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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .COM PRICE INCREASES
by Carrie Saxon Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear ICANN Staff: As a budding business owner, I have to watch every dollar spent. With .com being the longest standing website designation, it helps small businesses like mine establish credibility. Price increases will greatly impact my ability to compete with larger entities. Please reconsider price increases, or potentially find a way to level the playing field for those of us still growing. Small business really appreciates any concessions ICANN offers to help us keep our cost down. Regards, Carrie Saxon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please, no price hikes on .com TLDs
by Hex Nine-Zero Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I personally own a .com domain (rainbownopsled.com) If this deal goes through, and Verisign is allowed to raise prices on .com domains, this could affect both me and many of my friends personally, at the very least. However, more importantly, many businesses rely on their .com domains, and increasing prices would greatly affect the internet for years to come, with established, big players on top, and smaller or newer players disallowed from competition. This is especially important because .com is by far the most popular and widely-used TLD. Most users of the internet would not want Verisign to have the power this deal would give them. Please, put the people, the users, and the small businesses first instead of major corporations. Internet freedom largely depends on accessibility and price of entry, and affordable .com domains are a part of that. Thank you for your time. rainbownopsled

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot COM Fee Increases
by Nicola Tyler Private Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am sure Verisign can afford to donate the $20m without anyone being penalized. Price increases and donations are two separate points. The domain name registration and renewal (annuity income) business? Surely it would be prudent to reveal the numbers before telling us about increases? - How many domains are registered? - What’s the annual turnover/profit? - What does the customer get? - What are the proposed tariff increases? And, and, and.... -- Nicola M Tyler Director | Semantic Properties (Pty) Ltd 083 290 3122

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

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear ICANN, I do not believe in changing the proposed price increase to .com domains. I firmly believe as a domain owner and reseller that it will not be beneficial to the greater public and domain owners should the price go up. Due to poor exchange rates, a price increase could be the difference as to whether my clients or I will register or renew a .com domain. Other top level domain price increases have already discouraged my use of those extensions. Kind Regards, Jeremy N Brisbane, Queensland Australia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unwarranted price increase
by Graham Lindsey Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am a website developer and register domains on behalf of many of my clients. The only party this will benefit is Verisign, and the (no doubt) constant increase is significantly higher than the $3 cost to register a domain. This sort of addition to the cost to access a .com domain only affects the smaller clients, and will no doubt he inflated by other companies “to cover their costs.l This is a terrible idea, and “the little guys” out there will pay for it, with no benefit to anyone but Verisign. Graham

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection
by Mohammad Alshaikh Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I am writing to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. Despite there clearly being potential financial gains to be had by raising the registration fee on .com domains, the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. 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. At worst, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they SHOULD be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please do not adopt this proposal. Best, Mohammad Alshaikh Jeddah Saudi Arabia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reconsider
by David Los Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, buy any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptible to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. This would also allow fledgling businesses (aka startups) to keep their costs low at first. Remember, many businesses have been started in individual's garages. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Andrew Farnsworth

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domain Price Increases
by Support - myshophosting Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thanks David Ferguson myshophosting.com Ph: 02 9045 6400 Email: support(a)myshophosting.com<mailto:support@myshophosting.com> Web: www.myshophosting.com Did you know that myshophosting is now an authorised Microsoft Office 365 reseller? Plans start from $6.95 per month! [cid:image001.png@01D5E280.835B2EE0]

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection regarding Proposed Amendment #3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Larry A Coates Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I want to voice my opposition to the above referenced proposed changes to the .com registry agreement! The impact of the proposed changes will have a significant impact on a HUGE number of organizations and there appears to be absolutely NO CONTROL OR ACCOUNTABILITY for the financial impacts that will be affect millions of organizations! Sincerely and Respectfully submitted, Larry A. Coates

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't.
by Jeason Hanson Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Why you do this? Why you just want money? Why you no think about the consumer?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is a masqueraded bribery scam.
by Dmitriy Nikitin Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

