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

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, this is totally unacceptable every problem must have a viable solution and price increase should not be an answer to every issue. Why verisign and iCann is doing this, why iCann being a non-profit making those secret deals and not going public? Where did that money will go? *Best Regards*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to .com price increases
by Dustin Balint Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN troubling. Decisions like this, which will affect millions of internet users, should not be made behind closed doors, with little transparency to or regard for the public. If the proposed changes are approved, I will give up my .com domain names in favor of other TLDs, and will advocate my clients do the same.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com TLD registration
by Andrew Pasulka Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Until there's a valid explanation for the price increase, I can only assume you're raising prices simply because you can. While that may be the fashion these days among the powerful and wealthy, there's no reason this can't be a simple commodity with commodity pricing. Break this silence. Explain your decision for these secretive price increases--and listen to the domain owners and consumers. There are many recently new TLDs we've been invited to use and launch. If you price .COM out of the marketplace, you'll be left without the status it enjoys now. -- Andrew Pasulka anp919(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please make Price affordable
by Adamzy Lee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Help the small business own. By leaving the price at low key. Because increasing the price of .COM it make a lot of people switch to low level domin and it can affected our SEO. Please ICCN revive your action. Best Regards Adamzy.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP .COM Price Increases
by Mia Chiu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

STOP *.COM Price Increases* STOP *.COM Price Increases* STOP *.COM Price Increases*

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I invest in domain names as a business and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest; this price increase cannot be said to be in the public interest and no one with ICANN has explained how it could be interpreted as such. It is purely a money-grab. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. Sincerely, Diana Goodwin Statement Names Mouth of Wilson, VA

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to this amendment. I have had my domain since 1997 and I learned early on that Verisign is a horrible company that I never want to deal with again. Do not do anything to help them. They will kill the internet as we know it. Please keep affordable and fair domain registration available to all. -Rick Rees www.absoluterealtime.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Give Carte Blanche Increases.
by George Null Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I wish to register my opposition to ICANN giving Verisign 8 out of 10 years that they can raise fees on domain names. Please don’t do it. George Null Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public Comment
by nico＠8mmclip.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am emailing to voice my concern of the upcoming ICANN changes. As a website developer, designer, and .COM domain registree, I feel these changes will impact my business. These changes are truly unnecessary and only benefit the greed of ICANN. Please do something about this. Regards, nico(a)8mmclip.COM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In Opposition to the Proposed Price Increases Outlined in Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Eric Woodward Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of multiple domain names (including several .COMs), and I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the proposed price increases for .COM domains as outlined in Amendment 3. No case is made in the Amendment for why the price increase is justified (beyond noting that there hasn't been one since 2012). However, given that over 144 million .COM domains were registered just last quarter (https://blog.verisign.com/domain-names/verisign-q3-2019-domain-name-industr…) coupled with the ever-decreasing costs of hardware and storage, I believe that the current rate of $7.85 / year / domain is already far more than should be necessary. If Verisign feels that they can't afford to manage said registry at the current price, then I would suggest that they be replaced with a company or organization that can. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the interest of the public, not Verisign. Thank you for your time. - Eric Woodward

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don’t increase.com prices
by Daniel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don’t increase the .com prices Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] why prices of .com goes to increase?
by Lebanon Doctor Computer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear sir, Have a nice day I am trying to send you my voice about the info spread of .com domains increasing prices We do serve our customers In hard way and cheap prices at web development section and support. Increasing the prices will affect all of our relations with customers and force us to increase our sell prices for services. Hope your are doing well for our career future Thank you for interest Best Reagrds

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases
by Dhara Vyas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing as a small business owner, and a consultant that helps to get many startups and nonprofits a digital presence. In today's world, a website is synonymous with legitimacy for many of these enterprises/endeavors. I work with many socioeconomically disadvantaged, immigrant, and women founders that are making their bet, working their asses off to hit the ground running to make lives for themselves, their communities and their families better. Many of these projects involve multiple domains to avoid competitors squatting on similar web addresses, or separate domains for individuals funds/projects. Raising the expense of these business necessities and threatening the financial bottom-line of these courageous ventures seems truly unfair, and like your organization is leading from a place of greed than a place of understanding. I do hope that ICANN rethinks this price raise in the interest of the fabric that makes up the web eco-system, it's not large multi-nationals - it's a lot of small businesses and dreams that pay that price to have a fighting chance at running. Thank you for your time. My best, Dhara

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this madness
by Danail Vanchev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop this madness

