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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase not acceptable
by Martin Charette Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Deals that affect such a big part of the internet infrastructure should never be done behind closed doors without consulting the community at large. Allowing price increases as drastic as the one you allow seems very unfair for people like me that have very limited means. Please cancel this deal and create a new one after consulting the community at large. Martin Charette -- Martin Charette http://cinq.com

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Don't raise prices, that's silly.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN
by Bennuk Servicios Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please, do not talk in closed doors.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices
by justin＠justindonne.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: I absolutely object to the price increase and it is with alarm and distress that I learned of the closed door secret agreement methods used. Yours Truly, Justin Donne

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mc Kiernan Daniel Kian Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I watch with alarm as various barriers-to-entry are being raised on the Internet. I can enumerate various of these if necessary, but I believe that they are fairly obvious. An increase in the wholesale price of registering a .COM domain, which increase will largely be passed-on to registrants, would be yet one more. As an economist, I look upon the present structure of registration as a product of bad economic theory. In real terms (that is to say, adjusting for more general changes in prices), the cost of wholesale provision ought to be declining even in the face of an increase in funding for ICANN. If Verisign's inflation-adjusted costs are increasing, those increases result from the X-inefficiency of a monopoly, which monopoly should be phased-out of existence.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrar of .com for personal and business use. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. 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, Guillermo Lucas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase
by Ernan HKR Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

i'm writing to disapprove of these verisign fee increases that were done in secret and feel that they are completely unfair, these will have a huge impact on people that can barely afford the current fee's along with all the others!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] On the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Syakyr Surani 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. Syakyr Surani Singapore

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with increase to .com domains
by Amber McKenzie Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I would like to state my STRONG objection to this amendment. I’m a small business owner, and am barely able to make ends meet as it is - I can’t imagine having to pay significantly more over the years just to maintain my domain name. My site does not conduct commerce or earn money - it is educational and informational, which is another reason I strongly object to this amendment. Please let me know if you have any questions. Yours, Amber McKenzie Spokane, Washington

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t be Scum
by Brian Dorr Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Raising the prices for shady money laundering and greed is how things get ruined. Being scum rolls down hill and screws every body because once it goes downhill it will come back. When scum tanks the economy and the dollar ever crashes, your millions won’t be worth anything at all and thats the direction this country is headed in. You and corporate America can’t see outside of a clear box. Greed ruins everything, the free flow of the intense is what made it great, and always centered around corruption and destruction is money. Scum

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases harm small-time internet users
by Linn Davis Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN, One of the great things about the internet is the ability for almost anyone, with almost no money, to be able to buy a little dot-com and make something of it. I cannot start an oil company or an electronics company, but I can start an internet business for just a few dollars for hosting and a few dollars for a domain. (Not to mention that many, many not-for-profit organizations use dot-com domains, as well.) Allowing Verisign to massively increase dot-com prices will have a significant impact on the freedom of the internet. It appears, from the outside at least, that ICANN's decision-making is so separated from the voices of everyday internet users that you may not realize this. There may be tons of new TLDs, but do you think my mechanic is suddenly going to be able to switch over to another TLD? No. No one in the real world has ever heard of .biz, let alone .cars. These changes benefit one constituency: the internet-industrial complex. Not the user or the small-time entrepreneur. Dot-com is the internet, and will be for the foreseeable future. What's more, the anti-democratic nature of ICANN's decision-making processes run against the inherently democratic nature of the internet. To see the long-term impact that this will have on ICANN's legitimacy, one need look no further than the degradation of public trust in institutions that has occurred in democratic countries the world over in recent decades. You cannot make back-room deals and expect to remain relevant in the long-term. This is a really bad decision made in an even worse way. By the way: If you're looking for a model to increase the legitimacy of your decisions, might I suggest citizens' assemblies. You may have heard about the national citizens' assemblies on climate policy in France and the UK. These are tried and tested ways for a representative sample of everyday people to be genuinely involved in complex policy-making. They harness the wisdom of crowds in the most productive of ways -- the ideal of the internet IRL. They're better than elected representatives and a hell of a lot better than back-room deals. Full disclosure: I work for a democracy-reform NGO. I'm very happy to point you toward more resources if these are things you're thinking about internally. Best, Linn Davis Portland, Oregon, USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Internet is not private
by Jaydeep Dave Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We dont permit you guys to increase the prices on .COM domain. -- Thanks, Jaydeep Dave Mobile: +1-514-945-0456

