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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not raise prices
by Chance Trahan Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To whom this may concern: I already pay over $235 in yearly domain bills, please do not raise them. I can hardly keep up with them as it is. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mike de Sousa Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Hi, I am a registrant of many .com domain names. I do not however use these for commercial gain, but offer my publications freely, for example The Profit of Art: www.theprofitofart.com I wish to state my position as against the proposed price increase to .com domains as this would reduce the diversity of websites, especially those that are offered as a service for the Internet community. Kind Regards, Mike de Sousa www.mikedesousa.com Oakley, Basingstoke, England. United Kingdom.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rob McClinton Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I'm a registrant of hundreds of domains, most of them are .com. I'm opposed to the proposed price increase for Verisign. Their costs are continually reduced with scale and their profits are generous - to say the least. The public interest, which is supposed to govern ICANN's choices, is not served by increasing the profits of a company that has a monopoly on the most valued domain extension. Do your job and serve the public. Rob McClinton

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement - NOT SPAM
by cdezign Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (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. 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. STEVE LITALIEN Whittier, California Steve Litalien c 562 209-4653

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed change to RA re:price cap increase for dotcom domains
by eric＠pnxdigital.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

The proposed change is obvious nonsense, and should be rejected immediately. Obviously when this was first announced very obvious and reasonable arguments against it were made, and yet the proposal persists. Does anyone’s opinion matter regarding this? It would seem not, but regardless I will restate the reasons why the proposal is a terrible idea. This increase will stifle innovation, and serve only to rip the internet from the hands of the people and give control of it to the wealthy few. The proposed price change serves only to increase corporate control over the internet. The facetious “remedy” allowing registrants to pre-buy registrations up to 10 years in advance is absurd and does nothing to address the problem created by the proposed increase. Eric

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jason Banks Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Verisign is has a monopoly on .com registrations. It is an unfair abuse of power for the price to go up so much when the actual cost of providing the service continues to decline. Jason Banks SONORA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by ilovefastcars247＠gmail.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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 Marzban Encino, California United States Warm regards, Daniel M ilovefastcars247(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Laurie＠Bluesky Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Laurie Schrader Santa Fe, NM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rob Grant Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Rob grant Bradenton, Florida United States Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Dan Mounce Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Hello It is important to keep pricing low so that the public has equal access to domains. To increase pricing will further limit individuals from having access and will create an environment that is unfair to the average citizen. I am against any price increases as that will be unfair to common Americans. Thanks, Dan Mounce dlmounce(a)gmail.com 519 Shambley Rd Mebane, NC 27302 336.736.2757 If you have an urgent need please indicate so in an email. I will do my best to respond quickly.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Clare Chambers Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Clare Chambers Bremen, Germany Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase with leave the website concept dead
by Nikhil Paingy Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

it’s important that dotcom enjoys it premium status and one very important aspect of it maintaining its premium status is the renewal price. As the renewal price has stayed low over the years, it helps a worthy renewable option for our dotcom customers. We are always facing tough competition from google products like search listing, maps listing, FB pages, insta pages, etc which Businesses these days prefer using instead of building and maintaining a website. As website builders, we have been facing a tough time to ensure they don’t drop out. We still see that around 12% of our customers stop continuing with a website, however the least dropout are seen on a dotcom domain as the clients take pride in holding it back. Please consider putting a cap and ensuring no future increase happens on their prices

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jeff Roth Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly and disportionately targets small businesses who usually have multiple domains compared to large corporations who have much fewer domains. Jeffrey Roth Scottsdale, AZ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jeff Nunes Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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. Jeff M. N. Hercules, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by David Whinray Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (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. 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. David Whinray Almere

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Daniel Law Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 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 Law Warwick, New York United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Domain Price Increase
by Aaron White Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am against seeing the price of .COM domains increase. The current pricing provides more than enough profit margin for maintenance of existing registrations and an ability to support any future registrations. Thank you, Aaron White

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Frank Michlick (DC2) Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. My company is the registrant of about 250 .COM domains and consults registrars, registries, marketplaces and DNS companies. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases, especially for .COM. The increases were originally allowed due an out of court settlement between ICANN and Verisign, that was decided without any community input and should have been time limited. Being quite technical myself, I do not see any obvious reason for the cost to run the registry and the DNS servers to increase. Technology gets cheaper in scale and the number of registrations is still increasing. Many other potential operators have made credible statements (and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. Thus, the rate should remain fixed at $7.85, or even be lowered. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. Sincerely, Frank Michlick DomainCocoon Inc. Montreal, Quebec Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nilesh Patel Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (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. Nileshkumar Lakhani Sandiego, California,United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nilesh Patel Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (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. I highly oppose any tld domain price rises specially .com tld. Nileshkumar Lakhani Sandiego, California,United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Christopher Hartnett Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (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. 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. Ted Hens North Carolina Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Michael Williams Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: I am a domainer and associated with the secondary market. 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. Best regards, Michael Williams Broker -- International www.NameStar.com 814-NAMESTAR (626-3782) This electronic message transmission contains information from the Company that may be proprietary, confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to the address listed in the "From:" field.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why would you think this is a good idea?
by Nikki Nocturna Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Good afternoon! This effectively makes small business owners take a large hit in expenses. As a business owner, not only do I have to own a .COM but, like other responsible brand owners, I also have to maintain holdings on most other domain endings (.NET, .ORG, etc.) in order to prevent people from purchasing and misrepresenting my brand. Other domains are already more expensive than .COM. Why would you force this upon people trying to make a living? Cordially, Nicole Vick

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mike Ngo Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam. I am a registrant of a .COM domain. 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. -- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message including attachments, if any, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by ulrich＠dksocial.com Feb. 7, 2020

Feb. 7, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) or am associated with the secondary market. I support the proposed price increase which allows for a 31% price increase through 2024. Lévis, Québec

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