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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Larry Williams Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hi, It seems crazy to allow for this agreement to happen without public comments! Larry Williams owner of winecouple.com

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

Feb. 13, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. 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. Jagadeesh Coimbatore, Tamilnadu

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Allows .COM Price Increases
by Steve Novy Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear ICANN - I have four concerns with the Verisign contract changes. 1) The decisions were made in private, behind closed doors, without incorporating any feedback from its customers or the Internet community as a whole. 2) The price increases are too high, too fast, and have no cap. 3) There's no accountability for the Verisign $20 million funding to support ICANN. The funds usage should be clearly spelled out. 4) Verisign should not be allowed to act as a registrar. The company in charge of setting prices shouldn't also be allowed to compete directly with their client domain registrars. sincerely, steve novy -- Stephen Novy 520-471-8240 senovy(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Santosh Kumar Hembram 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. Santosh Kumar Hembram Chennai, Tamil Nadu India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I read it, after reading, I support this amendment. TO OTHER COMMENTATORS: PLEASE READ, IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK
by Aaron J Smith Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Please ignore all the ignorant people that got sent here by either namecheap or other domain registrars. They don't understand what is happening in this amendment. If I have read this correctly, that 1. It would only allow a 7% increase for the last 4 years of a 6 year period (So shall not exceed $10.26 until Oct 2026). 2. That this amendment is needed because the Agreement from December 2012 in section 7.3 Subsection (d).i is not no longer effective and since it looks like section 7.3 Subsection (d).ii is still allowed that registrars can still do the increase based on this policy, so Amendment 3 would put a lock down on that, and stop the exorbitant increases due to security risks and DNS attacks. 3. That Verisign is still required to give 6 month notice to all price increases. Allowing registrars and customers to renew for up to 10 years @ the current price before the increase, locking in the wholesale price. So, I hope this comment make some sort of impact. The people just calling for you to stop this amendment and yell about price increase, are actually about to hurt themselves! Thanks, Aaron Smith

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do refrain
by Nepal Patel Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

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

Feb. 13, 2020

It is unfair to let Verisign charge so much for .com registry. There is no reason it is so expensive to register a domain. Domains are now so plentiful and everybody depends on them to do business. There should be a decreasing price, not an increasing one. There is no reason to let Verisign abuse customers and when ICANN takes a huge multi-million dollar chunk of it, clearly we know there is corruption all around the system. Stop the corruption. Do not raise .com prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment Comment
by Tristan Ayton Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, Following reviewing the documentation I see several issues with the proposed amendments. There appears to be no clear binding requirement nor oversight on what the proposed additional funds would be spent on. Further, the proposal to raise the wholesale price of internet domains poses a significant threat to freedom of expression. By allowing the costs to increase exponentially, it raises a spectre that only those of wealth will be able to afford to publish opinions, resulting in a narrower and less diverse field of opinions and expressions. This is a situation that is concerning at best and terrifyingly dangerous at worse. I encourage all members to amend this and keep the costs fixed for the good of all as well as increasing transparency on where funds come from and where they go. Regards Tristan Ayton This communication may contain confidential or copyright information. If you are not an intended recipient, you must not keep, forward, copy, use, save or rely on this communication, and any such action is unauthorised and prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please reply to this email to notify the sender of its incorrect delivery, and then delete both it and your reply.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t increase prices
by Colin Dinar Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in Fees
by Ryan Underwood Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

We hold a number of .com domains and are writing to express our desire that rates on these and other domains remain steady and certainly not increase 7%. This increase will have a negative impact on nonprofit, school, and community organizations. The new tax code is already challenging funding support with the treatment of deductions for donations to organizations. While the .com extension is designed for businesses, smart nonprofits realize they are a business and have a brand to protect. While they may use a .ORG address as a nonprofit, digital strategy tells you to buy up similar domains like .COM, .CO, .INFO to help insulate and prevent spoofing and cyber-harassment and brand confusion. Increases to domain names cost nonprofits considerably just to protect themselves and their constituents from imposters. Please help keep .COM pricing steady and do not raise these rates. Thank you for your time! Ryan <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanunderwood/> Ryan Underwood Co-Founder & CEO GiANT Worldwide Ambassador & Master Coach TRI Leadership Resources, LLC | <http://www.teamtri.com/> www.teamtri.com | main: 202.664.1174 | fax: 918.516.0293 Direct: <mailto:ryan@teamtri.com> ryan(a)teamtri.com | <http://www.twitter.com/teamtri_CEO> @TeamTRI_CEO | <https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=23124439&authType=NAME_SEARCH&auth Token=Pziq&locale=en_US&srchid=231244391413526921642&srchindex=1&srchtotal=6 8&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A231244391413526921642%2CVS RPtargetId%3A23124439%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary> LinkedIn | mobile: 918.852.2444 Digital: <https://www.facebook.com/trileadership> Facebook | <http://instagram.com/teamtri> Instagram | <https://twitter.com/teamtri> Twitter | GiANT.TV TEAMTRI liberates and equips busy leaders with a suite of integrated services, so they can bring relief, strengthen relationships, and increase results. Training | Events | Association | Media | Finance | Marketing | Strategy | Administration

