April 2019 - comments-info-renewal-18mar19@icann.org

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Renewal rate caps
by Noise April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Domain name registration is a swindle already at current prices. Letting the PIR raise rates would make it impossible for me to renew my domains. Please do not deregulate the renewal rate caps. Andy

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Against removing price caps
by Nur Rony April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Strongly against removing price caps on Info domains

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Please DO NOT allow providers to increase prices by more than 10% per year
by Mark W. (Mi Profe de inglés) April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Good afternoon, Please do not allow providers to increase prices by more than 10% per year by removing the current limiting clause(s). It will cause profiteering and make the Internet less available for low-profit, shoestring SMEs such as a low profit one I run for educational and professional activities. Kind regards Mark Wilkinson Ibi (Alicante), Spain *miprofedeingles.info <http://miprofedeingles.info>* *Tel. 619 873 630 (office hours)* I usually reply to email as necessary and on workday mornings *except for holidays*. *__________________________________________________________* <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_cam…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] ICANN .INFO Proposal a Bad Idea
by Dana Dodge April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

By removing price cap provisions for the .info domain, you open up a space for huge price inflation which will in turn could cause businesses to stop renewing and/or even change domain extensions, which will cause confusion to the business' customers. There is potential for a trickle down effect from leaving the market uncapped. Please do not include this rule. -- Dana Dodge Dodge Designs LLC Software & Networking Solutions

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Don't Increase the charges
by gashik k.s April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I'm using .info extension because of it's affordable for me but if you increase the charges I'm not able to handle the same So, Please think again before implementation. Thanks & Regards Gashhik

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] domain name prices
by Martin Houlden April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I think this is a good idea. Something needs to be done to stop Domain name squatters siting on good names for years and demanding outrageous sums for their release and sale. vastly increasing the prices of domains would go a long way to stopping this practice. Thanks Martin Martin Houlden | Digital Projects Director <mailto:martin@south.co.uk> www.south.co.uk <http://www.south.co.uk/> | 020 7871 0900 | skype: martinhoulden | martin(a)south.co.uk <mailto:martin@south.co.uk> South Design Ltd. 4th Floor Bristol & West House, Post Office Road, Bournemouth BH1 1BN <http://www.south.co.uk/> <mailto:martin@south.co.uk> Registered office details <http://www.south.co.uk/legal/>. Registered in England & Wales No. 3954401

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] PRECOS ALTOS EXCESSO DE TERMINACOES DE DOMINIOS
by Som Ambiente®Tecnologia April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Bom dia Nao concordo com os preços altos de dominios, a grande variação de terminacoes de domínio já é o bastante para ter um custo ou gasto excessivo, obrigando a empresa a pagar por varias terminacoes, tornando a manutencao de domínio inviável. Nao tem necessidade de existir tantas terminacoes de domínio, nem mesmo ser praticado preços tao altos com a economia mundial em crise. solicitamos rever os preços urgentes. Atenciosamente somambiente.org somambiente.com som-ambiente.com

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Fee caps
by Matthew Baylor April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do not remove the fee caps. I think it would have a negative impact in many aspects and ultimately adding a financial burden to small businesses and non-profit organizations.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Please do not increase the fee.
by Nicolas Yip BFM 89.9 April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

It will stifle creativity and innovation of certain types of websites.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Rate increases
by Paul Spencer April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As a business owner we pay enough. We are not for any rate increases. That is my comment. Paul Spencer The Computer Doctor DSA, Inc. P: (678) 908-5858 F: (678) 604-6740 pspencer(a)itcompanyatlanta.com<mailto:pspencer@itcompanyatlanta.com> www.itcompanyatlanta.com<http://www.itcompanyatlanta.com>

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by Martijn Wismeijer April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I object against the rate hike. This is totally unacceptable!

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] This is not right.
by Manav Singh April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Increasing prices on the renewals is totally injustice. I have 6 .info domains. You must inform the customers before buying the domains. Now i have purchased the domains, then you are increasing the amount. Please drop the notice. If not possible, then please do this thing with the new domain buyers, please leave the old ones. If you increase the domain price then it will be too much for me to pay. Regards, Manav singh

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .info web domain price increases
by Chris Charles April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I dont believe it is fair to remove the cap on pricing for domain names purchased, since they were purchased based on the price and with a business plan (or small personal cash) in mind. Increasing the prices by a small amount is fair to deal with the fact that prices do increase over time with inflation, but removing a cap seems like a bad and unsafe idea.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Dont increase prices!
by Martín Hilal April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

We dont want it, so please review this issue and keep low prices. Thanks

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .org Price Caps Comment
by Intechtel April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I see the potential for some pretty bad happenings without price controls in place for .org domains. As many .org users are non-profit or small organizations, the ability for registrars to arbitrarily raise rates to whatever they want poses a big problem from the standpoint of low initial "teaser" prices for the first year or two where the registrant invests in their site, marketing their site, and optimizing the site only to possibly get hit with a massive increase would leave them in an impossible situation to either pony up the cash that they may or may not have, or abandon all the hard work they put into their site. The .org is a tld that should be protected from exorbitant price increases and unscrupulous registrars looking to cash in on the prospect of a "sky's the limit" attitude towards renewals of folks who've already poured cash into their piece of the online world. I urge you to rethink this course of action and leave the price caps in place. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. Regards, Adam Johnson President Intechtel Corporation

