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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I’m not shocked
by Jeremy Graham Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Lot easier to pass initiatives in secret isn’t it? Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against increase of prices
by Arthur CG Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the increses of price in the .COM domain. Please review carefully what you guys are doing. It's clear that Verisign does not need to increase prices to continue to be a (very) profitable company or to continue providing the same service quality. Hope you can do the right thing.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate Increase
by John Palmer Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I understand that actions are proposed that would allow for .com domain price increases that would exceed the rate of inflation. We believe that registries are functioning well now and that such provisions allowing for price increases that exceed the rate of inflation in the U.S. to be unwarranted; hence, we oppose such provisions. Thank you. Ever forward, John John Palmer, President MEGAWAVE P.O. Box 15219 Lansing, Michigan 48901-5219 USA voice 517-371-4444 fax 517-371-4445 cell 734-260-6950 www.MEGAWAVEmusic.com

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Madam, or Sir, I am concerned about this amendment to the Registry Agreement because it will affect, not just me, but any individual who would like their own domain name. I am 100% sure that no corporation will object to the 28% cost increase every six years as they earn money off their domain name and paying almost any amount would be acceptable to them. However, there are a great deal of small businesses that would see this as a burden as well as individual users out there that have purchased their own domain name and are using it for personal use, not commercial use. Several of us have multiple domain names, if for no other reason than to protect our own names from being used to run a website. 20 year Cost analysis: $ 7.85 / year 2018 $10.29 / year 2023 (31% increase over 2018) $13.49 / year 2029 (72% increase over 2018) $17.68 / year 2035 (125% increase over 2018) $23.17 / year 2041 (195% increase over 2018) I am aware that the 7% is a maximum per year for each of the four years and, theoretically, there could be no increase or a sub 7% increase some years, however, I have little faith on this being the norm and, most certainly, CANNOT plan on it being any less than the full 7% in any fiscal plans made. I understand it would be extremely difficult for you to create a regulation that would charge businesses more and individuals less, however, that may be what is required at this time. This would leave a loophole for businesses to have an individual register their domain name, however, no corporation of any size will be willing to leave their domain names in private hands. You may also assume that all ".com" domain names are used for, or are supposed to be used for commercial purposes, however, this is not the case today. If this had been defined and enforced from the beginning of the internet, this would be a non-issue, however, to start enforcing it today would cause many many individuals to lose their domains. Yes, there are other top level domains they can move to, however, that doesn't alleviate the fact that they would be losing an asset they had invested much time, money, and resources acquiring. Please keep the annual fee very low or consider a more flexible charging system for the .COM top level domain that will keep it accessible to individuals and small businesses. Thank you, Joel Duke

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] DO NOT INCREASE COST FOR .com Domains.
by Milo Gmail Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am the owner of may domains as equityinvest.com, and others, Please, DO NOT INCREASE COST FOR .com Domains! Sincerely, Milo Georgieff

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against the proposed increases. The current price is already too high. It will become inconceivable for small businesses and startups to continue to afford if prices increase Moiz Nizamuddin moiz.nizamuddin(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree
by Floris van Vredendaal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Boo! Verstuurd vanaf mijn iPad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Baseless Price Increase
by Javier Alejandro Morales Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I've just heard about the proposed amendment to .COM and think it's outrageous that two companies can almost unilaterally decide that what constitutes as "getting on the internet" for so many potential small-business owners should be priced even higher. What's the reasoning for this besides profit? [UCR Signature Logo] Javier Morales | Development Coordinator Office of Development University of California, Riverside 1955 Chicago Ave., Suite 200 Riverside, CA 92507 PH: 951.827.6297

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Displeasure with .com price increases
by Ryan Brunkhorst Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Your unilateral deal with Verisign to increase .com prices will hurt consumers and the web community. Shame on your organization for being so short sighted and greedy!

