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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Steve Babbage Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This just seems like a cosy lock-in deal between Verisign and ICANN, struck behind closed doors. In no conceivable sense is it in the interests of consumers. Please reconsider.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Mike Rynart 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. 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. Mitch Rynart

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hola El servicio de registro .com que Verisign ha capturado no es un mercado competitivo. Si fuera competitivo, entonces podría elegir un proveedor diferente que me gustó más, incluso me costó más. Esa no es una opción si quiero usar un dominio .com. Verisign no obtuvo el control del registro .com por ningún motivo debería permitirles ordeñarlo por más dinero por dominio. Dado que el la cantidad de dominios sigue aumentando y los costos para ejecutar un registro continúan abajo (a menos que las personas involucradas no sean competentes) no hay razón aparte de la codicia para que ellos incluso pidan más dinero. JOHNATHAN MORALES VARGAS Por mi Raza hablara el Espiritu

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Very Disappointed.
by Zoltan Biro Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As an owner of 8 .COM domains I am very disappointed in ICANN's decision. I hope you change your minds this is very unethical to those who support this domain.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name tld .com price increases
by Mohammed Kamal Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To: ICANN With all due respect, I am a junior web developer with two domain names that I currently operate. The price increases will be detrimental to my economic situation as I am not receiving enough total revenue to justify paying domain name registration fees, web hosting fees, etc. I am respectfully requesting that ICANN be considerate of struggling web developer such as myself when deciding to implement the fee increases. Thank you kindly. From: Mohammed Kamal - Junior Web Developer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep .com domains accessible
by Tanay Parikh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A 70% increase over the next 10 years would be devastating to the diversity and accessibility of .com domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Increase
by Febera Group Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Do not increase the fees. Period. There is no reason for this increase in fees.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Remi Turcotte Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello which domain do i have with you ??

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don’t increase .com pricing
by Alex Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hey guys, I heard of the planned price increase as per this post: https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-m… Please don’t do this. This will screw everyone in the world. There is way better way to make money then increasing everyone’s fee. Thank you so much for considering this. -- Alex

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm a registrant of dozens 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 good, which ICANN is chartered to preserve, is not served by increasing the profits of a company that has a monopoly on the most valued domain extension. The moves ICANN has been making lately leaves some serious questions as to who is actually running things. Do your job and serve the public. Ken Rice, United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please give us a break on the price increases
by George H Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The middle class is poorer every year, and purchasing a domain name to enter the internet market place is one of the diminishing resources which allows people the opportunity to dig themselves out of economic woe. Must this opportunity for people to improve their situation be moved further out of reach so that big money can get a little more money? Is it really necessary to use big money to leverage even more wealth for big money at the expense of opportunity for the little guy? How bad do Verisign and ICANN really need this money? Perhaps Verisign and ICANN could just get by with the money they have and decide not to take opportunity from our shrinking middle class.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business owner and someone involved with other small businesses and non-profile organizations, I’m concerned about the proposed changes to the pricing for .com domains. By allowing a 7% increase, annually, for those domains, the wholesale prices for .com domains will rapidly increase. That rate is far above price indexes for goods and services. While I recognize there are some caps for increases up to 2026, this opens the door for those prices to continue to increase after that date. I also recognize that the infrastructure needed to manage domains and registrations is not free, but given the goals of the internet to provide an open platform for all, allowing for unreasonably high registrations prices, even for companies, moves away from the internet being a level playing field. We are already seeing this with domain name parking where people buy domains and then extort large sums for them. Regards, Matt Milner Minneapolis, MN

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] your prices suck
by burneremail＠tutamail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .com domains
by Tori Levine 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. Tori

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.
by Krystal Henk Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a small business .com domain. Every dollar is meaningful as a small business owner. 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. Thank you, Krystal Henk

