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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price gouging on domain names!
by Chance Solem-Pfeifer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Prioritize user experience and customer integrity over secretive corporate profits! No rate hikes on .com domain fees! -Chance

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Stop!!!
by Timothy Carlson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please stop increasing the prices of .com domain names! I’ll have to start dropping domains (I have lots of them) because I can’t afford to keep them all. I’ll keep dropping them if the price continues to go up.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please stop the price increase for .com domains
by Peter Huber Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi About 20 years ago I registered Peterbox.com to use as my email address for the next hundred years, even when I switch between email service providers. In those days it was common to use .com for that purpose. With your proposed contract with Verisign, you want to allow steady price increases for the years to come. I feel this is just not fair, because it might force me to change to another domain, which defeats the purpose of having the same email address for a long time. Regards, Peter Huber, Singapore

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

Feb. 11, 2020

If you raise my .com rates through backroom deals I will change my 28 websites to another domain ending. Dawn Bird qualitytowncar.com seatowncar.com xxxoxo.com thisisnottheend.com justforshiggles.com lifehub.com dawnbird.com earlybird.com protowncarseattle.com protowncaratlanta.com pdxtowncars.com atltowncar.com And on and on

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to object to the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. As an information professional working in memory institutions and guided by the core principles of librarianship (see American Library Association at http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/corevalues) I am distressed over the impact on accessibility this change has. The domain names people are most comfortable and familiar with are those that end in .com. This makes them the most accessible domains, and by increasing the cost of a .com domain name, you limit who can afford to own one. This further redistributes accessibility, and with it power, into the hands of the already wealthy and powerful, depriving the common person of the powerful tool the Internet has been. It relegates them to the margins, where their voice is minimized or unheard. Moreover, I am concerned about the conflict of interest inherit in Verisign operating as a domain registrar, especially with the influence Verisign has over domain registration pricing. These are untenable propositions, and I urge you to reject this proposed amendment. Sincerely, Mahogany Lore

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't realise the process of .COM domains!
by Gurdit Singh Sachdeva Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I'm a small personal domain owner. Please don't raise the process of .COM domains!! The internet is for everyone, please don't make it unaccessible for everyone!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com domain price increase
by Julian Calvo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is a hard blow to democracy. They have the opportunity to continue making the Internet more democratic or to privatize it. No to the increase of dominions, yes to freedom and democracy. -- *Julian Calvo*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I don't want ICANN's initiative with verisign, this is not proper initiative
by Hernan MB Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 Verisign agreed to pay ICANN an additional $20 million dollars over five years to support ICANN's domain name system initiatives, without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not approve
by Jerry Plagge, Jr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a small business owner I provide many .com sites and this would significantly impact my business ad the customers that would also have to absorb the price increases that I would have to pass along.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com
by naveen chandra m Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the price of .com domain

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price don't increase
by Md Rasel Khan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I hope you are well. We are really grateful for your service. But recently we have got a news that .com domain price will be increased. That really saddens me. I request you don't increase the price. Thank you.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

OPPOSED Allowing the existing operator to lock in such dramatic price increases smacks of a sweetheart deal which is highly inappropriate. This contract is a legal monopoly and should be subject to strict justification for rate increases. A 31% price increase every four years is equivalent to 4.6% every year and this potentially outpaces inflation or any cost increases the vendor might incur. It's just extra profit. The contract should be opened to competitive bidding. There may very well be another company that can do this and keep its price more under control. The contract could also allow for increases pegged to a recognized inflation rate. Also, is it possible that the system can be modified so there can be more than one company that manages the .com registry? Then those registries can compete for the wholesale business. I realize that's a lot of work, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Rhett Trickett Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. Rhett