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Please stop trying to jack up the prices of our domain names. The internet will remain free and open. If you make that harder than we will find new ways of distributing and using domains without you

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN sell-out
by Greg Rundlett (freephile) Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

It's just crony capitalism to accept $20 million in bribe money from Verisign in return for control over pricing of .com domains. ICANN has a duty to internet users to find and select the BEST wholesaler(s), not deal behind closed doors with a single party. Greg Rundlett https://eQuality-Tech.com https://freephile.org

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 70% Increment on .com TLD
by benard tony Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

That's not a good move. The move will have a negative impact on those making a living off sales of these domains

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Selling out to corporations
by Cameron Ratchford Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I don't know when you lost your morality or who specifically (someone on the board, maybe the whole board) they (Verisign) bribed to make this happen, but you all make me sick, with your corrupt back-alley deals, selling out to corporate greed, and general morally reprehensible behavior. I suggest you reconsider the deal you made with Verisign for your own moral salvation. This is the very definition of the word "corrupt". Did your parents raise you to be such greedy, malevolent scumbags, or did you learn this all by yourself? Finally, this is me officially saying: "I object to terms of the renegotiation with Verisign regarding the .com top level domain.' Most disappointedly, Cameron

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am totally against this agreement and the significant domain registration price increases it will entail. Please reconsider this action.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against rate increases for .com domains
by Delwin Holeman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I'm against rate increases for .com domain names. Keeping .com's pricing low helps small businesses survive. Thanks, Delwin Delwin Holeman ID Web and Print, LLC P: 706-338-1464 idwebandprint.com <http://www.idwebandprint.com> delwin(a)idwebandprint.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase
by Troy Whiteley Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As someone that owns a lot of active domains, I’d hate to see prices be allowed to increase as they are proposed to without any justification other than executives making more money. ICANN should be trying to keep prices low as the cost to operate continue to decline due to more efficient technologies and cheaper bandwidth. Anyways, I hope you actually listen to the community instead of effectively selling out to a large corporation. --- Troy Whiteley

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am writing to comment about the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement, as my domain provider (NameCheap.com) gave me notice of the upcoming possible changes. I believe it is outrageous and not appropriate for an organization to require and probably charge increases (according to my provider - NameCheap.com) of up to 70% and over the next decade. Why? Because the current system is basically a one entity monopoly and for various reasons I understand, am fine with that. HOWEVER, for ICCAN to request large amounts of money ($20MM) without a formulated budget and projection for what and where this money is spent to ensure a sufficient and profitable business for ICCAN is unacceptable. I understand that ICANN needs money to operate, needs money to grow, needs money for software or hardware changes, and am fine with it all. But to ask for this type of increase WITHOUT stating or showing where, how and why this money is needed or planned to be used is unacceptable. ICCAN should be run like a business not a quasi-governmental operation where it can spend money like a drunken sailor and not be accountable to at LEAST a justifiable review process. This is why I object to this proposed amendment as it stands. Modify it for a budget / review / projection of needs process (by an INDEPENDENT review body) and I am totally fine with whatever money ICCAN will need to continue to deliver their business proposition with excellence. Thank you. Joe K

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increases
by Steve DeGele Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hey, Please don’t do this deal with verisign to increase prices on .coms. Thanks

