Hello,

I am writing to you as the owner of a web development company and domain name reseller based in Sacramento, California which represents roughly 200 clients. I am writing to express my protest to the proposed amendment, which I and others consider against the public interest.

The increased .com domain costs will increase the barrier our customers have in starting and maintaining their businesses/websites. It will cause all registrars, who already make so little, to be even more competitive in pricing and cut those margins even more. In the cases we cannot cut those margins, we will be forced to increase the costs to our customers, the ones who will ultimately pay (both literally and figuratively) if this amendment is passed.

And who is to gain by passing this amendment? It seems obvious to me that the amendment will pass as there is money to be made by a select few individuals in powerful positions. But I hope you consider your stakeholders, the average Internet users and small business owners, when reviewing this amendment. Either way, I would like to publicly express my displeasure with the proposed amendment.

Thank you for listening.

Sincerely,

Christopher LCP Mendes, Managing Director, 2Leaf Inc; Co-owner, Namebark.com