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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why increase matters to the little guy...
by Devi Matiashvili Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, This is an opinion on the .COM prices increase that is going to happen after January 2020. I have several hundreds .com domains and this increase in prices is going to affect me and the other "little guys" and "little girls" like me in a major way! Do you know how I feel about the increase, well I feel like shit, because of you Corporate Monsters are doing everything to squeeze every bit of living breath out of the "little guy" - you greedy bastards! Instead of finding ways of decreasing the costs for us the working folks, you and the rest of Corporate mafia is coming up with "brilliant ideas" to drain our resources... Needless to say, I and thousands of the "little guys" are against this ICANN change. Against this price increase, no matter how "mild" you think the impact will be! Stop the price increase...

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT raise prices as you have planned behind closed doors!
by Doug Joseph Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is disgusting and WRONG that only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision to raise .COM prices! These changes would have a significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and we the people are OPPOSED to the price increases and the unscrupulous way this is being attempted (the lack of transparency and accountability regarding the contract, the millions of dollars slated for ICANN, and the whole closed-door process). STOP IT! Doug Joseph Clarksburg, WV

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Georgi Ivanov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Georgi Ivanov Sofia, Sofia-Capital Bulgaria

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to COM Price Increases
by Imre Bartis Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

And the greedy shall inherit the Internet...

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The slow death of a free and open internet
by Brian Hamilton Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Like many people i believe in the internet being a free and open space for the sharing of information It has become evident that the internet as a whole is being consolidated into a handful of platforms owned by a small number of Tech Companies. Such as Facebook, Google and Amazon One of the only ways to have your own space on the internet outside of the reach of big techs ever-changing terms of service. Is to purchase your own domain and hosting. Increasing the price of purchasing a domain name. Even if this price change is very small. May be enough to stop smaller domain owners from renewing or buying new domains. I already have noticed that many small businesses still use Gmail addresses and Facebook pages instead of hosting their own websites and email. I can see why many business owners may do this. After-all why bother buying your own domain names, email and hosting when Google and Facebook will happily provide all the internet services you may need for free. Besides the data collection and lack of Privacy. Please don't play into Big Tech's hands Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop .COM Price Increase
by contact＠toolever.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please stop anarchy at ICANN. Consult the stakeholders before making such serious decisions. All parties are important and their opinions and contributions matter.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About the price increase
by Franco Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on .com price increase
by Larry Zoumas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am a long-term 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. Larry Zoumas Seattle, WA and Stockholm, Sweden

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Abby Norling-Ruggles Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. This change will disproportionately affect small business owners and individuals who run a small number of websites, potentially pushing them off the internet altogether. This would be a huge loss on every level. Abby Norling-Ruggles

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .COM prices
by Mohamed Ramy Ibrahim Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Your decision about increasing the .COM prices is greedy, yet alone the fact that only two entities are making a decision affecting millions negatively. For the private gain of ICANN and Verisign, you will cripple businesses and domain owners by closure or migration. If you succeed, I hope that the .COM loses its value to alternative TLDs making your change irrelevant. Best, ‘Mohamed Ramy’ Ibrahim

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Urging ICANN to reconsider decisions that would increase .COM website prices.
by Veera Praneeth Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi ICANN, >From NameCheap.com, we got to know that Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and this might not even stop there. Handing over such kind of power to a single company without any regulation would only mean havoc. Without the information on the company's intent on using that power gives a chance, that it can capitalised to the point where the le' website/ business owner would be charged more that the existing prices for the greed of the company. A justified price with improved service or security features are always welcome. However, using a fake or non-existing technology just to mint money would be a blunder. Hope, ICANN would reconsider the agreement with Verisign or the proposal in the view of their consumer's interests. In the worst case scenario, if the .COM website prices are hiked the consumers would move to a better service that would offer .COM sites at a lower price or to stick to other endings, .org, .net, etc.... This would result in loss of customers from your domain. Yours sincerely, Veera Praneeth.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I condemn increased prices
by Mukarram Khalid Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is extortion. Simple as that. If we have our businesses running on .com domains, and we can't let 'em go, which means we have to pay the higher prices one way or another. Then I call this extortion. I highly condemn this act.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jehad Abu Sultan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. Jehad Abu Sultan Amman, Amman Governorate Jordan Jehad Abu Sultan Cloud Solutions Manager 74 Abdel Hamid Sharaf St. P.O. Box 941428 Amman 11194 Jordan T +96265662082 Ext. 412<tel:+96265662082%20Ext.%20412> M +962778400446<tel:+962778400446> F +96265662085<tel:+96265662085> E Jehad.AbuSultan(a)iginsure.com<mailto:Jehad.AbuSultan@iginsure.com> iginsure.com<http://www.iginsure.com/> [cid:apple-touch-icon-60x60_3b6dd983-0ab6-4951-901b-a2765c35f7f0.png] [cid:IGIOrangeValues_bbcc642a-7cef-4300-a153-36d24195f046.jpg] INTERNATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE Follow us: [cid:facebook_001_1d7516bc-23b2-49f0-b532-28f088c6c254.png]<https://www.facebook.com/internationalgeneralinsurance/> [cid:linkedin_001_f84f5c76-c0f9-4010-ab61-75ab9c5a8d61.png] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-general-insurance> [cid:twitter_001_2daa49f8-6a6b-44b5-94e5-31471b4da7bc.png] <https://twitter.com/IGInsurance> [cid:instagram_001_bdbea6e3-05a9-4e7b-9fc2-dd42ebaf70f5.png] <http://instagram.com/iginsurance> I.G.I. Underwriting / Jordan 'Exempted' is registered in Jordan (registration no. 60) and authorized by the Insurance Administration Directorate of Jordan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Lauren (Soh-jung) Yoo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I have heard about the possibility of a surge in .COM prices. I am a registrant of a .com domain name, and I am writing this e-mail to say that I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Also, Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. There should be a logical and legal explanation to the proposal for a surge in prices. Furthermore, ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Thank you. Lauren Yoo Edmonton, Alberta Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Affordable domains is a human right
by bwayodi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I believe that the right to access and impart of information is a human right, especially in this information age. The means to exercising that right, including access to domains, no less the .com domain, should be accessible to all in a transparent and affordable manner. Any act that in any way affects this right needs a transparent and public participation and consensus. There is a great digital divide in the world today, and any increase in price simply entrenches that divide. Ideally we should be moving in the opposite direction to bridge the divide, not widen it. B. Wayodi