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] do not remove the price cap for ".org" domaind
by Garrett Adams April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN, Please do not remove the price cap for ".org” domains. Our organization is a non-profit free volunteer medical clinic for underserved people in the Tennessee mountains. Every dollar in our budget is precious. Our website is important to us for maintaining contact with our donor base and for soliciting operating funds. If the cost for the website went too high, we would have to give it up Garrett Garrett Adams, MD, MPH Founder, Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic https://beershebaclinic.org 2975 Lexington Rd Louisville, KY 40206 502-895-8847 H 502-432-4022 C

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Rationale?
by Daniel Feenberg April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

I cant find any justification or reasoning behind the proposal to uncap registry fees. Without such material, how can interested parties make comments that are relevant to the proposal? Hence I must oppose the proposal as without merit. Daniel Feenberg IT Director National Bureau of Economic Research Cambridge MA

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Feedback on the Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Steven Sun April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

"ICANN is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable." I do not understand how ICANN can achieve the above while allowing unrestrained price increases on millions of domain names, I am objecting the proposal of removing the price cap provisions in the current .info agreement. Instead, ICANN should actively seeking new providers who can lower the cost of the .info domain names and award the agreement to a winning bidder, for the public's benefit. An open, fair and competitive process should be taken to procure the .info domain name operator before renewing any agreement.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Removing Price cap provisions is a terrible idea
by Muller, Eric April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Removing price cap provisions for the .info domain is an invitation to invite gouging and abuse by Verisign and others. Please do not include this rule. Eric J. Muller Data Developer Heidrick & Struggles Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Dr. | Suite 4900 | Chicago, IL, USA 60606 T: +1-312-496-1625 | E: emuller(a)heidrick.com<mailto:emuller@heidrick.com>

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Keep or strengthen .info Price Caps
by Nate o'Flaherty April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Dear ICANN, The removal of the price cap provisions on the .info gTLD is an egregious error. The only reasoning given is that it allows the Registry Operators to make more money, treating them equitably with newer gTLDs. Given that operating costs for gTLDs have gone down over time, and that there is nothing restricting an entity registering .org domains from also registering new gTLDs, this makes no sense. If anything the 10% per year price increase should be removed, and a permanent cap set, or one tied to global inflation. 10% is more than enough. The only people who will benefit are stakeholders in companies, while the people who actually create the internet that ICANN is a steward of will be hurt. It is a breach of trust and a failure of duty to do so. It also makes one wonder who ICANN is truly trying to help, and weakens the position that they should ever have been given control. At least the U.S., for all they’re capitalist whoring, didn’t open up owners and potential owners of .info domains to corporate abuse. Nate O’Flaherty IT Manager Phoenix Flow Control

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] price cap removal
by Williams, Ian April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Removing the price cap is a terrible idea, all it will do is cause price gouging.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] . Info price cap
by Daniel Urquhart April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

As a info domain holder, I would like to see the cap remain. Limiting price increases provides long term stability to the market and to the domain name system itself. I do agree that the cap should be set above expected inflation levels. At 10% per year, 5-8% above inflation, the registrar can still increase rates significantly over time to respond to market changes.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by E.C. Watson April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

At its best, the internet can still provide the medium for individuals and small groups of people to turn unique ideas into successful businesses. Unlimited domain registration fee increases are bad for business, will stifle innovation, and will only serve the interests of a few giant corporations. Say no to unlimited fee increases.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Bad idea
by Sage Arbor April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Allowing an uncapped increase in domain price will have the effect of lowering shared human knowledge. People will not renew urls or not even buy in the first place because they can not plan for future costs. Please keep the 10% annual cap. Sent from my Huawei Mobile

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] AGAINST unlimited price increases
by George Ellenburg April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

I would encourage ICANN to reconsider allowing unlimited fee increases for .INFO domains. .INFO domains are regularly used by individuals and organizations for non-profit purposes to provide (shock! horror!) "information" to the general public about a person, product, place, thing, or service. It costs next to nothing to maintain the registration for a domain since registrations are simply records in a database. Unlimited fee increases are nothing more than a cash-grab for an industry with high margins and low expenses and for an industry that increasingly provides no added value other than simply "existing". I remember the days when registering a domain required filling out a template and Emailing Network Solutions, then mailing in a check for $70 ($35 per year, minimum of 2 years) and I welcomed the industry changes that brought automation that ultimately lowered the costs for everybody. Thank you for your consideration. -- *George M. Ellenburg* george(a)ellenburg.email <mailto:george@ellenburg.email> GeorgeEllenburg.net <https://GeorgeEllenburg.net>

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