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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Carisa Wilder 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. 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. Carisa Wilder Ann Arbor, Michigan United States Carisa Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Robert Gallegos 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. Robert Gallegos Somerville, Massachusetts United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com
by Kevin Sinan Hakkıbilen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi Please don’t make the .com domain more expensive. Sincerely an .com domain owner

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSED to the proposed Amendment 3
by J Wadsworth Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am submitting this comment to OPPOSE the proposed Amendment 3. The domain name registration system should be run in the interest of public good. The only beneficiary of Amendment 3 is Verisign. Verisign will maintain a monopoly hold on .com names and will be able to drive the prices of .com names up by 70% over the next 10 years just because it wants to make a money grab. Verisign already reports $300 million in revenue and $198 million in operating income last quarter. Clearly these price hikes are NOT necessary and will only serve to enrich this private sector company at the expense of everyone with a .com domain for their web sites. The internet was envisioned to be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate and are simply catering to private sector greed. Please do not adopt this ammendment. Sincerely, J Wadsworth Fun 4 US Kids 352-283-0615

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices
by Lia Prins Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not allow the increase of .com prices. I've used the same URL with a .com extension for years and my potential clients won't be able to find my site without it. My business and so, so many others will suffer drastically. Please reconsider! -- Lia Prins liaprins.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to .COM Registry Agreement
by Yuqing Kou Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small-business owner who uses a .com domain for my business website, I am concerned about the provisions of this proposed amendment. Firstly, the potential of price increases in the future may be prohibitive for my business to retain my .COM domain. If I needed to change my domain, that will negatively impact the web presence of my business which may greatly affect my business health overall. Please consider that many small-business owners like myself rely on our websites to introduce our businesses to customers, and many businesses (especially those that rely on internet traffic) may not be able to afford to maintain a .COM domain with the proposed changes. Secondly, I am concerned about the following provision “The proposed LOI also provides that Verisign will contribute U.S. $20 million dollars over five years.” There is no explanation for how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds will be spent properly. I hope ICANN will take these and other public comments into consideration. Sincerely, Yuqing Kou Owner of Acuherbal Health LLC 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 Gabe P Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whomever this may concern, Upon learning of the very possible reality of .com prices increasing in no small part thanks to Verisign, I knew I must make my voice heard. As someone learning to code and making his own websites from scratch, having some registered .com domains has been an excellent way of making my coding practice have more merit. Increasing these .com prices will not only hurt me, but the many others trying to find a job in tech when there are already so many other hurdles to face in this field of work. While larger companies may not pay any mind to the change in price, it is definitely something that will still affect many others trying to make unique ways of sharing their skill and talents online through a legitimate .com. This price hike only benefits larger companies while finding more ways to distance the working class from trying to make a better life for themselves. Thank you for your time, Gabe Peralta

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] a legal way of stealing money
by Ali Raza Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Stop stealing money from our pockets or at least you should apply on enterprise users not small business owners or blogers. Or schools. Ali raza +971556970015

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I use the Internet but I am not a .com registrant. 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. Olivier Toupin Montreal, Quebec Canada

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

Feb. 11, 2020

If you change the pricing to use .com it will make it unaccessible to many. As well as possibly make us change to other domains

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase
by Poodle Skirt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern; There are others who have voiced their opinions more eloquently than I. Basically I am imploring you to remember that the internet is used by more than just wealthy businesses. The internet is normal people who don't have a ton of money to throw around. People who look at this expense as bearable, but if the price goes up as a yearly expense becomes userous. Normal people doing recipe websites or poetry. People doing blogs or artists with personal art websites. People who want to just use their own names. Little people who use the World Wide Web to do more than surf social media. Don't chase us away by making those things to expensive to do. Please reconsider your decision. Please don't raise the prices so we can't afford our .com domains. Respectfully, Carole.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not For
by Kelvin Nokoe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Why would there be such high increase for the most popular .COM domain, this is just nor right you all should reconsider the move. The internet should be an affordable home for everyone especially with a .COM TLD. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] AGAINST Proposed Amendment 3 - .COM agreement
by John McGready Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I'm writing in opposition to proposed amendment 3 for the following reasons: 1) Assigning Verisign the .COM registry is nothing more than a backdoor for them to monopolize the .COM domain registry business, which would be disastrous, given that the .COM TLD is the lifeblood of the Internet as we now know it. 2) Even with freezes after every two years, a 7% annual increase is unnecessarily inflationary at best and craven profiteering at worst. 3) The first two factors combine to create a chilling effect on commerce and expression. Thank you for your time. John McGready

