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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous!!!
by Tarun Ahuja Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is totally ridiculous!!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increasing
by Earth Julia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Very appreciated for service with registration domain names. But can't understand for what I have to pay more money for domain .com? For 1 field in database which is nothing in total. I think price for any domain names can't be increased. Otherwise it's just speculation on people needs. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not accept Amendment 3
by Daniel DeCovnick Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Amendment 3 is a giant kickback scheme that will only lead to increases in prices for consumers, helping no one. I urge you to vote against its adoption.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hike
by Kenneth Koh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Let's be frank. Nobody likes price hike. So when we were told that .com price is going to increase, nobody likes it. Nor anyone will vote for it. But we all know inflation is unavoidable. So, if the price increase in .com is in line with inflation rate of say 2%, I think that is justifiable. But from the news I'm hearing, Verisign is given the freedom to increase the price by as much as 70% over 10 years. That is too much. Regards, Koh Yih Ming A .com user for 15 years.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why increasing price?
by Piseth Chhourm Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The current price is already high. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise .com
by Stephen Davis IV Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Raising the price of .com is going to seriously harm those of us who are trying to secure their digital footprint without paying a ridiculous amount of money. These changes would seriously change my ability to buy domain. I whole heartedly disagree with this decision

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My Opposition to Amendment 3
by Amit Ramani Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is the year 2020. We do not need price increases for .COM domains. Maybe in the year 1995, not 2020. I am voicing my strong opposition to the price increases. These price increases are un-needed. The current pricing should be amended to reduce the .COM registration and renewal prices. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business
by Matt Wolaver Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I simply don’t want to see the prices adjust from the model we currently have. In the way that people would support a small businesses.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to increases
by Akash Karia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am against the office increases on . Com names. If anything, barriers to entry would be lowered, not increased over time

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am absolutely opposed to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement and appalled by the obvious lack of transparency. This proposal is a perfect example of today's elite making business decisions that put more money into their executives' pockets while also benefiting their stakeholders by gouging their customers. ICANN's lack of concern for those purchasing .com domains is disgusting.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Maintain Price Caps
by Rogers, James R. Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please maintain the existing price caps for TLDs. Accepting a "donation" from Verisign in exchange for permitting increased pricing is highly questionable.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] what purpose does this price increase entail?
by Steven Vallarian Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Nothing. Nothing at all. The creation of a cost for an idea is near zero, and the amount already collected for .com is more than plenty. Taking more for no good reason is not a good reason to do so!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by Elliot Huffman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi Team, I see no reason for a price increase. The current pricing drives around $1,146,800,557.55 (1.1B) in revenue. That is a ton of money. Running a price increase increases it about $80,276,039.03. That is $80 mil! Just in one year without having to help invent a better internet. There is no reason for a price increase as the .com is an ever growing TLD. Just because there was a previous pricing structure doesn't mean that it is the way to go. I vote "no" to the pricing change. The other initiatives to prevent security abuse is fine. Pricing no, security yes. Please amend this to exclude the price change. Revenue should come from an innovation standpoint, not a price increase. Thanks! Elliot Huffman elhuff Premier Field Engineering | Apps Microsoft Services Premier Phone 1-800-936-3100 Online Ticket https://support.microsoft.com/premier Azure support https://aka.ms/azuresupportportal If in doubt/other Ask your TAM Notice: Any links, references, or attachments that contain sample scripts, code, or commands comes with the following notification. This Sample Code is provided for the purpose of illustration only and is not intended to be used in a production environment. THIS SAMPLE CODE AND ANY RELATED INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. We grant You a nonexclusive, royalty-free right to use and modify the Sample Code and to reproduce and distribute the object code form of the Sample Code, provided that You agree: (i) to not use Our name, logo, or trademarks to market Your software product in which the Sample Code is embedded; (ii) to include a valid copyright notice on Your software product in which the Sample Code is embedded; and (iii) to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend Us and Our suppliers from and against any claims or lawsuits, including attorneys' fees, that arise or result from the use or distribution of the Sample Code. Please note: None of the conditions outlined in the disclaimer above will superseded the terms and conditions contained within the Premier Customer Services Description.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is an atrocity
by Michael Jenson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is an atrocity. Shameful price gouging. An embarrassment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO
by Jerrod Joseph Felder Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Say NO!
by Jerrod Joseph Felder Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

