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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] comment about Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Andreas Naud Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

That's absolutely unacceptable, it seems there are some individual which try to game the system to fill their pockets. What's about the sale of org? the whole thing stinks to the sky and need checked urgently! That can't be right.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This isn't right
by Erik Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Decisions supporting such a large set of domain names across the web should never be made without proper community involvement and support. I own multiple .com domain names for family-oriented (not business or profit-based) websites and will be greatly impacted by a continual cost increase over the next decade. Please take a moment and consider the impact this could have on the internet as a whole - the small people.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern about recent ICANN Amendment 3
by Haggard, Paul Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm writing to express concern about: 1. the closed door nature of the changes to .COM domain pricing, 2. lack of transparency and planning on how the nonprofit intends to spend the proposed income increase, 3. adjustments of special privilege for VeriSign to operate as a registrar which does not appear to be a fair and equitable decision, and 4. the continued act of disregarding feedback from the internet community. ICANN is in the position to greatly affect the fairness and equality of the internet community, and we users depend on morally just and wise decisions. I urge you to reconsider your proposed January amendment. Cordially, Paul Haggard Reliability Engineer - Maintenance 650/660 Blocks [Corteva Agriscience_Email Signature Logo] 901 Loveridge Road, Pittsburg, CA 94565 P: +1 925 432 5286 | M: +1 925 266 1198 | E: paul.haggard(a)corteva.com<mailto:paul.haggard@corteva.com> Twitter<https://twitter.com/corteva> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/corteva> | www.corteva.com<http://www.corteva.com/> This communication is for use by the intended recipient and contains information that may be Privileged, confidential or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this e-mail,in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract amendment, or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not constitute a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct marketing purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese Korean https://www.corteva.com/email-disclaimer.html

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against this decision
by Redouane Zouazou Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

am a registrant of many .com domain name over last 20 years, all for mostly personal use. 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] About price increasing and people participation
by Oscar Andrés Granada Baquero Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Good day. The information about the changes on your work plan is understandable, however ignore the participation of the people to make decisions are against the open data initiatives allowing unscrupulous people to propose and approve things that probably are ethically wrong. Also the continuous increase in the cost of the domains could limit the possible acquisition of those, limiting the opportunity to create new websites to bring information to the people. I think you could launch an call for proposals in order to create a more fair and valid proposal to cover all points you have been tried and include missing points of view. Thanks. -- Oscar Andrés Granada Baquero Ingeniero de Sistemas y Computación. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: The information contained in this message as well as the information contained in the files included in this email is privileged and confidential information and belongs exclusively to Oscar Andrés Granada Baquero. It is also reported that it is addressed solely and exclusively to its recipient. reading and review, so reveal it, copy it to third parties or use it for your own or collective benefit without prior authorization is prohibited. If you are not the recipient of this message, please destroy its content and notify the sender, if not, it is notified that the use, disclosure and / or copy thereof is prohibited according to the applicable legal rules, and may be subject to of sanctions, including criminal ones. NOTA DE CONFIDENCIALIDAD: La información contenida en este mensaje así como la información que contienen los archivos incluidos en este correo es información privilegiada y confidencial y pertenece de forma exclusiva a Oscar Andrés Granada Baquero Se informa además que esta dirigida única y exclusivamente a su destinatario para lectura y revisión, por lo que revelarla, copiarla a terceras personas o usarla para beneficio propio o colectivo sin autorización previa le esta prohibido. Si usted no es el destinatario de este mensaje, por favor destruya su contenido y avise al remitente, en caso de no hacerlo, queda notificado que la utilización, divulgación y/o copia del mismo esta prohibida según las normas legales aplicables, pudiendo ser sujeto de sanciones, incluidas las penales.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment against the price increase
by support＠edsavvysolutions.com support＠edsavvysolutions.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Friel, Robert C Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of multiple .com domain names and 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 no business dictating the price. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Bob F Washington, United States

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please don't change the prices
by Hesham Elkouha Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

please don't change the prices 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 Mark Martin Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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. An increase in .com prices would detrimentally hurt my business. Mark Martin Round Lake Beach, Illinois United States of America

