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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to closed door price increases on .COM domains.
by Shane Kartz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As a long time registrant through the ICAAN domain registry system. I am vehemently opposed to any future increases to .com domain registration fees without proper public consultation. Regards, Shane Kartz

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

Feb. 11, 2020

.com price should not be increased. We can't afford it as a common TLD and how come a private company like Verisign decide that? If they want an increase, just let them do it on their website. We will just not buy from them. Thanks!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not raise prices
by William Forst Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a personal blogger who barely affords what I have. To increase prices could have a devastating consequences for personal/not corporate people. Thank you very much William Forst

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Amendment & Raise in Price by Verisign Inc.
by Muhammad Adnan Sami Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am Adnan from Pakistan. I know you have been doing great by providing such great service to .COM & domain names. I wish you look into your decisions & revert it. Thanks!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price controls
by Will Vesey Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am troubled by the news that ICANN has negotiated behind closed doors with Verisign a deal that affects developers and small companies the most, funneling their money into corporate coffers. I have a hard time seeing any upside to this deal and as a developer and member of a small company I urge this decision to be reconsidered.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3
by patdimystify＠gmail.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it concerns, I wish to express my opposition to your private agreement with Verisign allowing them to increase prices on .com websites and decrease competition. Listen to your users and keep the web accessible for all. Sincerely, Pat Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cancel the fee hike!
by OldWork Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Raising the fees of .COM, will isolate many people from having access to representing themselves online. Your fee hike over the next ten years is divisive. August “I know what I know. I know what I don’t know. I don’t know, what I don’t know”

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Increase
by Brandon Sunday Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I don’t agree with this merger with VeriSign as I trust ICANN to be making these changes and not giving VeriSign the ability to raise prices on domains. Thanks, Brandon Sunday Pando Development

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Please stop raising prices in Jesus name Connor Baldwinson / 604-440-1885 Sent from Google pixel 3

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello This is regarding the subject proposal of agreement with Verisign. The $7.85 price freeze established in Amendment 32 of the Cooperative Agreement is fully justified, given the considerable cost reduction witnessed in all spheres of Information Technology. ICANN has earned people's trust over the years in safeguarding public interest. However, now with the questionable stance in the subject amendment, its goodwill is at stake. With the exponential growth in the number of .com domains, there should not be any dearth of funds necessary for day-to-day operation and to implement necessary security updates, and there is no need to authorize Verisign to increase the price. We still have trust on the good intention of ICANN and hope this ill-thought-out amendment will be scrapped immediately. Regards Partha Chakrabarty Brampton, ON, Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com negative - corruption?
by Valery Bolliger Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m against you raising the prices of a service I purchased and have set my business up to, without this perspective. NO to .com price raises You will probably force users to leave your way of doing business and simply find other systems. disturbing to see ICANN entering into an arrangement under which the other party will be given permission to increase prices for the .COM domain, and ICANN will receive $20m from that party. Valery Bolliger

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please stop this
by _ ppp Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I must say i am strongly against this none sense price increase, this will hurt a lot of people, your company already wins a lot of money, making a price increase will hurt all my business and also people will stop using .com domains, this is a very bad idea, .com domains will end up losing their perceived value, on the long run, your company might end up losing more money than what it wins now, If you want win more money, make it cheaper so more people use it, or keep the same price, its common sense, best regards -- Usando el cliente de correo de Opera: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] REVERSE THIS DECISION NOW: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by ayo ayeni Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Last month, ICANN, the organization that oversees domain names, announced significant changes to the contract it has with Verisign, Inc. who operate the .COM top-level-domain (TLD). ICANN made these changes in secret, without consulting or incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Although ICANN has a history of making similar deals behind closed doors, and also of ignoring unified opposition against such action, we are focused on leading the fight against price increases that will harm our customers (and the Internet as a whole). This is a crucial time to raise our voices given that .COM domains make up 40% of all registered domain names online. Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .com price increases
by Mike Hayden Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, you cannot allow VERISIGN to be able to increase prices on .COM domains (or any .ORG OR .NET). The internet must remain affordable for small businesses and individuals. The proposed 8 price hikes over the next decade is plain wrong and unduly harms those already struggling to compete in a global market. Holding the line against price hikes is essential. Please do not allow this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] dont raise cost of .com domains
by Marko Tiosavljevic Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

dont raise cost of .com domains..

