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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Đŵåĭŋ ₣ŕåņό‼ ₣ŗåŋċĭŝ Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: It is disturbing to think that the abovementioned proposal would even be considered by the parties directly involved given the far-reaching latitude of their collective powers. Over the past two decades, the registration of internet resources identified by the commercial .COM TLD is rapidly increased given greater availability to the internet and website development resources. A steady sustained increase will cause a destabilizing effect throughout the market by making domain registration prices unaffordable and in the same category as other lesser-known (yet seemingly catchy) TLDs. You may also be aware of the fact that the number of domain registrars competing for a tiny piece of the pie has also grown significantly and their customer base has been allowed to expand due to the discounts which are provided on bundled. It therefore means that the registrars themselves will either be forced to absorb the increased costs in an attempt to help them remain competitive, or, it will be passed on to customers – many of whom will simply deem the cost of their own domain too costly. I urge you to reconsider the agreement. I urge you to carefully think about the possible consequences this agreement could have on the millions of existing customers and the additional millions of potential customers. I urge you to make good business sense prevail and prevent a possible stagnation of the domain registration market. I thank you in advance for your consideration. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing amendment 3
by Farook Al-Sammarraie Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I oppose this

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Omair Haroon Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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 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. Omair Haroon Karachi, Sindh Pakistan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by MENSAH TENASU Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I will first say that Africa will suffer most in this situation,because we are now moving forwarding a little bit in terms of internet aspects.Sometimes you would go to a small business person telling him or her to have their business on the internet such as website or social media,they'll started asking questions that you could not even imagine because of the way internet prices were being structured We are begging ICANN and its counterparts to review their pricing policies and decisions to redraw decisions of increasing the price of .COM if necessary decrease the price of.COM Having trying to put my business online,the financial constraints has been my biggest concern now, even you paying for something online,the taxes you would be paying too has become a double headache.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your Struggle Is A Privilege
by Andy Frisella Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on your proposal
by NomadIT Info Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Dear ICANN team I understand that you plan to allow Verisign to increase wholesale pricing over .com domains by a significant margin over the next decade, so as to obtain a further $20m support for your own initiatives. My registrar is concerned that there is no clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. I share this concern and feel that such decisions that affect so many users across the web, shouldn't be made by just two bodies. I would value a wider consultation over the pricing proposal. Many thanks for taking one user's view into consideration. Yours Rohan -- =================================================== NomadIT e: info(a)nomadit.co.uk <mailto:info@nomadit.co.uk> w: www.nomadit.co.uk <https://www.nomadit.co.uk> ===================================================

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing Prices for .com Domains Is Unjustified
by Wale SANNI Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Hello and good day. The agreement between ICANN and Verisign to increase the wholesale prices of the .com TLD is just wrong. The burden of these phased increments will most certainly be borne by the end users. The .com TLD is the most common and with more and more of the world's population coming online, a substantial amount of them will need a custom domain for themselves and some for their businesses. Most of these new domains will be of the .com variety. So as it is, Verisign already stands to make more money. It only makes sense for the prices to go lower over time. Unfortunately, with this proposed plan, the reverse is the case. Access to the internet is a fundamental human right. To extend this further, cheap and affordable access to a web domain should be a given; especially for common TLDs. This proposed agreement ensures that this wouldn't happen. Going by this agreement, the only winner is Verisign and to a lesser extent, ICANN. There is no justifiable rationale for the proposed price increments. If it unfortunately comes to pass, the people of the world, the internet economy & ecosystem will suffer for what is effectively a cash grab by Verisign; odiously enabled by ICANN.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Eoghan Maher Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I object to the private deal between ICANN and Verisign signing over control of parts of the public internet to a private company. This is not in the public interest. I further object to the price rises that have happened in the recent past and that are proposed for the future. These price rises are beyond the cost of service provision and will be detrimental to the wide provision of .com domains. At atomisation of the internet where .com domains are the purview of only deep-pocketed corporations is not in the public interest.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by charan kumar Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Turgay keskin Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. turgay keskin Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey Android için Outlook<https://aka.ms/ghei36>'u edinin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase
by ben＠feldmanit.com Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by ana subijana Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

I am associated with the secondary market in domain names. 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. Anna Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany Enviado desde mi iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by alexis perret Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Hi, I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business), and I also develop the domains I own. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Not only I’m a domainer and I’d like to continue to do so, but also .com is the world’s most known domain extension, and It has to be affordable. The internet has not ended its growth and more and more people will need to own a domain name, it will directly affects everyone, every year, to increase the cost of owning a .com domain name. I also don’t understand the reasons why behind a decision so controversial, so I'm against it. Regards, Alexis Perret Tours, Centre-Val de Loire France

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Revisions at ICANN
by Sandy De Jesus Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

As a fairly new domain “owner” I am annoyed, but not surprised at the attempt to control the costs and process of securing domain names by Verisign. I guess the recent acquittal of DJT and the bailouts of the auto industry and banking meltdown have led to the perception that nobody gives a damn about monopolies anymore. You already have the only game in town, but evidently that’s not enough. So you can put me down on record for objecting to the proposed deal and the lack of transparency on where the increased fees are going and whether Verisign will gain an unfair advantage in the process. Alexandrea De Jesus Semiannualknitter.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Volkan Oransoy Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 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. Volkan Oransoy Denizli, Denizli Turkey

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by onochie＠tfnetonline.com Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Dear ICA, 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 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. Many Registrants and Users will simply dump .COM for other TLDs if this increase scales through. Please dont proceed with it. Onochie Amasiani Abuja, Nigeria

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Kirsten Muir Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on contract changes
by Mads Møller Madsen Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

These contract changes are scandalous! It seems like desperate measures to make such extreme contract changes with significant markups in pricing without any consultation of stakeholders. The internet is for everyone. This is such a step backwards! I hope you will regret this decision and all the turbulence it is going to cause for you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] In opposition to .COM price hikes
by Nate Lane Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

The internet is, in many regards, one of humanity's most important inventions. A great part of its success is due to its open and egalitarian nature. It is a network built on a shared, interoperable surface of norms and standards, allowing the smallest of websites and digital communities to flourish alongside the largest of platforms. The proposed price hikes serve only to diminish that common surface in favor of lining the pockets of a privileged few. The rate of increase goes beyond monetary inflation, leading to real cost increases for domain holders that more than reflect rises in service costs for issuing and maintenance of domains. This raises the effective barrier for sustainability for many who simply do not have the resources to acquire or hold domains if prices increase. In addition, the apparent lack of oversight or transparency into how ICANN will utilize the increased revenue from Verisign-- which effectively amounts to an internet-wide "domain tax"-- is a major cause for concern. I urge ICANN to reconsider their unjust and inequitable proposal. N. L.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Eren Aslan Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 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. Eren aslan Balıkesir Turkey [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 02/14/20, 02:29:49 PM

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Jess E Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 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. Please do not do this!! Jessica Evans Yass, NSW Australia 2582 Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Trevor Robertson Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sim Shang En Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

To Whom It May Concern, I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants 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. Regards, Sim Shang En Singapore

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prise raise
by shubham rathod Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3
by Jonathan Pearson Feb. 14, 2020

Feb. 14, 2020

Hi, The price freeze should be maintained. The TLD is widely used by many people and a price increase will disrupt this. Regards, Jonathan

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