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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Prevent Unlimited .COM Price Increases
by Artem Boldariev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Because *COM domains make up significant of all registered domain names* online and taking into account that, in reality, any company which has been using a domain for a prolonged period is, in fact, a hostage of its domain name. It leads to the fact that any company will be forced to pay any price to stay in business. There are significant concerns for individual users, who rely on the COM domain names as well. Increasing their price might make using COM domain infeasible for individuals. For example, I do rely on a COM domain, it is a significant part of my Internet identity, I believe that this is the case for the other personal site owners as well. ** *Increasing prices on COM domain might change the face of the Internet in a bad way.* Please, reconsider your last decisions. All the facts regarding the issue, when put together, make the ICANN look like a supporter of a monopoly of Verisign, while the received 20 million dollars look like a bribe. I certainly do not want to see ICANN this way but have no other choice. Regards, Artem

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com registrar increases
by Michael Buzinski Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am not sure why or even how you think it is remotely ethical to impose 70% increases on .com registration over the next 10 years. Moany of these names are tied to micro and small businesses around the world who rely on their digital presence to put food on their families table, clothes on their backs, and roofs over their heads. From what I have seen so far, this impending increase is purely a money grab composed behind closed doors with the proceeds going to the lucky few in the privileged room. This kind of behavior will inevitably force the hands of governments to reach in and start meddling in what has to this point, the last frontier of free enterprise. Please don't ruin this for the millions of small business owners around the world. Be transparent and upfront with your intentions and/or negate the proposed rate increases altogether. Thank you for your time. Michael Buzinski *Anchorage 907.341.3300* *Springfield 217.685.3193* * <http://buzzbizz.biz> * * <http://buzzworthy.biz>* * <http://betterthanhosting.com>* Schedule an Appointment <https://calendly.com/buzzbizz> Connect with me [image: Linkedin] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbuzinski> *Sent with Shift <https://tryshift.com/?utm_source=SentWithShift&utm_campaign=Sent%20with%20S…>*

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase .com pricing. It seems you are not being transparent about the costs and the use of the money. Be good. Be kind. Think about community and the bigger picture. Don't be selfish. Thanks, Katie www.kindnesscafeandplay.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do NOT take USD 20, 000, 000 from Verisign to increase cost of dot com
by Virgin Method Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, .com is the symbol of internet. Keep it affordable. Don't make any deals that will increase the price, Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Hemp Blunts 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. Matthew Progar Strongsville, Ohio United States Sent from my iPhone

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The whole sale price of domain names should be voted upon each year. There is no guarantee where the money from verisign is going and no one responsible for ensuring it goes to infrastructure

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject Amendment 3
by Rick Quesnot Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This will hinder self employed and small businesses. Please do not pass this!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Price Hike
by Jacob Yundt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! I'm a nerd that likes to buy silly domian names and build hobby websites. Please do not allow ICANN/Verisign to increase .com prices! Buying .com domains should be available to everyone, not just the privilege of a wealthy few. -Jacob

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendment
by Greg Schroeder Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To ICANN owners and management, The agreement with ICANN and Verisign appears to be unfair to consumers but profitable for both ICANN and Verisign. The 7% annual price increases over 10 years can compound to a 100% price increase in .com domain names, which is exorbitant. Please reconsider this amendment. Thanks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Greg Schroeder greg(a)schroeder.org

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to Amendment 3
by Matt Haliski Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I would like to lodge my opposition to Amendment 3 and the eventual price increase to .com TLDs. Some things in life, no matter how they begin, end up transcending their origins. The .com domain names were/are the gateway to millions of ideas that simply require a couple of bucks a year to realize. No other TLD comes close in value. I understand that those in charge of the pricing feel as if they are entitled to a cut of that value. It's a simple business proposition and will result in who knows how much additional revenue. I, however, think it would be a mistake to choose revenue over raising the barrier to entry for future creators. I was once a kid who built websites before the internet became the behemoth it is today. Back then, for $10/year I could goof around and build something on a whim. I didn't have any money back then, yet this was the one space I could go up against anybody and compete. I hate to envision a world where a kid needs, say $50/year, to dabble with an idea. I know it won't be $50/year tomorrow, but slippery slopes are slippery. I hope this amendment is reconsidered. --- Matt Haliski mhaliski(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the price increase for .COM domains
by Zeyu(Derek) Liu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi ICANN, As a .COM domain owner for years, I hope you can continue acting like a government to regulate the domain name system, so please stop the proposed price increase to .COM domains. This will hurt consumers and small business owners. Thank you. Best, Derek Liu