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, I have several .com domains that I host websites and mail through. The proposed Amendment 3 is completely unnecessary and simply a way for Verisign to increase their revenue stream. The marginal costs to continue to serve DNS for .com is nil, and we all know that. This proposal is clearly just a money grab by all involved in this process. It is ICANN's responsibility to govern the internet system for the good of the public and not to increase profits for the few. Thank you, Todd Smith United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I appreciate this opportunity to provide comments to the proposed amendment to the .COM registry agreement. I am the registrant of .COM domains and expect to be affected by this decision. Considering the origin of the price increases that have made their way into many registry agreements, I'm opposing any potential price increases in this proposal. I do not see any reason to permit price increases. Declining costs for most of the associated technology and the rising number of registrations actually argues for a lower per-registration cost, rather than a higher one. Other potential operators have made credible statements (and bids) that show that the registry can be run at a lower price. As a public company, Verisign's biggest obligation is to their shareholders, which means they need to increase their profit as much as possible. This does not align with the interest of the community and stakeholders in the ICANN process. ICANN's goal is to keep the internet technically stable, this is not done by granting arbitrary price increases. Regards, Matthew Geiger Vigilist LLC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by OnlineVisibility.us Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a small business owner in the U.S. I will be severely impacted by a continued increase in the TLD "com". I help other local companies with their online presence. Many of these companies barely make it financially. Any increase in fees will hinder the companies existence. Please take another look at your pricing structure and keep business pages affordable to local businesses. Thank you 6520 Lonetree Blvd. #1037, Rocklin CA 95765

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] . Com amendment
by Michael Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No thanks
by Calvin Lai Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

No thanks to backdoor deals

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain price increase
by Grazyna Krajewska Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not increase the price of .com domains. The price increase of .com domains would suggest that you want to have more of ."anything" domains instead. I see no reason for this. Regards Grazyna Krajewska -- AmberDot LLC Web Design and Development http://amberdot.com 858-523-0829

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do no mess with the .com prices
by Keith Garry Boyce Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] im not agree for new Registry Agreement
by khaled raafat Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

hello im not agree for new Registry Agreement

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed .COM price increases
by Andy Deck Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am very opposed to the secret deal .COM price increases that have been proposed. Should this unjustified price increase take place it will be a significant hardship to me in attempting to maintain my online presence. I urge all involved to take a very different approach that acknowledges the very minor cost of providing domain name services. Stop trying to kill the Internet. Andy Deck Artcontext.com Andydeck.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price-fixing
by Jennifer Flower Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I have heard about the process for establishing the prices for TLD .com domains and it seems to me that it’s price-fixing, nothing more. Please open the process to enable a fairer procedure for pricing these domains. Jennifer Flower

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Do Not Amend
by Rosh Khan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Icann, You must do better. This amendment is not in the best interest of TLD owners around the world. Please do not proceed. Thank you, Rosh -- *Rosh Khan, MD* *Director, SocialRank Media* *President, The Masterclass Institute* *Lead Facilitator, FranklinCovey Guyana*

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why must you do the devils work?
by James Scherer Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm just sitting here in tears. Why? Why must you punish the people who have loved and supported you throughout this incredible internet growth period? I don't think I'll ever understand this. I'll go to my grave utterly disappointed in the beasts that are to be our stewards in good faith. May God's great wrath descend upon you and your loved ones for a period of 8 years. There is still a chance for you and your descendants to enter the kingdom of heaven but you must repent! May God have mercy on your soul, Jim

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com changes
by Shalika Senarath Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Increasing the price of .com domains only harms free expression, and doesn’t allow people with limited resources to host or express their opinions. Increasing the prices just for the sake of increasing it, especially over a span of years without a limit does more harm than good. Please reconsider.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

No secret deals with Verizon! Stop ripping off consumers to pad your own bottom line. Keep it up and we'll start pushing to dissolve ICANN and put in an entity that's responsive to user needs, not industry desires.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Personally, I wish .com domains cost a minimum of $120 ($10/mo) per year to keep registered. Domain tasting, squatting and warehousing have made it nearly impossible for legitimate businesses to own a memorable .com name without being gouged by third parties.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increase
by Ray Vüilsen Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sir/Madam, I have not been consulted regarding the new contract ICANN has with Verisign, which will lead to increases in the .COM domain price. For this and other reasons, I consider the process has not been transparent and I am opposed to it. This will have a negative impact on the whole internet community. We should instead make an effort to make this a better place. For everybody. Best regards Ray

