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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Cheaper Domain Names Makes Sense
by Adam Chin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It inspires entrepreneurial activity, takes one less stress point away from small businesses, and allows TLD creativity. Keep domains priced as they are. It's the right move. Adam Chin Creative Collaborator | Business Development Dwarven Holdings, LLC Main: +1 (540) 216-2643 Mobile: +1 (415) 361-9740 adam.chin(a)dwarven.holdings https://dwarven.holdings/

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am writing to express my displeasure with your proposed agreement affecting .Com users and smaller domain companies. The proposed price increase over the next several years will have a negative impact on many website owners who are mainly people who blog and have other small websites as hobbies. It will also lesson the competition over time which could greatly increase price. I urge this not to happen. S Jerrell

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com price increase
by Heather Mitchell Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, Even though prices for .com websites will increase, this does not guarantee that more profit will be made by increasing the price for .com websites. Most websites must rely on email list to gain customers. If a brand has loyal customers, and the bran losses its .com status, the new owners of the website address do not automatically have access to email list that was gathered by the previous user. Also, the new website user does not automatically have access to social media feeds which may be associated with a website that has a popular or well known brand name. These facts may make it more difficult to sell many .com web addressed to new users. Heather Mitchell Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Thank You
by Daniel Roberts Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I own a number of domains myself, yet believe current domain prices support mass squatting practices. Any increase in domain prices will support a healthier domain ecosystem for the future. Thank you for beginning this process by allowing for price increases. -- Daniel Roberts CEO // "Admiral of Altruism // Friendly Human M: 404.983.5417 // W: friendlyhuman.com <https://friendlyhuman.com/?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daniel_email_signa…> A: 659 Auburn Ave NE, STE 252, Atlanta, GA 30312 <https://maps.google.com/?q=659+Auburn+Ave+NE,+STE+252,+Atlanta,+GA&entry=gm…>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] this is not right
by Maarten Van der Meer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, you are making terrible abuse of your position. Why would you raise these prices? There is no reason except your own greed. Please consider being fair to the community, because that is what Internet is really about. Regards, Maarten Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN changes to the contract it has with Verisign
by Joel Plotkin Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, You should NOT allow any price increases in the Verisign contract or in the .com wholesale pricing. You should NOT allow Verisign to be domain name registrar. You should expand the number of TLD .com providers to at least 10 different companies three of which should be nonprofit to force competition and drive down prices. Joel Plotkin

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Negative response to the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Warhola, Pablo Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

ICANN, Please consider the millions of .com users who will have less ability to register .com domain names in the future if this proposed amendment 3 is implemented. Why is making the .com TLD more expensive and less accessible to the general public a good thing for anybody other than ICANN? Please keep .com affordable for all. Thank you, Pablo N. Warhola | Systems Analyst CyberSource Settlement and Reporting (SRAS) | Visa, Inc. Phone: 303-389-2865 / 6(750)2865 | Email: pwarhola(a)visa.com<mailto:pwarhola@visa.com>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don’t raise the price!
by emily sbs Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I understand the need to keep p with inflation but I urge you to cap the increases to only 1 or 2% per year to keep up with inflation. Anything more than that is being greedy by a select few people and unfair to the community at large. Don’t be greedy.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the greed
by Novi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't ruin the internet. Big players will certainly not feel the burden of your proposed increase, but the smaller businesses and individual users definitely will. Don't be assholes... -- logo <http://novi.xyz> Novi Milenković Innovation Manager e: mail(a)novi.xyz <mailto:mail@novi.xyz> w: novi.xyz <http://novi.xyz>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a non-profit organization, ICANN should NOT be allowing Top Level Domain operators to also be Domain Registrars. This is a clear Conflict of Interest and should never be allowed to occur. As such, the new contract with yearly rate-cap increases should also not be allowed.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The price of.com are already too high at each year renewal. You dont need to change these. You will make internet access Just for rich People.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3
by Lynn Morgan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I think it is outrageous that you and Verisign are taking this action to remove price controls apparently to benefit your own pockets without regard to public comments. As a small business owner, everything is a struggle, and there is very little we can do about your shameful actions. Pay attention to your customers! We do NOT want this! STOP!!! Lynn Morgan Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Dont increase .com price
by Dream Store Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello as a consumer we are totally against this decision to increase price on .com Who are you to decide that, we refuse to accept this decision thank you

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

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Paren de forrarse en dólares
by Mauricio Bustamante Jiménez Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Internet debe ser un lugar libre, debemos pagar los costos de operación, pero no la usura de quienes tienen una posición monopólica. Si quieren más dinero, trabajen! y agreguen más valor a los usuarios o clientes, como lo hacemos tod@s. Mauricio Bustamante Jiménez Vixedit <https://vixedit.com> Edición de video y motion graphics 100% online mauricio(a)vixedit.com +56962000891