What is the deal? Why are you doing this? Don't raise the price for no reason. Say NO!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Russell Alexander Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please provide information regarding the new contract with verisign that will result in yearly increases in wholesale Dot-com prices. As a multiple domain owner Oh, I would like to know who is benefiting From these increases. Why are so many increases needed? Will there be a there be a cap? I appreciate your assistance. Russell Alexander

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I’m against!
by Matthew Moreno Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

seems shady Sent from my iPad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Rithvik Vibhu 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.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to Proposed Amendment 3
by Ian Clark Smith Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A price increase for .COM benefits is unnecessary and provides no additional value to anyone except Verisign. Such policy is harmful to the web and ICANN's mission.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not agree at all
by José Sevane Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not agree at all with the proposed increase of the .com price. This is just about Verisign trying to get some easy money. The .com price is already too high but never is enough isn’t? It’s all about money, well, we will see how democratic ICANN is. To be honest I don’t expect absolutely nothing from ICANN, I think they will get some good money from this too. That’s why they are trying to do it. And who will read all this comments anyway? I don’t know, enjoy the robbery ICANN. Regards. Jose Fernandez

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM TLD Amendment
by Gavin Siver Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not enact this amendment. I understand deals have traditionally been made in the privacy of company quarters, but operating websites are extremely expensive. While large corporations can absorb these costs, the price increases allowed for the 8 out 10 years for .COM registration will disproportionately affect the medium and start-up businesses in the web space. Medium and start-up businesses will then refer these charges into to their clients. Large corporations use large web adminstration companies. Medium and start-up sized corporations cannot afford those costs, and will not inherit the wholesale increase, but rather a surcharge upon that making website adminstration less feasible for businesses wishing to provide competition to the few large players in the field. Please reconsider the .COM TLD price increase. The other changes I take no issue with, but sincerely believe the price increases are improper and immature.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3
by sschaub＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to the proposed 7% annual price increases for .com domains. Within 10 years, .com domains could cost as much as 70% more than the current wholesale price of $7.85. I am opposed to allowing Verisign to operate as a domain name registrar. Allowing the company that controls almost 80% of registrar pricing for domain names to compete directly with all domain registrars will harm competition, choice, and domain name services. Stephen Schaub

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increase
by Alexey Shtafinskiy Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have registered several domain names with .COM I strongly oppose price increase.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to .COM price increases
by Todd Miller Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I submit that the agreement between ICANN and Verisign should be modified to significantly limit, or better yet put a moratorium on, price increases related to the .COM domain registry. This is nothing but a pure money grab on Verisign's behalf, signed off on by ICANN. There is no transparency into the need for any such increases in fees, and no accountability on how the money is spent or what benefit it will provide to the wider COM domain community. I respectfully ask that the agreement be thrown out until a much more transparent and restrictive price increase policy can be implemented. Sincerely, Todd Miller

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased dot com costs would be a critical restraint
by Lee Parratt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Increasing dot com costs would inhibit growth of online businesses. Lee Parratt

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, The domains .coms are very common and popular, help entrepreneurs and business to grow whit them. Don’t increase price .com domain,please. thanks

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not raise the .com price. This two party back room deal between only icann and verisign looks terrible to the outside world. Everyone affected by a .com price increase should have a say.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop raising .com rates
by Ameet A Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I would like to submit my vote against raising .com domain rates. Ameet Arurkar .com domain owner

