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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Questions around proposed .com price increases
by Scott Wiersdorf Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I'm opposed to the price increase without considering answers to the following: - are these price increases commensurate with other TLD prices and increase schedules? - are other TLDs contributing their share to ICANN "related to enhancing the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS)"? - what are the plans to enhance the security, stability, and resiliency of DNS that is not already being addressed by other parties? - what economic incentive does ICANN have to improve DNS? Forgive my skepticism, but this fee increase seems to be a win-win for ICANN and Verisign, but not necessarily for anyone else. Yours, Scott -- Scott Wiersdorf scott(a)ipartner.net

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee Changes
by Morris Elazar Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not raise fees on the .com registration per the plans with Verisign. We need to keep the internet accessible. Thank you. Morris Elazar

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Appears this crowd is a law unto its own without having to account to anyone. With so many people being affected by these price increases the need for transparency as to why they are increasing the fees so drastically is in order. This organization needs to kept in check as to the validity of it's actions.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to price increases
by Mark Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This will hurt the internet and damage small business's ability to compete. 7% is way too much. We know Verisign is paying ICANN 20 million dollars as part of this deal. There is no reason why price increases should outpace inflation. -Mark Dreyer

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am the owner of several .com domains under an private school. I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment 3. While I believe ICANN is within its rights to receive more monetary support, the lack of price cap is concerning. I believe the domain name system has been set up in the name of public interests and should continue to operate as such. There is no reason to not have a price cap and not having one can lead to actions taken by VeriSign that may not be under public interest. Most notably, a wholesale price hike. This may create a scenario where the prices become unbearable for small, medium businesses (SMBs), effectively only permitting larger companies (and domain squatters) to claim domains. I strongly recommend that ICANN to not adopt this proposal, re-review the proposed amendment and consider at the minimum replacing the price cap (albeit higher). Best regards, Rifa Achrinza SG, Singapore

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO TO HIDDEN AGENDAS
by Andrew Miracle Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet is the livelihood of Entrepreneurs, Causing this increase to take place is like suppressing oxygen. Internet growth is bound to wither with this new amendment M M

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Raising the Prices
by Ruth Collis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop raising the domain prices please. Ruth Collis

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a hosting provider and custom programming company, we believe these increases will have unfair and detrimental effects on small businesses. Big corporations will have no problem absorbing increases, but most small businesses we work with are getting squeezed from all sides. We've seen many just give up being in business altogether because their already low margins can't absorb more costs. Please do not make the Internet even more hostile to small businesses and individuals. Otherwise we are going to see most of them disappear and only the big players like Amazon, Ebay, etc. will be the winners and the consumers will be the losers. -- Dennis Altshuler President NetSys Interactive Inc. https://netsysinteractive.com 137 E. Elliot Rd. #787 GILBERT, AZ 85299 480 - 539 - 9640 Please Note: NetSys Interactive Inc., never sends requests asking to verify personal, financial or log in information by Email. You should not respond to this type of message from any source whether it's related or unrelated to NetSys Interactive Inc., or any of our other divisions.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This Will Be Disasterous
by James Hafner Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I would like to submit my opposition to the proposed amendment that will allow Verisign the ability to drastically (if they choose) increase the price of the .com TLD. It would stifle innovation and raise even more barriers for businesses to get off the ground. Thank you for your reconsideration. Respectfully, James Hafner

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop this unnecessary price increase for small business! Mayake LLC Tel. 678 697 3810 mayakellc(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No change
by Jae ha Kim Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The current Price should not be change

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Very unhappy with this change
by Stephan Hofmann Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

