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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement changes
by gayle arnold Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This message is in response to the call for public comments on the amendments made to the .COM Registry Agreement. This is a very sneaky, unnecessary move. Not only was there zero consultation but the period to comment is too SHORT. People who own their own businesses already have enough extras to pay for. This wont effect large business, this is a direct threat to SMALL business owners. How long until you charge whatever you want, whenever you feel like it? You already own 40% of the internet domains, how much money is going to be enough??? This is a terrible idea and its GOD AWFUL customer service. Sincerely, GA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not happy with the recent raical decision
by Prashant Pillai Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, This is to share my opinion about the recent radical agreement between ICANN and Verisign. I’m aware of it’s impact in cost amongst other issues that are abound to crop up with this agreement. And I’m upset with this decision of yours. I request you to void the contract and go back to the way things were. ~ Prashant

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please keep .com domains affordable!
by Mauricio Castillo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As small enterprises we count on the liberty .com domains offer. Thanks! -- *Mauricio Castillo Arredondo* T: +521 (55) 40 585 585 IN: linkedin.com/in/mauriciocastilloa/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases
by Uber1 Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against it. These are digital products that should see price decreases over time ao it makes no sense you're raising prices.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Keep the old .com prices. Am not in favor of the increase as it is an unfair move as we have contracted the old prices years ago. Had you offered the higher prices before, people would have had a chance to choose and build an alternate domain but are now locked with the dot Com TLD. Please be fair to the consumers.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose this sh*t
by Paulo Faria Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Think beyond your own belly button. Greediness is an awful awful sin against humankind. Don't be a part of what destroys us. Sincerely, Paulo Faria

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Raise of the fees
by Viljar Weimann Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, Our organization has been using your services for the domain last 6 years. And we have been satisfied customers. Now e are hearing that you are planning significantly raise - and keep raising - the yearly fee. This will put a large burden to our Small organization which will make us question our participation with you.. We want to express our strong dissatisfaction and unhappiness with this move. Please reconsider.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com amendment 3 03jan20
by Philippe Chretien Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own multiple .com domains for business and personal uses ... I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Philippe Chretien

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the prices for .com domains. It'll heavily effect our clientage.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It’s okay if domain registrations are inexpensive
by Keith Silgard Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am a strong proponent of a free and open internet. Recent moves to monetize domain registry serve nothing but greed, and the world already has more than enough of that. Similar to pharmaceutical companies exploiting their monopoly-like position to massively inflate pricing of necessary goods, I worry that allowing profit driven entities to control pricing for domain registry will only serve to inflate prices with absolutely no investment in quality to justify it. Further, accepting a sizeable donation in exchange for allowing this reeks of corruption, and only serves to further undermine our collective trust in ICANN’s ability to be an effective steward of essential infrastructure. There is more to this world than profit. You are making short-sighted decisions that have the potential to be destructive and harmful. Please reassess the value of funding your initiatives vs the very real possibility that you’re needlessly harming the greatest thing about domain names—almost anyone can afford to buy one and use it to achieve awesome things. Keith

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increas the price Of domain
by معرفة كل يوم Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi - As an owner of multiple .com domains, I disagree with the direction ICANN is taking with Verisign. Ultimately, my disagreement centers around two points: 1. Verisign should *not* be able to operate as its own Domain Registrar - Even though Verisign will not be able to sell .com domains directly, should Verisign choose to partner with a specific registrar, that partner would get preferential pricing/treatment - As the controller of .com domain prices, Verisign should not be anywhere near the market of selling these domain names 2. The rate of price increases far exceed standard inflation rates. There's really no reason to increase the price of a digital good. Since any operating costs of Verisign to operate the .com domains may increase along with inflation, I don't see why the 7% annual rate is the chosen number. This is not to mention that, as technology improves, one would expect operating costs of Verisign to decrease as well I hope that ICANN will not ignore my comments to this proposed amendment. >From the outsider, this looks like collusion between ICANN and Verisign. Verisign is getting preferential treatment and additional freedoms in exchange for a one time payment of $20M. Thanks, -- Hac Phan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection for Amendment 3
by Chris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

