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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com prices
by sandu florin Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I've been informed about the. Com important price change and, as a small entrepreneur, i would like to make part of my concerns. I am running a small photography bussines for 2 years with a. Com domain. An increase if price would make a big difference for me and would hurt my business significantly, especially because of that a. Com domain means for me a marketing image of trust. I hope that you will review your plans about this and allow small business to grow and not penalize in profit for something that should be accessible to everyone. Thank you for your consideration. Florin Sandu, Photographer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid Increasing .COM prices without feedback!
by Kevin Bissell Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom It May Concern, I am a .com site owner & admin and want to express my concern about the idea of making changes in secret without the feedback of the users who will be affected by these changes. At best, it makes you look bad. Doing so will no doubt cause catastrophic changes to the way the internet is used by site and content creators. I encourage you to to reconsider this course of action before you cause a problem that will get the attention and ire of nearly all internet users. Sincerely, Kevin Bissell kevin.t.bissell(a)gmial.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .COM price increase
by Tian Pan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains. As a company, Verisign already enjoys some of the highest profit margins in the domain industry. (Or any industry, for that matter.) The company maintains a monopoly on the .COM registry, and incredulously, is proposing a price increase as its costs of operation are actually going *down!* (This contention is bolstered by the many other registrars who maintain that, given an opportunity, they can run the .COM registry at much lower costs.) As if to add insult to injury, this is a company that is supposed to be operating in the public interest. All parties would agree, with the possible exception of Verisign themselves, that the burden of a .COM price increase at this time on individuals and small business would most decidedly NOT be in their best interests. For all the reasons noted above, I urge that the proposed amendment be rejected. Sincerely, Tian Menlo Park, CA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase
by Okpara Chinedu Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I don't think the idea of increasing the . com TLD extension is a good idea at this time. Please consider reviewing your choices as this is not to the interest us, your end consumers.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I OPPOSE RAISING DOMAIN NAME FEES!
by David Amack Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The arrangement between ICANN and Verisign smack of greed and backroom deals. ICANN, you are better than that!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to the changes
by Ryan Sebastianelli Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am commenting to voice by opposition the changes in this amendment. As a small business owner and personal website owner, the low cost/low barrier to entry has allowed me to start businesses that help changed the lives of everyone around me. Though the changes are supposed to be "small", this can add significantly over time, and sets a bad precedent. I also believe that VeriSign is the only company that is benefiting from this change and it should be the whole community that would benefit from large changes like these. As others have noted, technology is getting cheaper in all aspects, as should this area of technology. Ryan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .Com fees
by Laura Iding Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am strongly opposed to an increase in domain fees associated with .Com which punishes those of us who have had the domain names for well over a decade. This is discrimination at the very least and I would hope you wouldn’t make those of us who have had our domains suffer because of greed. Thank you, Laura Iding w/a Laura Scott www.laurascottbooks.com Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com
by Funnel Gods Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dot com domains should not be allowed to have there price raised.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Jose A. Lizana Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Do not let .com prices rise.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Will Preston 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. Regards, Will Preston Dublin, Ireland

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com increases
by Callie Fulmer Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm writing to you today to express my outrage at your back door dealings, and lack of transparency. It is wrong that you are going to take what is in essence a public utility and use it as a cash cow, making the internet inhospitable for small businesses and individuals. I am opposed to the new pricing structure for dot Com domains, and new pricing for all domains. Callie Fulmer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on proposed .COM Increases
by Bill Simpson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a small business owner, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. I fail to see how this benefits anyone but corporate entities. No one wants increases in .COM prices. The current domain purchase rates are already far more than justified. This will dramatically change the landscape of the internet in the future. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bill Simpson Australia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider this change enabling price increases to .COM domains significantly over the next decade. Doing so will severely impact many smaller holders of .COM domains unfairly.
by Sensei Dragon Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Regards, Jesse Patterson

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

Feb. 10, 2020

We are shocked at the secretive approach taken by ICANN. We believe that ICANN should be dissolved and it's functions run by a new organisation Paul Agiys Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments about increasin prices in name domains
by ajred26＠hotmail.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello there, I disagree with the new policy of increasing the prices in the.com domains, because it's not fair with the costumers that use Internet every day. Thanks for your attention. Antonio Riascos Enviado desde mi Huawei

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont.
by Franky Meza Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Respects people acces to internet as is, this will not be good.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I hate this
by umair khaliq Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, This is absolutely ridiculous. The fees area already high. Imagine if you have 1000 domains, that’s an extra $1000 for your portfolio. Awful that is. The prices are already high enough. Stop this! You don’t even need any resources to manage domains. Stupidity. Best Regards 😊 Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns regarding TLD rule changes
by Greg Malone Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I've been made aware of two rule changes recently made concerning the ".com" TLD. One would allow or impose a yearly increase schedule for wholesale domain pricing. As in any other industry, price increases are required from time to time to keep pace with inflation and business requirements. But the schedule seems particularly aggressive here - moreso considering the etherial nature of the product. Have rates been stagnant for so long that such a steep increase schedule is truly warranted? This will accumulate to a 72% increase over ten years on a product with over a hundred million units - what costs of operation is the additional $300 million+ in revenue intended to fund? Second is the rule change that would allow the ".com" TLD holder to participate in the domain registrar business. Not directly, but as a registrar with the ability to purchase generic TLD domain names from a partner this would open another revenue stream that profits from both sides of the sale of the product. This is not the type of arrangement any regulated industry player should be involved in, and not one that the regulator should take lightly given the market position of VeriSign operating the largest Certificate Authority and the wholesaler of 3/4 of generic domain names. Thank you for your time and consideration, Greg Malone

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name among others. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This is not suitable for poor countries, ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thanks, Maged Rawash

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fees
by Tony Marci Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please keep domain name fees as low as possible. We are a small family and not a corporation that can afford higher fees. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t raise .com prices
by Dan Goodman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Just don’t, nobody wants it.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Stop the price increase! Companies like you already receive billions selling NAMES only! Dam, those are just bits... bits... 0001010101, you sell air already and you increase price on it? Fuck you!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com
by Ian “DragianX” Andrew Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I think this price adjustment is a bad idea, I will wrap ally quit using .com as a small business owner. I am hoping all do the same. There are plenty of top level domains, if this price goes into affect, I hope all stop using it entirely. Andrew

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The .COM classist money grab
by Kirk Culik Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whomever may pretend to read this: Leaving the door open for the potential increase in .COM domain registration prices to reach an unprecedented high over the coming years creates an additional hurdle to conducting business in the 21st Century. It is a deterent to creativite pursuits, the economically disadvantaged in all realms, and further turns the internet - a place created around the very concept of information exchange - into a greedy real estate market for the privileged. I urge you to reconsider the money grab. Not that anyone faceless has ever reconsidered a money grab. Sincerely, K.T. Culik

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