudy, Ejiblog

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

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Do not allow for unmetered increases in .com fees!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Guillermo Rodríguez 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. * -- Guillermo Rodríguez Lic. en Ciencias Computacionales Ingeniería de Software +52 1 81 1899 4686 <8118994686> General Escobedo, Nuevo León, México [image: linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermordz/> [image: instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/_guillermordz/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont increase prices
by Derek K Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please dont increase prices and affect businesses all over the world

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .COM domain price hike
by Mahigan Lepage Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom it May Concern, I am very worried about the possibility of a .COM domain name price hike. We, like many other .COM owners, are a small business and we cannot afford to see a significant price hike in our .COM domain name fees. Initially the Web was supposed to be a more democratic, open-to-everyone space. Do not make it a privileged place by hiking up the .COM domain name prices. Regards, Mahigan Lepage .COM domain owner

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com prices
by Drew Hornbein Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

stop, we are poor. The minority of rich folks are already squeezing us for everything we've got. When we are sucked dry they WILL come for you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No Raise. No robbery
by Arun Kalchofner Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Illegal robbery Von meinem iPhone gesendet

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop .com increase
by Luis Lara Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop .com increase. -- Director General www.tuhost.mx - ¡Hospedaje Web al mejor costo! Tel.: 55 41 70 80 43

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t increase the prices
by mohamed abdelhay Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don’t increase the prices of .com please 😊 Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Kevin Lo 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. Please, do the right thing. Kevin Lo Everett, Washington United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consider the impact on the user base
by Bill Schulz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sir/Madame: Your decision, made behind closed doors, to raise prices immediately on the dot.com domains and into the future without involving the ICANN community and Internet users is akin to "taxation without representation" and you should know where that goes. As a domain owner, I am against your move to raise prices. William E. Schulz www.marbils.com <http://www.marbils.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on ICANN amendment
by KimSia Sim Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there, As a company of one that operates on the internet economy, purchasing domains to test new ideas and subsequently using them is very much part of my operations. I see that the recent amendment as highly harmful to my business and millions who operate in the internet economy. The amendments are akin to rent seeking while holding back innovation. I understand if price increases are required for investment in infrastructure. Without a clear explanation as to how and what the price increments are meant to invest in, I cannot agree to this. There are 4 main issues with the current amendment and I have quoted them verbatim from my preferred domain registrar namecheap. My comments are in blue ------------------ 1. Price Increases ------------------ Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains by 7% each year in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. After a two year “freeze”, Verisign can increase prices by 7% annually during 2026-2029, then another two year “freeze”. This cycle will continue, meaning that within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85 — and the sky is the limit. It is not clear how much of these price increases registrars will pass along to consumers, but it is likely that most of these increases will be paid by domain name registrants. The contract does allow for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations, so it is possible prices could increase more than anticipated. *Is this true? Will there be a 7% increment every year from the wholesaler Verisign without any indication how the increment will benefit investment into the infrastructure?* *If the increment plan is true, and yet no clear specifics are provided as to how the investments are going to ultimately benefit the members of the internet economy, I'm afraid I cannot support this amendment.* ------------------------------------------- 2. ICANN Will Receive an Extra $20 Million ------------------------------------------- With the contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN’s initiatives regarding the security and stability of the domain name system. There is no explanation why Verisign did this, how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent. *Is this true? Can ICANN go into details how the 20 million is spent and invested?* *If the above is true and ICANN cannot give details about how the 20 million is to be spent and invested in a way that ultimately benefits the domain owners, then this looks like the kind of corruption that third world governments engage in.* *And I'm afraid I cannot agree to the amendment.* --------------------------------------------- 3. Verisign Can Operate as a Domain Registrar --------------------------------------------- ICANN also had rules that the operator of a TLD could not operate a domain name registrar. Although in 2012 ICANN allowed operators of new gTLDs to have domain name registrars, it did not apply to Verisign. The new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names itself. To circumvent this, it is also possible that Verisign could act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. This result is that the company that controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names will compete directly with all domain registrars, maximizing its control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. While this might result in lower prices to consumers, fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign’s registrar could also use its dominant position to charge higher prices to consumers, while at the same time raising registrar prices. *Is this true? * *I welcome competition as a consumer who purchases domains for business and hobbies.* *So can ICANN explain how it intends to prevent monopolistic practices by Verisign to raise prices on the consumers unnecessarily? If ICANN cannot adequately explain, I cannot support the amendments.* ---------------------------------- 4. ICANN Ignored Previous Comments ---------------------------------- As detailed on Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check ( https://www.namecheap.com/blog/ensuring-icann-keep-domain-prices-in-check/ ) and pricecaps.org ( http://pricecaps.org/ ) , over 3,500 comments were submitted in support of price controls for the .ORG, .INFO, and .BIZ TLDs. Only six comments supported removing price controls. ICANN discounted the comments that were in favor of maintaining price caps. A number of the comments were submitted using an online tool, which caused the comments to be discounted as “spam” by the ICANN Ombudsman. ICANN removed the price caps, primarily relying upon a biased preliminary analysis from 2009 by an economics professor that did not reference any data. *Is this true? * *This sounds like the kind of biased research and lazy administration that incompetent organizations tend to do. And I'm quite sure ICANN does not aim to be that sort of organization.* *I can understand well-grounded research that backs up unpopular moves such as price increment but it needs to be transparent and well-grounded. I have not seen that, so once again, I cannot support the amendment.* *Thank you* KimSia kimsia(a)oppoin.com https://simkimsia.com ( https://simkimsia.com/ ) P.S. What I'm doing now: https://simkimsia.com/now

