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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN's proposed .com price increases
by Marlene Moore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am a small business owner and I am opposing the .com price increases to domain names. Internet presence should be accessible to all, not just the rich. Having escalating prices to keep my internet presence would greatly affect me. Having higher prices will cut out the smaller business folks. Sincerely, Ms Moore

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Needs more oversight
by Brandon Bianchi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Simply changing your terms with Verisign in secret thus giving them even more power to control the domain market is shady. I say this because you essentially give them free will to increase .com pricing for the next 8 of 10 years. There’s no incentive for them not to try to get as much out of them as they can? Why, well because first this deters people from squatting on domains. Why do people squat? Well like me maybe they had an idea but just haven’t had the time to put it to use. Perhaps they think it’s a cash cow? However, in reality it just means it opens verisign up to more of the gray practices. Like the registrar reserving “popular” names and charging premiums. However, this is all 100% contradictory to the internet. The internet is supposed to be an open global economy. Where anyone and everyone is essentially on an equal playing field. Just like net neutrality, giving registrars more Ways to turn the screws means that’s just what they will do. They will see this as a business opportunity and milk their customer (all .com owners) for more and more money. I know our global DNS infrastructure is complex and expensive. However as everyone gets more greedy with time the quality of the internet and the openness it once represented continue to vanish. Everyone wants to push people to paid services. When they can’t they just do this, increase the fees they can. What is ICANN going to do with this money? How is this contribution from .com going to solve any problems that charging hundreds of thousands to make your own TLD and then registry fees from? This is two companies trying to do a symbiotic cash grab and going after the largest cash cow of all... .com. Why not impose a flat fee first like we did with .net? I’ll gladly drop all of my personal .com’s in favor of a number of other TLDs. I’m sure many more would too. How does that help improve anything? — Thanks, Brandon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comments on amendment
by Stefanie Goodrick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I own and operate a small business and living in Vancouver one of the most expensive cities in the world makes making ends meet extremely difficult. If raising the cost of domains is added to the struggle then I foresee this having detrimental effects on me and many small businesses. Please reconsider this or at least think about all of us who could be taken down by such a large increase in costs for us. Thank you, Stefanie

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by freedomline1＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, This is what happens when a monopoly is in force. You never get enough. I think its time to go to congress with this greed issue. And if we can get some action from congress, it will avoid having to babysit you and prevent things like $250K without public reason. I hope you will avoid this unethical plan. The results would be catastrophic if carried out. If you do carry out this plan of increase, millions of Internet users will be forced to not only delete their ownership of tens of millions of domains but will have no choice but to fight your greed in the public arena. The approval for you to police the Internet needs to be strongly reviewed. I am in hopes that with the greed and irresponsibility you have displayed to the public behind closed doors will soon change to a responsible organization. Sincerely, Robert Ingham

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT increase prices
by nacs＠gmx.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disgree to price increase
by Nyle Rigor Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I disgree to price increase

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO to .com price increases
by joshebosh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

There's no need to raise prices of .com exponentially as propose... anything more than 10 cents a year for the next 10 years is greed.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The behind closed doors deals for such a critical backbone of this world is not fair. To keep up with the spirit of an open internet, these changes needs to be discussed, debated and then implemented. please make necessary changes to make this discussion a matter of public debate.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is completely unethical and not expected from a body like ICANN. Shameful!!
by JOY Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there, It would be great if you can allow transparency through discussions with the public and other sale agents regarding the purchases and worth + prices of domain names and how the system works. Discussion behind closed doors to jack the prices up of .COM domains seems an extremely money hungry strategic move (knowing they are the most common) to benefit your growth and earnings rather than the overall benefit of basically the world. It’s an age where we all rely on the internet, to get things done, to be heard, and also nowadays for safety and our wellbeing. Having everyone pay for that extra mile to write a .COM in what is basically their house/home on the World Wide Web is ridiculous. What if an elderly only remembers websites to have .COM but a business/organisation had to change it due to costs, and they suffer a negative effect from that? I can keep going on with scenarios but let’s not waste time. Let it be discussed not just implemented. It effects the bigger picture for many individuals more than you realise. Stop the $$ sign eyes and ignorance. I’m sure a public forum and also a smaller one with privatised wholesalers can ensure a much more agreeable terms. Thank you. Elaine