To whom it may concern. To most people this amendment looks like a bribery scam that we as end users will have to pay for. Please reconsider and put public interest in front of a corporate and personal gain. Please end Verisign .com TLD monopoly. Have a great day. Dmitriy V Nikitin.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cost of Domain
by Douglas Toro Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I think the base price is a fair cost because allow to everybody start an idea that it could be finishing in a business. This is seeing of the side of the entrepreneurs. Best Regards, Douglas Toro S.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com increase
by Christopher LCP Mendes Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I am writing to you as the owner of a web development company and domain name reseller based in Sacramento, California which represents roughly 200 clients. I am writing to express my protest to the proposed amendment, which I and others consider against the public interest. The increased .com domain costs will increase the barrier our customers have in starting and maintaining their businesses/websites. It will cause all registrars, who already make so little, to be even more competitive in pricing and cut those margins even more. In the cases we cannot cut those margins, we will be forced to increase the costs to our customers, the ones who will ultimately pay (both literally and figuratively) if this amendment is passed. And who is to gain by passing this amendment? It seems obvious to me that the amendment will pass as there is money to be made by a select few individuals in powerful positions. But I hope you consider your stakeholders, the average Internet users and small business owners, when reviewing this amendment. Either way, I would like to publicly express my displeasure with the proposed amendment. Thank you for listening. Sincerely, Christopher LCP Mendes, Managing Director, 2Leaf Inc; Co-owner, Namebark.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Linda Holler Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

I am against the price hike. The current pricing helps to make it possible to run my business in a sound manner Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain prices
by Matt Sidhom Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

As a small business owner currently and someone who has started multiple businesses, I think it’s important to keep start-up costs low for people like myself and others aspiring to do the same so that unnecessary barriers to entry aren’t created. One of the great things about the internet era is how it’s enabled and empowered literally anyone to start their own business and sell goods and services anywhere around the world. By making something as simple as domain name cost-prohibitive would discourage aspiring entrepreneurs who need capital for other purposes from starting their business at all. I implore you to stop this from happening to assure that the internet and the economic opportunities it presents to everyone remain as accessible as possible. Thank you for your consideration. Matt Matt Sidhom CEO/Founder 210-392-4859 Sid(a)StatGeek.com 2003 NCAA DIII National Champion 2013 Trinity (TX) Athletic Hall of Fame

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Linda Holler 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Linda Holler Pasadena, California United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Linda Holler 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Linda Holler Pasadena, California United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not supportive of increased .COM pricing
by Matthew Kempler Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hi- I am a small business owner that owns my company .COM domain. As it is written, I do not support 7% increases the pricing of the .COM domain. That is well above GDP growth and is unjustified in perpetuity. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration, Matt Kempler

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't let Verisign increase .com prices!
by Danny Wolf Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Keep the prices as they are, without any price hikes.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes in.Com pricing
by Nihar Khurana Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello I am from India. Here many businesses are still not online and do not own a website because of the cost involved. By increasing the costs further, you are pushing away potentially millions of new people who are Yet to own a website, please reconsider your decision. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Minh Vy Tiền Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Dear ICANN, I'm had heard about your organization allow increase .cơm domain price. Please, can you don't increase .com domain price too usually? Why? A lots of people will have bad look to your organization. It will affect very bad around the world!!1 ===== Best regards Tiền Minh Vy Website Developer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Avoid .COM Price Increases
by Y N Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

To Whom It May Concern, 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. Please help the domains affordable for everyday folks to use. Thank you, May Nguyen Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Dhanadham Pokthitiyuk 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. Dhanadham Pokthitiyuk Pathum Wan, Bangkok Thailand

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] secret meetings and noncompete
by Tajyo Luminique Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

If it’s true you are holding secret meetings where only you and your biggest funding corp attend and decide policies, that’s corruption. If it’s true you are not allowing other companies to bid and the market to be fair, that’s corruption. Please uphold your public stewardship and accountability pledges.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases
by Oscar Manzanares Feb. 13, 2020

Feb. 13, 2020

Hello, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. 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. Oscar Manzan

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