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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This amendment is not in the public interest
by Josh Mahan Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This collusion with Verisign is being done in the opposite of public interest. It solely benefits Verisign and ICANN (thru what amounts to bribery) at the expense of the public and small business. I oppose this amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sean Esterhuizen Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear ICANN Committee, I run a small software development business, and own approximately 30 domain names. Every year I have to pay not only for the domain name, but also the privacy protection piece, and the payments always seem to come at a time when I can barely afford it. Hiking the .com domain prices will have a negative impact on my business, so I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Looking at the situation, and from what I have read, no one other than Verisign wants to increase the .COM prices. I feel like the current base rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified, and that Verisign, as manager of the .COM Registry - has no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and keeping the prices at their current level is in the public interest. Regards, Sean Esterhuizen Worktrainer Software Misenheimer, North Carolina, United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] To improve the world internet ecosystem
by engin＠baku.hosting Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM domain prices
by Ugah Daniel Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I write to express my dissatisfaction towards the lack of transparency in dealings related to domain name regulations and most importantly, the recent moves to increase the cost of .COM domains. This will undermine the accessible of the internet and its largely celebrated benefits. Pls put the policy to a halt. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Amendment 3
by Thomas Anderson Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

ICANN's decisions recently have proved its comprehensive inability to perform its vital function regarding domain registration. By selling .org to a for-profit firm with no price cap, ICANN has already endangered millions of non-profits for decades to come. Now ICANN decides that, despite administration costs for registrars decreasing due to automation and cheaper infrastructure, the price ceiling on the .com domain should be lifted as well, allowing a 7% price increase in each of the last 4 years of every 6 year period, AND increases the other 2 years if VeriSign decides it wants more money. This is CLEARLY a back-door deal to line the pockets of VeriSign and ICANN. Bribery, pure and simple. Unless you have another explanation? We would all fucking LOVE to hear it. Remember when transparency used to matter? What was once a critical check in the domain registration hierarchy is now a powerful goose that sells the ability to lay golden eggs to other, already greedy and bloated geese. The behavior of the board and of the organization is deplorable, and you should ALL be disgusted with yourselves. Even though you will NEVER actually read this email. SIX out of the THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN community comments agreed with selling .org, while THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO (keep in mind, that is 98.1% of respondents) commented against the motion. And yet, ICANN goes through with the deal with no explanation, and no care for the global community; its only care seems to be its ability to buy a new solid gold margarita bar inside of its diamond-encrusted swimming pool, and allow its other rich friends to do the same. Fuck you, fuck your decisions, and fuck your greedy board. Instead of protecting the world's most valuable asset, you are purposefully continuing the destruction of a free and open internet, accessible and usable by all. You should be positively ashamed of your actions, though you've already proved you are incapable of that. Sincerely, A normal guy who you keep trying to fuck over.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO increase in .COM
by Rashid Khalifa Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am not in support of increase in .COM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase to domain name prices
by ADMIN Alan Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear Sir, I strongly object to the proposed massive price increases. By staggering these increases over 10 years you hope to mask the fact that this is a 70% increase in price. This is totally unreasonable, and does not relate to normal commercial practice or to the current rate of inflation. It is clearly a selfish act of self-aggrandisement by those with power in Verisign and ICANN. Regards, Alan Miller

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Frank Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hi, I'm hoping that you don't proceed with this proposed amendment. .COM domains make up the majority of registered domains and this amendment will only raise the barrier to entry for everybody. Thanks for your time, -Frank http://franksemails.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject proposed amendments to .COM TLD management and fees
by Michael Chupa Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

The details provided on the ICANN.org site indicate that wholesale pricing for .COM TLD registry services has been static at $7.85 since 2012. CPI data shows that the aggregate inflation index since 2012 was 255.657 (avg. CY 2019) / 229.594 (avg. CY 2012) or a total of 11.4% over eight years, for an annual rate of ~1.4%. The proposed changes provide that, "..., among other things, Verisign and ICANN may agree to amend the .COM Registry Agreement to permit an increase to the price for .COM registry services, up to a maximum of 7 percent in each of the final four years of each six-year period (the first six-year period commenced on October 26, 2018). The proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM RA reflects this change, essentially restoring the pricing structure from the 2006 .COM Registry Agreement." As an illustration, a 7% increase in 2020, 2021, and then in each of 2024-2027 inclusive would yield an aggregate price increase for .COM domains of 50.1%, for an annual rate for 2020-2027 of ~5.2%. Clearly, this is an excessive price increase, based on the past eight years of inflation data. Unless ICANN, Verisign and the U.S. DOC and DOJ can provide details justifying cost increases outpacing inflation by nearly a factor of four, this proposed amendment must be rejected as unfairly burdensome to .COM registrants. Coupled with the fact that Verisign is benefitting from decades of U.S. taxpayer-funded research and development, leading to the existence of the .COM TLD, prior to any cost increases associated with the operation of the .COM TLD, there should be a full audit of the actual costs of operating .COM, along with any proposed changes or enhancements of DNS as outlined in the proposed amendment. Any cost increases passed on to consumers and wholesalers of internet domain name services must be tied directly to actual costs, and not hidden in yearly "cost-of-services" increases without justification. Further, a U.S. DOC and DOJ inquiry should be initiated to assess whether a core network provider such as Verisign has an innate conflict of interest in managing any TLDs, much less securing hyper-inflationary cost increases with the cooperation of ICANN. Sincerely, Michael A. Chupa <chupa(a)acm.org>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com registry agreement
by Toby Balla Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I am unhappy about these proposed changes and would prefer they did not occur. I have two .com names and it would have a negative effect on me and I believe on the world wide web in general. Kind regards, Toby Balla

