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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes unfair and against democracy
by Al-Riaz Adatia Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The proposed changes allow a single company monopoly rights. Its unfair, unjust and should be not allowed. I don't support it. A. A.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I think it is unbelievable that you make changes of this size and impact on the domain market worldwide, completely disregarding that this directly impacts people who have small businesses and also who eventually need these domains to survive. Terrible, pitiful. att Fernando Pereira Candido Planet Connection Automação Comercial Ltda. www.planetconnection.com.br 11 2672-3889 / 11 98136-7282

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM Proposal
by Avram Neal Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Good Afternoon, I just wanted to take time to ask you to reconsider your proposal. The .com domain makes up for a lot of website domain names, and it would really steer people the wrong way if the fee increased. Please reconsider and thank you for your time. Regards, Avram Neal

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

Feb. 10, 2020

As a small business owner that works with clients online, this change would severely impact my business in a negative way. Don't change what's already working well and stop being greedy.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by TripleSe7enZ 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. Erick G. Drew West Puente Valley, California United States Erick G. Drew

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increased rates of .com addresses
by Jen Hardy Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please remember that the availability of the internet, and people to use the internet has become a necessity in today’s world. The ability for common (not wealthy) people to utilize the web, and have websites is of the utmost importance. I greatly appreciate the ability to have my own websites and to have the ability to affordably make my contribution to the world. In order to keep that a reality for myself and millions of others, the cost needs to be kept low to be accessible. I understand that businesses are in business to make money, but I humbly ask that you also work for the greater good so that we all may have a voice. Sincerely, Jen Hardy chronicallypositivemom.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I Do Not Support This
by John Bradley Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I am voicing my concern regarding this amendment as an owner of multiple .com domains. It is a dangerous one that was done without input outside of ICANN and Verisign that would allow for unfettered price hikes for .com domains and no oversight over the funds provided to ICANN. .com domains could potentially become out of reach for many, including myself. Please reconsider this amendment and the potential impact it would have on Internet as a whole. --- John Bradley

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] back door dealing
by nerfball22 Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

If you guys think that this back door dealing you areproposing has no way to fail, you had better hope that Trump wins anotherelection and a more progressive candidate doesn’t sit in that seat. You want toincrease the costs of domain names for what? What is your budget and what youwant to do with the free 20 mil from Verisign? You are going to cause a lot ofplaces to just shut down as many people are not going to pay outrageousincreases when you have shown 0 data as to why you need to. Keep kissing the ass of Verisign, who all but bought you tothis position. You are acting like a politician here and that was not acomplement. Kevin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] oppose verisign .com contract changes
by Michael McGranahan Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

To Whom It May Concern: I oppose verisign .com contract changes. These changes were made in secret and does not clearly indicate how ICANN will spend the new fees or who will ensure they're spent on domain infrastructure. Sincerely, Michael McGranahan

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 is totally unfair
by Guy Tunnicliffe Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I have several domains that you are going to price out of any viability. Accepting 20 million from Verisign and allowing them to raise fees 8 of the next 10 at an increase of 70% over the next decade is criminal and gouging the customer. Please reconsider. Sunshine State Promotions dba PROMOTIONAL.com <http://promotional.com/> Guy Tunnicliffe PO Box 358 North Chatham MA 02650 781-875-1234 Guy(a)Promotional.com <mailto:Guy@Promotional.com>

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I am a registrant of several .com domain names. I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains. The current rate of $7.85 is already a fair price. The proposed changes seem to be mostly about increasing the profit of current shareholders of Verisign rather than adding value to users. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest. Please protect the public interest. -Dan Carlson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not do this please!
by Matej Markovic Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Internet is the last bastion of freedom and place where people who are not rich can be heard. Do not raise the entry bar by doing this - we want freedom, not corporatism!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please Say No !!
by Billy Bryant Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a registrant of many domains and a person who aids people in registering their own domains, this change is detrimental to consumers as it means an increased spike in .com domain names (which have traditionally been the cheaper alternatives) matching similar to that of more "premium" TLDs. It not only de-values some of the more personalized TLDs such as .NAME, .IS etc, but it would allow for the over-inflation of the value of .COM domains. This becomes a barrier for entry for young entrepreneurs who want to launch their own online presence. -- *Billy J Bryant* 📱 502.377.0658 📧 billy(a)billyjbryant.com <billy(a)billyjbryant.com> 🌐 www.billyjbryant.com <http://www.billyjbryant.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase for .com domains
by Monty Roy Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Dear sir/mam, the cost of registration for .com domain is already pretty expensive. Kindly do not increase the prices further. I own several hundred domains and it will end up costing me thousands of additional dollars if you make this price increase Regards Monty Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN .com Price Increases
by Mark Malafarina Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I vehemently oppose any price increases on .com domains. There is no good reason for the price increase. If anything as technology is adopted, the price for such resources should go down, not increase. Thank you, M. Malafarina