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Simon Elsbrock 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. Simon Elsbrock Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg Germany

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition
by Cedrick Champagne 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. Cedrick

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Troy Noonan 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. How can raising these prices be in the public interest? The ability to own a domain will be dramatically made more difficult which will result in less value for the public so that a private interest may profit. This is a horrible idea and should be vehemently opposed by everyone and anyone who uses the internet, which is nearly everyone alive on Earth. Troy Noonan American Canyon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Geoffrey Finlay 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. Geoffrey Finlay Mollington, Oxford ,uk

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opinion on the Proposed .Com Price Increase
by Marilyn Lester 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. --- A vibrant, healthy internet depends on affordability. Many of us who own domains (and we areprobably in the majority) are independent artists and other "little people." Please keep the internet viable for this 98% Marilyn LesterNew York, New York United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to amendment 3
by Adrian Vazquez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Amendment 3 for the following reasons: The way this price hike solves any specific problem and the method by which it will is not clearly communicated. Perhaps a community-driven effort here could have mitigated this, but that was skipped. This decision was undemocratic in process, and doesn't have the democratic advantages of something undemocratically passed (an unpopular, unorthodox, but technically efficient way to protect common people without carveouts for special interests). Please retract the amendment and try to explain your solutions to the community in a more clear and honest way. Thank you. Adrian Vazquez

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] RE PRICE INCREASE FOR .COM's
by Biblesnet.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do have 25 .com’s and am against just a contract with Verisign, Inc. having just a wide open contract to increase .com’s so much over years. Brian Duncalfe Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased fees
by James Rutherford Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have a curated free internet directory with a network of 800+ separate domain names and active websites. We focus on global education and health care. The fee increase will make it more difficult to support and develop this open access project. Advancing technology usually brings the costs down rather the up. The only beneficiaries here seem to be Verisign and ICANN. There is a value to encouraging the open flow of information. Nobody in the deal represented the customer. Who represents the customer? No one. Jame Rutherford MD Connect Online Top20.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM Annual Price Increases
by Felipe Manuel Ortega Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. No one other than Verisign want increases in .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair increase
by Caleb Custer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

There needs to be more data collected about what this change will cost users. This seems like a backroom money grab. -- Caleb Custer p. 919.414.4958 t. @calebcuster <http://bit.ly/Tzq4Oe> w. calebcuster.com <http://calebcuster.com/?utm_source=Email%2Bclickthrough&utm_medium=gmail&ut…>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate increases unfair
by Johnny George Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’ve been reading about these new price increases of 7%/yr up to 70%. I find this quite a bit unfair to the small businessman and personal websites. No discussion. No informational releases leading up to this action. Behind closed doors between the two entities. New increases will harm and raid the pockets of all users. If there are any new procedures to enact, it should be to make the Internet safer and not so open to hackers. Please reconsider. You will drive people to find ways to cheat or ways to offset your new gouging. Thank you for your consideration. Johnny George voice actor | producer anthem studios | arizona Studio: (623) 42-VOICE Cell: (317) 946-0048 eMail: JG(a)johnnygeorge.com Web: johnnygeorge.com **Currently attempting to communicate with one finger**

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Judy Schmitt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Why is it legal for the rich to have monopolies that raise prices more then necessary robbing the poor and middle class to get richer making the poor poorer. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Shaun Bonk 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. Shaun Bonk Saratoga Springs, Utah United States

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose the proposal to increase the .COM domain registration cost over the next 10 years. I use several .com domains for personal use and do not make money off of them. It will make it much harder to run these if the price increases significantly. Please reconsider your amendment and prevent the price hikes. Please govern the prices in the interest of the public instead of Verisign's interests. Thank you, Brian Saville Saratoga Springs, Utah, USA

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