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

[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] This will starve startups!
by Tumi Lengoasa Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Good morning, I find it appalling that none of us in the startup and internet community were consulted about these price changes and new deal with Verisign. Young companies across the globe depend on the .com TLD to access international markets and legitimize their businesses. We are not seeing the same traction and prestige with other TLDs, and therefore .com is the only choice for properly positioning our businesses. Such price increases may seem small in your context, but already the domains are expensive to users across the globe. If you convert the price to Indian rupees, South African Rands or Kenyan Shillings, you’ll find that this price increase will put strain on young entrepreneurs trying to establish themselves. Entrepreneurship is the backbone of this globalized economy, and your plans will harm that. I would not have been able to start and grow my first two businesses at age 23 without affordable access to .com TLDs, and I am certain that a price increase will hamstring young entrepreneurs with very few resources like myself. I urge you to reconsider this change and to implement a process for discussion with all companies, stakeholders and users in the domain service sphere. Best regards, Tumi Lengoasa -- --- * Tu**mi Lengoasa* CEO, [redacted] music group

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed price increases on .com
by Geoff Kuenning Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am the owner of a number of .com domains, including one that dates back to the origins of the Internet (it is in the top 50 oldest continuously held domain names). Thus, I am thoroughly familiar with the history of the Domain Name System, ICANN, and domain pricing. The current proposal to increase .com prices is unsupported by either history or economics. It is also unsupported by any director indirect customer of domain wholesalers. Furthermore, the amount of the increase is utterly unreasonable. Inflation is currently running at around 1.5-2% per year, and has been at that low level for the past several years. Thus, it is absurd to suggest annual increases of 7%, far above the inflation rate. ICANN and Verisign have offered zero evidence to suggest that their per-domain costs have increased at all, let alone at such an inflated rate. Verisign has a monopoly on the .com top-level domain. If unrestrained, it will unquestionably use its monopoly power to raise prices arbitarily. It is ICANN's job to prevent such monopolistic behavior; if ICANN fails in its duty, it is certain that the government will eventually step in. Verisign's contract should be renegotiated so that price increases are limited to more than the general inflation rate. Domain names are a public good, and should be treated as such. -- Geoff Kuenning geoff(a)cs.hmc.edu http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear Sir, This amendment is nothing more than a money grab. Is a no vote for me. As ridiculous as it sounds. Majority of the domain holders run a very small business and we can not afford to pay any more than what we already agreed to pay. Regards, Adam Kumah Kaeti Managing Director [image: Logo] <https://enostech.co/> T: +233 20 949 5566 M: +233 24 174 9998 adam(a)enostech.co - www.enostech.co P. O. Box CS 8889, Comm. 7 -Tema, Ghana [image: Facebook icon] <https://www.facebook.com/AdamPreneur> [image: LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampreneur/> [image: Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/Adam_Preneur> [image: Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/adampreneur/>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by WLOU RADIO Dean Stidham Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

We look forward to justifying the increase in raising .Com prices We will be advising Our LISTENERS and of course invite You to explain why the increase and the way it is and has been done Thanks loudmouthdean.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't increase .com pricing
by Omoniyi Oni Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please dont increase the pricing of the .com TLD. Kindly consider those who's exchange rate to the USD is high. Regards Sent from my Huawei Mobile

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] (no subject)
by Mohammed Alobaidi 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. 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 the 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. Thank you

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly a oppose the new agreement that will allow Verisign to increase its wholesale charges by 70% for .com <http://for.com/> over the next decade. Thins must be stopped and a more fair and less greedy agreement put in place. Aidan Hart

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] ICANN Amendment
by Bryan Markwell Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I highly appreciated ICANN taking over the domain registry from Network Solutions. Please, continue to provide the same domain services around the world for a fair price to the consumer. I currently own around 20 domains that have provided me with many different opportunities. However, due to search algorithms and the sheer amount of work involved, it’s often more efficient and cost effective to use other resources to obtain customers. I spend around $300 a year on domain service. It would be highly unfortunate if using the internet to promote businesses became a much less effective, more expensive, and less productive way to reach customers than purchasing data. Warmest Regards, Bryan Markwell

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign and Icann Areement
by Ron Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to this agreement, and if takes place I would request that the US Department of Justice and the European Union investigate this for collusion to violate antitrust laws by giving control of .com domains wholesale pricing to only one company for a payment of $20 million that will result in repeated price increases with no competition.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

This is an injustice. How can prices be hiked up like this all of a sudden.

