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

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by Sergey Semenov April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello, I am a domain name registrant. ICANN does not seem to recognize the difference between a legacy extension created with the support of the US government, that predates the existence of ICANN and that has millions of existing users and the brand new extensions that started off with a new set of rules, in particular no price controls, and no existing registrants. They have completely different characteristics, history, and ownership structure. It is not acceptable for ICANN to ignore these differences and to propose that they be treated the same. Removing price caps is not fair to .info domain owners. Many of them have websites that they have used for years. If price caps are removed, the cost to renew their domain names may become too expensive, and they could be forced to give up websites that are important to them. The Uniform Rapid Suspension policy is too new and untested to apply on domain names that may be 20 years old or more. With the URS, the domain names could be taken down in a matter of days with little notice. ICANN should be doing more to protect owners of .info domain names. Why is ICANN trying to remove price protections for .info domain owners, many of which are even non-profits, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names? Regards, Sergey Domain Name Registrant

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] (no subject)
by polosas April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

this can't be done as this will increase all costs of everything by the start of domain name and ending to real offline life things -- polosas ICQ: 464-584-976 | MSN: polosas @ xxx.lt | Yahoo: polosasmk | AIM: polosasmk | Skype: polosas M.K.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove price cap.
by Laurent Frigault April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

utf8=✓ authenticity_token=h+zOvfZGD1OWnKVAQh5riuUjAwsLZj+Sozjz0IWMTybRKUhZvw8oHiM1iD/4mMsLm3783f+s3Rzzbwj7OWQpbQ== terms_of_services=yes commit=Continue Removing the limit on price increases is unacceptable.It would change the rules for existing domains.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .info
by christopher kawina April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Increase in domain price will affect us negatively and will reduce website ownership levels

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Regarding price increases
by Pawan Bahuguna April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hi ICANN, I am one of the domain owners and came to know that you are going to increase the price of .INFO domains. Please do not do that. We are already paying a good amount for registration and renewal of the domain. Please don't make hard for us to survive in this internet age. Regards Pawan Bahuguna

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] AGAINST unlimited price increases
by Harold King April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello, To the point: unlimited price increases will limit the ultimate adoption and diversity of new TLD in general (think long-term, broad, and startup/DIY/project needs) and put undue burden and costs upon ICANN which could be shifted to private sector. This is bad. New TLDs are good for everyone. We need more diversity in TLDs. The public just doesn't know it yet. For example, where would .info be currently if CONSUMERS could not have afforded it 5 years ago (because only major brands with tons of investment/market/risk capital could afford it)? It would be valued as an asset rather than as a commodity, and therefore the consumer would not have hade access and the TLD would have died on the vine. No one would care and it would be worth nothing. It's economics 101. On the other hand, allowing many cheap TLD's into market allows them each to exist to fill specific needs per naming convention (as they are designed). Meanwhile, corporations can continue to misuse and fight over .net, .com, etc. until THEY decide to fit the bill to educate the market about the new TLD's they profit from via private media campaigns. Don't put the education or managemwnt cost burden on international policing organizations like ICANN. That's just silly. Let the market and tech spec manage itself. My two cents. Best, Harold King Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36>

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Keep price limits on .info
by Geoff Kuenning April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Although it was not part of the original "big seven" top-level domains, .info was established a long time ago to allow hosting of useful informational resources. Since then, thousands of sites have sprung up to provide such information. I maintain two of those. Many of those sites, like my own, run on a shoestring or (including mine) entirely on volunteer effort. Removing price limitations on .info would certainly serve to make a few people wealthier (probably people who are already wealthy). But it would not be good for the Internet or for the U.S. population, which both depend on sites such as these to provide valuable information about topics ranging from medical care to hobbies. If price limitations were removed, most of those sites would have to be shut down. There is no reason to remove price limitations. Please keep .info affordable! -- Geoff Kuenning geoff(a)cs.hmc.edu http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~geoff/ Perl is awk with skin cancer. -- Henry Spencer

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to removing price caps
by Caroline Taylor April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Greetings, I would like to register my opposition to any removal of the price caps for .info and .org domains. I speak as the owner of a .info domain, and someone who is about to register a nonprofit organisation out of Trinidad & Tobago with a .org extension. People like me use .info because it is an affordable alternative to .coms when those top-level domains are already taken; and nonprofits routinely use .org as an extension to reinforce their nonprofit status. Like .info, .org is also currently an affordable extension. The permitted 10% year on year increase already is excessive, and removing price caps altogether would likely make these extensions prohibitive. And for those of us who have already been operating a .info domain for several years, having to purchase another domain that is more affordable — should price caps be removed — would be onerous, and have a severe short-to-medium term impact on our well-earned search engine rankings. Please ensure that you put consumers and people before corporations and profits. Thank you in advance for your consideration. Sincerely, Caroline Taylor

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] .info domain
by Martin Naskovski April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .info domain holder for many years and as a free market proponent my suggestion is that if you are going to allow unchecked price increases for this domain - or any of the other ones in question, that you also relax the rules for becoming a domain name registrar so that competition can keep the prices in check. The initial fee of 3500 and 4000/annually to become and stay a domain name registrar amounts to highway robbery for a service that was once free of charge many years ago. If you are going to uncap domain pricing, then I strongly suggest you significantly lower the fees required to sustain a domain name registrar status to a far more reasonable level. Thank you, Martin

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] My comments
by David Mesenbring April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am shocked and concerned to read the proposal under consideration. There is very reasonable fear that prices ill increase dramatically. This will undermine my access to registration, and thousands of others like me who want presence on the internet that we we have no intention of profiting from. The internet has potential to be a great agent of democratization. The proposal under consideration will undermine that potential, serving to make the internet less affordable to lower income users and purposes. This should be avoided at all cost. Sincerely, David David Mesenbring Mesenbring.info

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