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

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices increases
by Susan Beckett Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I strenuously object to the new rules that would allow escalating fees for .com domain name registrations in the next decade. There is no justification for this based on ICANN costs, especially for renewals, and it is burdensome for small businesses like mine. Sincerely, Susan Beckett contact(a)groundcovernews.com

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I have read of the intention to raise the prices of wholesale .com registrations. Please reconsider this as it would decision. It would be a strong detriment to my business and usage of personal websites. I would need to strongly consider whether my continued renewals would make financial sense. Thank you, -Todd Martindale

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Proposed Amendment 3: unsupportive
by Jeff Parrish Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not support the amendment as written. I have a software engineer building web services for over a decade. I believe that raising prices on .com TLDs is necessary, but the amendment allows raising prices too quickly, and should provide better caps on pricing adjustments. Furthermore I do *not* support Verisign receiving any more power over .com domains, nor its ability to gain even more control prices for .com domains. Sincerely, Jeff Parrish -- Phone: +1-916-801-6693

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: As an owner of several .com domains, I am greatly upset by the proposed changes ICANN wants to make to the fee structure. If .com domain prices can grow by more than 70% over the next decade, I may not be able to afford to run my businesses and will need to let my current domain addresses expire, in favor of other options. This would ultimately result in less revenue for Verisign. I oppose this amendment and urge you to reconsider. This amendment will prohibit some business owners from having a web presence. Sincerely, Laurie L. Young

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You slimy gits
by Drew DeVault Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

If the .org public comment period was anything to measure by, the .com comments will be equally ineffective. Regardless, I am here to register my disagreement with the proposed .com price hikes. You slimy, shady, self-serving jerks.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increases
by Benjamin Baez Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't increase .com prices. It doesn't make sense to do so when automation and greater efficient of security monitoring should be decreasing costs involved with operating DNS and registrar operations. Instead, it should be getting cheaper just like how computers, Internet access, etc. get cheaper and faster. Ben Baez

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for.coms
by William Stewart Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I think this is terrible. This is just an admin fee and you cost thousands of people their job, shameful, W

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase on .com
by Yogi Bear Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

No increases. Enough money is taken by all the ridiculous regulations we must endure. Regulate yourself and your providers.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Consult with the ICANN and wider community before raising .COM prices
by Sarwech Shar Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Plain and simple!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the price increase for .com
by Kim Lee Sim Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sirs, We were recently being informed by our server provider that the .com domain will be significantly increased by 40% or more. It is certainly a disappointing news since the decision were made by your organisation and another party on a closed door basis. Additionally, we don’t see why it should be increased at all as it shouldn’t be affected by inflation or the market movement. We, as a consumer, sincerely hope you can maintain the pricing of .com as it is. Thank you. Elvis

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Olaf Reineke Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sir or Madam, as an owner of multiple .COM domains, I am very much against the deal that will allow Verisign to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, amounting to an increase of 70% over 10 years. This a an unusual steep increase. Together with the agreed payment $20 million payment of Verisign to ICANN, one may think that ICANN allowed the increase as a return service. Best Regards, Olaf Reineke, Germany

