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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment
by Mel Gilbertson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not raise the prices of .com domains. I currently have a .com domain and can comfortably pay the cost to keep it, but if the price were to be raised, that may no longer be the case. The ability to buy and run a .com domain should not be only in the hands of people with disposable income; it should be kept low to allow people of modest means to have a website as well. Raising the cost of .com domains makes the internet as a whole less democratic, and the world a little less fair. Don't be a**holes.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 03 Jan
by Rustam Kurbanly Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This would have a negative effect on my business and many other small businesses . It is very clear that NO one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices and treat .COM like their private property. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry - it has no right dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the PUBLIC interest and NOT that of Verisign. Please remember this. Regards Rustam Kurbanly Mayo, Ireland

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am concerned that the proposed agreement will lead to substantial unwarranted to for users who, like me, have chosen to set up websites and mail accounts to promote their small businesses. While the cost per website may be the same for large companies and small businesses, the cost as a proportion of revenue is very different for these distinct kinds of organization. Microsoft, for example, would hardly notice an increase in such costs-even though it holds many domain names. I, on the other hand-although I only hold two domain names-would definitely notice the cost. I believe that the amendment discriminates against small businesses. For this reason, I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. AMS --- Andrew Marchant-Shapiro, Esq. [cid:image003.png@01D5E039.A6DF56F0] River Bridge Resolutions, LLC 8 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492 PO Box 6123, Hamden, CT 06517 P: (203) 936-9023 F: (203) 872-9007

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3
by Jared Van Dyke Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Allowing domain registrars to increase the cost of domains will hurt those of us that are new and/or struggling in business. The increases will scare people away from grabbing domains, which in the long run could impact you as well. I have purchased domain names for ideas that I’ve had, even though they didn’t come to fruition I invested in the domain because of its affordability. I will also hang onto those with the hopes of launching them in the future. If the prices go up I will end up letting those domains go and not renew them. I’m guessing that since they were available the likely hood of someone else grabbing the domain is slim. The bottom line is, I know you’re there to make money and I understand that, but is having people let domain names cancel going to lower your sales to the point where you would’ve made more money by keeping the prices competitive? Thank you for listening! Jared

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3
by Warren Roach Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I object to the price increase on .com registrations. This should be done by majority consensus of the top 50 registrars, not unilaterally. Warren Roach LQC Services, Inc. 719-209-3354 <mailto:wroach@lqcservices.com> wroach(a)lqcservices.com <http://www.lqcservices.com/> www.lqcservices.com

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am really upset about ICANN's closed door arrangement with Verisign to authorize Verisign to increase .com prices at their discretion. ICANN is doing the internet a disservice by entering this agreement with Verisign to increase .com registration fees and I urge ICANN to reverse course on this decision. Kind regards, Gerardo Moad Aguilar.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unreasonable rate of increase
by Joel Lord Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am certainly willing to concede that reasonable price increases need to be accounted for in long-term agreements such as these. Over the ~25 years I've been registering .com and .org domain names, the prices as I have seen them haven't particularly changed, and while the amortized costs associated with any given domain can't possibly be large, they also can't still be the same as they were in the 1990s. But 7% per year seems exorbitant. If there is some way to justify these increases I would be interested in seeing it, but without further information I can't imagine what it might be. The rate of inflation these days is closer to 2% in the US, where Verisign is headquartered. Servers, hosting, internet connectivity, and tools are constantly getting cheaper and more effective. The costs guaranteed to increase over time are people, but unless Verisign is offering a platinum health plan, people don't increase by 7% per year, every single year. As things stand, I have to hope that this gets renegotiated down to an actually reasonable rate of increase over time. -- Joel Lord Sr. Systems Architect Advanced Information Management

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Outrageous
by Jean-Raphaël Matte Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The price increase is clearly based on scarcity of the domains and is an abuse of power. The operation costs of domains only scale with global internet usage, which increases the demand for domains anyways. You are contributing to the closed-ness and de-democratization of the internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increase
by Michael David Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please increasing the price of domain name registration for .com domains are not good at all. Please reconsider this step.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support the .COM price increase
by Rob Gibbons Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, As a long-time owner of several .com domains, I DO NOT SUPPORT the recently proposed price increases for the .com TLD. Additionally, I am frankly disturbed by the number of negative news events recently stemming from ICANN's irresponsible stewardship of the core systems that contribute to the good faith and stability of the Internet. ICANN is rapidly eroding the trust of the community of internet engineers, domain owners, and end users. Best regards, Robert W. Gibbons robwgibbons(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the verisign agreement
by Adhesive / Brand+Digital Designers Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Given the no transparency surrounding this case and the speculation in the .com domain it will lead into, I do not agree with the verisign agreement. Also asking for transparency, and the sharing of all the documentation and extra information about all the stages surrounding this case. Atentamente, Best Regards, Pedro Santos Founder & Creative Director Av. da República, nº9 E, 1º andar Quinta do Outeiro 2840-468 Seixal, Portugal (ver no mapa) www.adhesivebrands.pt t: (+351) 215 986 542 m: (+351) 961 387 146 m: (+351) 964 325 651 hello(a)adhesivebrands.pt Brand Strategy & Design, Design Gráfico, Web & Interactive Design skype: pedro.santos.adhesive PT: A informação aqui contida destina-se unicamente à pessoa/entidade a quem é enviada e pode conter elementos confidenciais e/ou particulares. Não é permitido alterá-la, distribuí-la, retransmiti-la ou dar-lhe qualquer outro fim por pessoas/entidades que não sejam o destinatário. Se a receber por engano, por favor contacte o emissor e apague imediatamente a informação de qualquer sistema. Obrigado. / EN: The information transmitted is intended and addressed only to the person/entity to which is sent and may contain confidential and/or privileged data. Any review, dissemination, distribution, retransmission or any other use by persons/entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact us immediately and delete the information from any computer system. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this decision
by Jorge Mena Romoleroux Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement This is wrong! If you want USD 20mm to finance your operations, then you ask the people for it NOT verisign or another private company!!! Because that money will not come cheap (if you know what I mean). You must launch a campaign in gofundme, kickstarter or one of the other funding sites and we will see what the "people" think of what you want to do with that money.... I am sure you could raise 3 times that amount with a klever strategy. *DO NOT PASS THIS ILLTHOUGHTOUT AMENDMENT* Regards, -- *Jorge Mena Romo-Leroux* Perxona Ecuador (593) 0995351678

