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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name among others. 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. Julius Salonen Tampere, Finland

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nemo 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. Nemo Bengaluru, Karnataka India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by 老王 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. wanyu China

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To whomever it concerns, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The Internet was a space of freedom, and that it should remain. To ensure this freedom, anybody should be able to own a domain name, the only entry barrier being technical competency (which is lowered every day thanks to new management services). A domain name price should never be a barrier preventing people from owning their place on the Internet. If the proposed price increase is due to Verisign finding that the dot com registry is a hassle, I am sure you should be able to find another organisation willing to handle that without needing to increase the price. Better yet, maybe you should anyway ask for another handler for the dot com registry, one that could make these domain even cheaper and, more importantly, one that should be non US based. Regards, Nicolas Bernard Arches, France

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Ken Crossman 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. Ken Crossman Oak Park, Illinois United States ___ Ken Crossman NamingVentures.com (312) 848-9486

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to .COM Price Increases
by Stephen Johnson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I see no justification for why .COM prices should increase. Verisign is already reporting operating margins around 60% and pays their CEO (*one person*) over $9 million *per year*. The idea that they are struggling to cover their costs is ludicrous. TLD's should be managed for the public good, not the greed of corporate executives. Sincerely, Stephen Johnson

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am writing to express my opposition to proposed Amendment 3 of the .COM Registry Agreement. I am the registrant of multiple .com domains. Given the current issues with the proposed .ORG takeover, it would be inadvisable to consider any changes to other TLDs until those issues are resolved. Furthermore, were it not for those issues, the proposed .COM price hike is unjustified. Although I am not privy to Verisign's financials, I have seen it estimated that their costs per domain registered range from $1 to $3.50. This gives them a current profit margin of ~60%. Given that ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not in Verisign's interest, and that a profit margin of 60% is extremely high in any indistry, ICANN should instead be proposing to lower .COM prices. Michael Buckley Portland, Oregon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Josh Voigts 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Josh Voigts Wheaton, Illinois United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Leon d'Ancona 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. Leon D’ Ancona missisuaga 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 Robert Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. These prices should go down over time, not up. St Louis, Missouri United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I stand against the proposal.
by Thomas Osakinle Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I stand against any increment in domain renewal price. You guys should leave it the way it is or better still help reduce the renewal fee.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Swift 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. - Mike Swift New York, NY, USA

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Good morning, I am a registrant of a .com domain name and am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices and the current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Verisign is merely managing the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating the price. There are likely several entities that would willingly take on this role should Verisign decide to relinquish it. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest and this actively seems to bypass that. Abhi Devireddy Duluth, Minnesota United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I find it highly offensive that ICANN has made itself into a business model where former officials who set policies allowing domain price increases are then able to profit off of their past decisions by buying into registrars. I fear my comments will not matter, because it seems clear that ICANN has become corrupted by a profit motive that was not supposed to exist. I hope you return to operating in the public interest. I included some language from an online form of the Internet Commerce Association below because I think they have it exactly right on this issue. Again, please return to being an organization that helps the public as originally intended. 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. Boston, Massachusetts United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names, for both personal and business use. 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. First .org and now this? John tolly Washington, District of Columbia United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Andrew Stanley-Jones 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. Andrew Stanley-Jones San Francisco, California United States Andrew

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name, http://thejamespaterson.com. 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. James Paterson Oxford

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Carsten Nuremberg, Germany

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Viranchee Lotia 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. Viranchee Lotia Mumbai, Maharashtra India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jorge Diogo 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. Jorge Diogo Lisbon, Lisbon Portugal

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Juan Manuel Irigaray 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Juan Manuel Irigaray Buenos Aires, Argentina

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Matt Haggard 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. Matt Haggard Suwanee, Georgia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Herbert Shin | Comments to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the Registry
by Herbert Shin Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN, Thank you for your time to read my comments. To explain briefly about myself, I am a senior engineer at Verizon working in the field of ML and software engineering. I understand that, compared to Verisign, I am but a simple registrant of .com domains; but I want to at least voice my disagreements with the price inflation in the hope that the majority is thinking along the same line. The way that I see it with my limited knowledge of the internal discussions, this proposal is on par with the removal of net neutrality by the FCC. Yes, there will be numerous fake/repeated comments flowing for the advocacy of this proposal. Yes, perhaps the price hike may benefit the registrants - although I fail to see how. And yes, perhaps the 31% price increase through 2024 is justifiable and in the interest of the public (which I hope the board would elaborate with more details to the public for their understanding). But in the higher scheme of things, are both FCC's proposal and the ICANN's proposal in the best interest of the people and not the few? Are we also sure that the price hike - and the subsequent hikes in the future - will not extinguish the ability of the young, future generations of coders due to new and escalating financial burdens? Since 1978, the cost of college tuition was artificially inflated by 1,120%, medical care by 601%, housing by 380% while the pay for the workers decreased by the average of 5~10%. Although this statistics is circumscribed to the United States, I think this numbers aren't foreign to other countries. I may be able to afford this new changes, but I cannot speak for the future generations who would be required to have to bear the burden. Now I'm not saying that I want to prevent any price hikes in the future. If it is justified, reasonable, and best communicated to others, I may be able to come to an understanding. One thing is sure. If the price hike is no longer affordable to me, I won't be able to purchase new domains for my programming ideas and concepts - and simply watch the financial giants slowly take over the Internet. Sincerely, Herbert Shin herbert.shin(a)verizon.com h(a)init.bar

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Splitty Dev 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. 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. Marco Quinten Fulda, Hesse Germany

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of multiple .COM domain names. 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. There is no obvious need for the increase in price aside from lining the pockets of Verisign. Do NOT raise the price of .COM registration. Sincerely, Michael Greenberg Florida, United States

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