For the record, I would like to state my objection for amendment 3 due the following reasons: 1. 7% yearly increase does NOT align with adjustment to cost due to inflation 2. private for-profit company should not be in charge of pricing changes for public services such as the .com domain name registration While I fully support community-initiated and approved cost based price adjustment, however, I cannot agree to the current amendment 3. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Chris Chen

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why u increasing the fees for dot com
by Captain Tuts Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear as your new agreement its too harsh for we all online marketers and business holder . There are only some who is running good business what will for the students and from where people who have very small business will afford these prises so please think that again

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Maintain the fees
by Rachel Wolfe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, As an artist working as a business, I rely on the internet so much for my work. I really need to keep the fees low, as customers always expect a competitive rate for prices on my work and products. Increasing the domain/ICANN fees, means my prices will have to go up. The price increase will seriously turn off my customers and clients. All the time the customers are being asked to pay more and have more responsibilities. This puts a lot of stress on the economy and individuals, making the world more hostile. I want to make sure my services and products are available to as many people as possible. Therefore, I request the fees remain the same. Thank you for listening. Sincerely, Rachel Wolfe +47 400 56 846, Norway +1 310 905 9763, USA Website <https://www.rachelwolfe.com/> | Instagram <http://instagram.com/atelierwolfe> | EyeEm <http://eyeem.com/u/rachelwolfe> | Behance <http://behance.net/atelierwolfe> The contents of this email from atelierwolfe(a)icloud.com <mailto:atelierwolfe@icloud.com> are protected by Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights. Images and Ideas contained or attached to this email are not to be circulate by individuals or organisations without direct written permission, license, or agreement given by Rachel Wolfe.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't raise prices on .com
by Linda Hsieh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there, I am a small business owner of 2 companies and rely on low overhead to survive and support my family. Please do not change the cost of .com websites. Thank you for considering the public and small business owners like me. Owning a business is risky enough without these potential rising costs. Warm regards, Linda Hsieh (720) 429-3047

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I against the increase of price
by wong jia long Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I against the increase of price of .com I have a lot of domains using .com Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases
by CHIKAODILI IKECHUKWU Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’d like to register my concern at what seems to be a backhanded attempt at raising the cost of domain registration following the fiasco with the attempted sale of the .org TLD to private equity firms. As a resident of a country with limited internet penetration this whole affair smacks of elitism and gatekeeping

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the domain prices
by Airtel com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello Increasing .com domain prices would put the industry under a lot of pressure. The most problems would be faced by small companies and publishers. Hindi News Sites <https://www.postmayor.com/hi> and job sites will face a lot of problems. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Dalton Direct Tile Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hey assholes, There are plenty of new tdl domains. If you start rent seeking I will go to .co and you can kiss my ass.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain name regulations
by Catherine M. Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not increase the cost of domain names. There is no stopping it once this happens and it will become expensive those those of us who renew multiple domain names per year. Catherine Maxwell 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 Maksym Mykhailenko Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi The new proposition looks like missed the "bottom up" principle of ICANN, it comes from nowhere while may bring significant change in the pricing of .COM domains. The only beneficiary of such an agreement is “Verisign” - a commercial company. If there are any need of money for improving some parts of the internet like DNS, it can be discussed publicly first, with the broad community.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase of annual fee
by Glenda Evans Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain to will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Glenda Evans Glenda Evans Certified Photo Organizer P 408-477-2623 <tel:408-477-2623> M 408-425-9095 <tel:408-425-9095> E glenda(a)organizedphotosliveon.com <mailto:glenda@organizedphotosliveon.com> W organizedphotosliveon.com <http://organizedphotosliveon.com/> <http://www.facebook.com/GlendaEvansCPO/> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/glendaevanscpo/> <http://www.instagram.com/organizedphotosliveon/> "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't.
by Cleveland Wall Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not give over our digital commons to the highest bidder. Reconsider. Cleveland Wallhttps://www.clevelandwall.com/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increases not fair
by Dr Graham Tyler Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposed to proposed Amendment 3
by Gero Bazant Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I would like to voice my OPPOSITION to the proposed amendment. Thank you, Gero Bazant