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Nonsense price increase
by Carlos Hernández Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern: As I've been reading, the amendment 3 will increase the domain's fees. I don't have to explain the impact it will have on the internet, specially in counties with low economies. While in the US or Europe is not a big deal, in so many places in the world even $1 USD is a HUGE difference in the price. Might mean to eat for three days or not. To buy a domain, or not. If this happens, it will be a stopper for people in those countries, and also to their economies. And that was one of the benefits that the Internet was giving them. So, please, think also in situations outside our economic environments, and the impact it will have in people's life. Thanks for your time.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase .COM Prices
by Waveguild Records Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN should not be doing secret backdoor deals with Verisign to increase .COM domain prices over the next 10 years. This is a money grab and it will affect all Internet users. It’s not something that should be decided just between ICANN and Verisign privately!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do this
by Kraig Williams Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dont increase prices. Higher prices equals less accessibility to everyone. This is going backwards from opening up all domain names Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note10+. Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not steal our money
by Bachir KARRACHAI Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Lower your prices, you greedy. Provenance : Courrier<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> pour Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN
by Matthew Wilson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please accept this as formal request to consider as a formal complaint and demand for Reconsideration and review as provided for by Article IV, Section 2 of the Bylaws as I am a person or entity materially affected by the action of ICANN without consultation or transparency in raising its rates. Thank you Matthew Wilson Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Ian Middleton Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Price increases greater than the inflation rate should not be allow without very detailed information being given as to why the increase is needed and exactly what that money will be used for. Not just a vague ‘infrastructure improvements’ type description. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase disagree
by Sesep Net Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, we are here disagree for the .com domain price. It's not fair for us

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to announced changes
by Buster Culver Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am greatly disturbed by information I’ve received regarding your announced contract changes with Verisign that may result in excessive fee increases that will ultimately be passed on to internet domain registrars and domain users without adequate inclusion of the registrars and their clients like me. It is particularly disturbing that your process enacting these changes doesn’t proactively involve the internet community affected by the changes. I also request that you enact greater transparency with the internet community and registrars in your dealings with Verisign and provide information on how funds that Verisign pays you and which will ultimately be passed on to the registrars and collected from me are spent to improve the internet infrastructure for which I’m being charged. Your failure to work in good faith with the domain registrars and the user community will lead me to contact my elected federal representatives, the FCC or other relevant federal regulatory agencies to request they become more involved in the regulation and oversite of ICANN and Verisign. Thank you. Sincerely, Elwyn Culver 11907 Owens Canyon Ln Cypress, TX 77433 Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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

Feb. 10, 2020

First, thank you to Cyrus Namazi and the ranking members of Global Domains Division for the opportunity to provide comment on the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Advena recognises the significant importance of maintaining an open, inclusive and diverse internet. ICANN, which has a critical role to play in empowering this connectivity, has historically demonstrated its commitment to this idea; the idea that the internet should be accessible, and embrace all positions - including, of course, the idea that on the internet, everyone’s voice is equal. The proposed amendment does not pass this test. Amendment 3 would introduce deeply concerning questions surrounding the integrity and motivations of ICANN. The presently proposed Amendment 3 includes a $2M support deal, but no clarification on how these funds will be used, and how these funds may benefit the community as a whole. It seeks to damage the ease of free expression with TLD price increases. This amendment projects to the world that concerns relating to operations of TLDs are only notably addressed when money is a motivator. Conclusively, and without shame, the amendment stands to confront the diversity of ideas and information on the internet, and if passed as it reads today, introduces uncertain questions surrounding the future of occupants on the .COM TLD. When incredible, talented people are not able to easily and affordably express their ideas on the internet, everyone loses. Advena does not support the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Against Price Increase
by Javier Hernandez Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the .com registry price increase. Verisign is only supposed to massage the .COM Registry with the public's interests in mind; they should not be dictating the price. Javier Hernandez, Texas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on Verisign contract changes re .com
by fn-astt＠bctip.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Under this proposal wholesale .com domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. And those increases do not include increases in exchange rates affecting users of the .com tld outside America. The proposed increases are excessive; if prices are to be increased the increase should be limited to levels corresponding to cost-of-living increases or inflation as measured in US$. The previous rule preventing the operator of .com from operating as a domain name registrar should be retained. Allowing a company that controls almost 85% of the registrar pricing for domain names to operate its own registry would be a bad move affecting consumers and competing registrars. Please pay attention to all the comments, and do not discount them in favour of any pre-decided conclusions you may have made. Frank Norman registrant(a)bctip.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop ruining businesses by scooping more money
by Ilja Kuznetsov Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

If you increase the rates for domains, your organisation will ruin many businesses and again give advantage to those with more resources and not necessarily with better quality service or product.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online
by Nemanja Ćosović Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I don’t like the idea of increasing the .COM domain price to be 40% more expensive just because. — Nemanja

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