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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to amendment 3
by nuts and bits -.- Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose amendment 3. Keep the price at 7.25. Before any proposed increases, release detailed cost report on running a DNS database and justify that cost. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] cann fees
by roger fleck Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I don’t want any more fee’s . There is no way of telling what the money is used for .I think its just a mney grab .No more fee’s . Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price caps for .com domain names are needed
by Bill Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business we are already getting squeezed out by the things Amazon is doing, now I'm afraid having our domain name prices being raised will be the icing on the cake, forcing us and other small business's to close and shut our doors. I was just reminded of all of those futuristic sci-fi movies where the internet is controlled by all of the big corporations and the government. Thank you for your time. I forgot what ICANN stood for, so I looked it up, so I could remember: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is a nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces and numerical spaces of the Internet, ensuring the network's stable and secure operation. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN> Wikipedia -Bill Mowl

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to express my opposition to Proposed Amendment 3. The global DNS registration system should be treated as a public utility. Price increases will disproportionately affect registrants: large businesses will be largely unaffected, but individuals and small businesses will bear a larger burden, possibly feeling pressure to forgo their registrations. This would further concentrate .COM registrations to larger companies, starting a dangerous cycle. There seems to be public benefit to this proposal and no basis, other than financial benefits for Versign. Please do not adopt this proposal. Sincerely, Christian Sepulveda

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't like .com domain price to increase
by Maverick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I just caught wind of the proposed amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement through my registrar blog (https://www.namecheap.com/blog/icann-allows-com-price-increases-gets-more-m…) and I want to communicate that I am 100% against this. I understand the need for ICANN funding, but proposing a $20 million fee to Verisign (that will be passed on to small businesses) - without even clear illustration of what initiatives will be pursued, how the money will be spent, or who will ensure proper spending - is at best, irresponsible, and at worst, corrupt. I am fully against the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I am copying my MLA on this email to make her aware of this as well, and how it is harmful to small businesses. Thanks for you r attention on this, Tim Tucker Relationship Manager + Developer Collective Pitch Media Ltd. www.collectivepitchmedia.com tim(a)collectivepitchmedia.com 250.514.2611

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase domain price
by Emmanuel Chucks Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Heard about a proposal to increase .COM domain prices. That is just untenable. Put a stop to it immediately. Thanks

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business) & I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. The proposed price rise to .com domains will adversely affect the global internet market & stakeholders will be the sufferers, which in turn will definitely affect the end users of .com names. Setting this as precedent is a very wrong step & this idea must be immediately dropped if we want to see global online market prospering in future. Verisign is merely 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. Kiran Kumari Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi India

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 will kill small businesses
by Dalton Witt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Amendment 3 is absurd. This will effectively limit access to .com domains for low income individuals and small businesses making a socioeconomic barrier to the most reputable TLD of all time. ICANN will be the recipient of a huge kickback from Verisign and amendment 3 does nothing to illustrate how these funds will be spent to benefit the global community. This will be seen as a shady deal performed in secret to the detriment of many and the benefit of very few. It's a shame that ICANN finds this publicity inconsequential and disregards what's best for the global community. If amendment 3 passes, I will do everything I can to educate all my customers about the reputation of .COM TLD's; that they have been twisted into a cash grab scheme and are no longer the go-to TLD for businesses. Please take this public comment period seriously as it will have long lasting consequences for everyone. Thank you, Dalton Witt.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Arne Jensen 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. Arne Jensen Bochum, Germany ___________________________________________________ BrainRepair UG (haftungsbeschränkt) EMA/SME/357/15/R4 Brain-IT Technologies UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Prof. Dr. med. Arne Jensen, M.D. Ruhr-Universität Bochum Campus Klinik Gynäkologie Universitätsstr. 140 44799 Bochum, Germany Tel.: +49 234 588 196-0 Fax.: +49 234 588 196-19 Email: arne.jensen(a)brainrepair.eu Homepage: http://www.brainrepair.eu http://www.campus-klinik-bochum.de http://www.researchgate.net http://www.stop-cp.org