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please reconsider
by Dean Perry Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The public has been gouged for money enough over the past few years, do we really need to add another one? This cash-incentivized decision runs against freedoms everyone should have online. I’m disappointed I even have to write this letter. Please do what’s best. Thanks.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against proposed amendment
by Dimitriy A Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I'm against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. This will not benefit individuals or small businesses using their own domains on the internet. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain
by Sheau-fei Hoe Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi ICANN, I am writing to express my concern and frustration about what's going to affect Namecheap (my domain name provider) and other domain name registrars due to your secret contract deal with Verisign. The changes to the .com agreement will have a huge cost impact to start up business like mine. This will be unprecedented. It is unfair that consumers (including myself) have not been consulted prior to your decision making. The extra $20 million that you are going to receive from Verisign - how do you propose to spend the money and how are the consumers going to benefit from that? Couldn't and shouldn't ICANN be sensible enough to sign a deal which prevents indefinite increase of price to domain names, upfront and out loud with Verisign? Please help. Best, Sheaufei (www.sheaufei.com) Sheaufei

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep costs low
by Jerry Francisco Benzl Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I depend on .com domains for my business and any cost increases will make it difficult for my business to grow. - Jerry Francisco Benzl, M.D.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Keep domain cost low
by Kyle Coburn Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I believe it is important to keep domain costs low, and with advancements in technology and costs reducing all of the time that costs should be going down not up! Please reconsider this deal.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com domain name price loosers
by admin＠americanhighschoolmovies.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi bitches, I am living on those domain names, don't increase the prices, come on guys this is not good for the whole internet shit, have a little conscience ass wholes. Sent from my Huawei Mobile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm not Agree
by ayoub المغربي Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm not agree with that decision to increase .Com Prices It suppose to be cheaper as long as the internet now is for everyone

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Sergey Kornilov Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I strongly disagree with the proposed price increase. -- Best regards, Sergey Kornilov mailto:kornilov@gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not think the .com price increases are a good thing for the internet
by Craig Douglas Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not think the .com price increases are a good thing for the internet.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign Prices
by Constance Nassios Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com Price Increases
by Nick Eyre Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I'm writing in opposition to the amendment to allow for price increases on .com domains. Part of what makes the internet such a great democratic platform is the accessibility - that anybody can get a domain, publish, and represent themselves. Please help maintain this by not allowing for price increases on .com domains! Best Regards, Nick Eyre

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase!
by kthxyo Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. It's unfair and is not really reasonable. Keith Kanboon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Increase
by N. Max Pierson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, Thank you for the comment period first off. I think, with the majority of people submitting comments, that the price increase of the .com TLD will cause more harm than good. With expanded branded domains, there’s finally a reason not to necessarily need a .com TLD for commerce sites. This means there will be less competition for names in the .com space due to many getting the name desired without having to pay someone squatting the name they may have wanted with absurd prices along with renewal fee’s on top of that. All this will do is hasten even more to flock to branded domains because the price increases being unreasonable for no apparent reason. It will ultimately make .com less attractive as time goes on. What’s new today will be old tomorrow and the same applies to this instance especially when it costs more. Regards, max

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We Do Not Support .COM Price Increases
by Will Beard Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The wholesale price of domains should not be determined in secret and be allowed to increase year after year. Most importantly, I do not support a .COM price increase. The internet is a public utility. Do not think about messing with pricing of baseline needs such as domains. This is unacceptable. -Will Beard

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Extra 20 million? Where's the oversight
by Amit Chaudhari Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello I do not like how the terms of .COM TLD are changing in secret. Where’s the oversight in all of this? Terrible.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No price increase on .com
by Aimee Young Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Against unfair and excessive price increases to .com registrars. While a small price increase to keep up with inflation and help fund further infrastructure is understandable, 70% is unnecessary and unreasonable.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Small businesses depend on ICANN being transparent and fair!
by David Chippendale Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We are a small business that depends on .COM domains to properly represent our digital properties. Many of these addresses are exploratory, and an up to 70% increase in registration prices will stifle our ability to explore new opportunities and innovate. Too much has been said about the lack of transparency ICANN has demonstrated throughout this renegotiation process - and it is worrisome that an organization that claims to align itself with the pillars of a free and open internet, would pursue such changes in private. Your choices represent a further commercialization of the internet, and it is a damn shame an organization such an ICANN joins the ranks of big tech with this decision today. ICANN should represent public good not corporate greed! Be transparent! Be fair! Sincerely, The Chip Studio Team Signed David Chippendale, CEO