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against any raise
by Arun Kalchofner Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is very wrong the way ICANN and VERISIGN do these things behind closed doors. THEY ARE NOTHING WITHOUT US. I am completely against those raises as these companies make fortunes already. For sure the people will search for alternatives. DONT LET THESE RAISES HAPPEN. STAND UP AGAINST ROBBERY.!!! Arun Switzerland Von meinem iPhone gesendet

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not Increase the .com Price
by Dharmesh Goyal Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi Please do not increase the price for .com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep domain prices cheap
by Lawrence Stewart Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please keep domain prices cheap. Without cheap domains it is very unlikely I would have gotten started as a web developer. Keep the barriers to entry low. Lawrence

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COMMENT: ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases
by Nathan Tendai Shava Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Having read the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, as a Service Provider and IT Specialist I would like to express my deepest concerns and provide strong disagreement regarding this proposal. ICANN and Verisign made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users which will affect the way business is conducted and prejudice a lot of clients and internet users. With non-consensual price increases to services comes consequences such as a decline in usage and growth, negative feedback from market stakeholders which will lead to higher dis-popularity with the TLD .COM domains. These have been the main revenue generator in the TLD space making up 40%+ of all internet domains and going through with the proposed amendments can lead to a 50% drop in those numbers should users feel betrayed and manipulated without having been afforded the opportunity to have their voices heard. The Way Forward It is ICANN and Verisign's responsibility to ultimately bring all stakeholders to the table in deciding whether or not to go through with the proposed amendment through a voting system as well as agree or disagree on the proposed rates of increase on an annual basis. I, however, am against this proposal bearing in mind that domain registration fees are not really the ultimate cost one incurs in this space but all other subsequent hosting and service fees would render business in this space useless. *Regards,* <https://pachikafu.com> Nathan Shava Chief Technology Officer WhatsApp - +263 78 458 1273 Email Address - nathan(a)pachikafu.com Website - https://pachikafu.com <https://www.facebook.com/pachikafu/> <https://www.instagram.com/chikafu_zw/> <https://twitter.com/chikafu_zw> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/chikafu/> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdKziTOegQj5dutYNBAB-Uw> SEARCH FOR QUALITY LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increased the price of the domain name
by M. Rusdi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there, I run a small business, and now running it online. Perhaps we think if I make website I will get much buyers online, but the reality it hasn't. Before I go online, I need to buy Internet Voucher every month so I can go online. And also I need to wait if there is a people who want to buy my Items or not. So I hope the price of domain name will not increase because it make us pay much money for a small profit I get. Hopefully, your business is running success. Thank you.

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