Dear ICANN,

I'm protesting your recent changes in contract you've made in secret with Verisign, Inc. regarding the .COM top-level-dimain (TLD) that will cause huge price increases to all those who have a .COM address.

These were made without consulting any of the public or those of us who have a .COM address and is completely devoid of any integrity, not to mention transparency.

You are supposed to protect the public from deals such as this.  You are a regulatory body, but this deal was conducted in secret.  This should be illegal.  

Why was this 'deal' that affects millions made in secret, instead of involving the internet community?  All I can think of is because you are greedy and indeed want to take advantage of a basically no regulated industry.

I for one will work to try to stop the price increases that be will indeed implemented because of your secret deal,  and contact will those responsible to oppose this and look into this much closer and expose your actions. 

I will also now look into changing my .COM to another address and rally others to do the same.

Sincerely,

Shirley Brooks