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] An appeal from village boy
by jatin kumar Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello sir, I don't know what's happening but increasing price of my domain is a very high risk situation for me. I belong from a poor family and live in India a developing country. You should know even a little 5$ is a huge sum here. So please don't ruin my future to get of my poverty. There are many other people just like me who want to finish their poverty and this is a great medium for it. Don't take this hope from us. With regards.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition
by Jasmine Rogers Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please revise .com price plans
by Juergen Bauer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear receiver at ICANN, I'm kindly asking you to reconsider your plans in regards to .com domain pricing. Small and medium enterprises are the foundation of the Internet and of e-commerce. Thousands of small businesses and livelihoods rely and depend presenting themselves using their own .com domain. It is, therefore, crucial to keep the barrier low for people to run their own online presence and foundation of their online existence. Therefore I am kindly asking you to revise your plans which would allow significant increases in .com pricing over the next 10 years. As everything gets more expensive, it is clear that very moderate changes might be needed over time, but with increased volumes and the size of your operations, there should be efficiencies that allow you to refrain from a rise which could double prices pretty soon. Thank you in advance for your kind consideration on this matter. Juergen Bauer Co-Founder of arroganzfashion.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments, pricing on address/domain registration
by C McFarland Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Owning a small business is already an expensive proposition, and the additional cost sought by ICANN which will ultimately be passed along to the business customer (and end customer) is absurd. No reasonable reason exists to levy additional cost when ICANN already controls a monopoly on address/domain registration. The increase is an abuse, and ICANN's ability to hide under the protection of regulation to push increases is identical in nature to actions of the British East India Company and English government that triggered the original revolution in the US. Provide a means for customers/vendors to levy the interaction as an actual market- which this action IS NOT. Cody McFarland Sent via Android

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns
by Jonas Lippuner Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Madam or Sir, I am very concerned about how the ICANN handled the negotiations of its contract regarding the .com TLD with Verisign. The .com TLD is very important to the entire internet community and thus the entire world. Therefore, a contract as significant as this needs to be discussed in the open with taking input from all stakeholders into account. I urge you to not move forward with the current proposed contract until a consensus with the wider internet community can be reached. Thank you, Jonas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSE the dramatic increase on .COM
by Amy Jackson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! Please seriously consider the impact of your proposed increase on .COM registries over the next several years. We just want to be honest and let you know that we’re not “stuck on .COM”…if your prices dramatically increase, we’ll be looking for another company and so will millions of other people. Please stay in the competitive market by keeping your prices fare and competitive. Thanks for your consideration! Blessings, Amy Amy J.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment to .com registry agreement
by Alice Wilkinson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Yet another decision made by bigwigs that will fill the already bulging pockets of those at the top and squeeze the purse strings on small businesses like mine. I implore you to reconsider this agreement and not to assume such control over something so vast and wide reaching. ________________________________ yogaquarter.com <http://www.yogaquarter.com/> Instagram <http://www.instagram.com/yogaquarter> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/yogaquarter> @yogaquarter #yogaquarter

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is not justified
by Francisco Javier Guzmán Jiménez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I write to you to express my unconformity in regards the wish to increment the price of .com domains. I believe this change is not justified for a nonprofit organization as this price already covers ICANN´s infrastructure. I do not think this benefits small businesses and people with personal domains and I strongly believe that if this initiative goes forward, people will push to have alternatives. I therefore ask for a reconsideration in this matter. Thank you in advance. -- Kind regards / Saludos cordiales / Cordialement / Gruß, *Javier Guzmán *

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Increasing the price of .COM domains is a mistake that’ll only hurt small businesses. I also don’t agree with the lack of oversight in the appropriation of the 20 million dollars that your organisation ICANN benefits from this arrangement. How will these funds be appropriated? And how will us, the affected public, know where these funds are ultimately used? 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 1:29 Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whoever is concerned. I am not for price increase of top level domain name, one because there are no added benefits to show reason or justify increasing of the cost on a “software” name brand considering that your customer base has been on the increase and for still said domain name. Additionally its counter intuitive as businesses are striving to go online and with this in mind web development is still at its infancy to fully put most systems online. If this does continue we the internet users will look for a solution out as well as advise new clients on this rising cost and work together to create our own community based top level domain name servers to ensure that the internet remains cost effective enough to give more people a chance to be connected. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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