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please don't monopolize the web
by Lisbet Romero Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I recently received an email from my domain host bringing to attention the sudden increase in prices for .COM sites done with little regard to customers who pay to have .COM sites running. Price increases might be fine for companies that receive a lot of income but for small one person hosts, increases can add up quickly. If you consider doing things like this, the least that can be done is to consult the people that will be truly affected by this change and allow them to have a choice/voice in the matter.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments Amendment .com
by Julio Arauz Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern: Please file these comments as part of the .com proposed changes in your agreement with Verisign. While it is vital for new developments and ongoing projects at ICANN to have the necessary monetary resources, changes to the .com agreements have an impact over an extremely large user base in all nations with all different levels of income. It is necessary that this discussion and agreement is paused so that representatives from all parties involved are heard. Large price increases in .com domains would impact millions of small and medium companies an thus these changes need to be done as part of a large public discussion. Thanks, Julio Arauz Ohio University jarauz(a)alumni.pitt.edu 740 249 9240 Athens, OH USA

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Brandy & Gary Daniels Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I would like to express my strong vote against increasing prices for .COM domains. ICANN should govern in the public interesting and keep domain name prices as low as possible. Gary Daniels

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This is unfair ICANN.... Very very bad..

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price for .com domain
by Mohammed Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Regarding the agreement we are a digital agency in middle east we have seen many costomer they prefer to take .uae or .sa just to get out of extra cost , so i will encourage you to take alook in the extra price regrading the .com Best regards Mimmo Shammaki Digital

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Amendment 3
by Alberto Maté Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I want to express my total opposition to this Amendment 3. Although it surely makes a lot of sense ($$$) for those who will benefit with this change, to increase the price on something that doesn't increase its value is simply unfair and unethical, and it should even be officially considered a crime, especially taking into account that we are talking about a global interest, something that matters to billions. Please don't. Thanks, Alberto Maté.- Holbrook, Massachusetts.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .Com price increases
by william drescher Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose the projected increases in registration fees for .com domains. It appears that the projected increases will outstrip inflation. No justification for the increased fees has been given. -- Bill Drescher, with Deborah and the Irish Wolfhounds at the Hounds of Heaven Located near Lansing, Michigan Visit us at: Irish Wolfhounds at the Hounds of Heaven <http://www.HoundsOfHeaven.com/> Irish Wolfhound Rescue of Michigan <http://IrishWolfhoundRescue.org/michigan>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Why doe this sound like a move only a monopoly could make?
by sell stuff Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ammendment
by Sean Campbell Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I wish to comment regarding your proposed amendment to increase .com prices. I hereby express my disapproval of your secretive, closed-door negotiations to increase our prices. You are being deceptive, accepting a "bribe" from verisign in exchange for increasing prices. Furthermore, you have not disclosed how you plan to use this "bribe money" in order improve the domain system. It is clear that you plan to simply pocket the bribe money, increase our prices, and fill your own pockets. It's disgusting. I strongly urge you to re-consider your planned deceptive, evil, bribed ammendment and leave our .com prices alone. If you need money you can work for it like the rest of it. Thank for considering my comments.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Lo KC , Shelton- Gmail Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com Price Changes
by Mendel Konikov Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I'm very disappointed to hear about these price changes. I hope this change will not go into effect. Best, M Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com domain costs
by Avi Leavitt Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please do not allow Verisign to raise costs of the .com domain registration. Raising prices will stifle innovation and lead to overall less usage of the domain. Thanks, Avi

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Icann 20Mil
by NJ Pro Signs Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

How are you going make the .com infrastructure better with that money..who voted for it?.what are your Goals? Are you guys anonymous certified?

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] It is unfair
by theclara Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

to increase .com domains in such ways will cause an important damage to websites owners. We appreciate you consider customers opinions on this subject. Thanks a lot Naile Aguirre Carvajal Enviado desde Correo para Windows 10

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases
by Stephen Jarman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I find the level of price increases laid out in this amendment to be wildly out of line with reality. Can you justify the need for the increases, or is it just a money-grabbing exercise? Best regards, Stephen Jarman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the price increase on .COM
by Christine Woryn Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please stop the massive price increases on registered .com domain names! This increase affects so many of us small businesses. We don't want to take on increases costs or delegate the cost to customers. This is harmful to the community of users. Choose an alternative for your gain. Kind Regads, Christine Woryn

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Seven percent solution?
by Todd Bernhard Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Seven percent every year is a lot. It’s more than inflation and in an industry where technology gets CHEAPER every year this comes off as a money grab. Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I do not approve.
by Steve Brown Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Cancel this deal! Keep .com sites cheap and affordable for all! Steven Brown

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am opposed the proposed price increase to .COM domains.
by Matt Fitzwater Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a .com registrant. I am strongly opposed the proposed price increase to .COM domains. Verisign a profit driven corporation, plagued with controversy is the only entity that would benefit from the price increase. The current price is already far more than justified. In order for the world (which includes the poor) to be innovative, we need reasonably priced domain registrations. -- Matt Fitzwater

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment on .COM price increase
by Varun Adiyeri Parambath Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a registrant of a .com domain name and 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. Do not handover the rights to Verisign. I hope this email is taken into consideration. Varun Amsterdam, Netherlands