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fee increase
by Rainbow Roommates Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello and please, do not increase the cost of the .COM domains, as it would be an expensive and costly burden for small business like mine. Thank you, Douglass M. Leavy Rainbow Roommates 75 W. End Ave. NY, NY 10023 212-627-8612 info(a)rainbowroommates.com www.rainbowroommates.com If you have a moment to like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/rainbowroommates , you would help grow the service for our community.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed price increase
by Ma Fr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

These changes will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come, and only ICANN and Verisign have participated in this decision which is not okay. How is ICANN going to spend the $20 million it is going to receive from Verisign and who will ensure that the funds are properly spent on domain infrastructure?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This seems bad.
by David Welch Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sounds like there will be price increases with very little transparency about this process, please reconsider. Thank you, David Welch

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding proposed amendment to .com registry
by Fernando Del Rey Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

In regards to Amendment 3 to the .com registry there is some confusion regarding pricing of these domains. This amendment makes it possible (in fact probable) that .com yearly registration prices will increase not due to market pressure (popular domain) but arbitrarily at the root without explanation of why this price increases are necessary. Please help in understanding why any price increase at this level is necessary and if it is more language that caps increases tied to the need (some cost) and restrictions on increasing pricing to the same domain holder would be welcome.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am concerned about the price rise. This will effect us badly. I am not also sure how this will work out for the betterment of the community. These ammendment should be open and public with the approval of the internet community and not behind the closed doors. The intention does not seems clear to me and how will this be for the betterment of internet as icann should be operating and working for the betterment and regulating the pricing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with Proposed Amendment 3
by Spencer Koch Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please cut out these shady deals and be more forthright about the monetary changes and compensation going forward. This seems like arbitrary inflation from a consumer’s standpoint and it’s unclear what the benefit would be (if any). This raise in fees is disruptive to the internet at large and goes against a transparent operating model. Spencer Koch -- Sent from my Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t raise .com prices, be transparent (EOM)
by Ryan Higgins Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Preventing .COM Price Increases
by Anne Polashenski Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to communicate my concern for the price increase in domain names initiated by ICANN that will have significant impact on the Internet for years to come. I am not happy that this decision was made in secret. ICANN is making deals behind closed doors without consulting Internet Users and this type of non-transparent deal is not ethical. Please reconsider your dramatic price increase Sincerely, -- Anne Polashenski mood365(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .com - .org price Increase
by Dr Jayne Gibson Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The recent intent to charge more for .org and .com domains is outrageous. There are actually no extra costs associated with domains. In fact it should be cheaper now as more domains are registered. This is a money grab. Pricing caps are an important part of maintaining an open and free internet. Millions of people rely on the internet daily. My small (very small) business would not survive without people able to access the internet through my domain. Why is it necessary to gouge the little guy? This is money grubbing greed and nothing else. NO! - Dr. Jayne A. Gibson Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com prices
by Wesley Ho Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please don't increase the price of .com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com price increase
by Jeff Babcock Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am wholly opposed to ICANN’s proposal to raise the fees for .com registration up to %70 over the next decade with no formal plan on what you intend to do with this extra money. The sale of .org was distressing, this is more so. We need the foundations of the internet to be dedicated to openness and transparency. This policy will do damage to that and hurt small internet entrepreneurs like me. There are better ways to raise capital. Please don’t sell yourselves to the highest bidder. Jabo

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I realize the potential revenue generated would be a useful windfall. It will come at the expense of people like me — sole proprietors that own a number of domains and operate websites for small businesses. Plus, making the Internet even more pay-to-play is an alarming move.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against the proposed price increase to .COM domains
by Aye Aye Mon Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a .com registrant. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. No one other than Verisign wants 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 - and already makes profits at current price levels in excess of the operating needs to maintain a registry. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. The public has a vested interest in reasonably priced domain registrations to foster innovation on the internet and allow the individuals to maintain a presence on the web. Aye Aye Mon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase the price of .com registry domains
by Steven Saus Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

At present, this domain group is used by both large businesses and innumerable small ones - sometimes with many multiple domains for specific lines of products. As a small publisher, this was especially true. Raising the price of .com domains without public comment and simply to benefit a large company at the expense of many individuals and small businesses is a bad move for ICANN and for the internet. -- Steven Saus GPG key ID: 0xDD2F731F https://stevesaus.com https://keybase.io/stevensaus https://ideatrash.net Allow 72 hours for a reply Encrypt your email: http://bit.ly/gpgEmailGuide Your EULA doesn't apply: http://bit.ly/noeula