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Increases to .com domain
by ThomT Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am sending this email to communicate that I do not agree with the proposed increases for the .com domain extension. The cost of domains has already increased significantly over the past several years, in many cases, through a host of suspect business practices. ICANN’s stated mission (motto) is “One World. One Internet.” Making changes that continually increase the cost of individuals participating in the internet seems to be contra to this stated goal. I respectively ask that you re-consider the proposed increases to the .com domain. I, as well as many others, will be monitoring these developments as they appear to be a trend that is further exacerbating the state of the net. Regards, Thom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Put Legacy Registries out to Competitive Bid. Ask the EU and the US DOJ for Help Freeing ICANN From Its Oppressors.
by Keven Dabney Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN, I would rather see you put legacy TLDs out to competitive bid, as has been suggested of you by the United States Department of Justice. What you would see is a monumental influx of cash to operate ICANN for the better good, and to continually allow registries opportunities to innovate. However, the current system is broken, does not encourage innovation by the registries themselves, and only encourages corruption and back-door deals which make registries more money at the expense of the general public. $1.2 billion for Ethos capital to buy .org? Why is ICANN not properly putting the legacy TLDs out for competitive tender? These continual "cash grabs" just go into deep pockets (Verisign, Ethos, PIR), are taken from registrants for no good reason. ICANN should be the one getting paid for this. ICANN should not be the evil doer for allowing for profit monopolies to take over on the .org namespace, raise prices on .com namespace and ruin what worked so well in the early 2000s. Imagine a world where ICANN did not hand out presumptive right of renewal contracts, and you could periodically keep the registries in check by auctioning off the management of them for the next 6 or 10 years! The legacy TLDs should also NOT be allowed to sue you -- their regulator. This is one of the biggest issues you have. ICANN is not strong enough against these massive for-profit companies. I suggest you take these issues directly to the Department of Justice. And to the European Union. ICANN should be honest and say "we are a captured organization" and we need help getting out of the rut we are in today. You really need to be courting competition authorities to help fix the massive issues ICANN has created over the last 5 to 10 years! There are outside parties who have the power to undo what your prior counterparts did. And then ICANN can once again get back to what it should be -- a respected organization that actually serves the public good, and not just a few insiders who run the entire show. P.S. Do not classify this spam! Thank you. Keven Dabney Internet Professional

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices
by My Green Nest Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Do not raise the prices of .com that’s purely out of greed. You will hurt small businesses everywhere! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I decline .com rate increase
by Chen Osipov Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I decline .com rate increase Best Wishes, Chen Osipov @:-) __________________________________ *Chen Osipov* *mssg.me/obender* <https://mssg.me/obender> * Expert Software Craftsmanship Mentor *

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave price of .COM alone!
by Foundation of Truth Assembly Abuja Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Must every big business in America follow the steps of Trump and make everything accessible only to the rich? Please don't do anything that will make you a TRUMP clone! Leave the prices of .com domains alone and unchanged please.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop ! Not In The Public Interest
by Carlos Sosa Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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. Carlos Sosa

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

Feb. 10, 2020

All this gobbledygook is just an elaborate way to increase the annual costs of any .com out there (and I assume there are millions of them). This is not an administration intensive process. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. -Brian D. Peckham Silly little .com owner.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment for Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Raju Mandapati Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, My name is Raju Mandapati and I work as a Director of Product at a Digital Marketing Agency based in Chicago, USA. Day-in day-out I advise our clients (small and large) on their digital business needs. A strong factor that allows us to operate in the best interest of the client is the low cost of domains, especially .com. ICANN working with Verisign to increase the price of .COM domains in exchange for $20million is unethical business practice for an non-profit organization who’s in charge of regulating the namespace area. I urge ICANN to back away from this deal and I strongly support not increasing the .COM domain prices to continue fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Thanks, Raju Mandapati Director of Product raju(a)mabbly.com | +1 3129752205 © Mabbly LLC. 116 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654 USA. www.mabbly.com

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Do not increase the pricing of .COM domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider
by Cory Cone Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I started my first business 19 years ago when I was 16 years old. One of the reasons I was able to start a web hosting company at that time and maintain it was due to the fact that the .COM TLD have maintained a very affordable rate. If this changes and rates increase with regularity I fear that it could become a barrier of entry for some people. Everyone should have access to the tools they need to succeed. Please ICANN protect the interest of the people and not the interest of corporations. Thank you, Cory Cone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to the contract with Verisign, Inc.
by Nauman Afzal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not support new changes to the contract and increase in the .com price. I strongly oppose that. — Nauman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't sell out freedom for money
by Logan Rogers-Folis Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't sell out the freedom the .com has brought to rich and poor alike, by selling out the controls to the .com for a pile of money. Please remember what the ICANN was made for and keep to the values. -- Logan Rogers-Follis - logan(a)tntnetworx.net Try New Technology in your Networks - www.tntnetworx.net

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I am writing to voice my opinion in opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. For me its simple. Right now, more than every before small business owners have a low barrier of entry into the digital world. I work with successful people who have taken chances with online businesses ideas because of this low barrier. I understand that for most established businesses price hikes such as this likely won't mean much but it will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on .com domains and those who will loose motivation to start business due to high startup/renewal fees will be a true loss to use all.

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