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Upholding Digital Property Rights
by Wes Bertrand Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As an owner of a couple .com domains, I’m very concerned about the rent-seeking behavior of registries in this essentially captured market. These digital properties (domains) were created years ago and, yet, their owners are still charged yearly to be able to retain their domains. What sense does this make, given the extremely low cost of property rights maintenance in this virtual world? A unilaterally imposed rental arrangement, much like property taxes in the statist realm, can’t be considered true ownership. And a valid contract would require a meeting of the minds and transparency of pricing alterations during contract renewals. The history of how all this happened and might be changing is unsettling, as this article relates: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/keep-domain-prices-in-check/ The Internet is supposed to uphold the value of freedom, and ICANN is supposed to be a steward of this. The yearly domain-name “rent” charged by the cartel of registries is costly enough, but its potential limitless rental-price increase represents a complete racket—essentially paying complete strangers an arbitrarily higher price every year in perpetuity! Please uphold the values of freedom and justice, so that corruption doesn’t become a way of life here. Certainly there are equitable and fair ways to make property rights work in the digital realm. Sincerely, Wes Bertrand

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to the Amendment
by Ziv Tzvieli Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing in opposition to rewarding Verisign, a monopoly operator, with returns exceeding the pace of inflation without public commitments on their part to protect freedom of speech for all domain name owners.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Amendment 3
by Hugh Conacher Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] com price increase
by Uros Tadic Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Can you tell me what exactly is the reason you allowed for com price increase? Because clearly nobody approves, including myself and i own few com domains, but maybe you have a valid reason for doing so?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to price increases
by Ron & Dianne Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sirs I wish to lodge an objection to the forthcoming price increases proposed to take place over the next decade. I have a number of .com domains and feel that full consultation with end-users and all other relevant institutions should be carried out before implementation. The control of .com pricing policy should be made public and be fully transparent as it effects millions of people around the world. Yours Dianne Shotton

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement.
by Cyrus Roshan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. - Cyrus

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases
by Nirav Nagda Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/ Madam, We are writing this email in regard to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. We would like to request ICANN to relook at their pricing structure which will drive the price up for many users. Many domain users like us will be affected by the increase in prices and thus making it more expensive to run our domain. This in turn will affect the users that visit our website which have been used to seeing the .COM at the end of the domain name. It has become a mainstream domain name and we would like to keep using it however, the price increment is not favourable and we request ICANN to reconsider. Thanking you in advance. Best regards, *Nirav Nagda | Manager* On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 at 01:45, Namecheap <support(a)namecheap.com> wrote: > We have important information to share with you that will affect the price > of your .COM domains. > > ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ > View in browser > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > [image: Namecheap] > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases > > Hi there! > > We have important information > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. > > What's happening? > > Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced > significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate > the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). > > ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating > feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a > history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring > unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight > against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a > whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that *.COM > domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online*. > > What does this change mean? > > Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. > According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the > wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the > next 10 years, and the increases don’t stop there. > > This will mean that* .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than > 70% over and above current prices over the next decade*. The contract > also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, > ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for > everybody. > > Why is ICANN doing this? > > Alongside these contract changes, *Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an > additional $20 million dollars over five years to support* ICANN's domain > name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the > money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain > infrastructure. > > So, what can you do to help? > > These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to > come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision. If > you want to make sure your voice is heard, let ICANN know how you feel > about their recent decision. *The Public Comment period > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > is open until February 14, 2020.* > > You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > . > Find Out More > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > > 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA > > Copyright © 2020 Namecheap.com > <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> > [image: ICANN] > > We are an ICANN accredited registrar. > > Serving customers since 2001. > -- *Star Plastics Limited* *Manufacturers of High Quality Plastic Products* www.starplasticsltd.com <https://starplasticsltd.com/> / Star Plastics Location Link <https://g.page/starplasticsltd?share> / Star Appointment Link <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUFwelJhZzBUdjd5fGRl…> / Star Whatsapp Link <https://wa.me/254700464184> Disclaimer: The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are sent on behalf of Star Plastics Limited are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/ or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. 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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Totally Against .com Price Increase!!!
by Brenda Chapman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

________________________________ I am a small business owner and registrant of many .com domain names. I need multiple names to protect my business. I am VERY against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. A price increase unfairly targets small businesses. Canada is a democracy, not a monopoly. Sincerely, B. Chapman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to amendment : unlike not-for-profit behaviour
by Ahmad Zafar Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I would like to voice concern and objection to this amendment. There is no business in allowing verisign to dictate prices. There was a reason the freeze was in place to avoid monopoly and other unfairness. Margin should still be healthy. Please act more like a not-for-profit. >From a consumer standpoint, the lack of technical explaination as to why the cherrypicking of verisign and price increase seems very shady at best. Standard Systems, Malaysia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Pawan Verma Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir, 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 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. Pawan Verma Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India

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