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Pricing
by iconcurr Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please reconsider your recent changes as the .com is over 40% of all registered domains and they need to remain affordable. Thank you in advance. Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this!
by Meet Media Digital Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, i have bought several .com websites in this past 20 years. I have preserved them for personal use, family and friends. I pay for them faithfully every year. Why are you guys are gonna increase the price of the .com without consulting the community? I would like to register my disapproval of ICANN's changes to the Verisign .com contract. No such decisions should be made without input from the community. This is not okay. William Lehrer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Contract Amendment
by Understanding U Understanding Life Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

You cannot make changes that will affect millions of domain name owners who are already struggling to build businesses without consulting all the organizations involved. It is irresponsible, disrespectful and unethical to make decisions behind closed doors when there is a large community of people and organizations involved, without providing further clarification on how ICANN will spend the collected funds. Are these changes necessary? Or is it because there's somebody at the top of the ladder who's wanting to be further enriched at the expense of others. Please be considerate enough to provide us with a bit more information on why, and how the funds will be spent, and the necessity of these changes, if there's any. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on the amendment
by Seth Koster Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I find it reprehensible that, in secret and without actively soliciting comments from the actual users of .com domains, you would collude to increase prices that very often must be paid by small business people like myself. If this amendment you are proposing goes through I will be talking to my congressperson and senator about how we can wrest control back from agencies such as yours, which appear to be purely a mechanism to line the pockets of organisations such as yourself and Verisign, and put it in the hands of those who will act responsibly and not based on $20,000,000 bribes. Thank you very much! Warmest regards, Seth ________________________ Seth Koster, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist ~Global Allied Health~ Providing English language therapeutic services worldwide via the internet. "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." - Maya Angelou (1928-) ***DISCLAIMER*** This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient 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 document in error, please contact the sender listed above and destroy the email.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly opposed
by Chris Keithley Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The Internet must remain a place where the small business and hobbyist can thrive. Raising domain prices, hinders this and furthers the takeover of large corporations owning our society. Please do not taint the name of ICANN by accepting sums of money from Verisign in order to hand over majority control of the .com domain and raise their prices exponentially. Many people, like myself, enjoy a .com domain to personalize their Email, run their own website, or link to their small business. It is clear to me that this is nothing but bad for the Internet as a whole. Please don't let us down.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increases for .com domains!
by James Nylen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I interpret this amendment as a pretty simple business transaction: Verisign is paying ICANN $20 million now, in order to be able to recover this money through .com price increases. The problem is you haven't consulted with anybody except the people making the deal, and we have no idea how ICANN will be spending this money - there are no guarantees that it will be re-invested into the health of the internet. This is called *corruption*. Why are Verisign and ICANN making deals in secret? James Nylen

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I’m concerned about the price increases and ownership transfer for an undefined benefit. From my perspective it’s been working fine and I have heard no justification of why the potential increase in cost OR ownership transfer is required. Please remember the sprit of the internet when it was new and work to keep it open and accessible. --James

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

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't do this
by Andrew Moore Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

No one wants this to happen. Please don't do this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seeking reconsideration of amendment 3
by Priyank Mohan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I write to you to remind you of the purpose which ICANN was setup for. Alongwith regulating and assign TLDs, the much heavier burden that rests on your shoulders is to keep the internet free from much corporate motive and influence, thereby aiding it's proliferation. However, it's is saddening to see a guardian organization succumbing to a motive as petty as money. Via the amendment 3 you would allow the said provider to increase prices for 8 out of the next 10 years and that too without a cap as to the quantum of increases. To top it off, all this is just for money. I hereby request you to reconsider the said amendment and roll it back to preserve the freedom of internet, which is the actual purpose of any organization regulating it. Thanks Priyank

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Drastic price increase
by web＠davideandrea.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing in strong opposition to the drastic increases in the prices to register a domain. Davide Andrea