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

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom it May Concern, This matter concerns everyone who uses the internet especially business owners who own .com’s. The decision to make these proposed amendments without the voice of other parties, namely, the customers, business owners and such, is not only hugely detrimental to ecommerce as a whole but does not act in accordance with democratic principles. We, among other domain owners, state that this be reconsidered and annulled. Sincerely, St. Admin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition Against the New Verisign, Inc. Contract
by Logan Forsyth Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm in opposition against raising .com domain prices over the next decade. 'Monopoly' type deals like this should not be allowed to be made behind closed doors without some type of vote from the public beforehand.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN new rules are not ok!!!
by Susan Ripley Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I object to this new ruling by icann.org This is not good business for most people. This will make it next to impossible for some people to be able to create new websites and businesses online. This is not ok. Susan -- *Susan Ripley*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreemen
by Thomas Teach Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is not how the founders of the Internet wanted one of our civilisation's greatest inventions to be used. Please do not move forward with this decision.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I oppose Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. I believe that allowing wholesale prices for .com domains to rise 72% over 12 years, which is far more than the rate of inflation and also far more than Verisign's underlying costs of maintaining the registry could possibly increase by, will dramatically hurt the internet ecosystem. It will especially hurt small website operators, like myself, and will discourage internet users from creating blogs and personal pages, with the end result of reducing democratization of the internet. Verisign reported a 69.4% operating margin in Q1 2019, so they clearly do not need the extra revenue from this price hike. ICANN has granted a monopoly over .com to Verisign and ICANN has a duty to every internet user on the planet to carefully regulate this monopoly to prevent abuse by Verisign. The only conscionable thing to do right now is to freeze wholesale .com prices and re-evaluate 5-10 years from now. A policy that allows price increases tracking the rate of inflation (but no higher) may make sense in the future, but right now Verisign is already collecting far more from their .com monopoly than any company would be able to in a competitive market [1]. It's simply not right to allow them to raise prices at this time. - Karl Hinze [1] For example, Alphabet, a highly successful player in a very high-margin industry, has an operating margin of around 25%. Verisign's operating margin is over 2.75 times that.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider Amendment 3 and its impact vs who will benefit most
by Michael Gray Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I am writing to oppose the Proposed Amendment 3, which will simply at the cost of the public interest you should be protecting, give Verisign even more capability to monopolize and ruin the accessibility and freedom that should be at the heart of the internet. The current costs are more than enough and should not be able to continuously influenced by a company with no interest in the need of regular individuals or small businesses needing this kind of domain to be presentable. Michael Gray, Australia

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree
by Young Joe Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Disagree.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against this amendment
by Ronnie Sinclair Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

My issue is that this agreement will be made without any clarity about how ICANN will spend the money, or who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure. This will negatively impact the internet. Best regards, Ronnie

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I would like your organisation to rethink the impact that the increment in .com would have on small and medium scale enterprises across the world. I totally disagree with your plan to increase the amount charged annually for .com domain as so many businesses are still struggling to find their foothold globally. Thanks.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] domains for all
by Danial Speck Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello ICANN, Please do not allow the .com registry to have price caps removed as well as giving control of a significant portion of the .com tld to a single party as the internet that I know was built upon decentralized access and everyone being able to affordably have a place on the net. Change is good and something to be embraced but change for the worst for those at the end of the line who only furthers create a separation and isolation when the internet is the sole element that is unifying our life on this planet. Please do everything to ensure that the best version of the internet and its management continues to happen that is in the interest for all those that use it. Kind regards Internet Citizen Danial Speck

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry agreement
by Jeff Soukotta Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern I have been made aware that there is a potential change to the way .com domain registrations are going to be handled going forward. In particular, how Verisign will be able to increase prices to .com domains in the coming years. The change will significantly impact small businesses such as my own, who rely on cost effective methods of having a presence online. This change goes against ICANN's own motto of "One World. One Internet". With a higher barrier to entry in purchasing or owning a .COM domain name, it will create inequality, with small startups, particularly in less "advantageous" countries and circumstances, being even more disadvantaged. As such, I strongly urge you to reconsider. Best regards, Jeff Soukotta Adaptise Wellington, New Zealand

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I want to say that I don't want to have to pay more money to buy and/or renew .com TLDs. Thus, I oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. Thanks, Reuben