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com should stay for freedom of speech
by Will Pháp Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I understand that there is less and less .com available but this is freedom of speech we are talking about. By increasing the price of .com domain you are blocking a good portion of humanity to access their freedom of speech. By doing this you are not only reducing the odds that the actual internet will stay the same. But also increasing the chances that alternative start. Such as Blockchain projects and unstoppable blochain domain. I support freedom of speech and a free accessible internet. Will

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] STOP THE GREED
by dovid kaleky Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

NO WAY— You are filling your pockets- NO INCREASE Sincerely, David Kaleky www.Florida.com www.AtlanticCity.com www.ArtsandCrafts.com Tel: 561-843-2112 Skype: FloridaSupport

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop Amendment 3
by Cory Baker Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

This amendment is bad for the future health of the internet. Keeping the prices of .coms without allowing continued increases will continue to keep access to the internet available to more people of the world. This is imperative to the continued healthy growth of the internet. Restricting .coms to only people who can afford the growing cost will negatively effect the future of the open internet. Cory

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment #3
by Joanie-Ann Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I do not support Ammendment #3 and believe it is not in the best interest of the public.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Risk alienating developing countries
by David Waggoner Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Greetings, This is a very risky amendment. There is no clear public value demonstrated within it, and any price increase to the most prominent and sought after TLD (.com) risks alienating global participation in the growing digital services industry. This is especially true for developing countries where the majority of it’s population falls beneath the global poverty line. Price increases may also inadvertently invite more government involvement and regulation on both ends of the political spectrum. If this goes through, there are far more implications than what is bundled in the amendment. This has a global impact. I would anticipate press coverage, followed by opportunists weighing in on the optics of it, not the substance of it. Thanks, David Waggoner

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Where is the public interest in this?
by RNG Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Are you not supposed to run this in the public interest? How is a price increase in the public interest, especially in light of the fact that technology prices are constantly decreasing?

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I oppose this amendment and ask that you please do not proceed with these amendments to .com registries. We are a small business and any domain costs impact our ability to survive and continue serving our customers. Thank you. Kiran

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection
by William Flood Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

I object to the secretive agreement that allows increases in domain charges for the next several years in addition to cash payments to ICANN from Verisign. Such payments and increases should be negotiated in full public view. -- William Flood 4337 County Road 117 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Cell: 970 948-4149

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to COM
by Heath Blandford Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Verisign has done nothing but lobby a governing body for their own benefits, while passing the detriment off to others. As a registrant of a dot com domain, I am against the proposed increase in price of .COM top level domains. -- Thanks! Heath Blandford P: 513-259-5587 E: william.blandford1(a)gmail.com Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please honor price caps!
by Heidi Plumley Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

My family is solely dependent on my website as a means of income. Rising costs mean we could potentially lose the site and our income. PLEASE consider small business owners when hiking price increases. It affects so, so many lives. Sincerely, AJ

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It should go down, not up!
by أبو العصافير Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The internet is place for all, it has gathered all of us to one place, raising the price will make it harder to maintain a website, and make a community, especially .com domains were and will be the best options for everyone, it should go down, not up.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM domain price increases
by Ronald Span Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

White board criminals making illegal agreements to increase the price of .com domains and getting paid for this decision by Verisign. That does sound very smelly. You should all go to jail for filling your own pockets over the back of retail clients. Internet is about freedom of choice and not about dictatorship by a centralized organisation like ICANN who is making decision in their own interest so their people can fill their own pockets with outrageous bonuses. Concentrate on what you should do as organisation instead of being thiefs!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seems like a bad idea
by Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The proposed changes seem like a bad idea. It seems to put too much power in one private corporation with no alternative options.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Public3n3my Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This is ridiculous
by Siva Sankar Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Increasing the price continually for next couple of years without any reason or how you spend the data is not right. Its public money and you have to answer why you need the money. -- Thanks and Regards Siva Sankar Gunda 818 914 1660

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] the proposed agreement
by Christine Sanducci Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

The price increases that are being authorized in this agreement are so high and I believe the costs to maintain and administer have remained reasonably flat. I am concerned that with the way it is currently written the price passed on to the consumer will be raised to a point that it creates a strain on the small business that depend on being able to compete on the internet because the prices are not outrageous. Christine Sanducci, CPA President [cid:image001.jpg@01D5E032.AF839340] 1030 North Main Street | North Canton OH 44720

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Furnishing little business
by comity recruitment Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Decision to increase domain price will be purnishinv small businesses. Why do small businesses have to be paying big corporations greedines. I am against the proposed increased Regards Edward

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Back room dealings
by jrg5066＠hotmail.com Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do not allow verisign to raise prices
by Simeon Bateman Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