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

Feb. 11, 2020

As a long time owner of multiple .com domain names, I am completely against the proposed amendment. There is no valid justification for the proposed price increase. US inflation since 2012 is 11%, so this proposed raise of 30% is nearly 3 times inflation. Further, the real costs of operating a network service will have actually decreased in that time, due to improved technology and economies of scale, therefore this proposal is completely unjustifiable and must not go ahead. No to amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM proposal
by Marko Havu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, we object the increase of .COM wholesale domain prices. This would make .COM domains, which are currently the most accessible domains, significantly less accessible. Kind regards, Marko Havu Mediavec Ky

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Don't do it. It's bad. Please don't.
by Ahmad Ali Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Don't do it. It's bad. Please don't. -- <https://about.me/ahmadalibaloch?promo=email_sig&utm_source=product&utm_medi…> Ahmad Ali about.me/ahmadalibaloch <https://about.me/ahmadalibaloch?promo=email_sig&utm_source=product&utm_medi…>

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Greetings, I am writing to voice my opposition to the proposed amendment that would allow Verisign the ability to further abuse consumers, and generally cause harm to the Internet naming system. I am a web consultant, and developer. I routinely purchase domains for clients, and manage quite a few domains on clients behalf. Allowing Verisign to implement rampant price increases over such a long period of time has the potential to cause chaos, and harm to businesses that have diligently built brands around names that they purchased with the expectation that they would be able to keep those names as long as they maintained registration at a predictable, and stable price. Such a precedent has been set over the course of multiple decades now. Verisign has proven not to be a worthy custodian of consumers interest, and only interested in what is good for themselves. This is a dangerous position when they control the literal life of navigation on the Internet, a global entity. I urge ICANN to please reconsider this possibility, and allow the voices of the global community to be heard and considered on this matter. Thank you, Scott Wilkinson Consultant and Problem Solver HaloFX Media LLC

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am in favour of price control and against the 7% increase in domain fees. I would also like to see some transparency as to the $20 million for "security and stability" of the domain name system. Whose security and what is exactly being stabilized? I am against Verisign becoming a domain registrar. This would result in reduction of domain registrars and allow Verisign to dominate the market at once and push through changes, rules and price hikes hurting consumers. Please do not ignore the comments from the public. -Lars Fabiunke Consumer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Affordability Act
by Roger Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, I find it rather disturbing how an organization dedicated to the management and well-being of the internet can negotiate such self-serving terms. Having done so in isolation, ignoring general feedback and doing such unilaterally is a threat to the affordability of the internet and its so important .com domain. Given those domains have for so many built the backbone of the internet, you’ll find not just large cooperations in possession of them but also smallest businesses and even private households. If you want to do right, you must not only be transparent with regards to how those additional funds are used but also drastically limit the cost increases. This e.g. by limiting the amount of increase to 10% over the next 10 years and demanding old domains are protected even further than new ones. With that you allow the founding participants in building the internet to be protected from unsustainable increases, which in essence was one of the core duties of ICANN to regulate and protect the internet and its structure. Sincerely, Roger

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Plz do not do .com price increase
by Ahmad Ali Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Plz do not do .com price increase -- <https://about.me/ahmadalibaloch?promo=email_sig&utm_source=product&utm_medi…> Ahmad Ali about.me/ahmadalibaloch <https://about.me/ahmadalibaloch?promo=email_sig&utm_source=product&utm_medi…>

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Verisign contract terms
by Martin Bouda Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Pricing increases beyond inflation of .com domain names should not be allowed. Registration should be equally accessible to all businesses, both small and large. Unreasonable pricing will further accelerate the loss of recognition of .com as the #1 domain for business that is already happening.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM price increases
by Ric Fischer Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

cHi, I run a small friends-and-family email and web server. I'm small potatoes compared to your average domain customer. One of my clients is a friend that is a brand-new author with a book recently published. It doesn't earn her very much money yet. I don't ask her to pay...I wait for her to pay what she can. Another is a retiree living in a retirement village in Arizona. He's part of a computer group that's hosted and run by the village. I host his site and the group's site — the same for them. I let them pay me when they can. I am reasonably sure there are millions and millions of "small potatoes" guys like me that would have to make other choices if our .com domains became too expensive. A modest increase would be excellent, but having a single company in charge of all .com prices. Well, I smell the possibility of government-imposed deregulation on the horizon. Like the railroads, airlines, telephone companies, etc. As it is structured now, it seems like one single company is in charge of imposing a price change on anybody that buys the product. This price control would be the very definition of a monopoly. I am hopeful you will apply a measure of restraint and common sense in future decision-making processes. Very respectfully, Ric Fischer