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Coments against the price increase for .com domains
by adarsha joisa Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I find the upcoming changes in the new deal between Verisign and ICANN is wrong. Important big decisions like this which will affect millions of internet users should not be down to only two companies to decide. The internet consumers, both users and the industry as a whole should be listened to in big important deals like this. In many countries there are competition rules that wouldn't allow near monopolies like this being created. Please listen and respect the rest of us users and keep important deals like this transparent and open for inputs from all users of the net. We are one world. Lets work together and. Lets not let greed rule. As a small business owner owning a .com domain, a price increase will severely restrict my ability to pay for the domain, and will surely result in millions of small businesses being unable to have a web presence. As for me, I know that I'll have to discontinue my domain if the prices increase. I am firmly against this deal between ICANN and Verisign. Regards, Adarsha Joisa

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing the price for .com domain name extensions
by Tony Brown Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir/Madame. I just read about the agreement between Verisgn and ICANN to increase the price of the .com domain name extension, and wish to appeal to you not to do this. There are very many small e-commerce businesses already struggling to be profitable in our business endeavors. Increasing the price of the .com domain name extension will make it even more difficult for us to remain profitable. It is already difficult enough to even find a good .com domain that fits a company’s branding. This price increase will further hurt all, except large companies that have plenty of cash on hand at any given time. Is this the plan? To force all small businesses out of the market so that only the big, rich popular brands can take part in gaining profits through internet business? Best regards. Tony S. Brown Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Changes to ICANN fee structure, etc.
by Rod Petersen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I highly recommend you open such decisions to public input and comment. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Jens Madsen
by jens＠phototaiken.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases for .com domains
by 6:12:16:18 Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to express my opposition to .com domain price increases. Most importantly, I believe these types of decisions should be made in the full light of day, not in secret meetings establishing nebulous future contract parameters.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Proposed Amendment 3
by Mike Sohaskey Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, DON’T DO IT! Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement suffers from a horrible lack of transparency and accountability, and should not have been negotiated by ICANN and Verisign without input from the ICANN community. I run a small business that would be seriously and adversely impacted by the new amendment, and so on behalf of Internet users and small business owners everywhere, I urge you NOT to finalize these changes. Best, Mike Sohaskey RaceRaves.com facebook.com/RaceRaves @raceraves_ig on Instagram

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do you want us to decentralize and cut ICANN out of the equation?
by Christopher Waid Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't raise the prices. You may not be able to stop decentralization of the internet, but your move is speeding up efforts to eliminate the need for a centralized system in the first place. It won't take much to eliminate the need as with just a few major parties on board good-bye domain names.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Let my voice be held
by RockStarVibes TV Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont do it please
by Srikanth P.K Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't do it please

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I oppose increases in .com pricing
by William Cox Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I own several .com's and I'm just an individual. The internet is one of the best things for increasing human flourishing in recent memory and increasing the price of the main TLD domain names will stifle innovation and make it harder for individuals to be creative with one of our great achievements. Please don't do this! Thank you. -WC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New ICANN rules and Verizon
by David Maria Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Are you kidding me. Don't you remember when they were the only game in town for domain names and gouged everyone at every opportunity to do dirty underhanded tricks to maintain a monopoly. The list is almost too long to write out and yet here you are giving the foxes control of the chicken coop again. This is just another example of what unbridled greed can accomplish when there are folks who are vulnerable to being bribed, i.e. ICANN. All this is going to do is make people who are already rich beyond understanding richer at the expense of anyone else to has a web site. If you let this stand history will remember you as those who aligned with profit over fairness. David Maria 503 521-6895 800 952-4182 dmaria(a)vorticesdesign.com www.vorticesdesign.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cap the price on .com addresses
by Stephen Webb Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The Internet is, in many ways, a public good, developed using public money, and is now the public forum for debates, discussion, and commerce. Owning a .com URL is tantamount to being able to afford a storefront. The plans to allow Verisign, a company who's net margin is twice Facebook's or Google's, and who have a monopoly on issuing these domains, to raise the price to whatever they want, would be to allow Verisign to extort the entire world. If Verisign could not cover their costs and needed to raise their rates, that would be one thing. But to be more profitable per dollar of revenue than some of the largest, most prominent technology companies in the world tells me that this is just greedy. Keep the price of .com URLs as they are. -- Stephen Webb e: sdavis.webb(a)gmail.com p: +001 404.797.1314

