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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase for .com sites
by Claudia Viera Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom It Pertains: I do not support secret contracts requiring fee increases that impact large populations of internet users. Please do not raise prices indiscriminately without consulting all others who are impacted by your decisions. I would appreciate your review of such recent or proposed fee increases for .com web addresses to ensure that the internet remains affordable for all, including folks like me who are sole proprietors (and including companies like namecheap.com or godaddy.com who provide the domains.) Thank you. Claudia Viera www.vieramediation.com<http://www.vieramediation.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price increases are too large and the process not transparant
by Alec Gershberg Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I object to the actions taken recently to increase charges on .com domains over the next 10 years. I'm not a big corporation and I cannot afford too much more. Worse, this process has been non-transparant and smells of backroom dealing. I plan to contact my congressman and senators and will watch what you all do from here on. Alec

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increases
by Faez Farhad Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I am against the price increase on domains. .COM domains are 40% of the whole domains, everyone uses .COM domain. Please don’t increase then prices for it. Best, Faez

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP this BS
by Daryl Turicek Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The fact that you guy have set into motion that increases to the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains can be increased every year for 8 out of the next 10 years is ridiculous. This sh*t’s gotta stop, guys. You didn’t consult feedback from the ICANN community nor internet users. You do this and you’re a bunch of miserable, self-serving humans. Y’all can go to hell if so, but you still have time to redeem yourselves. Daryl

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT Increase .COM Domain Prices
by Roman H Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, Do NOT increase .COM domain prices. The internet should be as publicly accessible as possible - increasing prices goes against that philosophy since some users will not be able/willing to purchase a domain after a price increase. Thank you, Roman

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I'd rather prices do not go up!

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

Feb. 10, 2020

This is going to make .com domains more expensive. I don't like it!!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement
by samson ojugo Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The agreement made will have an increase in the .COM domain name thereby making it difficult to afford the listed domain by the common man. Please I would like for the review of the agreement. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Verisign Deal BAD For Domain Name Industry
by Asim Jalali Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Allowing Verisign to arbitrarily increase .COM domain prices over the next decade is a decision based on profiteering. Why not allow all domain name registries to vote on something that will affect their customers and potentially damage the businesses? An organisation like ICANN should be transparent and certainly not do deals behind closed doors. Regards, Asim ANVentures Ltd -- Confidentiality & Disclaimer Notice -- This message, together with any attachments, is for the confidential and exclusive use of the intended addressee(s). If you receive it in error, please delete the message and its attachments from your system immediately and notify us by return e-mail. Do not disclose, copy, circulate or use any information contained in this e-mail. The sender shall remain solely accountable for any statements, representations or opinions that are clearly their own and are not the views of the company.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase prices for .COM domains!
by Brady Wurtz Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I work as a sole business owner for my wedding videography business. It’s hard enough to keep up with the insane amount of taxes I need to pay and all the other upkeep, but I never thought the price for my website would be in jeopardy. I need this site for my business. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to get noticed or showcase my product easily. This is my second job, and I can’t afford any more expenses on top of what I need to pay to keep working. Please think of the small business owners. Do not let this happen. -Brady Wurtz Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against it
by Ryan White Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This needs to be done with transparency, not behind closed doors and without the money earmarked for anything. Verisign has been known to vastly overcharge everyone for domains and certs, this 20 million behind closed doors feels like a bribe. Why not open it up to bidding by other companies? What is justifying these prices increases? If anything domain names should get cheaper. Ryan White chief software developer iwerk p - 248.591.0000 f - 248.591.9999 www.iwerk.com<http://mail.lewisig.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.iwerk.com/> - rwhite(a)iwerk.com<mailto:rwhite@iwerk.com>

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a domainer and websites owner of .com(I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Backdoor deals and shady governance
by Damon Galt Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a business owner, directly involved in the I.T. industry, supporting clients and infrastructure, I’m taking the time to comment on how strongly I oppose your upcoming measures and sale to Ethos. While the business of business is business, there is still an obligation to operate ethically, and in the public interest. And we all know, the sale to a private equity firm will never hold up to any reasonable standard of public interest. I strongly discourage you from selling. *Damon Galt* EMC IT Solutions President / CEO Phone: 216.672.3840 Email: dgalt(a)emcits.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Derek Cosson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I oppose Proposed Amendment 3. It will make .com domains less accessible for end users. Derek Cosson m: 850 485 0095

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pls! Pls!! Pls!!!
by Oyeleye Oluwasegun Daniel Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Pls don't do this, lets have a normal price. A increase will really do alot harm to small business owners, pls consider us pls. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Alex Arko Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I feel that this amendment is wholely unfair to the end customer. Apparently negotiated and agreed to in the middle of the night, with zero input from the customer side of the argument, will make me support ANY regulation of this field. Additionally, if any politician calls out this unfair price increase they will have my vote, no matter which party they come from. Please reconsider this amendment and involve all concerned, in the open, and with full transparency! Alex Arko

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop profiteering off a public good!
by Tianxiang Xiong Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN needs to stop signing secret deals w/ the likes of Verisign to charge consumers more 💰 for a resource they didn't create. Internet domains are a public good; they need to be treated as such! Tianxiang Xiong

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

Feb. 10, 2020

The only actor who gains from this is Verisign, at the expense of the public. I do not believe that this will have any positive outcomes for the many people who buy and re-buy .com domains, many of which are not large corporations. -- Brian Swanick BrianSwanick.com <http://brianswanick.com/?utm_source=bsdb&utm_medium=email> *I Fix Broken Marketing Programs **for Growing Companies* (813) 731-7598

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to any increases
by Phil Brown Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I, too, care about reducing the barriers to the open web. As a registrant of several small scale .com, .net and .org domains, I am opposed to the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already too high - as technology moves forward, these prices should decrease and not the opposite. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, and not be a slave to corporate interests such as Verisign.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not support or agree with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rich ＠ RSM Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement as proposed harms the internet. It hampers small individuals in favor of large corporations. Do not approve Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Richard Niejelski RoyalSaltMedia, LLC. 1201 N. Orange Street Wilmington Delaware 19801 814.746.4989

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I have over 15 years of experience in the IT industry and am relatively green compared to your organization. Throughout my career I have seen the way we use the Internet change dramatically. While prices may increase over time as systems change there is no reason those changes should be negotiated behind closed doors. The Internet flourishes because it is an open and free platform for all of humanity to take part in. I am fully opposed to Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. *Abhi Saini* | *Owner* *Bearium Networks <http://beariumnetworks.com>* 407-917-1321 Abhi(a)BeariumNetworks.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unacceptable
by Ali Rae Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Unregulated organization with no governing organization that can check into where money is spent has NO right and is NOT in the position to arbitrarily raise prices that would increase its profits. This is unacceptable.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Efficiency from technology improvement over the year should allow the price freeze of .com domain pricing to be still profitable for Verisign. Many .com holders are people with personal sites like myself from the early days of the internet and we would not appreciate this increase and do not feel it is acceptable. No price increase!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ensure .com continuity
by Jameson Lee Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to petition that as a condition of Verisign's new ICANN contract, that price increases should be capped to inflation. Best wishes, Jameson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase
by Daniel Mühlbachler Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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. Daniel Muehlbachler Vienna, Austria

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