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As an owner of a registered domain, I am against this amendment. It represents nothing but a cash grab. This will harm small business owners.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, PLEASE reconsider increasing .COM domain registration prices. Registrars receive millions every year, as it is. Allow businesses to continue to be empowered by knowing that domain purchases are reasonable and not fueled by greed! I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Kay from Texas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t raise prices
by TommieRae Lovett Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Keep the system the way it is now, so everyone can afford to buy top level domains. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Verisign From Messing up With .COM TLD
by Md Minhazul Haque Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Damn! -- *Md. Minhazul Haque*DevOps Engineer, Intelligent Money Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://mdminhazulhaque.io

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .COM price
by nsaghakingsly＠unidevelopers.net Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

In some areas of the world especially the developing countries, small and medium size enterprises are still struggling to make an online awareness increasing this prices will make it even more difficult for them to be able to accomplish that. Hope you strongly reconsider thanks.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes in COM fee structure
by Robert Langer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a long time owner of a modest number of COM domains, I wish to voice my outrage at the deal struck behind closed doors that would allow Versign to unilaterally raise fees for COM domains. COM domains are essentially a public utility and secret deals violate an implied public trust. Moreover, the opportunity for profit by capricious price increases over customers held hostage due to established business is grossly unfair. Would it be ok for a city government to allow a commercial vendor a monopoly on managing the physical locations for customers to shop, and for businesses to receive mail, and then to give that monopoly vendor the right to escalate fees by more than 70% in 10 years? I strongly urge reconsideration and renegotiation of this deal. Robert Langer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise prices on .com
by Mike Pasche Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I feel the process you followed was not transparent and not fair. Please start over. Thanks Mike Pasche

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

Feb. 11, 2020

We don't agree. -- *Le Tuan* *Vietnam Intelligent Technology and Development Application Company Limited (VINTECHN)* Add: No 60/14 Vu Huu Street, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam Phone: +84-24-3748 1073 | Skype: import511 | import(a)vintechn.com | thaiautocanopy(a)gmail.com | www.vintechn.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote Against
by Jacob Hughes Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I think that while allowing increases of 7% may sound modest it is already very cost prohibitive to own a domain. I believe that the current pricing is fine and I am sure the CEO's or higher-ups could take a pay cut just pay everyone more and not worry about increasing profits for once. Your profits are fine. The internet needs to be accessible to everyone.. Jacob

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I currently register several .com domain names. I oppose the proposed price increase for .COM domains as being unjustified, monopolistic extortion. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The Internet registries should not be managed as cash cows for exploitation. ICANN should negotiate in public. If Verisign wants to increase prices dramatically, ICANN should find alternative registrars, or authorize more than one .com registrar. Michael Price Santa Clara, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dot com prices
by avijit sarkar Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Do not increase dot com prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] A heritage of freedom
by Igor Oliveira Ferreira Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The dot COM is a World Wide Web community birthright, and by the supply and demand law, where the demand is very high, and the supply is unlimited, make no sense the increase in it’s price. Igor Oliveira Ferreira, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Domains
by Doug Hansen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To Whom it May Concern: To allow a single organization such control over domain names is like a monopoly. Then to tell them they can increase our rates up to 70% in the next decade just because they gave you money is crazy. There are people out there still paying $40-50/yr for a domain name the way it is. Don't allow those people to have to pay $68-$85/yr for the same services. There are plenty of mom and pop shops out there that count every penny that they spend just to stay a float. Don't make them have to go back to the drawing board when it comes to their internet presence. Doug Hansen CEO Digital Creations Inc.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the price
by Eric Norlie Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

There is no reason for a consistent increase in the price of domain names in an age of decreasing hardware costs. Please find a different way to increase revenue, possibly through more domain registrations, but not by increasing the costs of each one. -Eric Norlie