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop increasing prices
by James Casadia Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please keep the internet affordable for the poor. Stop increasing prices for Domaine Names.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Comment Against Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Aaron Proman Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please invite competition for operation of the .COM TLD to bid for the role. Granting automatic price increases to a monopoly is the WRONG policy, and provides zero incentive for Verisign to improve. Respectfully,Aaron Proman

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] There is no need to increase .com prices
by Charles Egwuagu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi, I am Charles Egwuagu, a web developer in Nigeria. I want to use this medium to ask that the price increase for .com will cause so much headache for us here in Nigeria. We are already facing so much pressure from unstable economy and bad government policies, we do not need further complication by having to deal with further price hike. If Nigerian youths have any hope for a better tomorrow, the internet has to be part of it, do make it harder for us. Thanks for your understanding.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] We want no Domain Inflation!
by Andrei Nicolescu Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear admins! We do not care about VeriSign (Inc.) wanting to stock up their income! We want .com domains to stay as affordable as till now to give everyone a chance for running his website with a .com TLD. One of the biggest arguments against that would be, that people might change their domain names for their websites from .com, to something else, and that would be a shame! We are watching every movement you do, and we will not be quiet! Angry regards, Andrei

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

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, As regards the proposed amendment 3 to the pricing of the .com domains in the registry agreement; as a Hosting Company, this is a welcome development. I am in total support because I would want an internet business environment for the serious-minded people. There are too many issues to be addressed but this particular proposal is very welcome. People with great positive ideas and resources should be allowed to influence the world around them, and not the business criminals buying domains in the name of reselling at very high cost. Domains should be allowed to be used by those who are ready to make use of them positively. Regards, John Ad MD/CEO, LekkiHost

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Support against the price increases in .COM domains
by Yousef Roowala Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

To whom it may concern, I am writing this to show my support against the price increases in the .COM domain names. The actions that are being taken by ICANN will harm the public involvement to buy domains and grow an idea. This action will also harm the diversity and discourage marginal groups to go through with the their vision of the future. This will also create an unfair monopoly among domain registrars, thus harming the competition resulting in unfair consumer practices. It is my sincere request to you to rethink the price increases and take in to account the downsides of moving forward with this decision. Kind regards, Yousef Roowala

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement
by Dick 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. zeng peirui Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Increasing costs of .com is bad for the internet
by Joel Asaro Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I strongly oppose this amendment. Joel Asaro (707) 812-1562

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .com and .org price increases
by Lloyd R. Prentice Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

As an indie software developer and novelist, I find the notion of exploiting domain name registration for profit extortionate rent-taking. Domain names are are like toll-roads—website owners have little choice but to travel the road if they wish readers, viewers, and users to find their sites on the web. Allowing monopolistic control over domain extensions serves no useful purpose other than to line greedy pockets. Yes, there is a cost to provide the service. And yes, that cost should be covered by registration fees. But the fees should not be allowed to escalate year after year when digital storage, cpu cycles, and network bandwidth are in general decreasing year after year. Rent-taking profit should not be a consideration nor burden on those who provide genuine value through web content and services. Lloyd R. Prentice Writersglen Publications Sent from my iPad

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Stop. Com charges increase
by Fagbamigbe Oluseye Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Please , stop the increase for the sake of the customers.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] OPPOSED to .COM TLD Price Increases!
by Brandon Stevens Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

My organization, clients, and I am against the proposed price increase to .COM domains through the proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Verisign currently makes a profit in excess of the operating needs of the .COM registry. Raising the rates now is passing undue costs on to the registrants. ICANN is supposed to govern the domain name system in the public interest, not work to line their own pockets. Sincerely, Brandon M. Stevens www.localsearchnerds.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Concern regarding monopoly position misuse
by linus＠magnic.com Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] My concerns with this change
by Thomas Müller Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Der Ladies and Gentleman, we own a two small buisnisses and two .com Domains. The com Domain is worldwide acknowledged and known. With the desired price increase, it would become way too expensive for normal users compared to other TLD domain endings. The biggest positive Thing about the Internet is it's accessibility. Not only for small buisnisses like ours, but even more for regular users like bloggers etc. Such a drastic price increase would drive people away from the com Domain to other, cheaper domains. We would also have to think about a swap to another cheaper Domain should this planned change go through as we are not willing to be a playball to create revenue out of. I hope you reconsider your planned price increase and Stop it. The com Domain would not where it is today with your newly planned prices and it will certainly lose a lot of accessibility and importance to regular users who want to register a TLD. Kind regards from Germany Thomas, Andreas and Anna

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

Feb. 11, 2020

The idea of increasing the fee, is not good. You are forcing people to start getting into research of a way to host their sites and platforms without your domain names. And you will fold up if this happens.

