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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM price hike
by Josh S. Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Please don't increase prices,it will hurt hobbists, small business and the general public. Dont be greedy, vote against the rate hike.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment indicates UNFAIR practices, CONFLICTs OF INTEREST, AND is MONOPOLISTIC in nature
by Deep Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

The costs for maintaining a secure and simple database which has been maintained now for almost 3 decades (that I can recall since I started owning and managing domains in 1993) should be declining and not increasing. You can make a case for increased security but give me a break ! At best you can raise for inflation but only from the lowest your rates ever were. ICANN has done a good job but there is no need to start screwing the industry and everyone involved (see the whole world) just because you can. This amendment is monopolistic, greedy, a blatant conflict of interest with Verisign. It is unfair to hosting providers and it is unfair to users. It reflects poorly on ICANN and your mission. There will be backlash. There will be consequences. Maybe there will be a new ICANN that doens't use Verisign. Then you'll have a real reason to raise rates to pay for the legal battles you'll be fighting with every country that uses the internet. Deep Puri

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep the internet accessible
by Nima Sepehr Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Don’t increase the domain site prices. Keep internet accessible to the people. Internet should be considered a right and anyone should be able to participate in the space that allows freedom of information. By increasing the prices you will negatively impact this accessibility and thus hurt the freedom it brings. Instead focus on prevention of domain dominance of bots that buy them to make profit.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Mark Sagafi Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I don't agree for the need to increase the price, especially so broadly and for so long. Best Mark

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not pass this amendment
by Summer Wu Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hi, I’m concerned that this will make the Internet less accessible to all. Summer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Updated pricing
by Brent Sims Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Please say no to increased cost for .com’s I’m a small business, raising rates would be a terrible idea. -- Brent Sims brentasims(a)gmail.com 310.729.3349

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases
by NIRAV NAGDA Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 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 ________________________________ From: Namecheap <support(a)namecheap.com> Sent: 11 February 2020 01:15 To: Nirav Nagda <npn_nirav(a)hotmail.com> Subject: Help Us Prevent .COM Price Increases We have important information to share with you that will affect the price of your .COM domains. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View in browser<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…> [Namecheap]<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…> Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases Hi there! We have important information<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…> 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<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…> is open until February 14, 2020. You can leave your comment on the .COM proposal using ICANN's form<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…>. Find Out More<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…> 4600 East Washington Street, Suite 305, Phoenix, AZ 85034, USA Copyright © 2020 Namecheap.com<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmailtracke…> [ICANN] We are an ICANN accredited registrar. Serving customers since 2001.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Chad von Nau Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hello, I think the rate of price increase for .com domains should be tied directly to cost of administration. DNS is essentially a public utility, and should be priced as such. The language of the amendment should reflect that. I don’t actually mind the 7% per year maximum, as long as the primary criteria for changing rates is tied to the actual cost. I like that Verisign will contribute $20 million to improve DNS security. And I like that work is being put into the RDAP protocol. It’s not explicitly stated, but I hope that RDAP can help make domain privacy “add ons” obsolete, and provide some of the same benefit by default. Thank you for the opportunity to comment, Chad von Nau

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to ICANN Allowance of .COM Price Increases
by Nery White Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

IF ICANN does this, it will impact MILLIONS of domain users and Millions of people CAN be catalyzed to strong opposition lobbying efforts with voices in THOSE VERY same MILLIONS of .com sites to demand removal of ICANN authority due to breach of fiduciary trust for personal (corporate) gain. The deal with VeriSign is structured in such a way as to be perceived as a bribe. Times are changing whereas decisions made to impact multitudes by the few will be tolerated and accepted. Inquiries into ANTI-TURST CAN be initiated and penalties well above the $20,000,000 ICANN plans to receive can be pressured by the public to be demanded. These are just some of the very real consequences that CAN be enacted if this deal goes through. it will NOT take much encouragement to the MILLIONS that will be affected to be convinced. Particularly when the issue is impacting them financially. in fact, support of this initiative IS what will be MOST difficult to garner from these very MILLIONS. The opposition WILL rise and rise with EACH increase. That is undeniable and to be expected. Those affected will not be silenced

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Marc Wiest Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 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. Marc Wiest Santa Cruz, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposal is just greed
by Thom McGrath Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Subject says it all. Average inflation is only 3%, why does Verisign need 7% per year? It's not like they're actually *doing* anything. These are computers. Storage and processing power has become cheap. This is a move fueled by nothing but greed and has no justification. -- Thom McGrath