.com domains are important for the global economy to function normally and shouldn't be allowed to increase in price like they have been now. Please reconsider the approach.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise the price of .com as unreachable for those with dreams of their own .com
by Tuck Kamin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Oppose this Rule Change
by Ross Grogg Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to the proposed rule change because I believe it will increase the costs of domain ownership with no real plan for the proceeds. An additional $20m to ICANN without a plan for domain security in an unnecessary fee increase on all internet users. Additionally, the language allowing Verisign to also serve as a registrar is unprecedented. The company that controls a vast majority of the pricing shouldn't be able to compete with other registrars for business. Please do not accept this rule change. Ross Grogg william.grogg(a)gmail.com 845-489-2169 (cell)

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business owner
by Chad Willson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello Dot Com Peoples, I heard that you were going to raise the cost is my domain. I would ask you to reconsider because it will be an additional expense in to my razor thin budget. The internet should be the great equalizer and making Dot coms more expensive will reduce the credibility of the next college student idea. No body would have visited Facebook dot info.... Take care and consider generosity as your guiding principle. Chad Sent from my iPhone

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

Feb. 11, 2020

What is the justification for the .COM domain cost increase? Who will ensure that the funds are properly spent? Robert

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose these changes. This is an unethical and greedy move allowing Verisign to benefit extraordinarily at the expense of users. A 7% increase a year means that by the end of 10 years I'll be paying at *least* 70% more than current prices for my domains. Price increases may be necessary over time to remain competitive, but that's an absurd inflation rate based on pure greed. On your own website you claim: "ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet's unique identifiers. Through its coordination role of the Internet's naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet." This move will demonstrate that you are not, in fact, a "public-benefit" corporation that "promotes competition". Please visit your own website https://www.icann.org/get-started to remind yourselves what your mission is because you seem to have lost your way. If ICANN moves ahead with this, it will prove that it is *NOT* a reputable or trustworthy organisation and that it has failed in its mission to the public and its role in stewardship of the internet with accountability and transparency. I implore you to please remember why your organisation exists and who you are accountable to. Sincerely, Gloria Liang

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Changes
by Bradley Stemmle Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I urge you to not implement these changes this will cause wide spread damage and affect everyone across the world. Please abandon this for the good of the entire internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad decision
by George Nicholas Zdravkov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Remember your mission as stewards of public infrastructure. Retract this decision and make your decision-making process public.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop!
by Rihan Arfan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN, I believe the internet should be an open place where people can easily access and share information. By increasing the price of .COM, the most popular TLD, you're stopping a bunch of people in developing countries from accessing these domains. You're also stopping students and others from easily being able to afford to run a website, just from greed. If you're interested in money, consider offering a service of some kind rather than jacking up the prices of the .COM TLD. Help be the important figure that keeps the internet accessible to all. Kind regards, Rihan A.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Voting against this motion as the current $7.85 price tag on .com domain’s is already unjustified. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose
by Robert Rognlien III Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose increasing domain name fees, and want more transparency in the way these agreements are reached, as well as enforcing the way that money is spent on domain name infrastructure. -- *Robert Rognlien III* 310.803.0722 *RobertRognlien.com* <http://robertrognlien.com/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Emyr Williams Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, Your recent proposal to increase .com prices has come as a shock and will impact my ability to operate a website as a freelancer. Not only is this move to charge more being done without consultation it seems to be driven solely by greed and profit, something which is at odds with the way the internet has been since it’s inception. I’m sure 70% increase will easily be absorbed by many large businesses but I and many others will have to seriously consider having a website is viable and move their online presence solely to social media to reduce overheads. Please reverse this decision, not only will it be perceived solely as a money-grabbing exercise it will totally undermine your organisation’ credibility and move the internet community to find alternative solutions to the problem and curb the activities of ICANN. For the benefit of everyone — don’t do this, it’s self-destructive and undemocratic. Emyr Williams

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain Price Increase
by Peter Noah Thomas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir or Madam: I don't use my .com domain for business. It is for my personal website. The domain costs too much already for an individual who just wants to write a blog. If you can find a way to charge more for businesses, then fine, but those of us who have personal websites are paying too much already. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No!
by Neil Ward Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Just don't. Regulatory misuse is a terrible thing. Neil

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