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by mark.belamaric＠gmail.com Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, The .com world must not become a profit oriented business. .com is an address from which can derive additional services that can be charged! But charging one’s own “home address” in not acceptable. Thank you, Mark A. Belamaric

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Roland Siegenthaler 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. There’s no reason for this and it’s not fair to use the power of a monopoly in such a way. Kind regards, Roland Siegenthaler Meilen __________________________ phone 079 633 56 06 www.echtpraktisch.ch <http://echtpraktisch.ch/>

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

Feb. 13, 2020

ICANN and Verisign Inc. in the new world (information age) of the internet sound very much like the railroads in the old world (industrial age). Both ICANN and Verisign Inc. have “natural monopolies” which came from government authorizations, just like the railroads did.Private contracts are very difficult things to find out about.Finances are difficult to unravel.From what little I know, it appears that ICANN and Verisign Inc. are more, but not much more transparent than the railroads’ private contracts and finances. Individuals within the corporations which owned the railroads became very wealthy largely due to insider private contracts and opaque financial transactions.The railroads ended up being regulated by the federal and state governments because of their “natural monopolies” and their regard for personal profit over public welfare. In other words, in the industrial age the government gave the railroads a monopoly, protected that monopoly, allowed greed to run rampant until it became repeatedly painfully obtuse, then regulated them.This is a similar situation, not exact, to the monopoly the government has allowed ICANN and Verisign, Inc. to have in the information age.History repeats itself. I have legitimate and reasonable concerns that the monopoly (ICANN and Verisign Inc.) that the government has allowed to govern the domain area will result in higher prices to the consumer.Unfortunately, corporations and individuals need to be restrained or greed usually prevails.Put price restraints of some sort on increases for domain names.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to .com domain is unfair
by Info Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

This proposed amendment seems to be disregard consideration for a significant number of .com domain registrants who are legitimate small businesses. Isn’t one of ICANN objectives to ensure fair regulations on domain names registration and fees? Thanks and regards.

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

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. John Cetrola New York, New York

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by John - John 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. John Ramirez Staten Island, New York

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

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello there, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Bhavin Mumbai, Maharashtra India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign doesn't own the Internet
by Sim Wei Liang Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Regarding this cash grab proposal, the bigger picture is that the internet is for everyone not just those with means. By forcing even domains to be hogged by corporations, this would spell the death of true innovation and the birth of more mega corporations. Please stop this real world inequality spilling into the virtual. Thanks!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Uncapping price increase and maintaining monopoly is unfair
by Vivek Goyal Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

If we apply free market principals to the fact that the company (Verisign) has the right to increase prices, then we also have to apply the same principal to the fact that there is no reason for Verisign to have a monopoly over the TLDs that it represents (COM and others). At the end of the day, dotCOM is not the property of Versign but of ICANN and Verisign is all but a registry. There are many other equally qualified companies who can perform the same operation as Verisign and maybe more effectively and efficiently. Increasing prices without any clear and acceptable justification is against the principals of ICANN and a crime against the internet users, who will have no option but to accept the price increase.

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

Feb. 13, 2020

Stop this, this is wrong. Thanks, V

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dot com price should not be rise
by Yuchong Han Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dot com price should not be rise. Because CNY is shrinking. If dot com price rise, that’s double hurt to Chinese people. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not endorsed
by ch1228 Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

ICANN, As the registrant of several .com domains I can not endorse this cost increase. There is not enough transparency in the deal, nor any clear future controls. .

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by 怄 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. [liuwen] [China]

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3
by Ishan Loya Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to the Proposed Amendment 3. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are verisign itself, at the expense of the public. While price hikes such as this likely won't mean much to the larger business concerns that buy in bulk, it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Please do not adopt this proposal. Regards, Ishan Loya

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Ian Maddaus Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Verisign should not be able to raise the price of a .com domain. They have a monopoly on those domains and it costs only $3 to register one, so they shouldn't be able to consistently raise the price for users who are registering a .com domain.

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