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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Kristen Wall Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

There should be more stakeholders invited into the process to negotiate the content of an amendment to the .com registry agreement. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the price
by Wadani Hersi Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We can't pay more please stop

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICAAN Proposal
by Michele Boisgilbody Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It is very important in today's world to be as transparent as possible when making large decisions that impact so many people. Making quiet backroom deals just makes people not trust the involved organizations and angry with the outcomes. Be above board, be honest in your dealings and be forthcoming in your plans. I don't have any issue with companies making money but I do have a problem with sneaky behavior.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RATE HIKE AN INSULT TO DOMAIN OWNERS
by Reggie VanGleason Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I expect ICANN to operate for the good of domain owners. Your motto is Stewardship and Accountability. RIGHT?? RVG

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Peter Camenzind Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, The price increases allowed by the suggested amendment to the .com registry agreement is unfair and unrealistic. The .com registry is and should be a public service. Allowing such large price increases that are not justified by increased operating costs and / or a rise in inflation, is unfair to the .com domain users and only service to line the profits of the .com domain registry owners and operators. As a long-time domain name holder, including 100 or so .com domains, I am strongly against the proposed allowable price increases (which we all know will be pushed to the maximum allowed). Please do not allow this amendment as it is currently stated. Sincerely, Peter Camenzind

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices
by Rodrigo Soares Spengler Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello! Please don't raise prices! I am from Brazil and the dollar exchange rate is already very high. If you raise prices, I will have to abandon .com domains. Rodrigo Soares Spengler

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sean Manwarring Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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. Sean Manwarring

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Cap
by admin＠amitue.com admin＠amitue.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] raising .COM prices
by SpringLight Sales Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello ICANN, Your plan to raise .COM prices in order to gain $20 million for yourselves is greedy and morally wrong. It will make the Internet less free, restricting good domain names to those with more resources. Your mandate is to operate "in a bottom up, consensus driven, democratic manner." You haven't done that in this case. I've always thought ICANN were the good guys. If you proceed, you'll establish your organization as a force for evil. I will be among those users of the Internet who will complain to their governments, to seek the reformation or abolishment of your organization. Thanks, Patrick

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the Greed
by Jacob Simpson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm writing to let you know that I am against the increase. This is so ridiculous and breaks away from the idea of the internet for all. I know we all like money, but this should not be passed. I 100% oppose this idea. This seems like a greedy idea to me. I am also appalled that these changes were made in secret and without any feedback from the community. Isn't that what the internet is about? Let's make decisions together. Please say no to a price increase, don't punish those that make the internet great every day. Thank you for your time. -Jacob

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Mitch Tarpley mkjaffiliates.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom it may concern: I am against any .com price increases. As I am just a small blog website that at this time is trying to grow. I also am not making any money with it as of yet. I am small and trying to get some traction to grow in followers and possibly make a little income. I am not alone, there are many millions of small website owners on the internet who are struggling to keep their site up and running. If you raise prices on the domain names, you will guarantee that a large number of these small site owners will be forced to shut down. As one of these small website owners, I know I have limited funds to continue up keep of a website and keep it viable. Increased costs will force me to shut down my site. For myself and millions of other small website owners, I ask that you leave things as they are. I ask that you do not increase domain registration costs. Sincerely, MKJ Affiliates Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Increase to .com domains
by Craig Harding Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi - as a .com domain owner, this increase has been dictated by you and Verison and with no input from the public or other domain registrars. The internet is supposed to be a (semi)free place and giving Verison this much control over pricing is ridiculous.. Giving them control of pricing every year up to 7% is just asking for trouble! Why was this kind of arrangement made? They will dictate all .com pricing and also letting them sell their .com registered names under Verison registrar is letting them control the marketplace and leaving no room for competitiveness.. Craig Harding Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Philip Jordan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To raise hidden prices without justification is the greenies form a company can ever impose to the public. This proposed change to website owners like myself may force me to STOP all domain registrations now and in the future. .COM registrations are falling off with newer .EXTENTIONS. If greedy is your eye on fees on top of what we already pay go LEASE domain names per year, then perhaps your idea if an internet is to be a dead done, then you are on the right track to making the internet run by the rich and kill hobbies of thousands or even millions of website owners trying to keep a failing business presence online going or bringing them to a hault.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO ICANN fee hikes!
by Mic Dorsey Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I oppose the dirty deal between ICANN and Verisign. NO RATE HIKES!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Deal
by Robert Starkey Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not appreciate nor support deals made behind closed doors. The expected rate increase to come will dramatically hurt businesses and make .com domains harder to reserve. Please consider your end users and at least publicly announce how any future rate increase justifies an improvement in infrastructure. Robert Starkey