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Public comment on the .com registry agreement
by Glidden Alistair Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We operate a small clinical trials unit out of a university and these regulations would make it increasingly difficult for us to buy domain names for our small, grant-funded studies. Please do not implement the .com registry agreement; it would harm our business!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] stop .com fee raises
by Rebecca Hackett Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Raising .com prices on those of us who have had their websites for years is outrageous. can’t you grandfather us in to existing rates until we sell? Or just not hit us with a huge raise suddenly out of the blue? Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] please dont do it
by Usman Ahmad Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, Please dont increase .com domain prices. regards; Usman Ahmad -- Gosign GmbH - Content Intelligence Hallerstraße 8 20146 Hamburg Telefon 040-609 40 79-0 Handelsregister AG HH HRB 112197 Geschäftsführung Bert Gogolin, Carsten Teller Greenpeace energy: Gosign läuft mit ehrlichem Strom und Gas. GLS Bank: Gosign wirtschaftet mit Gewissen.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No
by Robert Brashear Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

No, don’t do it! Or we will stop using .com Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against .com domain price increase
by Sterne Lu Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a domainer and I invest in domain names as a second business I am 100% 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. Regards, Sterne Lu Acculogic Technologies Inc. (604)732-4400 ext. 228 Call Acculogic for information about our other services. IT Support . Disaster Recovery . Filemaker . Internet . Business Continuity . Ransomware Remediation

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal
by Malene Brune Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please keep the .com prices low, so that everybody can afford to have a voice on the web. Mvh Malene Muren Brune Tlf 456 32 072

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no to price increase
by Shay Giner Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We're saying no to price increase

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I appose
by Kevin Sipma Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a small business owner who offers my clients dozens of their .com names as part of a larger bundled package, this proposal to increase .com pricing would be a negative impact on all of our small businesses. 70% increase over the next 5 years is excessive. I understand the need to increase due to inflation, but this is simply corporate greed which I won't stand by. Please count my vote as an opposition vote to this initiative. Regards, Kevin Sipma Founder & Chief Technology Officer Neuron Computer Services, LLC neuroncomputers.com<http://www.neuroncomputers.com/> support(a)neuroncomputers.com<mailto:support@neuroncomputers.com> 1-833-4-NEURON

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Registry Agreement
by Elad Nava Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't increase the prices :) Instead, please find a way to mitigate domain squatters taking up .coms from people and startups that actually need them. Best, Elad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the amendment to increase .com pricing
by ilifeleaders Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I wish to register my protest against the amendment to increase .com domain pricing. Please do not allow this amendment to be passed. It will cause an unnecessary increase in expenses two domain owners who are already struggling with increased prices of other business fees and charges. Kind regardsJayc Ryder Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is abusing monopolistic powers, plain and simple.
by John Stotler Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The price hike is insane, the sale itself is dubious and needs to be stopped.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase prices.
by vvbudh Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't hike up prices. Keep the TLDs like .com available for everyone so we all can have them in a free and open internet!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by Les Dennis Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Just let me go on the record as saying that the price increase will make small businesses that use .com unable to compete. I for one cannot support the raise, I would simply have to fold. Les Dennis

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Against any price increase on the .COM proposal
by hypoglosus＠gmail.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't Let Verisign Abuse its Power
by Austen Morgan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Stability of the most-used TLD, .com, is important for the stability of the internet as a whole. Allowing Verisign to increase .com prices up to 70% over the next 10 years will negatively affect domain registrants like me, and for what benefit? More corporate profit? When a 20 million dollar payment includes no clear plan for the use of the funds and no oversight, it sounds less like a payment and more like a bribe. Provide a clear and specific explanation for this money and how this contract change with Verisign is beneficial to the internet and its users. How does giving the most powerful TLD operator more control, now as a registrar, ensure stability and promote competition? This change seems to directly conflict with ICANN's mission. Austen Morgan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please do not increase the price of .com domains
by ericmonse＠gmail.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This will hurt new businesses. Thanks, Eric Monse

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