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not adopt Amendment 3
by Dan Hagen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I would like to voice my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. I believe that the global DNS registration system should be run primarily as a public concern. The only entities that stand to benefit from the proposed arrangement are Verisign itself, at the expense of the public. These price hikes will impact the millions of small, independent businesses and developers that rely on the system as is to make their livelihood. Further, this could prove yet another point of pressure that convinces a small business to make their online presence exclusively in the Facebook walled garden and eschew the web itself. The web, and global DNS, were envisioned to be run for the public good, and they *should* be run for the public good. Deals such as this are an abdication of that mandate; short sighted profit chasing at the expense of all else. Please, do not adopt this proposal. Best regards, -- Dan Hagen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed increase damages everyone
by dannihixson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

One of the great things about the internet is that it "levels the playing field" for all humanity, allowing for the (almost) free exchange of ideas and information. Yes, the .com extension is the most popular one for websites, but realize that many small businesses and individuals will purchase the .com version of their domain simply to protect their name and/or brand. Therefore, even non-commercial sites own their .com domain. By increasing the cost of that extension, you're hurting the little guy, while not even phasing the "rich and powerful" who could potentially use those .com versions to subvert the good that someone might be attempting to create in the world. Remember this, too: you can price yourself out of business. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opinion
by ajseverinsky＠aol.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is public service and decisions must be made by the public trustees. If you are private service, then you are uneconomical, and are a burden on society. If I can, I will vote to close you down. Alex Severinsky

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Gaby Rivera Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To the Executive Who is Lining His/Her Pockets at the Expense of Consumers, I’m sure you don’t care but I will say it anyway: stop it. Why sign back room deals that will put financial burden on registrars and consumers if it’s not necessary? If you truly need this Verisign money to improve infrastructure, at least be transparent about the ways the money will be allocated. Come on. Best, G Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com Agreement
by Andrew Hochmuth Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not allow the increase of .com fees without consulting others first. This will damage and hurt the internet in wide reaching ways. Too much power and authority will be given to Verisign in the hopes they do not increase the fees too much. Andrew Hochmuth Web & IT Specialist Council for Christian Colleges & Universities 321 Eighth Street NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 (p) 202.546.8713 ext. 305

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree With increasing the rate
by Elmira Izadpanah Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It shouldn’t be raised the domain for .com, it is not fair. Some of the businesses are small and new and they can not afford this budget. Please consider all people with different kind of business. I’m totally disagree with increasing the rate for .com. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Anand Kesari 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. 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. Anand KesariOCALA

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names. 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. Sincerely, Mike McClellan Cottonwood, Arizona United States --- Mike McClellan C-702-449-8321 O-702-748-9034 F-702-843-0444 Need to book an appointment? https://dynamicwebshop.youcanbook.me/. http://dynamicwebshop.com/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the .com price increase
by Baptiste Lizot Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! I would like you to know that I'm against the proposed price increase to .com domains. It'll only benefit Verisign that already has a monopoly over the .com, the most popular TLD, isn't that enough already? And the ICANN is supposed to serve the public interest, not private companies! You already lifted the price cap on the .org, it's enough mistakes. That being said, I wish you'll take my opinion in consideration. Regards, Baptiste Lizot

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I am a domainer and strongly against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices, and they have continually maipulated this process for their own benefit. Verisign is merely your manager of the .COM Registry – it has no business dictating the price. I believe 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. Jeffrey Paolini York, Maine

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Inexpensive access to .com domains is critical for the poor and for freedom. 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. jeff white Twin Peaks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Florin Castelberg 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. Florin Castelberg St.Gallen Switzerland

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