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] On the topic of removing price caps
by Petr Ospalý Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir, I am a small entrepreneur and I own few domain names with .com, .org, .info, .biz and other. The truth is that my "brand" domains are only three and the only top level domain I truly care about is .com. But I don't own just three domains I had to own many other combinations of tld. and hyphenated version of my "brands" to fight dns scams... That is the reality of nowadays internet. I am certain that your effort to remove price caps is for nothing else but a greedy deal with Verizon BUT even if you try to argument that the reason for raising prices is exactly to tackle the problem with dns speculators - you are wrong. No matter how high the price for a domain will go, there will be always speculators holding as a hostage any brand-able names trying to resell it for an absurd amount of money. Also there will be always a crook attempting of dns scam using a very similar domain to lure visitors from proper domains (e.g. mymail.com vs my-mail.com vs mymail.biz etc.). So every buyer of a new domain name will have to protect himself buy buying out a bulk of otherwise useless domains to just avoid all of these problems. At the end the only one able to fight on this battlefield will be big companies - it is already almost impossible to came up with some free distinguishable name for a domain name - the internet is over saturated and new business are starting each day. Maybe that is the reason why I already decided to move my brands to .xyz but .com is overwhelmingly dominant as of now and will be for some time still. Your move to remove price caps will hurt only little people like me - I am not worry that google, microsoft, facebook and any other big name will have an issue to pay whatever price for... well whatever. -- Best regards / S pozdravem *Petr Ospalý*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases for .com domains
by Barbara G Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I just heard about the potential increases in the deal between icann and Verisgn for .com domains. I want to tell you how unfair this is to those of us who have .com domains for our businesses. Small businesses struggle as it it, and these increases will force me to give up my .com domains. I cannot afford to pay more. Some of my domains are 10 years old, but if I can't afford to renew them at the increased costs (scheduled over the next 8 out of 10 years!), then I will have no choice but to give them up. This is not right, and it certainly is not fair. Please don't do this increasing of the costs for .com domains. Consider the negative impact this is going to have on everyone on the internet. Thank you for your consideration. Barbara Glenewinkel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3
by Charlie Kornoelje Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not raise prices. Thanks, Charlie

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I have registered several .com domain names. I oppose the proposed price increase for .COM domains as being unjustified, monopolistic extortion. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The Internet registries should not be managed as cash cows for exploitation. ICANN should negotiate in public. If Verisign wants to increase prices dramatically, ICANN should find alternative registrars, or authorize more than one .com registrar. Michael Price Santa Clara, California United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against increase in .com prices
by Saurabh Jain Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the deal in which Verisign is given liberty to increase domain name prices for .coms The original TLDs should always be capped at a reasonable price as it is already quite expensive for most of the world. Thank you. Regards, Saurabh

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t change prices.
by Jack Crispy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dont do it .

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price revision
by d boner Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Can someone tell me how the 20 million dollars will be spent? It seems that ICANN and verisign were the only two parties involved in this decision. Thank you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Price Increases
by Jennifer Lee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a marketing and communications professional. As a result, I maintain a .com website that I can use to display my skill set to prospective employers.I am also a volunteer for a non-profit organization that depends on a .com domain to connect with volunteers, supporters, and donors.Increases to .com domain prices can negatively impact individuals like myself, independent contractors, small businesses, and non-profits who need to carefully monitor budgets and expenses.Increasing .com domain prices annually smacks of the same tactics used by the pharmaceutical industry, whose annual price increases have led medication prices to increase by vast margins, pricing patients with fewer resources out of products they need.For many small businesses, individuals, and non-profits, changing their domain from .com to another option in an attempt to save money simply is not feasible due to public perceptions of certain as alternates, the public's lack of familiarity with other options, and the vast number of users competing for domain names, as well as the added costs and complexities of switching and redirects.While .com price increases may be necessary at times, these increases must be rational, reasonable, and transparent. The internet is a public utility, and should remain affordable to all. This includes domain extensions necessary to facilitate business, non-profit, and professional ventures. Sincerely, Jennifer LeeSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Future of .com
by Matt Freeman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This should not be decided on the golf course, the lack of transparency is disgusting. You might as well just be an offshoot subcompany of Versign. Anyway, I hope you eventually lose your governance and the whole structure is redesigned, and of course you lose your juicy jobs..

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing in regards to the proposed amendment that would increase the price of .com registry. Please reconsider this course of action and do not increase the price of the .com domains. There are many reasons this is a poor idea, but ultimately it will hurt small business and individuals the most. Thank you for your consideration.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Alexandre Paradis 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 is already far more than justified. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Alexandre Paradis Analyste en Informatique (581) 999-2440 service.paradis(a)gmail.com

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