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Prices
by Kody Odgers Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Keep the internet accessible for everyone. Don’t hike up prices on domain names. The internet should be open and free for all people around the world to be able to afford.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Lovely Threads Co Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I completely disagree with this change, as it is a hindrance yet again from an authority that is only motivated by profits. The internet by default needs to be neutral, and there are many people who register these domains to incubate business ideas or personal/creative projects. I myself currently own about 12 domains but only 3 are being worked on. Hiking the price up for ANY of these domains will become very costly and ruin future plans for the domains. Icann and VeriSign have NOT asked for permission to go ahead and do this, and the majority of people I know will not be happy to be gouged in yet another area of their lives. Stop this madness.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Price Increases
by Dean Cohen Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I have just read about the concern of my registar about new price increase possibilities, im so much against it, this about the all people around the world, some of them barley have the money to renew the domains the own. same for me. im totally against this possibility of price increase of .com domains! and im sure if it reached to 100% of the people who own .com domain all of them be against it! keep it simple like the way it is now!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Gouging for Domain Registrations and Management
by Michael Anger Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am contacting you to voice my deep concerns related to your plans to allow Verisign to significantly increase the cost for .com domains over the next 10 years. These authorized cost increases are not warranted or justified and appear to simply be a money grab by Verisign and authorized by ICANN in exchange for a large payment from Verisign. I would hope that ICANN and Verisign would revisit this agreement in the interest of fairness and openness on the internet platform.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not agree with these price increases
by karl coffield Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It is totally unacceptable for icann to go behind the backs of customers and in private make a deal that affects everyone. It deserves at least public debate and negotiations. I as a small business owner cant afford hefty price increases when i am just starting out and have to income to pay these increases. A periodic increase is one thing but being able to do that over a decade i unacceptable. Sincerely Karl Coffield Https://mydrmlife.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Caving in to the demands of for-profit corporations is a terrible idea.
by Hugh Daschbach Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The domain name system should be considered as part of our social commons. Allowing a for-profit company like Verisign to strangle small businesses is unconscionable. ICANN stands to receive $12M from this transaction. For what? To "support ICANN's initiatives" for domain name security and stability? What does that mean? How am I, as a domain owner, going to benefit from these price increases? Unclear and unknown. I suspect I will not benefit at all for the increasing fees that will be extorted from me. This deal stifles competition. It smells of corporate raiders seeking higher rents. ICANN should protect internet users and content providers, not offer them up as a sacrifice to corporate greed. Just say no to corporate greed. If the current pricing structure does not suit Verisign's profit goals, find an administrator who can manage registrars within the current pricing structure. Hugh Daschbach

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on
by Alfredo Sánchez López Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Bitches you don’t deserve to be the watchers of the domains, you’re such a revenue-first enterprise as any other

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Obvious Money Grab
by Lucas Wassmer Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This is an obvious money grab and no explanation for what the $20 million is going toward. On behalf of average people paying for .com domains, reject this proposal! -Lucas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed
by Nellie Nelson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This change is anti-consumer. The web is for everyone and is increasingly necessary for getting work, spreading information, and organizing. It needs to remain as accessible as possible.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Fees/Comment
by Murray L Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I believe that raising domain pricing significantly deters creativity from the Web community. I do not agree with these increases.

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