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The registration costs of .COM domains are already significant enough. In order to maintain a free and open internet, where any person can afford a domain, prices should not be raised any higher than they are already. Additionally, no suitable justification was given as to the reasoning behind the ICANN-Verisign deal, leading me to believe that this was another cash-grab attempt.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price gouging
by Shawn Schmidt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m against this. Raising prices by 70% on over 40% of all domains is a mistake. This is price gouging and largely unnecessary. Please do not let this pass through.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase of .com domain fee
by Gayan Totamuna Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, This is unacceptable and which impacts to our business. We might move to others domain names if this happens. Regards, Gayan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This change will result to unfair price for domains
by Timothée Mohr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I think this proposal goes into to wrong way because it will end in an increase of fees to the registrars and then to the customers. Some statistics show it might increase cost to up to 70% in the next 10 years. .com is a great way to make the internet safer as it a great solution to spot serious domains and websites. Almost every big company is using a .com which means more security and less scams. If the fee increase, more and more people will start using less common extensions and this will make the web unsafe because scammers will be harder to spot and unfair because big companies will still own .com domains and small companies will look unsafe because they made a choice based on this wrond decision. Icann does a great job and need money to run its operations but this is not a great way to do it. Keep .Com low so you will keep the web Fair and secure. I don't believe I could afford. Com domains anymore if it raise too much and I don't think I'm the only one.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please take your job seriously
by David Corbin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

There is no real reason to raise the price of .com TLDs. Please do the internet the favor and respect the rest of the citizens of the internet. Thanks, David

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OUTRAGEOUS move for the community ! STOP THE NEW DEAL
by Younes AL HYAR Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I just learned that ICANN concluded a new deal that will spike the .COM domains prices in next weeks. I hereby protest against this policy and support the cancellation of this new deal. Internet should be accessible and affordable for new and growing entrepreneurs no matter where they are. Please hear our voices, and be reasonable, we want Internet to be a free and safe place, not a business held by a little minority. Thank you !

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Appealing to Drop The Decision to Raise Domain Prices
by Tan Jayson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don’t raise the price of domain names. It is so expensive already 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 Scott Cook Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business owner that provides web hosting among my services I am opposed to this amendment. This kind of agreement made in secrecy to allow for dramatic price increases by a monopoly holder is reprehensible. This is now how a free and open Internet should be run. Regards, Scott Cook Montebello Park https://www.montebellopark.com | portfolio: https://portfolio.montebellopark.com | https://kb5uzb.radio Dropbox: I use it more everyday! https://db.tt/B5ALzOm

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am not agree for pricing increase!!
by Vasily Domashev Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello there, I am not agree for payment increase for domain registrations. I run a very small business and I can not afford to pay any more than what I already agreed to pay. Best Regards, Vasily D.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Deny VeriSign Deal
by Michael Brodt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings, I have been using the internet basically since its introduction to the public. The value it has brought is through the democratization of knowledge, information, and more. If there is one thing that history has taught us is that the moment one person, one company, one organization, to claim too much control, too much power, that democratization is, at best, put in jeopardy. By enabling VeriSign to have such control... and the ability to increase prices as they see fit... they become a limiting factor to those of us who which to have a site with a .COM domain. I have such a site. I don’t make money from it, but it is a way for me to share my work, my passion, my dreams, with others. Unlike in the old days, we have to by a number of domains just to protect ourselves and our identity. If such prices were enacted, I could be priced out of owning some or all of those domains. Controls that limit such actions must be implemented. This deal should not happen. ICANN has a responsibility to all of us in keeping the Internet open and accessible to everyone who wants to have a website. In this case, by not making this deal, and by putting protections in place to prevent such deals and such moves to gain unfair control over the Internet. Regards, Michael Brodt

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices
by Saqib Islam Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the prices like this. This will hurt the internet. First they got rid of net neutrality now you guus are hiking prices this completely unfair. Saqib Islam +923006412193

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Mr. Namazi, I don’t believe there is any justification for a price increase. Any approval of Verisign price increases will represent the complete failure of ICANN to fulfil its mandate with regards to .COM. Regards, Donna Mulvenna