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My humble comment
by Milan Velebit Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Don't do this. Thanks.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ricardo Gomes da Silva Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This is outrageous. Do not let this pass, for the sake of the Internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .COM pricing
by Patrick O'Friel Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This is bad for all parties except verisign. .COM is literally an idea, there is no overhead to pay for.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing domain prices
by Angelica Bustamante Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Please do not increase the costs, I am a small business of 1. There are many of us out there. I am a single mother, with two teenagers in college. My business and I have to live lean, efficient and smart to help my children pay for college. Please keep in mind that some small businesses are really small and are trying to stand out amongst others on the internet to stay in business. Please keep our costs down. Thank you for your time, Angelica, lmt

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] concern over amendment 3
by Joanna Pieters Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I’m extremely concerned by the proposed changes to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. In particular, the significantly increased registration and renewal fees. I am a solo business owner, but competition in a busy market. I don’t compete with the huge brands for attention, but my online presence is extremely important. To that end, I have a number of .com websites reflecting different areas of my business. Those are extremely important to me. It would be commercially deadly for someone else to purchase those domains as a .com. But I will still be subject to large increases to keep and renew those domains. The increases are significantly over the rate of inflation, year on year. This disproportionally affects small business owners like me, whose need for a .com is every bit as significant as a large corporate business. I am also concerned about the market distortion caused by allowing Version to operate its own registrar. I realise this currently does not include .com domains, although it seems clear there are ways this can be circumvented by Verisign acting as a reseller through another registrar. This will give Verisign, which already controls almost 80% of the registrar pricing for domain names, a position that manipulates and controls domain pricing. I understand the short-term gain of possibly pushing other registrars to price more cheaply, but the long-term probability is that those registrars are pushed out of the market, reducing choice and competition. I hope that this will be revisited and amended to support business owners and entrepreneurs who are so important to the global economy. Sincerely Joanna Pieters joannapieters.com London, UK

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Scott Xiong Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Rafael Rodriguez Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, As an internet professional and heavy user, I would like to say you that I think this decision to increase the .com prices is not good for the world of the internet in general. Regards. -- Rafael Rodríguez. 0034-644295049

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Thariq Rafiq Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. 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. baecon.comManchester, England United Kingdom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by John Wang Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. 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. Faversham, England United Kingdom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Vinith Almeida Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I have been in the field for over 15 years and the current price of the dot com domain is what makes it valuable and accessible to all. To increase the price is completely against public interest and would hurt the community. Regards, Vinith Almeida

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price caps on .com domains
by Ashleigh McGarity Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Please don't remove the price caps on .com domains. This will hurt so many site owners who had no say in this decision. It will hamper the free speech that the internet provides, by limiting site ownership to those with greater means. The low barrier of entry to site ownership is a thing of beauty; please don't destroy it. Thank you for taking the time to listen, - Ashleigh McGarity

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Increase the Price of .COM
by Ali Raza Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hi ICANN team, Please amend your proposal to allow Verisign raise fees for .COM domains. The domains are already expensive as they are for individuals and small businesses. Internet and IT have always demonstrated economies of scale. While I understand that there are costs involved to maintain the security of it, Verisign should be addressing them through innovation and by lowering the expenses for domain registration, and then using those efficiency gains to drive other important goals. If other companies can do it, Verisign has no excuse. Only companies who have monopoly and do not innovate allow themselves to raise prices. Raising prices and not innovating is not good for consumers or 21st century society when we should be internet more accessible for people. Owning a .COM domain should not be a luxury, and therefore any price increases is a step in the wrong direction. Thank you, Ali Raza Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Vlad Ciobotea Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This is unacceptable. Stop making deals behind closed doors. Even more so when such deals affect 40% of all domain names online. Don't let greed destroy our beloved internet. The prices are high enough as it is and this whole thing will spur a lot of outrage.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Alistair MacDonald Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I would like to register my concerns about the proposed amendment 3. Like many who have an identity online the cost of my domain name is already a significant part of my online costs. Any increase will be a problem to me. My domain name costs are already higher than the rest of my hosting costs. These costs are already causing me to close down or sell off products. While the open and free market should find the price the domain name registry is not an open and free market. It is a very clear monopoly. The reason the caps existed in the first place. Please take this email as an objection to the change in the price caps. All the best, Alistair

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sergiu Cociug Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Sergiu Cociug Chisinau, Chișinău Municipality Republic of Moldova The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Any opinions expressed are mine and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Company. Emails are susceptible to interference. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, do not open any attachments but please notify the Endava Service Desk on (+44 (0)870 423 0187), and delete this message from your system. The sender accepts no responsibility for information, errors or omissions in this email, or for its use or misuse, or for any act committed or omitted in connection with this communication. If in doubt, please verify the authenticity of the contents with the sender. Please rely on your own virus checkers as no responsibility is taken by the sender for any damage rising out of any bug or virus infection. Endava plc is a company registered in England under company number 5722669 whose registered office is at 125 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1AR, United Kingdom. Endava plc is the Endava group holding company and does not provide any services to clients. Each of Endava plc and its subsidiaries is a separate legal entity and has no liability for another such entity's acts or omissions.

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