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Your contract with Verisign
by com- service Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

So you can be bought for $20 million. You're going to allow Verisign to control .COM and raise prices MUCH MUCH faster than inflation just for $20 million dollars! Why not $40 Million or even $100 million after all there are over 250 million registered .COM domains that Verisign will collect over a dollar from each one each year. Boy can you be bought cheep. Verisign stands to make over 2.5 BILLION DOLLARS in the term of the contract even if the prices stay the same and ICANN is only going to get $20 million. Maybe the Department of Commerce and or Department of Justice should have a look at the 19 current directors and the current CEO of ICANN to see if something is going on behind the curtain. What are you going to do with the $20 million, build extravagant new offices? I'm not happy with your complete disregard of the current 250 million+ .COM domain owners. James Ellis Software Products 800-547-6987 macsp.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Emma Bana Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don't raise the prices, its wickedness. Don't be greedy

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP Price Hikes for .COM domain
by Md Abdul Halim Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am one of the .COM domain holders and I strongly oppose the price hikes proposed by Verisign. I think no one except Verisign wants the increase in .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 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. Best, Md Abdul Halim CreoSense Inc., Toronto, Canada

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] icann changes with verisign
by Linda Hesh Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a small business person and have several domain names. I depend on the prices that I pay now for domain names to stay in business. I don’t like how the internet is becoming increasingly monetized. An internet that was suppose to be inclusive and open and free. I don’t like that Icann and Verisign can make plans together and are not accountable. I am against this plan for 7% increases each year. I am against ICANN receiving $20 million with no accountablilty or reason for the money. I am against Verisign operating as a domain registrar. thank you-Linda Hesh

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against .com price increases
by Miquel Molina Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello! The Internet is knowledge, and .com domain names should have affordable prices, which is why I am totally against the price increases you plan to make. Best regards, Miquel Molina

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] common guys
by mair.swartz＠gmail.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a new business owner who is counting every cent on his income with baited breath, the below is quite disturbing and not very nice. A Little less parasitic practices would be appreciated 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. What does this change mean? Wholesale registries charge Namecheap a set fee per domain name per year. According to this new agreement, Verisign will be allowed to increase the wholesale price to registrars for .COM domains every year for 8 out of the next 10 years, and the increases don't stop there. 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. Why is ICANN doing this? Alongside these contract changes, 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] Unfair increases to .com fees
by china＠seipp.us Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It is improper for you to have created secret deals to secure price increases that will drive .Com prices unreasonably high over the next decade. To secure price increases over a majority of the next decade gives you unfair pricing that affects existing users and drives the price for owners of. Com domains above what is reasonable. You are destroying public trust in what is supposed to be a non profit. china(a)seipp.us

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Greg Rowe Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

What is the purpose for the rise in price. It seems like you are just after more money without a true case of rising support costs. I am definitely against this type of move.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com price increase deal
by Jose Carlos Montero Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree with the price increase of .com domain, it’s clearly not gonna be beneficial for the internet community as a whole. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Poor justification for the price increase
by Francis Li Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The price increase is described by a very vague statement that... "the domain name marketplace had grown more dynamic and concluded that it was in the public interest" ... which is hardly convincing. It's hard to see this as anything but a profit booster for Verisign, which spent over $800,000 in lobby money paid out to the White House and Dept of Commerce in 2018 https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?cycle=2018&id=… https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/agencies?cycle=2018&id… Sincerely, Francis Li

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] mailto:comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20@icann.org?body=
by Damian van den Berg Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

In this day and age there is no place for a monopolized internet. Free Open Source initiatives are the backbone of countless protocols used with everything we do online. Giving Verizon a benefit like this will be bad for all TLD's in the long run. This is a bad change. Please reconsider it, or scrap it as a whole. If ICANN needs more money then start a GoFundMe. There are plenty of orgs and individuals that are willing to support you if you give them a reason to do so. The new change with Verizon gives them a reason to not do so. Kinds regards, Damian Verzonden met ProtonMail Mobile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increases
by Aaron Brooks Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not increase prices so drastically Thanks Aaron Brooks<mailto:aaron.brooks@cycdesigncorp.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increases
by Tom Von Lahndorff Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Though it may seem small to you, price increases on domains are a big deal to small businesses and individuals. Were not talking about a physical asset here so why do you such a jump in revenue? If you you can’t mange to run your business without increasing prices the management and leadership needs to be replaced because they are failing. Shame on you. Cheers, Tom