You should not allow Verisign to have open reign in raising prices for .com registrations. It needs to be explicitly defined what the maxes are per year and in total for the term and it needs to be an approved by the community rate. Sincerely, Simeon Bateman Founder/CEO SimBco - Web Marketing & Development simeon(a)simb.co https://www.simb.co/ <https://www.simb.co/?utm_source=sim&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Signature…> (web) https://bit.ly/2LnglyZ <https://m.me/simbco?ref=w6761788--Sim%27s> (chat) 503-605-4894 (local) 855-5-SIMBCO (toll-free) x701

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] 70% increase?
by Nando Fdez. Fuentes Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Are you kidding? Wow, and the reason behind? -- Nando Fdez. Fuentes Director Tel. +34 625599957 Disenando.com skype:disenando

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop this Deal
by Vasquez, Daniel (DE) Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

ICANN, I believe I speak for many users of .COM domains when I say that this is NOT what we want. Increasing prices in some behind the door deal will make .COM domains more inaccessible for everyone. Please think of the consumers when you decide to do these types of deals. Reconsider this decision and I Daniel Vasquez, am in complete disagreement with this change. This is not to the benefit of me nor all other domain owners. With great displeasure, Daniel E. Vasquez TES - Process Automation Tele: 281-966-2765 E-mail: devasquez(a)dow.com<mailto:devasquez@dow.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No to changes
by Ross Still Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I am writing this email to express as a website owner. I do not approve of these changes as I believe it will have adverse affects on the community, Kind Regards,

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN contract with Verisign
by david carlson Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Hi, I’m writing to express disappointment and concern regarding the recent ICANN changes made to their contract with Verisign. These changes potentially create a lot of harm and unnecessary expense to customers for years to come. Please take customers into consideration before going forward with this. Sincerely, Dave Carlson

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

Feb. 10, 2020

To whom is concerned, I’m writing to complain about the pricing increase on the .COM TLD. Doesn’t make sense to take a decision that will just benefit VerySign and hurt the Internet community on the grand scheme. My understanding is that the ICANN should serve the public interest, not the corporation’s one. Please, re consider the decision. Best, Martín

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Oppose .com price increase
by Cailin Smith Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a registrant of multiple .com domains, I strongly oppose a price increase. The price being low is a strong selling point for why the internet has become so prolific, and increasing prices threatens the success of the internet, and only benefits a single company, Verisign.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann
by Elvia Butler Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don't increase prices Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increase!
by Paul Cheetham Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Please don’t increase prices of the .com domains! It would have a huge negative impact on my business -- Sent from Gmail Mobile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair / Unreasonable Price Increases and Process
by Ryan Fyfe Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

Highly opposed to these increases and the close door/dual party process under which it's being proposed. This hurts the web, if anything prices should be decreasing with scale. Kind Regards, Ryan Fyfe

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

Feb. 10, 2020

The planned unrestricted price increase of the .com domain is unacceptable to me as a user of the internet. The decision lacks transparency and will hurt a vast majority of internet businesses. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] price hikes on .com
by Dovid Preil Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

As a holder of multiple .com sites, I find it abhorrent that while most prices in tech are going down, .coms are going up. <http://www.citadelholdings.co.il/> Dovid Preil CEO and Founder - YDLP Investment Group www.ydlpinvestments.com <http://www.ydlpinvestments.com/> dovid(a)ydlpinvestments.com <mailto:dovid@ydlpinvestments.com> Mobile: 054-844-1578 US: 201-357-7656

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

Feb. 10, 2020

This is shit. Please do not move forward with this.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

As someone that has .com domains. I am against prices increases. I don't think it is necessary and Icann should be making enough money off other TLDs already.

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

Feb. 10, 2020

I'm pretty shocked about these price increases. Common people are basically being held for ransom, needing to maintain existing online real estate for business or personal reasons, while the prices will keep rising - and for what? What extra "services" does a registrant get for paying more? Seems very unjust to me that decisions like this could just be made, without any oversight or input from objective parties. Sarah Lee, UK

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We vehemently disagree with your new proposal
by Michael Leone Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We vehemently disagree with your new proposal, having untapped price hikes is wrong. You won’t listen anyway, so we may just be forced to get our politicians involved to stop you. If you want to keep your freedom to self-regulate than make better decisions or we will regulate for you. Don’t think it won’t happen. Either significantly declaw your new agreement and get some significant price increase caps involved. We are not against raising prices, it is called inflation, it is a thing. We are clearly against unfettered ability to skyrocket pricing. Very restrictive limits on price increases are needed and adding in a requirement for them to justify said increases every time they do and require public comments on said justification. You will change the deal to cap the price hikes or you lose the ability to self-regulate. Don’t think that will happen? Think again.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Disagree increasing price of domain
by QH Meng Feb. 10, 2020

Feb. 10, 2020

We should only pay once for the domain. Not every year, Not increasing every year!!! Tracey M Sent from my iPhone

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