Hello ICANN I have grave concerns about the proposed amendment 3 to the .com registry agreement. It's understandable that price sometimes goes up due to salary increases but over time prices for IT services goes down due to advancements in technology. Setting a fixed price increase removes incentives to innovate and improve the service. A domain registry is a vital service in today's modern society. Web sites, email and other services all rely on domain names. Every business from a single person company to multi billion dollar enterprises need a presence on the world wide web. Therefore it's essential that this service is affordable to all. Also, the price should match the service. The information that is kept for a domain registry is very small and storage is cheap. The information is rarely changed. If you compare what you get with other services for the same price. Some provide at least a few gigabytes of data, multiple copies of the information (revision history), backup, restore, mobile apps and very high security. Regards, Michael Ellnebrand