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Re: [Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Ammendment 3
by Russell Taylor Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi There, I'd like to comment that I think the price increases for wholesale .coms is somewhat diproportionate and unfair and the position in which Verisign (who have a long track record of anti-consumer practices) finds itself is likely to be anti-consumer at best and potentially detrimental to the internet. Because they will have such a strangehold on pricing they can essentially create their own monopoly by having a favoured resseller whom they work with. I think this should be avoided at all costs. It would also be great to hear some plans of what ICANN will be doing with the extra funding. Thanks for reading and I urge you to reconsider Regards

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed changes to .COM pricing
by Deepak Gandotra Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Hi there, I came to know about the proposed hike in .COM pricing and just wanted to share that this will affect millions of startups who would start operating in dark or switch to some other domain name that won't be beneficial to their business. Specifically in countries such as India, this is a great time to start your own business and this step will not help in any way. Best regards, Deepak Gandotra CEO, OPDlift +91 9811 636287 https://www.linkedin.com/in/gandotradeepak/

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] opposed
by Marlene Rupp Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sometimes, it’s necessary to adjust prices. But I’d appreciate if such discussions are carried out transparently. Otherwise it seems as if there are personal interests at play, rather than an economic necessity. Thus, I oppose. Regards, Marlene

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Shame on you!
by Daniel Todercan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

What a complete scam in raising prices against consumer interests! You should be ashamed of yourselves! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] no price increases
by Mauro Bongiovanni Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Mauro Bongiovanni 514-272-1984 NEW EMAIL <mailto:maurob@spellkeeper.com> maurob(a)spellkeeper.com

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Regarding the new chargers on domain names.
by Prabhash Jayaweera Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I am opposed to these price increases. They will have significant impacts to me, my business and to users across the entire internet. I am also opposed to Verisign conducting price structuring negotiations in private with no transparency or public input. Thank you, Han Winogrond

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] No increase to .com users
by Catherine Krueger Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Instead of being grateful for the customers who are using your system I hear that the plan is to significantly increase the price of all .com domains and it is not fair and not a good practice. A lot of us depend on our website for our business and this would put a significant burden to the point that domains will not be renewed. Please refrain from increasing the prices of .com domains. Best regards, Catherine

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] About .com domain wholesale price increase
by Jussi Hirvi Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Dear ICANN, As a webhotel owner and IT consultant I find it unacceptable that you have given VeriSign the right to increase .com domain wholesale prices in the next 10 years, for even more than 70 percent in total. This can be in no relation to Verisign's real cost. This is what happens with natural monopoly. I will spread this story, and I urge you to back up with these plans, for the benefit of the whole internet infrastructure, business, and users throughout the world. Best, Jussi Hirvi Green Spot webhotel Helsinki, Finland -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Aadolfinkatu 7 A 25 * 00500 Helsinki +358 40 771 2098 * jussi.hirvi(a)greenspot.fi http://www.greenspot.fi

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Objection
by Lamine Ba Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I disagree with amendment.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreemen
by Alvin Heskett Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

Sirs-I am writing about this new agreement instituting a system that will allow for price increases continually for the next 10 years. I am strongly opposed to this operation. This is completely blindsiding the small developers of web sites who are not making money and are struggling to maintain their domains at current pricing. This is unhelpful for all the small people around the globe who seek to have a presence on the internet. Please stop this. Sincerely, Alvin J Heskett

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Price Increase for COM Domains
by Mark Schmid Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Do your job and serve the public, not Verisign
by Nitin Singh Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I oppose this proposed price increase for Verisign. Increase in .COM TLD will affect many individuals or small businesses who are just planning for their online presence. It will have a huge effect on developing countries like India. Also, it will also affect the open-source community and non-commercial websites. Please do your job and serve the public, not Verisign.

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Opposing Price Incremental on .com registry
by Paan Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

I am one of many opposition side against this increase of .com registry by Verisign. I own many .com sites most of which are for commercial use and some are for personal use. Rising the price to .com will make it less affordable. This change will definitely impact the internet for years. We are the one who buy .com from Verisign and the current price is already reasonable enough. Yaiparn Nasok Bangkok, Thailand

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] .COM contract change/price increases
by Florian Habermacher Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

It seems very bad what you are planning to do, please dont allow such price rises!

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[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] Fraudulous agreement.
by kramerremarks Feb. 11, 2020

Feb. 11, 2020

A public affecting agreement made bilaterally. It stinks big time. What will you do with the money? Is it even allowed by law? Marco

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

Feb. 11, 2020

I do not think you should raise prices or make these plans in secret

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