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

Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increase for .COM Domains
by Teron Brown Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Why are you increasing the cost for .COM domain names? We are in opposition to this and request for a review. Best Regards, Customer Support.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Raise The Price Of dot com registration! ! !
by Blake Thornton Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I think that it is folly to increase the price of dot com registration, there are insufficient companies participating in this decision and this price change has been championed by only the two companies directly benefiting from the change. Do Not Raise The Price Of dot com registration! ! ! Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Gilbert B Garza 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. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Gilbert G San Francisco, California United States

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

Feb. 10, 2020

No! Do not do this.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Can you please not make the internet less accesible for content creators?
by Gabriel Heiler Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, Could you please not make the internet less accesible for content creators by increasing the prices of .com domains? Thanks, Gabriel

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't raise our .com prices
by Jay McGee Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't raise our .com prices. Best Regards, Jay McGee

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increase in .com fees
by Geoffery X Lane Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This is a corporate cash grab and only benefits Verisign who also agreed to pay ICANN 20 million - this will motivate all to move to strict Federal oversight. GXL

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am writing you today to protest the proposed price increase to .COM domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rediculous
by Tommy Lane Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

When did greed become the driving force of your organization? While increasing the costs of a TLD is not out of the question, not addressing the new cashflow into ICANN is. At the very least the opportunity for another entity to outbid verisign's overall contract. -Tommy VIPER Design, LLC 85 Cude Ln Madison, TN 37 Phone: 615-249-8806 Fax: 901-328-9525 Email: tommy.lane(a)viper-design.com<mailto:tommy.lane@viper-design.com> ****************************************************************************************************************************************** This e-mail and any attachments contain information which is confidential, privileged, proprietary or otherwise protected by law. The information is solely intended for the named addressee (or a person responsible for delivering it to the addressee). If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer. ******************************************************************************************************************************************

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concerns relative to amendment 3 and price increases
by Charles Kaplan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Like so many others who have made similar comments, these costs and the near certainty of them increasing year over year is concerning to me. Yes infrastructure costs money, but these charges are already well into the making money vs. breaking even level and giving tacit approval for further increases is not necessary. I have been doing this a long time. So long in fact that when I started domain registration was free. My concern is that those, like me, who have a domain name for their family, their side hustle, the business they plan to start some day, etc.. I currently have 5 or 6 domains I am responsible for, none of which are commercial, and all of which add up to a real amount of money for an individual. And this cost change does nothing to stop domain squatters or other Internet trolls. If you want to allow VRSN to run things, that is fine, but they should have to justify why when actual costs are going down they need/want more money each year. I am opposed to the amendments as they currently stand. Charles Kaplan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is not acceptable
by Daniel Fariña Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This will lead to huge price increases, I'm ready to drop the .com and any domains provided by ICAN. How is all this money going to be used? Why do you need so much money for?

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Don’t do this

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase + Verisign nonsense
by J. Taft Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm the CEO and founder of a web development agency. Our entire team finds it disgraceful that ICANN would enter into an agreement with such large ramifications for the internet community as a a whole without duly consulting and incorporating feedback from the global community. Every organization essentially wants *more money*, we understand that. But when you take on responsibility as a regulatory agency for something this important to human society as a whole, you should know you can't just be looking out for yourselves. This kind of action taken in such a self-serving and non-transparent way deeply affects our organization's respect for ICANN as a whole, and I know it does the same for much of the community that is aware of these shenanigans. This is your opportunity to make an adjustment to mitigate the impact of this poor decision before the damage to ICANN's reputation is permanent and irrevocable.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price hick is yet another miserable Trump era policy that demonstrates how desparately we need to overhaul the out dated and corrupt bodies such as ICANN
by Esfandiar Zolghadr Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

.com price hick fits perfectly in with other failed Trump-era policy that demonstrates how desperately we need to overhaul the outdated and corrupt bodies such as ICANN Esfandiar Zolghadr Convage Corporation

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLD Changes
by Nicolas Delgado Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't raise the prices.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection to the amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement
by yuu＠yuuproductions.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Sir/Mdm,I strongly oppose to the amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement.I do not see any factual justification for permitting Verisign to raise the .COM prices, other than for own benefits via controlling the market. Many further elaborated explanations are found in the same open comment section from around the world. Thank you. SincerelyYuu, SG

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Paul Coneff Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do NOT want price increases 8 out of the next 10 years. I DO want transparency about how this came to be, how much money is being paid out, and where the extra money will go. I DO want accountability for a transparent process... And if that means inundating congress to control a process with a lack of transparency and accountability, then that is what needs to be done. It's unfortunate, and it is necessary. Sincerely Concerned, Paul Coneff