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't raise prices on dot com domains
by Dylan Spitz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Thanks, Dylan Spitz MATTOON, IL

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop price increase on .com domains!
by Neil Donnelly Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I'm writing to urge you to abandon the plan to allow Verisign to increase the price of .com domains to registrars. This will only serve to make registering domains more cost prohibitive, without justification. The opacity of ICANN's deal with Versign that led to this proposal is especially troubling, as is ICANN's history of ignoring public opposition to its decisions. I've only registered a handful of domains in my life, but I'm vehemently opposed to this change on principle. I urge you to reconsider it. Sincerely, Neil Donnelly

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Reconsider Increasing .COM Domains
by Stephen Greenwood Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I recently became aware of ICANN's position on allowing price increases on .COM domains. I oppose this position and request any information that helps back up the decision to allow this to proceed. I urge you to reconsider and hope that there is enough public support to request oversight into the funding that ICANN is receiving from Verisign and how those funds are being used. Regards, Stephen Greenwood [image: photo] Stephen Greenwood CEO, Ballast Technologies, Inc. Address 498 Alabama Street, San Francisco CA 94110 Phone +1 (831) 420-7399 <+1 (831) 420-7399> Email stephen(a)ballastvr.com <stephen(a)ballastvr.com> Website http://ballastvr.com <http://ballastvr.com> <http://company/ballast-technologies> <http://twitter.com/ballastvr> <http://instagram.com/ballast.vr> <https://calendly.com/spgreenwood/> Easily schedule a chat <https://calendly.com/spgreenwood/>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Why is it that it is only Verisign that wants increase .COM prices. The current rate of $7.85 is already far more than justified. Their cost is something in the order of under 25c a domain giving close to a 100% profit. Verisign is only a manager of the .COM Registry - it has no business dictating price in this market. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. ________________________________ DALTON STATE COLLEGE EMAIL This email message is being sent from a Dalton State College email account. The owner of this account has no authority to validate, terminate, or verify account information. If this email requests you take any action requiring you to provide your user credentials (such as clicking an embedded link), the account has been compromised and should be reported to abuse(a)daltonstate.edu. IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message contains information from Dalton State College, which may be privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, employee, or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify abuse(a)daltonstate.edu

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by shatany＠163.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. We Oppose Firmly 'Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement' Best regards, Alex

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose the new amendment 3
by Catherine Bryant Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a small business owner with a collection of websites and domain names with .com addresses, and I am really disturbed to hear about the proposed changes allowing a removal of price caps on .com domain names. I don't agree with it or appreciate the secrecy involved, the money being generated without transparency or guarantee that it will somehow make the services better. Unpredictable price increases on core business assets like domain names makes is hard for smaller businesses like myself. Please reconsider this proposal. Catherine Bryant

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verizon and Comcast infrastructure
by Alex Ramsbey Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This seems eerily familiar lingo and situation for how Comcast and Verizon we’re getting paid to ‘improve’ the network infrastructure across the country for the last couple decades, but only recently have we seen any real action taking place, because someone brought light of it Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price changes
by Me Lee Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please consider the impact that price changes will have on students and small businesses

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small business will suffer the price increase
by Denis - Merchblock Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This is a kind request to keep the price hikes moderate. Small business is the backbone of the economy. Majority of startups rely on online presence, often across multiple domains. Please don't take responsibility for limiting business growth, and by virtue the growth of the economy. -- Denis CEO of merchblock.com

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