- comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to price increase
by Aaron Dishner Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Hello, 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. 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. This is unfair and I object to it. Aaron Dishner

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

Feb. 12, 2020

I am associated with a registry. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Nimai Celedon Pucon, Chile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by me＠yosua.xyz Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment 3-03Jan20
by Andrew Burns Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Sir, As a .com domain holder, please registrar my objection to this proposed change, which while providing Verisign with a monopoly to provide .com licenses allows them also to increase prices without reference to the underlying cost of providing the service. This goes very much against the spirit of the anti-combines act, which recognized that monopolies needed to be regulated to prevent them from garnering excess profits to the detriments of consumers. The counter-part payment to ICANN is a small fraction of the additional profits that the firm will be able to earn by raising prices according to the permitted schedule. Yours Andrew Burns owner: pool05.com dctroop.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate Increase
by D. spriggs Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

Good evening, I am a small business owner who would be greatly affected by an increase in the cost of domain names. My margins are small and an increase in this overhead charge would, over time, place me in a position where I may not be able to continuously invest into my business. Please reconsider the implementation of this new increase. Danielle Spriggs Best regards

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the giveaway to Verisign
by David Hecht Feb. 12, 2020

Feb. 12, 2020

They get plenty of money already to operate the .com registry, allowing such significant price increases on a yearly basis is too much. The cost to operate a registry should be going down over time, in terms of servers and software, so they certainly do not need more than small increases tied to inflation every 5 years or so. I won't even go into the $20m payment, looks really bad. Thank you, David Hecht San Francisco, CA

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

Feb. 12, 2020

This kind of move is very distressing, especially at a time when more transparency is not only needed but is forthcoming to all aspects of business. Please keep the annual fee low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM TLD which will keep it more accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Nick Tyzio “It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.” ― Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, theoretical physicist, and engineer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to .com price increment
by Maxwell Ihekwoaba Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This price increment is going to have a huge negative impact on all of us with the .com domain as many will not afford it and it's going to course several users falling out of business. I say #NoToTheIncrement!

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't price gouge the prices for the .COM top level domain. Prices should be kept low to promote trade. Profiteering should be stamped out. Price rises should be kept well below Consumer Price Index. Kind regards, Mike, Australia.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST THE SALE
by Evans McGowan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: I own many .com domains and fear this proposed amendment 3 will lead to a substantial increase in domain registration and maintenance fees. How will you prevent this from happening? We need a non-profit organization like ICANN to continue to protect the internet and ensure it is open and free to all at a reasonable price. Sincerely, Evans -- Evans McGowan 808.631.5234 (iPhone - best way to reach me) evmcgowan(a)gmail.com www.evansmcgowan.com <http://www.farfetching.com/> "It's better to understand something than to memorize something." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN-Verisign contract changes
by Matt Burke Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am disappointed to hear about increases in .com domain prices, especially when the very real price increases are justified with hand wavy increases in security. I encourage you to decrease the allowed price increases. I encourage you to do a better job explaining what benefit people paying for domains will receive for the higher fees.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by help＠ubm-group.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. 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. Maxim Ukrainka, Kyiv Ukraine

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] fees
by Ben Millstein Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings, I am opposed to fee increases without commensurate and transparent need or improvement in service. Websites are a great way for people and businesses to try to create value without high entry costs. Each increase will enlarge the barriers to entry and diminish the web by so doing. Please do not increase fees. Please try to reduce fees. -- Ben Millstein Kodiak Island Brewing www.kodiakbrewery.com 907*486*ALES (2537) Beer is Art, and the Palate is Yours.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business says no
by Jonathan Mandel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own 3 small businesses and use several .COM domains. Your proposed price increases will enrich Verisign at my expense. Don't do this. The press is listening. *Jonathan Mandel <http://www.BreadPlusPlus.com>* 415-449-0494 www.BreadPlusPlus.com <https://www.instagram.com/sproutwhisperer/> <https://twitter.com/SproutWhisperer> <https://www.google.com/maps/place/Checkerbox+Photography/@37.730849,-122.44…> <https://www.facebook.com/SproutWhisperer/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Verisign agreement
by Chris Willard Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I want to clearly voice that I do NOT approve of the recent agreement between ICANN and Verisign which includes the option to increase the fees associated with .COM domains. I would like to request this new agreement be voided. I would further ask that any future discussions and/or agreements include the internet community as a whole given changes impact all the use the internet. Respectfully, Chris Willard

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Leslie James Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greedy!

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, Thank you for taking on the responsibility of managing domain names. You've contributed to keeping the internet running smoothly for years now and I've always had good things to say about your organization. Since things have been going well I'm happy with the status quo and I hope you are too! I'm concerned about the unintended consequences that amendment 3 could have if passed. In the short term, I can see it negatively impacting small web publishers. In the long term, I imagine the industry will find a replacement for the current domain registrations systems, similar to how Let's Encrypt supplanted the digital certificate industry. I think there's a common interest in prioritizing long-term internet health over short-term financial gains and I encourage you to reconsider this amendment. Thanks, Beau Lynn-Miller

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Secret price hikes
by Thomas Gay Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am disgusted by your secret, sneaky attempt to ram a price increase through without anyone noticing. The fact that Verisign has a monopoly on .com TLDs is wrong to begin with, and now it's clear that you're part of a conspiracy to abuse that monopoly for profit. How dare you?! You should be ashamed of yourselves!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Proposed Rate Hike
by Ben K Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, Letting VeriSign raise the base rate for .com domains is a terrible idea that will hurt people who want their own domain (which could be anybody) in the wallet, and only really serve to provide an ill-gotten windfall to someone at VeriSign. Again: it’s a terrible idea. Don’t do it. Ben K

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] You make enough money already
by Carlos Bercero Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I perceive you make enough money already. Every new domain sales price does not account to the same amount in operational cost to you. Therefore your margins get higher with every new registration. I didn’t find any clear explanation about the purpose of this and the final destination of this extra money to justify this increase. It seems you don’t actually need this money. You are forcing this, just because you have the power to do it, to over enrich even more someone’s pocket. And that’s fine. So did Netflix and Amazon and Costco. That’s capitalism. Just be honest and don’t BS people.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to .com registration
by Nancy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We understand that you are planned a change with Amendment 3 for .com registration between ICANN and Verisign that has the potential to raise registration/renewal fees. Please be aware that all entities with .com registration, some of ours have had registration since the 1990s, are not corporate and do not have the deep pockets that corporations have. We have .com registration for several clubs that are hobbyist and not for profit. We rely on what meager dues we can charge and can not afford a huge increase. Everything is not corporate (thankfully) and some of the best things in life are not for profit. Please keep this in mind as you make your decisions. -- Nancy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Should Be Accessible
by Elo O Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Everyone depends on .com tlds. From charity websites to Google type mncs. Guess who is most hurt by increasing prices? Keep the internet accessible to everyone.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This move shows the reality that ICANN is in fact a captured regulator, allied with private interests to entrench and enrich monopolies rather than serving itss many stakeholders, include people like me, private internet users. Please reconsider, Nicholas Hanna

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment
by Abi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Do not raise prices on .com! We need an internet that is as open and inclusive as possible and that means a low barrier to entry. A higher price means fewer people can create their own websites on their own domains. ⁣

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .com price increase and Verisign monopoly
by H Whitehurst Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Verisign's status as the only organization authorized to sell .com registrations and allowing them to incrementally increase prices for those registrations so that Verisign profits. This is in direct opposition of free market capitalist ideals and will limit the innovative potential of small and new businesses.

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