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't make any changes to prices of .com domain.
by Boni Augustine Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is unacceptable.. With the increment in fees to get a .com domain, those living in developing and third world countries are being left behind. Do you even put into consideration people who are less privileged when such decisions are made? Revised your decision, thanks. Maboni.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I strongly disagree
by José Luis Ochoa Rodas Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly disagree with this arbitrary decision, supporting companies to review the prices of the .com that are the most used -- Saludos, Ing. José Luis Ochoa Rodas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN's .com price increase
by Terry Riley Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of 14 .com domain names. I’m paying more than my fair share now for a domain name. An increase in the price of a .com domain is not justified. Terry Riley terrysworks.com Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] COM domain
by Joe Larson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Raising prices on the popular COM domains will harm the ongoing health of the Internet. This is a Bad Idea. Joe Larson 33 Hazelwood Drive Stevens Point, WI 54481

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to .com price increases
by Jim Hsia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Let’s make the web open to everyone, with minimal economic impact.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases
by Ben O Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I hold many .com domains and this money grab that you are doing without consulting other portions of the industry is appalling. As a small business, these fees directly affect my business and my family and I hope that all considerations are being made before arbitrarily increasing costs. Best Regards, *Ben Oberholzer* | Founder Windy Hill Web Solutions <http://windyhillwebs.com> Cleveland, OH *c* 440-220-0104

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] change in .com price increase
by Derek Rusher Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, Small businesses and non-profits already have enough expenses that increasing something that these businesses use could potentially close them down. Our business for instance has many domains for a variety of entities. We would ultimately shut down the domains that we did not see necessary and just run them through social media. If you are pro business, please do not increase prices on .com. Thank you, [cid:image001.png@01D5E0CD.23FF0250]<http://www.kearneycoc.org/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Leave .com alone
by Joseph Klett Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am aware of plans to squeeze internet business by raising costs on .com domains. Don't do it. This will ruin the internet we know, create a corporate garbage pile of worthless services, and drain your user base of very smart people who know when they're getting screwed by short sighted moneygrubbers. That would be you if you do what we all expect you to. Surprise us. Don't do it. Leave .com policies as they are and be content with whatever you have actually accomplished in this life. Joe

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com proposal
by Hank Cooper Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I disagree with almost all of the new proposals as they are more intrusive than the ones that are in place now. Instead of protecting the privacy of the individual and the freedom that goes with it the opposite is being proposed. The internet is going to be a double edged sword for the new generations coming up. Thanks Hank Cooper

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I disagree with the action taken by ICANN to increase fees without full disclosure, transparency, and negotiation with all affected parties.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raising prices
by C B Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Are you raising prices? Most of us are not making now...

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 Comments
by Maliik Morales Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing in regards to the proposed amendment 3 changes that would effect the .com TLD. As one of billions of internet users around the world I think it is shameful what contract changes ICANN and Verisign have agreed to behind closed doors. This process should have been more democratic from the beginning and this I am against these changes. I urge you to please negotiate a deal with Verisign that would not put .com domains at risk of becoming a premium product that only few can access. Thank you, -Maliik Morales

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Monopolistic
by Walter Cai Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Why is ICANN enabling monopolistic behavior from Verisign? Is a strangle hold on the .com class of domain names really worth only 20 million? Walter Cai Computer Science PhD Student University of Washington

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry
by scott bertrand Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICANN, I oppose your new Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry. This will raise the price of .com domains for the consumer, and undermine fair competition. Last time you ignored comments from consumers and other domain registries. Please listen to our concerns this time. Azra Bertrand Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerned over .com price increases
by nayef180＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I’d like to voice my concern and extreme disappointment in ICANNs plan to increase .com prices, as a small business owner of several .com domains It affects me negatively. I urge you to reconsider - Nayef Sent from my iPhone

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