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by admin＠drkarenjacobson.com Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase unfair
by Stephen Williams Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am an independent web developer and my income margins are small. These proposed price increases will put me closer to break even – I don’t see how this is in anyone’s benefit apart from Verisign and its affiliates. A 70% increase over the next ten years is quite a hit to take, and hard to absorb. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't hike the domain costs!
by Cassian Soltykevych Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

To whom it may concern: I find it ridiculous that over the next decade you feel that up to a 70% increase in the pricing of .com domains is appropriate. As a small business owner who manages a large number of domains for various clients, this will directly impact my business and my ability to provide quality services at affordable prices. I can wholeheartedly understand the need to increase prices with rising costs, as inflation does impact an organizations bottom line, such a large increase over the next decade is not warranted. I would support a market indexed inflation increase % every few years to keep up with the rise in costs, but dramatic increases in prices only harm our overall industry, and the economy. Sincerely, -- *Cassian Soltykevych | Касян Солтикевич* Owner, Urban Block Media - Marketing & Web Design Solutions urbanblockmedia.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Aumentos de Tarifas de dominios .COM
by jucema89 martinez Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hola a todos! Hago este reclamo en español para que sepan que a todo el mundo afecta una decisión de aumento sobre las tarifas de los dominios, soy un desarrollador web que trabaja con personas que han decidido invertir en infraestructura digital porque es mas económico y escalable, un alza de precios en los dominios .COM hara que el crecimiento del comercio en linea se ralentice. No se si este texto haga un cambio pero igual lo envio porque no estoy de acuerdo con estos cambios de precios. Enviado desde Correo<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> para Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Milos Paripovic Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

In this age of social networks, big web platforms and apps there has been a drastic decrease in traffic on all sites. There was never less need to have a domain and a site, instead of simply having a corner in each of those platforms, whether for a business or private purpose. In addition, there were never as many TLDs as today, so increasing the price of .COM registration is a bad move for all involved parties. If the increase happens, as someone with multiple registered COM domains with content, I will be considering simply moving to a new TLD, especially for any future domain consideration. Sincerely, Milos Paripovic NYC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't increase .com price
by Kelvin Doan Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

This will affect student in a third world country like me alot, we don't have much money to spend and our small business in a third world country (which wasn't generate much money in USD) will struggle.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keeping .COM dominant
by John Eder Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Please consider the long-term strategic impact of increasing the prices for .com. Anyone who knows anything about infrastructure knows these changes are driven much more by the desire for more money than a core need for more infrastructure to support domain names. ".com" already holds a dominant position among domain names, and brings in significant "revenue" to support the infrastructure. Why risk undermining a good thing? Using basic economic analysis we can theorize the higher we drive prices the more likely an alternative is likely to arise, one that ICANN will have much less influence over. In this case we may find ourselves regretting the greed that led to this situation. I wish you all a pleasant day: -J -- John Eder | +1 619.847.5579

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment On Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by JC Coughlin Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I do not support the proposed changes. It feels like there has not been adequate transparency for how the money generated by the increased fees will be spent or managed. It also feels like fee increases are unnecessary and being driven by misguided priorities. Fee increases will have a substantially negative impact upon small businesses, community organizations, individuals, and many more users who can't budget for the increases. Sincerely, JC Coughlin -- JC Coughlin Mechanical Design Engineer *W *www.linkedin.com/in/jcoughlin55 * WhatsApp Or Email Is The Best Way To Reach Me* *M* 508-333-8357 | *E* jcoughlin55(a)gmail.com *"How You Climb A Mountain Is More Important Than Reaching The Top" ~ Yvon Chouinard*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Domain admin Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I own many .con domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. It is in the public interest to keep .com domain names affordable. Thank you, Matt Ledingham Salt Lake City, Utah United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree
by Mr Cool Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am an advocate of keeping internet low cost. I do not see the clarity of funds usage and hence I would register my dis-consent

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Seesaw Game Studio Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. HU TING YUAN Taipei, Taipei City Taiwan -- Seesaw Game Studio http://seesawgame.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase is not fair
by Luke Mertens Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

I strongly object to .com price increases. If prices increase I will move my domains to another postfix.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jim Bracher Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

The web isn't just for the big corps. We need it to be for everyone, if we're going to support innovation, freedom, and widespread development. Verisign's offer of $20M isn't being generous. They will make more than than by raising the cost of domain names for everyone they can. The total costs ownership of websites can already be difficult for small businesses. Right now, domains and hosting are low costs, which offset all the costs of content and design. Let's keep domain costs low. Let's keep the web open to small businesses. Tell Verisign no deal.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Junior Teudjio Mbativou Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Dear ICANN, I wanted to add my voice to the thousands if not millions other people who are regular users of .COM domains to say I DO NOT AGREE with this sudden increase in prices especially without why and what that entails. Best, Junior.

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