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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by S Kandula 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. kandula Warfield, England United Kingdom Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Jordan Scott Baytown, Texas United States Sent from my iPad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sidharth Vinod 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. Sid, Trivandrum, Kerala India

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I think that the registrations of the primary domain extension of the internet should not be a "for profit" enterprise. This includes the entire supply chain of the endeavor, including the manager of the .COM registry (Verisign). Ultimately, ICANN should dictate the prices, and any 3rd parties to the process should be made to be COMPLETELY transparent to their expenses (for the purpose of providing related services) and should operate on, at most, a 10% operating margin (again, for the purpose of providing related services). Prices should be negotiated in good faith by both parties every 3 years. If Verisign does not agree to this, then I'm sure there would be MANY companies who would be willing to take their place given the sheer amount of revenue involved. A quick way to solve this problem would be for ICANN to facilitate a .COM manager selection process every 7 years, and then we'll see what prices Verisign proposes. Thank you, Tom

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom it May Concern, I am a registrant of a number of .com domain names, all of which are critical to my business. Some of those domains are the titles of my 6 books published by McGraw-Hill. Other domain names I own relate to my speaking/training business and my online class. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. 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. Dr. Rick Brinkman Portland, Oregon United States -- Dr. Rick Brinkman, Author & Speaker Conscious Communication® Office: 503-635-4145 Dr. Brinkman is the co-author of the international best selling McGraw Hill book, “Dealing with People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring out the Best in People at their Worst." It is in it's third edition, with 2,000,000 copies sold and has been translated into 25 languages. He is also the co-author of “Love Thy Customer”, and “Life by Design, Bringing Out the Best in Yourself". His latest book published by McGraw-Hill in May 2017 is: “Dealing with Meetings You Can’t Stand, Meet Less and Do More.” Dr. Rick Brinkman is known for "Educating through Entertainment". When style meets substance people learn and take action. He has performed keynotes to groups as large as 8000 and also does small group in depth training. For communication, attitude and life tips check out my Conscious Communication blog at: http://rickbrinkman.com/blog <http://rickbrinkman.com/blog> Visit www.drrickbrinkman.com <http://www.drrickbrinkman.com/> for free resources and more information about his audios, CDs and other products. Dr. Brinkman offers expert training and entertaining keynotes to corporations and associations internationally.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am a registrant of several personal and business .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. An increase of 30% may seem small on an individual level, but could hurt the small business owner and individual with little disposable income. To keep accessibility and access available to the widest audience please do not increase prices. 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. Please take the opinions of valid internet business owners and individuals and do not increase the .COM prices over 30% over the next 2 years. Thank you, Matthew Johnson Braintree, Massachusetts United States Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name and I'm against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. If the cost to maintain the .com registry is less than $3 per domain per year and consumers are already paying double that cost, I see no reason why consumers should pay an increased price to buy a .com. Especially if Verisign already enjoys exclusive rights without a competitor. Thank you for your time and I hope you reconsider the price hikes. Sincerely, Jaime Mendoza Monterey Park, California United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. As I am entering the field of web development, I do not wish to see the acquiring of domains become a monetary barrier to the field as prices continue to hike. 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Naomi Danielson Tucson, Arizona

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ruben Meier 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. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Ruben Meier Steffisburg, Switzerland

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. This TLD has been around since the beginning of the internet. It is not a special-interest TLD but a basic part of providing service to all. The The current rate of $7.85 is already more than other basic and country TLDs. The public has an interest in reserving some basic domain names that are affordable to all, and not turning the internet registration system into a for-profit enterprise. Please deny Verisign's petition. Joel Sember Green Bay, Wisconsin United States -- Sent from Postbox <https://www.postbox-inc.com>

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. 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. Steven Nobrega Southbury

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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. Aarif Mumbai, Maharashtra India Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am associated with a registry. 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. If ICAAN acts for profit and not the public interest, it should be restructured completely to prevent resources being funneled towards their greedy executives. Ryan Cohn Chatsworth, California United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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. Tom Zagreb, City of Zagreb Croatia

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

Feb. 10, 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. Boet de Willigen Haaksbergen, Provincie Overijssel Netherlands

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No on proposed amendment to allow for annual price increases. This is an attempt to wield monopoly power.
by Raul Debuque Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Sir/Madame: I would like to register my vehement opposition to the proposed amendment. I am not convinced that costs are really rising or are headed towards rising in the near future, especially in the high tech industry where the trend we have seen since the invention of the computer that costs go down not up. What exactly gets more costly on a per registration basis as the number of registered domains increase? If you need more servers, hardware costs per unit computing power are going down. If you need more coders, I don’t see why a doubling of registrations requires a doubling of coders. So what costs is it that are rising or will rise soon? I highly suspect that this amendment is an attempt by Verisign to capitalize on their a government-mandated monopoly position, and is hence an illegitimate proposal and should be turned down. Yours truly, Raul Debuque

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sheldon Rice 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. 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. Sheldon Rice Los Angeles, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small users should not be hit by this.
by Gabe Venberg Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a small time, hobbiest website operator. The cheap pricing of the .COM domain allowed me to easily set up public facing services for me and my family to use. This has allowed me to advance my understanding for networking, web development, and web hosting by leaps and bounds compared to if the .COM domain was less acessible. The homelabbers of the world thank you in advance for continuing the price freeze.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I use the Internet daily and I previously owned my own domain. Raising prices would limit domain ownership to only the wealthy. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Barry Brick Grants Pass, Oregon United States

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

Feb. 10, 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. Paulo Bettencourt Praia da Vitoria, Azores Portugal

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

Feb. 10, 2020

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. Shiloh Martin Phoenix, Arizona United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is already too expensive!Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jong Bhak Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi I am a registrant of a .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. You can lower the domain price to $2 usd. Jong Bhak San Diego, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by 73926＠cock.li 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. Rein Iwakura Kyoto, Kyoto Japan

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

Feb. 10, 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Cristian Ștefănescu Bucharest, Bucharest Romania

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jason Holland 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. Jason Holland Caterham, England United Kingdom

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