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Anthony Profita 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. Ankit Puri New Delhi Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consumers will suffer most from these price increases
by Hazrul Azhar Jamari Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet used to be safe from the causes of inflation in the real world. With this amendment, and a terribly poor economy as a result of trade wars and disease outbreak, consumers who depend on online commerce require ever more to keep costs low. A price increase of 7% will hurt consumers terribly. I am opposed to this price increase and hope the agreement is reversed.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase to .COM domains
by Donnie D Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly and disproportionately targets small businesses like myself who usually have multiple domains compared to large corporations who have much fewer domains. -- *"There is no drought in the river of goodness ... drink from it plentifully."** D²*

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

Feb. 11, 2020

You must not do this! Small businesses like mine will suffer! Sincerely, Yvonne Gettins

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Decision
by Derek Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am not happy as a consumer that your company along with Verisign have decided to increase domain name costs as much as you want the next 10 years. That s terrible service to customers around the country. Thanks, Derek

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what the fudge
by Nathaniel Moore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don’t do this. I understand adding a little of a few years to make up for price increases but 70% over 8 years. That ridiculous.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against amendment 3 - limiting freedom and human rights
by Tyson Gibby Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Currently the internet is one of the greatest advances in the progressing the freedom and human rights of the world. One of the main reasons for this is that the internet is a bastion of the freedom commerce of information and commercial goods. This is happening because the internet has a very low entry price. Inexpensive domain names are a key part of this. Increasing these prices will increase this cost of entry and make it more difficult, if not impossible, for many to participate in this great expression of freedom and human rights. Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment re: Verisign contract changes
by Travis Bryant Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a multiple domain holder and a long-term user of the domain name service, I strongly urge you to reject the Verisign contract revisions. The public is aware that you made these proposed changes without proper overbite and in a way that is irresponsible to the continued health of the internet. If public opinion matters at all anymore, this voice is saying to keep domain costs low enough that they're not just the playthings of the largest corporations, and keep your contact process both honest and transparent. Thank you, Travis Bryant Hillsborough, NC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unwanted changes: ICANN and Verisign contract
by Sohrab - سهراب Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I have been recently made aware that ICANN and Verisign made changes without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. As an owner and user, I can admantly say that the changes proposed in their contract are outrageous and will have a massive negative impact on the Internet as a whole. For starters, the ten year annual 7% price increase is absurd. Moreover, the contract allows for other price increases for certain extraordinary situations. This is completely unacceptable, as this has the potential to skyrocket the price. This lack of regulation, places too much power in the hands of these two parties, with no real benefit to the community or Internet users around the world. Moving on, the contract also references Verisign agreeing 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. Why is Verisign doing this? How will ICANN spend the all this money? And who will ensure that the funds are properly spent? Again, this is completely unregulated and it needs to be corrected to the negative impact this will create. This nex tpoint is about how the new contract will allow Verisign to operate its own registrar, except for selling .COM domain names. But to circumvent this, Verisign is allowed to act as a reseller of .COM domains, through another registrar. Effectively, the company that controls 80% of domain names will also compete with domain registers and maximizing their control of domain name pricing to the detriment of other competing registrars. This might result in lower prices to consumers, but having fewer registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Verisign’s registrar could also use its position to charge higher prices to consumers, and at the same time raise registrar prices. Once again, this needs to be regulated before the industry is monopolized. Lastly, as detailed on "Standing Up to ICANN to Keep Domain Prices in Check" and "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. This unethical behavior behavior is in direct retaliation of those looking to keep the price caps, which only further evidences the need to regulate the actions of this party. The changes in the contract between ICANN and Verisign is appalling and insulting to the entire internet community. This agreement is completely out of line and needs to be corrected. Otherwise, this will cause harm to the Internet as a whole. Regards, Sohrab

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This will harm economy of internet business. Please consider the growth of internet business. Warm wishes, Arafatul Hasan Cloud Computing Consultant Mobile: +358445002317

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I also object to Amendment 3. This is an extremely large price increase that will surely hurt 100’s of millions of individuals and small businesses. Joe Gold Business Consulting Director OCCO - Online Consulting Company W:occo1.com E:Joe.Gold@occo1.com P:702-518-0044 - Ext. 700

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to biased price increases targeting .com domains. If any price increase takes place, it should apply to all domains equally and with significant justification. This is a public service and should not be allowed to profit. The only reason it exists today is based on that understanding. Had I had known back then that the monopoly would be allowed to set arbitrary prices, I would have done my level best to prevent it. Thanks, Thomas Davis

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the prices!!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal...
by Dave Michaels Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Do not raise the wholesale cost of the .com TLD's. Thank you, Dave Michaels

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] What justification for 7% annual increases when inflation is running below 2% per year?!?!
by Greg Dyra Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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