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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases
by Tim Barnes Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi! I run a small guitar teaching buisness and am proud to use the .com in my website address. Namecheap.com <http://namecheap.com/> provide me with my domain name and small reasonable yearly re-registration charge. PLEASE do not start increasing the re-registration fee hugely- otherwise people like me will have to go to another less professional looking domain name! Thanks in advance! Best regards, www.timbarnesguitarlessons.com <http://www.timbarnesguitarlessons.com/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagreement with Proposed Changes
by Trenton Thomas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I disagree with the changes that this amendment (3) will make to the domain registry system. I believe that this increase of fees will stifle innovation and takes the web further towards privatization and big money. I know that I would not have taken as many opportunities or risks if prices were significantly higher and domains were a larger cost of business. I urge you to reconsider these changes and reject this amendment. Best, Trent Thomas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com pricing increase
by Mark Bahr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Then new agreement with verisign will likely result in a price spike for domain registration of .com domains. This will likely make them inaccessible to many rank and file users. Please reconsider this. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Vinnie Hall Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings, To any 7 year old, there are perfectly obvious right and wrong things to do. Adults confuse them by rationalising the wrong things they themselves have been caught doing, to avoid cognitive dissonance. Please try to use acceptable ethical business behaviour going forward. The current morally bankrupt approach enriches half a dozen people to an obscene level. It is about greed, and greed only. Vinnie.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Katrina Lovrick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet is supposed to be an accessible place where people can have an equal voice. Raising the prices on domains creates a barrier of accessibility that ruins the spirit of the freedom of the internet. It should be as easy and financially accessible for my dad to start a website as it is for Google to. Raising the costs this much sets a dangerous standard/precedent. I oppose the amendment proposed. -- *Katrina Lovrick*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Claim
by Charlie F Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com pricing
by Cavin Harper Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Be Concerned: It has been called to my attention that ICANN and Versign have collaborated without any feedback from internet users like us to substantially increase the fees associated with .com domains over the next ten years. What you are proposing will result in a 70% increase in costs to us over that period of time. On behalf of our organization, which is small enough to be significantly impacted by such changes, I want to register my LOUD PROTEST to these changes and the multi-million dollar payoff agreed upon to ICANN behind closed doors. It is one thing to propose ‘reasonable’ price increases consistent with inflation, but 7% per year increases is both unreasonable and greedy. I urge you to reconsider this absurd price increase proposal and find a solution that will not gouge those you supposedly serve. Thank you for taking this objection seriously. Large companies and entities with high incomes may not feel the pinch, but the average user like us who use these domains to share information with little financial gain will feel it deeply. Cavin T. Harper Founder and President www.christiangrandparenting.net <http://www.christiangrandparenting.net/> www.grandcamps.org <http://www.grandcamps.org/> www.grandparentsdayofprayer.com <http://www.grandparentsdayofprayer.com/> 5844 Pioneer Mesa Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80923 (office) 719-522-1404 (cell) 719-649-6778

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No for increasing the price of .com domains
by anashamdani＠yahoo.fr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Hugo L-Hamel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I completely disagree with that change and do not support it.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No right to increase price
by toni belboa Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You have no right to increase prices, if you think you can take this decision alone. Think again we need to keep internet accessible to everyone you can get money by starting different business

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain prices
by Cyndie Rauls Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am an artist that has opened my residence as a ‘free to the public’ gallery. I cannot afford price increases to secure my domain name. Most small businesses can’t. You are turning this into a pay-to-play situation where the little shops won’t be able to maintain their information accessibility. This is wrong on so many levels. Cyndie Rauls The Gallery at Wanderbrook Glen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unjustified price increase for (dot)com domains
by Scott and Sarah Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom This Concerns, The proposed price increase and continued yearly increase is wholly unjustified. There are not the requirements of increased management, thereby increasing costs, to oversee this particular level of domain names. The (dot) coms are no more difficult to "manage" than any other domain name. Management falls upon the registrants and registrars. The cost increases are being proposed as a way to turn the most commonly used, most desirable, and most recognizable domain into a "cash cow". The proposal takes full advantage of forcing registrants to pay more and more at the cost of losing aspects of their business(es) and eliminating access to highly valuable resources. The proposed increase is unconscionable, unprecedented, and unnecessary. Thank you for your time.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Mark Outcault Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The monopolization of .com domains is unacceptable and all TLD should not be able to operate a domain name registrar and also NOT be able to control and raise the prices .COM at the same time. The additional money that ICANN receives from Verisign with no transparency in terms of spending plans is also shady and questionable. Please leave the prices alone for .COM domains to ensure that creating an online presence is accessible for all who wish to have a .COM domain name.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unwanted .com price rises
by Enrique Pérez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This a protest against "possible rise of domain prices".

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Make the right decision
by Dave Sebek Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The internet should be treated as a public utility, not a private monopoly. Private companies should not be given this kind of control. Private companies should not be able to buy their way into closed-room deals that affect the entire world, such as in the case. Do the right thing for the majority, not the minority, please. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann Amendment #3
by Dan Raabe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Do not raise the prices of .com renewals over the next 10 years. You are going to put more people out of business. Sincerely, Dan Raabe The Science of Performance Coach - Will-power, Self-control, Mental-strength "Don't find a reason to train, train for a reason!" <http://www.danraabetraining.com> www.danraabetraining.com tel:+1-303-880-4641

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes
by WILL SWYERS Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please reconsider your decision process to include a wider representation of the internet community. Thank you.

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICAAN, I will like to express my opposition to the agreement that will lead to an increase in the prizes of .COM domains. It is unfair that other providers were not carried along before this unilateral decision was made. Please, do shelve this new agreement so that dotcom domains will remain cheap and affordable. Thanks. Adeniyi Ogunfowoke adeniyi.ogunfowoke(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what are you doing
by Lyrics Pop Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

we need cheap domain name not expensive

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please dont change the fee's
by John Law Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business all these fees add up - we cant handle an expansion of more fees -- John Law Flom Designs and Photography http://www.flomdesigns.com 316 E Howard St Hibbing, MN 55746 john(a)flomdesigns.com 218-263-7771 218-260-1778

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Oleg Naumov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I don't think that you should allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars. Bad and greedy idea. Thank you, Oleg

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The public comment period
by Sabrina Morellato Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, last month, you announced significant changes to the contract you have with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. I want to make sure my voice is heard and let you know that I disagree on your decision to increase the prices of the domains, without considering all the involved parts. Thank you for you attention, Sabrina

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on Amendment 3
by dianewalker0206＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by tekevwe emoghene Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Being 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 amount of small and startup 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. So I would consider it a greater gift during this Valentine period if you don't ammend the .com registry agreement.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Aaron ＠ ArkBM Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This deal is one sided and is meant to force .com tld’s out of the hands of small business owners. If you continue with this proposal, it will force smaller businesses to utilize other TLDs and limit the use of .coms to bigger and much more financially equipped businesses. -- Aaron Owens Brand Manager | *ArkBM <https://www.arkbm.com>* (561) 293-5575 <15612935575>

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