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I'm against increasing .com domain prices
by yasser sharaf Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dears, I have multiple .com domain names and I’m against this increase of .com domains prices this is not fair. Yasser 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 Noman Mohammad Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi I strongly oppose this price increase as there are millions of individuals that have the .COM domains for their personal use as well as the small business owners across the world. Think of small takeaways, corner bike shops, coffee shops and small takeaways etc. Not everyone lives in the US and even their not everyone can afford it. If you have one domain then perhaps it can be OK but those who have multiple domains for personal or development purposes it will become difficult for them. Instead of making it cheaper so everyone across the world is able to access it you are making it more expensive. I oppose this move. Perhaps you should look at other avenues to increase revenue and reduce costs.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Chad A. Zeske Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Transparency is important for a successful and long-lasting business. I see that this isn't important for ICANN's business model.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposition to Proposed Amendment 3
by Luis Rojas Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Icann As I have read, there is no justification for increasing the prices of .com domains, for many people and small businesses, especially in developing countries, the prices that exist today are hardly viable to have an Internet presence or the registration of a personal brand. If this increase occurs without justification, the DNS domain name system could also be put at risk, leading to parallel systems being created and popularized, with the aim of avoiding Verisign's dependence and new prices, putting the Internet stability at risk. Please do not make this mistake. Regards, Luis Rojas

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Help Us Avoid .COM Price Increases!!
by Andrea Espinoza Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Lets figure out a solution!!!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Rate
by jbuschow＠notjustlightsllc.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don't do a rate increase since it will favor big companies and hurt small companies just getting started. Jeff

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Not fair
by Benjamin Isong Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

>From what I understand, it would give verisign the power to adjust prices...at will. While this may have some advantages, its putting SMEs at great disadvantage. In Africa, It's hard enough that so many factors (ranging from government policies to structural amenities) are militating SME growth or scaling but now add a sudden probable change to price of .com domains. Hope a goos decision is reached. Regards.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Strongly oppose any price increase on dotcom domains
by PG Admin Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As someone who holds hundreds of .com domains, I strongly oppose any price hike on owning those domains.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Reject the price increase in .com domain names!
by Hector Sandoval Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I´m sending this email to demand and explanation about why you consider it correct for the increase in price in .com domain names. The freedom and equality that the internet offers regular people is hindered by unexplained and unreasonable price increases such as the ones you would like to make. I completely reject the proposed increases. Believe me when I tell you that your children will never be grateful for the money you steal in the name of love and a better future for them. Hector Sandoval

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price hike
by Bryce Coonce Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I would really appreciate a fair opportunity to vote on such a change. We have over 2000 clients will be affected by this and it can hurt our business. Please retract this change and put it to a vote! Thank you.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase of com tld
by Jamshid Naziri Nalakath Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN The proposed price increase of .com domains is completely unethical and uncalled for. Please think from the customer perspective. Don't fall into the trap by Verisign. Hope better sense prevails. Jamshid N Nalakath

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN and Verisign : latest solely taken decision
by Omar Lemfadel Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

*Hello, * *The latest game-changing decision that ICANN and Verisign have participated solely in, will have significant impact on the Internet for us users of the service.* *Please, we would like ot make sure our voice is heard an make ICANN know how badly we feel about their recent decision since The Public Comment period <http://mailtrackemailout1.namecheap.com/ls/click?upn=QqNWTFdMeHiLPmRAI5EzI5…> is open until February 14, 2020.* *Tank you so much for taking our opinion in consideration. * *Omar LEMFADEL *

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] TLDs should be operated with public interest in mind
by Christian Fillion Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am against giving Verisign free reign over increasing prices for wholesale .com domains without proper justification and allowing operators of a TLD such as Verisign to act as registrars (either themselves or indirectly). The .com TLD is a core component of today's Internet. It should not be managed with profit in mind but rather with the interests of Humanity as a whole in mind. If the fixed price from 2012 has to be changed, it should probably be reduced rather than increased. Considering the sheer scale of the .com TLD, the underlying cost of managing individual domains should be tiny. The wholesale price of domains sold to registrars should reflect that.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Needless change
by Ryan McLeod Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don’t make this needless change to registration overheads and costs.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't agree
by Jeka G Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Don't agree

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Arbitrary price increases are unfair and discrediting
by Dan Nicholls Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To get close to doubling the wholesale price of a domain name within six years (as indicated in the summary) without specific and demonstrated need (a registry is a registry! and cloud storage and computing prices are plummeting, as are those of security solutions) is damaging to individuals as well as startup and small businesses, who will need to think harder about whether to spend twice the cost per year of staking out and trying new ideas, as well as being frankly exasperating in the current economic climate and considering their being the sole authority for this kind of domain. Allowing people to register domain names 10 years in advance at that price is not a solution, except for those with ready cash instead of a budgeted line item. I hasten to add that whatever inconvenience and harm it may bring to those in relative economic security, it could be disastrous to those closer to the margin, who need their domain name before anything else of value can be attached to it, and so could be prevented from entering the market or forced from it. It will not only impoverish them, but impoverish the web, which thrives on the easy exchange not only of business but of passion projects and so on, relatively in the reach of anyone. To increase price so rapidly in so short a time is disastrous for the culture and nature of the web. It also smacks of pay for nothing, again, without a real, demonstrated (and not surmised) increase in cost, and reasonable cost at that. Please reconsider and further establish, restrict, or simply abolish the planned price increases. Thank you, Dan Nicholls