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Wrongdoing with .COM Price Increase
by Elmārs Kehris Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello! Please, remember consulting or get incorporating feedback from the ICANN community or Internet users. Don’t pretend being the smartest – this position fails you. Elmars Kehris +371 29141762 elmars.kehris(a)finieris.lv [LF Logo]

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop the increase!
by Ugo dF Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I read this and I don't think it's fair to increase .com prices so much

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed amendment 3 to the .COM registry agreement
by Henry -The Talkshow Host Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Thi is not people/customer centric in any way. Please stop this amendment that ultimately leads to an increase in the prices that will be paid by us the customers. Verisign has already made so much money and if they want to be generous with 20million, they can and do not need us the customers to pay for that too. That is just selfish. That is not being generous or thinking about us. It is very greedy and unfair.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Feedback: Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by mail＠domainhostproxy.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, It’s very short-sighted to raise prices of the .com domains and we strongly disagree with this move. As a customer with so many domains across many registers, we have to strongly agree with NameCheap.com <http://namecheap.com/> and we support the position NameCheap.com <http://namecheap.com/> has taken, higher prices affects everyone and especially people that less well off and poor, if anything we say reduce the price of the .com and provide more support and margins for domain registers so that they have room to offer discounts to clients. Higher prices will have a strong and significant impact on the growth of the .com domains and make it less affordable to the end-user. We hope you take this feedback into account especially keeping in mind small business owners and start-ups. Thank you. Sincerely, DHP Team

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am a domainer (I invest in domain names as a business). 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. Paul Haughney Ireland

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains.
by William P. C. Jr. Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 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. William Câmara Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by E-commerce Videos Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi thanj you for your service but i don't agree

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Amendment 3 - .COM Pricing Increase
by Mike Garret Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This amendment would threaten countless small businesses that depend on low costs to successfully operate their web sites. Please do not pass this amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comments on Amendment 3
by Kassem Ezzeddine Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

The claim is that money will be spent on enhancing the technology available, that I understand, but isn’t the money coming now enough for doing whatever enhancements and upgrades. Yes I’m sure the big companies won’t mind a price increase, but for the average guy or small business, whom you should be supporting and thinking of first, this is a deal breaker. People and small businesses do take these small fees into consideration when planning an online venture. Don’t be greedy and keep the web more accessible to the masses rather than working to make it less accessible. Thanks

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase
by GJ Global Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Please refrain from this amendment
by Elon Hansford Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

This deal looks really shady and corrupt, please refrain from this. It will make it more expensive for people with startup ideas like myself to get started. Best regards Elon

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Closed door contract with Verisign
by Sushant Gargya Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It is unacceptable for ICANN to sign contracts with Verisign behind closed doors that affect Internet/.COM domain users. It is not in the best interest of the public when decisions are made in private that affect the general public. I humbly request that the vera sign contract details be made public. Also, if ICANN Can provide additional details about the extra $20 million that Verisign will give to ICANN in terms of the purpose of the extra funds and how it will be used by ICANN to improve the infrastructure. Thank you. -- Thanks! -sushant Mobile device/Please excuse brevity. “The earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is infinite " - G. Flaubert "Balance is sort of a ridiculous concept. It's not like you find balance and you're done. You're always trying to find it. " -B. Larson

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Unfair price increases
by Angie Drach Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

These price increases that are planned with out a democratic audience seem a bit out of place in today’s society. It also seems like greed and arrogance are in the way. This isn’t supply and demand, this is 2 business being assholes because they can. Domains should be for all to weigh in on. It isn’t ICANN or Verisign’s invention that was copyrighted and trademarked to sell, no it’s a digital means that the entire population has buy in on. The domains need better structure and support, leading the rest of the World Wide Web into a great cyber future. Regulating prices and how they are governed is a far better solution that will advantageously impact the Internet for years to come. This unregulated price increase needs to be rethought to reflect the users. Just a user, Angie Drach Grisha219(a)gmail.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposition to Upcoming .COM Amendment
by Karl Horky Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hello, I would like to comment that I, along with many other owners of domain names who I know both in Europe and in Canada, oppose this decision to increase the pricing of .COM domain names that would come as a result of your planned amendment. Please do not go forward with this change. Cheers, Karl Horky Founder, Teacher @ UpLeveled (https://upleveled.io) https://twitter.com/karlhorky

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price increases on .COM and transparency
by milMedia Support Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings, I run a small web design and hosting business in Killeen Texas, USA and am concerned about potential price increase for .COM. Web design and hosting has become such a low margin activity in this day and age even slight increases puts at risk the clients desire to outsource or keep in house to keep costs low. Small incremental increases to keep up with costs is one thing but the information I have read appears that you can charge up to 70% higher in under 10 years seems astronomical. I request that you work with the internet users, not just those who can enrich themselves, and be very transparent. Please have an equal blaance between the operator Verisign, ICANN, and the community, with equal voices for all. Thank you. Dan Elder -- //dan Dan Elder, CTO milMedia Group Support Desk: (254) 853-4410 A service-disabled veteran-owned small business Use our Support desk at : http://milmediagroup.com/help-desk/

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