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified changes
by Martin Persson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly oppose the proposed changes and price increases for the .com TLD. They far outstrip normal inflation rates and the rates should, if anything go down due to large scale efficiencies as more customers share the operational costs among themselves. This does not happen, instead a private entity is allowed to profit and there is no open competition for a more cost-effective replacement. These changes will only exacerbate the problem. Martin Persson

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I wish to voice my opinion in opposition to the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement. It appears that the proposed amendment is designed solely to price smaller companies out of the .COM TLD market. The .COM TLD should not be reserved for multinationals or the rich and famous. Given that it's the globally recognised TLD it's unfair to make it financially unreachable to smaller companies and non-profit organisations. We personally register annually over 20 .COM TLD's. If the proposed amendments causes prices increases of 70% or more that would be a huge hit to our already dwindling income from hosting and registration. You are going to force companies out of business by doing so - and to what end? What is the proposed increase in registration cost supposed to do for the internet? Unless there is a huge benefit for internet users in general I believe this amendment should not be allowed to go ahead. -- Thanks and regards, /*Gianpiero Colagiacomo*/ 1LG Digital <https://www.1lg.com/>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, 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. Sincerely, --Justin Mazzola Paluska

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registry
by Kristine Redillas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not increase the fee. Others don't earn as much as you think they earn for a domain. This will cripple us and it would result to the downfall of registries because of higher prices. Many would lose the chance of starting their blog or websites due to expensive fees. Regards, Maria Maria Kristine Redillas Freelance Creative mariaisquixotic +639560551306 hola(a)mariaisquixotic.com www.mariaisquixotic.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Raise .COM Prices!
by Nashid Shabazz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, The internet has long been a tool for the common people. Without us, the internet is simply an educational resource for government, universities, and the rich. Without us, there is no reason for the .COM domain. Without us, there is no internet. Don't forget about US. Don't raise .COM Prices! Sincerely, The Common People

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com / .org prices
by Joel Glovacki Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase .com / .org prices. $10-$20 is already too high. If you want to make money, go after the people that sit on short domain names in hopes of reselling them. If you don’t use a domain within a year of owning it, you should pay massive fees for keeping it locked up.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price increase
by Jorge Bracer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Verisign paying ICANN $20MM, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure, is simply a poorly veiled attempt to increase its profits at the expense of thousands of owners of .COM domain names -- quite simply it's the classic case of abusing monopoly power. Jorge Bracer

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am also against this proposal and increase in .COM domain name pricing. My clients are mainly small business owners and currently don't see a justification in the increase of the domain pricing in the next 10 years. Most business owners I worked with have shared with me their thoughts on the many expenses required just to keep their website or application platform running. Having an increase to the .COM domain name will just increase their burden and will not help in the long run. If cost becomes too prohibitive for some small businesses, they may just forego having their own website and online presence which is a shame. Please consider on how this proposal will affect small business owners moving forward. Thank you. Warm Regards, Brian Huang Founder (425) 292-1578 CASoft Seattle www.casoftseattle.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] If ICANN needs more founding, burden should be distributed over all domains
by Carl Christian Hauser Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I‘m operating a a dozen .com domains for myself and clients. I consider annual subscriptions of USD 5.- to 15.- as reasonable. Where .com, .org., .net, .biz should linger at 8.- to 12.- a year. I am opposed to the increase in price of particular domains. If ICANN needs more founding, burden should be distributed over all domains - if? In order to have a url, common sense dictates that you purchase the same url in all the categories - .com, .org,.net and ones with similar spelling. So it is easy for one website - commercial, charitable, educational - to have to have pay for 5 urls a year. Quite a Budget for SMB, SoHo or NonGov. Best Regards Carl Christian ................ Carl Christian Hauser [http://www.itassistance.biz/image/logo/In-2C-14px-mail-carl.hauser.png] <http://www.linkedin.com/in/christianhauser> Digital Adaption Pilot Arkenziel und IT Assistance sind Unternehmungen von CM Concept Management AG Lange Gasse 6<x-apple-data-detectors://4/1> 4052 Basel<x-apple-data-detectors://4/1> Schweiz

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed domain price increase.
by Julie S. Cutler Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello: I am a registrant of several .com domain names and 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. Julie S. Cutler Salem, OR, USA

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The reasons for allowing Verisign to increase .com domain wholesale prices will have major impact on the internet and us. I don't see why is it needed, what is the reason behind this? Such decisions shouldn't be made without any concern for the users.

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