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT Raise the .com price
by Chad Michael Lawson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not raise the .com price -- regards, ************************ Chad Michael Lawson Chad Connects, LLC http://www.ChadConnects.com Connecting You to Your Market 480-343-5906 [image: photo] *Chad Michael Lawson* Profitable Marketing Shenanigans Orchestrator, Chad Connects, LLC t 888-833-4842 | c 480-343-5906 | f 413-723-8036 <fax:c 480-343-5906> | chad(a)chadconnects.com http://chadconnects.com | Skype: chadconnects <#> 2942 N 24th St Ste 114-442 Phoenix, AZ 85016 <http://facebook.com/chadmichaellawson> <http://us.linkedin.com/in/cmlawson> <http://twitter.com/chadconnects>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 comments
by Sean Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN, Please do not enact the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. The internet is an important part of our society and is a collective benefit. Allowing Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registers for .COM domains will limit the accessibility and democratization of the internet for the sole purpose of increasing Verisigns profits. I do not support this amendment and ask that you do not allow the increase of wholesale registrars. Best regards, Sean Michael

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Com amendment 3
by Peter Buckley Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please reconsider your planned price increases that you negotiated with Verisign behind closed doors. Please include a wider group of internet companies and their representatives when making these decisions. Please be more transparent when it comes to funding that ICANN receives and what it will be used for. Sincerely, Peter Buckley -- The king’s heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; He guides it wherever He pleases.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to the increase
by Gregg Davenport Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com price increase
by Yvette Facchini Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I would like to comment on the proposed price increase for the .com registered domains. The increased cost of living affects everyone at some time. Whilst starting an internet based business is cheaper than a traditional “bricks and mortar” business everyone still needs to work to a budget. Increases in wholesale prices are inevitable however the amount of 7% per annum for many years is much higher than most global economy’s CPI increases. Possibly a better outcome would be to either cap this increase for a set time or reduce the annual increase in line with CPI. Surely economies of scale would offset this increase. Thank you Yvette Facchini Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on increasing domain costs
by Veronica Sacchi Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Good afternoon, My name is Veronica Sacchi and I am the owner of a small e-commerce business. The news of domain price increase is a big trouble for small business owner like us, since it will burden the costs and negatively impacting my business, clients and on return you since several business like mine might fail soon with these costs increase. I sincerely hope you’ll reconsider the approved increase and renegotiate to a much lower price. Best Regards Veronica -- *Veronica Sacchi, PhD* Postdoctoral Fellow in Cardiac Regeneration Dr. Lily Xiang Laboratory Genomic Institute of Novartis Research Foundation

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE DON'T RISE UP .COM PRICES
by Oscar gamboa Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please stop the rise up of .com prices!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disgraceful treatment
by Michael J Fedeczko Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

My personal feelings about these decisions and proposed changes with escalating outcomes are a disgrace and an insult to the user community. These proposals should be reconsidered and modified. What's happening? Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don’t stop there. This will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. So, what can you do to help? These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel about their recent decision.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

This ammendment is going to affect general public, especially bloggers who have their domains registered under .com and it is not a fair proposal overall.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Thoughts on the .COM registry agreement changes
by Dominic Cabot Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, As the holder of a .COM address and a small freelance photographer, I find it rather galling that such changes would be proposed and agreed without any sort of consultation process or period. The internet is supposed to be a democratic spaced used by and for all. Steps like this undermine that. I hope you will reconsider. Thanks, Dominic Cabot

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing agreement
by Mark Dimitry Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Giving .com management to a private company and giving them the allowance To raise prices is a bad idea from ICANN. Ever heard of highway 407 just north of Toronto? It was built by the government then sold off to a private company. That company has been raising prices, nickel and diminishing Canadians out of large sums of money for decades. Now the highway is so expensive only the elite can afford to use it. You will price small businesses and entrepreneurs out of .com domains if you give Verisign the option to raise prices. This is a bad idea.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I depend on using .com sites for my livelihood. I have a few personal sites, but also several business sites. These sites are for people to find and reach me for my services. If I increased my prices by 70% and gave a sweetheart deal to one of my vendors, cutting out the other vendors and ignoring the end clients, I would be out of business. In this ‘looking-out-for-only-me’ world, you need to step up. You need to do the right thing. You need to remember the internet’s origins. Don’t cut people out of the equation and then screw them over so you can make an extra dollar. Andy R Ross www.andyrross.com <http://www.andyrross.com/> www.therossboys.com <http://www.therossboys.com/> www.thenobileboys.com <http://www.thenobileboys.com/> www.bbinsantafe.com <http://www.bbinsantafe.com/> www.chamaranch.com <http://www.chamaranch.com/> www.speedercity.com <http://www.speedercity.com/> www.hubbellranch.com <http://www.hubbellranch.com/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not proceed with this
by Nic Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This is an anit-consumer move made to satiate corporate greed and not public interest. I, as are most, opposed to this move.

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