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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Noooooo!!!
by Gokul Anand Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi whomever it may concern, I just heard from few of my online sources that .com domains are going to get coslty in next few years and this is definitely a wrong move. As an online marketer and a website owner we make a lively hood using domains a steep increase in price will impact us on an unimaginable levels. Also we won't be able to renew older ones and this will make it hard for new business to strive in the future. So consider the community's voice on this matter and do the best at heart. Gokul Anand - A concerned netizen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Form Post from Nightly
by Erdem U. Altinyurt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. I own seven .com domain names either for personal use or for the use of a non-profit. The proposed price increases are deeply concerning to me. Verisign earned nearly $1.2 billion in revenue from .com registrations in 2018. If they exercised the 7% increase, that represents increased annual revenues for .com registrations of another $82.4 million. While I understand the desire to increase revenues from a corporate perspective, this increase is obscene, and exists without commensurate increase in value to the customers. Yes, it is true that the registration fee has been fixed since 2012, and I would concede that costs do raise with inflation. It is my recommendation that any annual price increase be fixed with the rate of inflation, and limited to no more than one percentage point over the rate of inflation. For example in 2019, the rate of inflation was 1.7%, the allowable increase should be limited to no more than 1 point over that, or 2.7%. This accounts for increased costs associated with inflation, and more than adequately addresses any other increased costs associated with providing the registry services for the .com TLD. Thank you for your time and consideration. -Eric Stride

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices
by Philip Kwong Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases on .com domains
by Dan Gannon Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm a small business owner and rely on the inexpensive requirement for registering my .com domain so that I can put more resources into finding creative ways to drive potential customers to my .com website. I understand there is an administrative cost but I'm sure it will not increase dramatically. I can also understand a desire to drive more users to the various other .xyz domains and reserve .com domains for sites that serve serious commercial activities, but I'm sure there are better ways to accomplish a more widespread acceptance. Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Damaging to small businesses and individuals
by Theresa C. Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

While these price increases may not be significant for larger corporations, they will be damaging to individuals and small businesses that rely on their website to drive traffic and sell products. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Uncompetitive practices are not in the interest of the public
by damon.couper＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing to express my dismay with the price increases being proposed under the new contractual arrangement with Verisign. ICANN is a not-for-profit entity setup with the view to acting in the public interest. I fail to see how the public interest includes increasing the fees being charged so that Verisign can increase its prices many fold more than the additional licensing fees they will be paying to ICANN. Have ICANN included additional measures to ensure a competitive tension is maintained within the current arrangements? The absence of these pressures will lead to gouging by suppliers and increase the spectre of impropriety. Regards, Damon.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICCAN needs oversight
by Jason Tintelnot Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICCAN needs to gradually increase prices instead of a huge jump. And need to show in detail why the price increases are needed.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Aria Nakhforoush Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a student an aspiring small business owner I have seen how demanding and difficult it can be to get your business started and growing. The price increases that are to come of these new changes will directly be affecting small business owners who are already struggling to compete with the big companies who can afford to pay any price without taking a financial it. I also find it unfair and unacceptable that Verisign can choose to abruptly raise up prices in this market strictly just to make more profit. This is a great example of reform that is taking more power from the people and giving to big companies.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this increase
by jefferis peterson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have many clients who are small budgets, and increasing the fees for .com registrations will put my business at risk for a loss of clients. Peterson Design Studio www.PetersonSales.net 2251 Windmill Run Wimberley, TX 78676 724-301-0783 512-377-6034 (landline)

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not justified
by detlef＠321weg.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Detlef Beyer Bangkok

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment for .COM
by koen claes Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

this amendment should *not be accepted*, as it is a deal made behind closed doors, that only benefits the 2 parties signing it, not the millions of users.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Do Not Raise Prices
by Phil Kwong Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] More money from my pocket!!
by John Rose Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I live in a debt ridden country and still holding down a full time job long after I should be retired. Now as I try to build a side internet income you are planning to increase the price for .com domain names that I have to pay yearly! Let the common man keep a few dollars in his pocket!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices on .COM
by A Gelman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't raise the prices, it is already a lot for simply maintaining a registry. It's bad enough what's happening with .ORG right now. Thank you. ᐧ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Inaccessible resources
by Jithin S Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I started calling myself a travel blogger from 2014. Thanks to the free WordPress services. Then slowly i upgraded to self hosted domain, thanks to affordable domain name services and hosting. Over the years i haven't made any big money from blogging. It is just my passion to share that keeps me going. But when the .com domain prices go up each year, the affordability of a blog that runs purely on passion is in question. I'm sure I'm not alone in this regard. Also it hinders newbie creative souls to enter and try their luck with digital world as .com is the most popular and most desirable domain extension. So please consider people like us to before hiking up the prices for .com domains in the future. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase Prices
by Katrina Ezis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a software developer and avid internet user I am against raising the prices of .COM domains. Please don't increase the prices. The information contained in this E-mail message and its attachments is privileged and/or confidential, and may be protected from disclosure. Please be aware that any other use, printing, copying, disclosure or dissemination of this communication may be subject to legal restriction or sanction.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, We oppose this amendment as it will increase prices for .COM domains, without anything in return. Regards, Koen Claes Group Development Manager [ROUSE]<https://www.rouse.com/> Rouse & Co. International (Overseas) Limited 18th Floor | Golden Centre | 188 Des Voeux Road Central | Hong Kong | www.rouse.com<https://www.rouse.com/> Fax +852 27366266 | kclaes(a)rouse.com <mailto:kclaes@rouse.com> Disclaimer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email message has been scanned for viruses by Mimecast. Mimecast delivers a complete managed email solution from a single web based platform. For more information please visit www.mimecast.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against allowing ICANN to increase prices
by Ted M. Young [＠jitterted] Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm a small business owner and millions of people and businesses like mine rely on reasonable pricing for domain names. Allowing for 7% annual increases is unreasonable and is not required for continued effective operation of the .COM top-level domain. In fact, over time, given the increasing power of hardware and software, prices should actually be going down. Prices for .COM should be capped at $7.85, with no increases for at least 20 years. Sincerely, Ted M. Young Spiral Learning, LLC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com
by Nicol stolar-peterson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Raising prices ? Seriously. As if it’s not expensive enough running your own business. Show integrity. Do not raise the prices. Nicol Stolar-Peterson, LCSW, CCE 310-422-4575 Nicol(a)stolarcounselingandconsultation.com Nicol(a)kc-cc.org Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase domain price please
by Minh Nguyen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I find this really annoying, as being someone looking for a job prices are going to increase. Not fair Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Object to .com price increase
by Ryan Pfister Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi - I'm a regular .com purchaser. .coms are already the most expensive domain and this policy chance will only make them more expensive. Please hold the line on affordable prices. -Ryan Pfister

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] How dare you make such a deal with Verisign to build in price increased for 8 of the next 10 years!
by Chris Sweeney Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

How dare you make such a deal with Verisign to build in price increased for 8 of the next 10 years, just to line your pockets with an additional 20 million. Your decisions like this are killing the good will of the internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Increase
by Louis Siadous Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We are a hosting company and are not happy about the opaque proposed .com fee structure. Please reconsider and include other industry members in the conversation not just one vendor. Open meetings to discuss a changes which affects so many domains is necessary. Thanks, Louis High Tech Solutions, Inc.

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