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't hurt the Internet
by Litmux World Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello icann.org The Internet as we know it has come a long way and has contributed greatly in all facets of life across the globe. The (.com) domain name and era has been pivotal in this growth and it's importance cannot be over emphasized. In Africa we have a saying that "you don't scare off the bird you intend to shoot". The (.com) price increment might create a 'scare' that will prevent your institution from seeing the bigger picture for further development in the Internet and web space. I believe by keeping the price for (.com) domains stable over a longer period we can all focus on development , innovation and collaboration within the domain name community. Simply put we don't have to sell the hen that lays the eggs. I hope my comment will be given some consideration. Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Vote NO - Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Nick Peronti Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. In light of all this, I am thoroughly against the increase of .COM domain prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.
by Rakitha Perera Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Rakitha

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign has been bad since they pulled the SiteFinder crap
by Zac Bowling Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Few remember SiteFinder with the NXDomain catch all they introduced that literally broke the internet. This was bad for the internet just as is most of this agreement. Don't increase the .COM fees. Keep domains accessible. Find a new provider to administer the .com domain realm. Zac Bowling

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Barbara Carter Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am concerned about the proposed change to the .com registry agreement. I have a few .com domains registered with Namecheap, and the fees they charge are very reasonable and were guaranteed to remain so. They probably will have to break their agreement with their customers if they are charged more for this service. I hope you will reconsider making changes like this without widespread industry agreement. Sincerely, Barbara Carter

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Brian Forsyth Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

One of the greatest things about owning a domain is the low cost to entry. To gate this with price increases is unreasonable and supports increasing existing digital divides between the affluent and poor. Do not do this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Ryan Mergen Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The company I work for relies on reselling domains and I personally own 10 domains. 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. How can a particularly organization have monopoly over something that’s used by millions of people throughout the world? A 30% price increase would make life difficult for many domain investors and also discourage many from registering .com domains, especially people from developing countries.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com prices
by Zubair Amin Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi ICANN, Please keep .com prices lower as the world needs more .com domains. Already there are many new domain extensions, which are so expensive. .com is everyone's, first love. Don't make it expensive, please. It's a request of Zubair Amin a domainer by birth. Thanks and regard, Zubair Amin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3
by Kristen Chanas Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Domain fees should decrease or vanish, not increase
by Brad Templeton Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am shocked at the proposal to increase annual charges for maintenance of existing .com domains (or any other domains for that matter.) There is not clear reason, in fact, that there are any significant costs in maintaining a domain after its registration which justify annual renewal fees of any significant amount. One can argue why the first registration might have a cost, but the cost is much lower in subsequent years, so much lower that it can be argued that a basic fee should cover many years or even a lifetime. Of course, it costs money to remain the core servers for a TLD to respond to requests for where the server is for any subdomain, and to respond to much rarer whois requests. A bulk of the cost of continuing a domain is the cost of billing for the additional year, or so we would see it if we calculated. Domains vary. While the domain "google.com" is fetched extremely frequently, it is also cached almost everywhere, but even so, small domains that are rarely referenced incur extremely low costs to maintain and serve. It might be reasonable to assess an annual charge, even an increasing annual charge, for a high use domain, but for low-use domains, there should be no annual cost at all. Instead, cost should come only when wishing to change data, and even then only if the change is unusual and not automated. The cost for the computers is trivial and dropping with time on Moore's Law curves. It is only the cost of programming and sysadmin which increase with time. For the latter, if more revenue is needed, make it for new registrations in a domain, not the maintenance of old ones.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Restrict increases in .COM prices
by Peter & Rachel Reynolds Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I have heard rumours of large price rises in .COM domains over the next decade. I do hope that you will decide against this, allowing ordinary people to continue to buy .COM domains, rather than being sidelined in to less "normal" addresses. Kind regards Peter & Rachel Reynolds www.peterreynoldsbooks.com =========

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