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not increase .com costs
by Michael Mann Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please reconsider allowing Network Solutions from increasing the cost of .com's, as it would cause me to strongly consider switching away from renewing .com domains and purchasing new .coms in the future. Michael Mann Michael Mann Web Design http://www.mannwd.com 661-752-5126 WordPress based Web Design Specialist Michael Mann Web Design provides affordable quality WordPress-based web design services with search engine optimization built-in. Michael Mann Web Design does not send unsolicted emails. To stop receiving emails, send a request to spam(a)mannwd.com As a security measure, no user account access information is ever retained without client express permission and then stored within an encrypted area for maximum security. No credit card or other financial information is ever kept on file as a matter of security.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] FEE INCREASES
by joe＠eaglemotorcyclesaz.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It has come to my attention that fee increases have been submitted or passed for all dot com currently or future registered domain names. This has a huge impact on small to medium size businesses that will make the playing field biased towards big business with no appreciation for what small business does for America. Additionally, what is the money for? What will it be funding or is it simply a mandatory "tax" grab for ICANN? I do NOT support significant increases in ICANN fees. Thank you Joe Keunen Eagle Motorcycles Eagle Motorsports 928-257-4332 "Feel the Freedom" <http://www.eaglemotorcyclesaz.com/> www.eaglemotorcyclesaz.com <https://www.facebook.com/eaglemotorcyclesaz> https://www.facebook.com/eaglemotorcyclesaz <https://www.linkedin.com/company/6437107?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3 Acompany%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1431021763201%2Ctas%3Aeagle%20motorcycle>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Don't Increase Wholesale Costs of .com domains
by Nicholas Ewens Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I have heard that ICANN plans to increase the wholesale costs of .com domains over the next 10 years and possibly considerable cost increases with an unregulated payment to ICANN in return. Please consider not doing so. .com domains are the backbone of the internet and the internet has long been known for its easy access market for everyone. Increasing costs will deter this environment. In the worst ot circumstances, it could threaten to destroy the .com precedence and trust. Regards, Nicholas Ewens -- Natip Fashion, LLC 3705 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CAlifornia 90019 This email (and any attachment) is only intended for the use of the person or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. All recipients, including employees, are obligated and directed to maintain it in a safe, secure, and confidential manner. Unauthorized re-disclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality is strictly prohibited and may subject you to state, federal, and/or international laws(s) and carry criminal and/or civil penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message without making a copy or distributing it. Although our company has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses or other compromises are present in this email, we cannot accept any loss or damage due to the accessing of this email or any of its attachments. No employee is authorized to enter into any contract agreements on behalf of Natip Fashion, LLC without the expressed consent of a manager. Our employees are directed to refrain from defamatory statements or illegal acts. Any actions by an employee of Natip Fahsion, LLC which contradict this direction make the employee personally liable and Natip Fashion, LLC will not accept responsibility for this employee's actions. Should this occur, please contact us through a separate means of contact so we can address the employee for their conduct.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree with new pricing model for .com
by Denise Kinney Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I want to see more transparency and less significant price increases regarding that ICANN and Verisign have negotiated. Sincerely, Denise Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase proposal
by Russell Tompkins Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I read that you’re planning to implement a price increase agreement with Verisign. And it will continue annually 8 out of the next 10 years. Additionally I read you will receive millions of dollars in a kick back scheme from Verisign. As a web developer and small business owner I strongly oppose this agreement. And it seems like a very shady way for you to get compensated. Sincerely Russell Tompkins

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO PRICE HIKE
by sash Andre Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, The price increases to .com domains are unjustifiable and unfair. DO NOT INCREASE THE COST. Thanks. Sasha Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] NO to price rise to .com domains
by Rajesh Shanmugam Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please DO NOT increase .com domain price.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] don't increase the price
by Tan Nguyen Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose price increase, or it should be increased only in line with inflation please.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN - Verisign Registry aggreement Comment
by Andrew Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Understandable prices overall have natural pressure to increase a small proportion each year, in order to cover improved infrastructure. Larger overhaul of systems should be funded by intelligent leadership of the company with previous understanding to the foreseeable planned point of those large upgrades. i.e.: Major upgrades are funded by long term saving and planning, not short term price hikes. Open ended price surges, are associated with "price fixing". The open and rampant invention of arbitrary domain name extensions is also nothing more than artificial real estate creation built only for additional money grabbing. I am against "in verbatim" the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. It requires further independent review and revision by a far greater group of stake-holders. Andrew Thomson

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