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain name increase
by Joseph Mulhern 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. Verisign is has a monopoly on .com registrations. It is an unfair abuse of power for the price to go up so much when the actual cost of providing the service continues to decline.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding ICANN Proposal allowing for price increase
by Sandeep A Nair Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, This amendment should never have existed. This would affect the world in many ways. Verisign being allowed to increase prices and also being allowed to register domains means the could be Anti competitive practices that might come up. Please do not go ahead with the proposal. Thanks and Regards, Sandeep A Nair

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Charging Us So Much
by Joleen W Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the recent information come to light regarding ICANN to be devious and deceptive. It is terrible to raise the prices that much over the next decade, making the cost of domains unattainable for many. Please reconsider. Regards Jol

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I have a small web business, and increasing the cost of .com domains would deal a harsh blow to my bottom line. ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. This is NOT as it should be. Please do the right thing. Say NO to this Agreement. Cynthia Pagel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement COMMENT
by Riedhart, John/SJC Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

All Concerned, I must applaud your money grab! Well Done. Make the deal behind closed door Negotiations then (like last time) make the appearance of a comment period that's likely disregarded. I would not support this in any form or fashion with unending rising fees and ZERO accounting for the increased fees collected. I will request/ demand a much smaller total increase (with a cap) of course smaller increments. This must as well be accompanied with an open accounting of who, where and for what this money would be used for. Certainly not a blanket equipment/ service upgrade statement. I have a .com for business and personal use. As with me the market will hold you accountable for your spending. Think again and do this wisely. John Riedhart jr(a)johnriedhart.com ________________________________ NOTICE - This communication may contain confidential and privileged information that is for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any viewing, copying or distribution of, or reliance on this message by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT allow increase in price
by Martin Tackle Mfg Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business owner who performs all of my sales online, this is just one more thing that will hurt my business. If you increase the price of the .com domains, it will force those of us who have a domain in this area to seek other domain name extensions, causing confusion for our customers. Even if you were to provide a free forwarding service, all the work that has gone into becoming established and trusted under the .com domain will go out the window once I and others are forced to seek cheaper domain name extensions. Customers will wonder if they are really at the right landing page and this will not promote customer confidence. My pre-printed business cards will be useless as well as my stationery. All affiliate links and other supporting advertising will be broken. Making this change will cost more than just your increase in price to every .com business person out there and will also hit the free market economy in a very bad way. Racheal Rosio Martin Tackle Manufacturing Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not agree with the bribery exhibited in this article towards companies, in order to monopolize markets of the .com domain system. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment regarding Proposed Amendment 3
by Greg Gamel Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Regarding Proposed Amendment 3: Respectfully, please do not allow .COM price increases. Verisign expects at least $1.125 billion revenue in 2020 even without price increases. Thanks to the significant upgrades in web technology and database management, both the .COM and .NET registries could be profitably managed for less than half the cost. The leadership of ICANN should reject any measures that harm small businesses and entrepreneurs. Under the proposed changes, within 10 years, .COM domains could cost approximately 70% more than the current price of $7.85. This is neither consumer nor business friendly. Reject this amendment.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not support the agreement made between ICANN and Verisign. This seems to be all about money for both parties and very little about the .com registry or all of the people that rely on it. Both the money going to ICANN and the proposed increases by Verisign seem very unreasonable to me. Also the whole agreement seems to have been done out of the publics eye, ostensibly because ICANN and Verisign knew it would look bad, and it does. Please stop this money grab by both parties now and think about what is good for the average person instead of your big business.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I have been informed that last month, ICANN announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 year. I've been told that this will mean that .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade. The contract also allows for other price increases, which could drive prices up further, ultimately making .COM domains less accessible and more expensive for everybody. If there is truth to this, I want to share that I strongly discourage an agreement that allows for this drastic increase in price for .com users. Small businesses have a difficult enough time maintaining websites for advertising and commerce purposes. Thank you for your time, Catherine Alleva

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection for raising .Com fees
by Jahangeer Khan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi Please cinsider this communication as objection for raising the fee for subject domains. Are you seriously destroying the web community? It is requested that fee changes may please be avoided. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against price increase to .COM domains.
by Yunqiang LIU Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.It is not fair to allow Verisign to have open reign in raising prices for .com registrations.

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