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback on .com amendment
by Julian Gray Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The possible increase in .com domain fees discriminates unfairly against independent and small businesses or sole traders, particularly freelancers, and benefits large corporations. Please reconsider. Julian Gray - Illustrator e: hi(a)juliangrayart.com w: www.juliangrayart.com

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not agree you raisinging .com registration fees at all. This is not fair to anyone. Billy Burger

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price raising!
by Jeremy Denslinger Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not appreciate the back room dealing to allow a possible 70% increase in cost over the next decade. This is unacceptable without specific reasoning. Jeremy Denslinger jdenslinger(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] New Pricing Amendment Unacceptable
by Danish Bilal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello I’m small business owner and developer from developing world. I hardly meet my expenses, you new rate policy will highly effect billion of poor tech lovers from under world. Big business would love to pay you extra bucks but we can’t. This step will only push down the lower class in tech world while favoring the big business who really don’t want competition. Please consider my voice.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Pls don't increase .com domain

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I’ve been involved with the Internet since before it became available commercially, and I’m dismayed at these proposed changes. The Internet as it stands today exists through the efforts of an amazing number of people, many of us who gave time freely to promote the growth, and availability to all of this critical resource. ICANN is fortunate to be entrusted with helping to keep the Internet available to all, and it’s troubling to see decisions like this made in a non-public manner, and with little explanation of the process or where funds generated will be applied. The trust we place in your stewardship deserves openness and equity. Please reconsider these actions and rework the process to be more transparent and accountable. Thank you, -Peter Wargo Santa Fe, New Mexico USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Yvan Richer 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. 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. Thanks, Yvan Richer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Prices
by Kristen Smith Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, These domain price increases will affect thousands, including struggling artists and other creatives. I hope that I, along with many others, can persuade you to not add to the price of domain names. As an art student, it has a struggle to find and keep my own brand and I encourage you to keep our website prices low. Thank you for listening. Kristen Smith Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not proceed with Verisign .com contract
by Jason Wen Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please do not increase the price of .com’s as the whole reason why internet was created and stands for - for everybody - will be under attack. This will go against what America stands for, freedom and opportunity for everybody. With great power comes great responsibility, please take your responsibility as the authority of global .com domains. Jason Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com increase
by Kingsai GH Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

That’s gonna affect my business Best Regards Winfred Sai Torgbor.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear ICANN, I was just informed by my dns provider about the verisign agreement. As a small business owner and computer hobbyist I am against allowing verisign to continue raising prices on .com domains. I urge you to consider outside opinion and allow the public to have its voice heard and not do this in private. This will only negatively impact small businesses and computer enthusiasts such as myself. The low price allows small businesses like myself to own and operate a .com domain for very little expenses. By increasing the price this will considerably lower the value of the .com domain. I am against this. Dont fix it if it aint broken. Sincerely, Caleb Crickette

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do Not Increase Prices
by Jared at The Tech Temple Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hello, It is unfair that with this new agreement, .COM wholesale domain prices can grow by more than 70% over and above current prices over the next decade.COM domains are currently accessible to everyone. This proposal will do the opposite, making domains and more expensive for everybody.l, especially since .COMs make up 40% of all addresses. D Pleae Pleae

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Potential price increase of .com domains
by Nicole Magabo Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear Officer, Happy New Year! I hope 2020 has started pleasantly for you and your loved ones. I wanted to share with you how a potential price increase will affect me. I own a .com domain. I am a very struggling and financially strapped filmmaker. It was luck and God that I was able to afford a renewal on my domain and email address. I still haven’t been able to afford making a website, but I can afford to save the domain name and use an email with my company’s name. That is a good thing. If I can no longer afford it, that’s a direct hit to how other potential partners view me and my films. Please reconsider increasing the price. Thank you, Nicole

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Bad to increase com prices
by Jan-Eric Nyman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Bad idea to increase com price. -- Best regards, Jan-Eric Nyman Sent from Gmail Mobile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] PLEASE STOP THE INCREASE in PRICE of .COM domains
by Cecil D'Souza Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a .com registrant and am associated with the secondary market. 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. 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. I personally have about 6 that I use to protect myself and my family while also allowing my children to be able to have a domain name that is exclusively theirs. 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) 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. Cecil D'Souza Cary, NC

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Another red flag towards GREED
by wp edit 2 Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Costs change—generally upward> Everyone can agree on this. What NEEDS to change is transparency AND justice. Greed, and what you are doing, is NOT aligned with these values. YOUR greed hurts people—and people pay your bills. Stop the madness! —one of many concerned citizens.

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