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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Hi
by techsin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I completely oppose any price hike. Cost of tech is going down, prices should in fact decrease. Muhammad Umer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann secret agreement
by meg＠megbeeler.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a small business owner, and have been for 36 years. Raising .com fees would have a significant impact on my bottom line. The internet has been a boon for small business, for community connection, and for general awareness (current fake news practices notwithstanding). Two companies making a secret agreement to the detriment of users and the economy is only in the interest of those two companies, no one else. This feels like a Republican-inspired let’s-screw-users-and-pretend-we are-helping-the-economy move. ICANN needs to be transparent, respoinsive to us 70% of users, and withdraw from this agreement. Sincerely, Meg Beeler Meg Beeler, Shamanic Guide, Mentor, Author Weave The Heart of the Universe into Your Life 707-933-6241 | meg(a)megbeeler.com <mailto:meg@megbeeler.com> | www.megbeeler.com <http://www.megbeeler.com/> Curious About Learning Shamanic Ways? <https://megbeeler.as.me/>Set up a Call <https://megbeeler.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?appointmentType=1744993>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise the price of .com
by Devin McMillan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The fact that you are even considering the possibility of raising the cost of .com domains by as much as 70% over the next decade is absurd. It sounds more like a 20 million dollar bribe. DON'T DO IT!

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

Feb. 11, 2020

It's not all about money you know?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .COM registry agreement.
by Matthew Torres Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, please stop!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases-consumer opposition
by Rosemary Sutton Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’ve been apprised of the latest activity between ICANN and Verisign which will impact me and all of my domains I’ve acquired. I oppose the action which will result in a domain price increase. Rosemary Sutton destination-prints.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Samuel Ruest 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. Samuel Ruest Assonet

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The COM TLD is one of the foundations of the Internet for small businesses that rely on com to promote, support and maintain their daily operations. The proposed price increases will most certainly shave quite a bit of the already razor thin profits of a lot of etailers. By doing so ICANN will mist probably drive small businesses off COM and hurt their own bottom line. It would be in your own best interest not to jack up prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Contract changes with Verisign
by info Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don¹t increase registration costs. You were given stewardship and good stewardship means serving the needs of the end users first. We will otherwise find other alternatives if necessary.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 Comments
by Ryan Roberts Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I just think you should be doing this agreement in conjunction with users, not just with your sole supplier who is paying you extra money... Why are prices going up, think about automation and technology, shouldn't the prices be going down? I'm a hobbyist but for many many people it's business, no one likes being told what to do / what is happening without their involvement. Thx

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hikes without sufficient Internet community support
by Eric Reid Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not make or allow substantial price hikes on .com domains without more Internet community representation.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM
by Peninah Adler Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to any price increases for .com registries. I operate a law firm dedicated to helping the underserved population gain access to justice and any increases in price directly affect the people whom I help. Please contact me with any questions. Mitchell Yager, MBA, JD Yager Law Firm 8930 Fourwinds Dr #233 Windcrest, TX 78239 210-996-1324 Phone 210-880-6170 Fax mitchell(a)yagerfirm.com [logo-email-1] CONFIDENTIALITY/NON-WAIVER OF PRIVILEGE NOTICE: This electronic communication (including any attached document, file, or previous e-mail) may contain privileged or confidential information. This information is intended only for the use of indicated e-mail addressees, and any privileges are NOT WAIVED by virtue of the information having been sent by e-mail. If you are not an intended recipient of this communication, or a person responsible for delivering it to an intended recipient, BE ADVISED any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any attachment is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone at (210) 996-1324 or by reply e-mail and promptly destroy all electronic and printed copies of this communication and any attachments WITHOUT READING OR SAVING IN ANY MANNER. Thank you for your cooperation.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3
by Oleg Anashkin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, 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 [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. -- Oleg [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] iCann contract with Verisign
by Lauren Medeiros Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am commenting to say I do not support the agreement iCann made and the significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. that will increase .com prices in the coming years. This is poor business and unethical behavior that will hurt many consumers who purchase website domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This decision need to be reversed
by Amer Khalid Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, This ia horrible decision, not because of pruce increase, but because of closed door agreements when it affects all citizens of the web. Please reverse all agreements that were made behind closed doors. Thanks Amer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by David Snyder Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

If anything, management of the domain registry system should be getting cheaper since all other associated costs have dropped. Steadily increasing fees speaks not to added services, but to increased bloat an bureaucracy. As someone that does not make money on my .com domain, I ask that you reconsider this amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not acceptable.
by Robert E Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Regarding the recent Verisign controversy: This type of dealing is unethical and, regardless of the intentions of those making this move, ICANN needs to back out of this deal. This isn’t behavior consistent with the massive amount of responsibility that lies in ICANN’s hands. Don’t ruin the Internet. You won’t be able to — it’ll come back — but in the meantime it’ll just get a lot of good people killed in countries where data privacy is the difference between life and death.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the increase
by Damilare Ajiboye Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN, The increase will only drive our attention away from .com to other affordable ones....please kindly take this as a plea to stop the increase in price....as this will cause a lot damage and probably the end of .COM in the next 2 years. I hope you hear our voice Best regards.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] amendment 3
by Denver F Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As an online developer for 25 years, I strongly oppose the price increases that we as programmers and developers have no say in implimentation or payoff. The real work is in writing and upkeep of the code, NOT in developing and upkeep in the URL of the site(s). Naming and keeping of websites should stay affordable and stable for the artists who develop sites.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, It seems to me that this establishes preferential favors to one company (Verisign) without allowing other companies to fairly compete. In addition the potential price increases seem to have no valid justification. I oppose this agreement. Susan Schallberger

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domains
by iCloud Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I would be very disappointed if .com domain prices were increased every year for the next decade. It is ridiculous. Kind regards, Cian

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly OPPOSE Proposed Amendment No. 3
by Scott A. Whisenhunt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to say I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3), and accompanying framework for ICANN org and VeriSign, Inc. (Verisign). This is a shameful, shady backroom deal that should never have been proposed. This so-called "deal" is nothing but Verisign paying a $20M bribe to ICANN so Verisign can engage in price-fixing and other corrupt practices. The proposed amendment perverts the idea of free and fair market competition, and harms both independent domain registrars as well as the consumers who do business with them. NO to Amendment #3!! Thanks, Scott Whisenhunt

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad Idea
by scottieboy0630＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I think that the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement is a terrible idea specifically around having a domain operator allowed to compete in the market themselves. Scott

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM domain price increases
by Rocky Tapscott Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly object to the current agreement negotiated in secret between ICANN and Verisign to increase domain name prices after ignoring the large amount of opinion to this action from internet users. As the owner of a large number of .COM domain names, I will be significantly personally impacted by these unwarranted price increases that amount to price gouging of internet consumers. ICANN was created in part to introduce competition between domain name registrars, but now you plan to generate insanely high profits by using your monopoly position against the best interests of all internet users. I demand you take all previous comments on this issue into account and cancel this outrageous, price gouging action. Regards, Rocky Tapscott Compliance 10 St John Place Springfield Lakes QLD 4300 Phone +61418788482

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