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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE INCREASES
by Nathan Lile Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

These significant changes to .COM domains were done behind closed doors and are inappropriate! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t raise prices
by Romain Combes Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Please keep domain prices the same. We are not cows that you can milk and we will find other ways to avoid spending too much money. Don’t be like the french governement who don’t listen to its people and will soon be fired as a consequence. Be responsible. Envoyé de mon iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NOT COOL
by tim.beaufoy＠live.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We've already seen too many price increases across the internet in the past year or two. Everyone wants their hand in the pockets of those they rely on but nobody asked for your hand in our pockets! We've already been steady with the price of .COM domains, they should be decreasing, NOT increasing since it's already a saturated market! This is a shady deal and goes against the public interest! STOP THE CORRUPTION before it's too late! Nobody asked for this, NOBODY wants it!! NOBODY needs it! Tim B

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't allow Verizon to increase .com fees
by Chip Paswater Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't allow Verizon to increase .com fees

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase
by Wick Perry Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet is a pseudo-public utility. A price increase without a transparent public reason (e.g. increases in admin or technical overhead) is inherently unethical. Thank you, Joseph Perry

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT CHANGE .COM DOMAINS
by cihan solbudak Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not make changes to .com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to proposed changes to .com pricing
by Oliver Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please be advised that I am opposed to the proposed agreement made between ICANN and Verisign, and the price increases that will follow. I have purchased and held domain names for nearly 20 years, and feel I am a stakeholder in the internet and domain community. Decisions that affect me and other domain purchasers should not be made in secret and foisted upon us with no input from us, the customers who ultimately bear the burden of such changes. Please reconsider this agreement and include us in discussions for a more open and fair process. Thank you, Maria Oliver

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Registry Increases
by bobf Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It seems prudent to increase prices if the parties involved are losing money while offering the same services. Are they? It seems prudent to increase prices if the parties involved, offering the same services, are making less profit each year due to static pricing. Are they? A seven percent a year increase seems overly excessive considering the yearly changes in cost of living. It seems to me to be an arbitrary increase without offering any reasons for the increase. Simply saying the price has not increased for a period of years is less than helpful. How much have profits risen over those years? You appear to be asking for comments without offering information upon which to create an opinion and share it in the comments. Am I wrong? If so, please let me know. Thank you for your time. Have a great day! Bob Frenock Oregon Truffle Tryst Farm To all recipients and viewers of this email message, whether reading this legally or illegally, including all Federal, State, Local or other law enforcement agencies: everything in this email is intended as fiction and for the sole pleasure and/or entertainment of the writer and/or recipient(s). Any and all views expressed in this email are not necessarily those of the writer or the recipient(s) and should not be construed as an endorsement of, or an admission to, any activity or belief, or to represent any persons, groups or other associations whether real or fictional.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I disagree on the .COM price increases
by Juan Miguel de la Cruz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I believe the increase in price of .COM domains will make the internet a far worse place than it already is. We risk promoting further centralisation of online domains in business only to the rich and already established companies when the internet is supposed to be for the people. A concerned citizen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to price increase
by Andy Huang Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there; I am opposed to the current proposal of price increase with a cap of $10.26 per year by 2026. Despite inflation and increased cost of human labor, the cost for compute and storage has gotten significantly cheaper over the past years, and this trend will continue, and thus the increase cost of domain registration maintenance. This is a simple economics of scale problem. If we're talking about managing 1000 domains, I can see that cost increase as a valid concern to keep up with the cost of inflation and cost of human labor; however, we're talking about managing millions and billions of domains, and makes the cost adjustment unreasonable. I do support an increase from the current $7.85 to a future $9.50 price point, such that it keeps pace with inflation for the next 10 years. Thanks, Andy Huang

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 35
by Brian Harris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A 30% price increase for domain registration over the next few years is inappropriate, unethical, and unacceptable. If I increased the price of my products by 30% I would be out of business. Please refrain from such abusive action that appears to lack transparency. Thanks, Brian

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am concerned about allowing Verisign, which effectively has a monopoly on the .COM registry, to make significant price increases (7% per year, well above the rate of inflation), especially considering that the cost of computing and connectivity continues to decrease rapidly. I also do not see how Verisign will provide meaningful added value to customers, as a result of these price increases. Thank you for listening. Regards, John

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This change should not happen! You are just leeching from the internet now! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price increase
by Kevin Collins Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is my understanding that you've made a deal with Verisign that would allow them to raise prices on .COM domains over the next 10 years. This is not acceptable. The cost of technology gets cheaper every year and you want to raise the price? It should be lowered if anything! It will hurt many small business owners and is nothing more than a tax increase. It's decisions like this that get people in an uproar and you're going to find yourselves getting heavily regulated. I hope you see your way clear to reject this very bad idea. Best Regards, Kevin Collins President WebMarketingXperts.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise .com prices!
by Yuri Moreno Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase.com prices
by Jackie Noelke Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You will be hurting small business and therefore the economy Jackie Noelke, M.A., EdD Co-founder of ND Community https://www.ndcommunity.com

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, This was recently brought to my attention. I do NOT agree with the proposed hike. I am a registrant of a few .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. I believe that 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. Shon McCray El Sobrante, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I will never use .com again if this goes ahead
by John Frazer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

If you proceed with this, I will never buy another .com domain. There are so many alternatives now it would make no sense to do so under these ridiculous proposals.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I wholeheartedly oppose the new price increase arrangement with Verisign for .COM domains. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM amendment-3-03
by Administrator Knapped Stone Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As the owner of two domain names intended for use in currently not for profit websites for amateur historians I am happy for any improvements in the security, stability and resiliency of the DNS. I also respect the need for the regulation of those services to recover the costs of doing so but I trust that prices will not be made prohibitive to various users of these services. At this point in time I am not knowledgeable enough to make any comments on the specifics of the agreements nor to make any suggestions for improvements. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not cool
by AbiusX Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please dont make unilateral decisions.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A comment against increased .com prices
by Edwin Morris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m against this change. I don’t believe the price for .coms should be increased simply for the enrichment of ICANN. Keeping websites and the internet cheap and accessible to all is key for a healthy web.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost increases
by Virginia Bing Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not raise rates of web name registration. This is a vital service to small business and non profits that I represent. Alternatively please provide public engagement before raising internet name rates. Keep rate hikes limited and on sliding scale based on customer ability to pay. Virginia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on the Proposed Amendment 3
by Matheus Saldanha Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings, *I oppose the amendment as it is.* The Amendment is overly vague and gives no guarantees that the supposed improvements will be indeed achieved. Also, ICANN is proving itself as a terribly non-transparent institution, which is absolutely unacceptable considering the public interest involved into what ICANN manages. I do not want to believe ICANN is trying to achieve profits to use for private purposes, but what you are doing to the .com domain clearly points to such a case being true Please make an amendment that is fair to all parties involved: Verisign, ICANN and the enormous number of people currently using the .com domain. Kind regards, Matheus H. J. Saldanha Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences University of São Paulo

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not instigate a yearly cost increase for .com domain
by Brent Crotts Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not raise the yearly cost for .com domains. If anything your administration costs should be diminishing not raising due to the technology available to manager the businesses at ICANN. Thank you, Brent

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