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

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] 10% cap on price increases
by Caoimhin O Donnaile April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The 10% cap on .info domain price increases should certainly remain. To allow what is in effect a public monopoly with no competition to increase its prices without constraint is simply unacceptable. The domain owners chose their domains in good faith, expecting prices to remain stable, and are unable to move to a different top-level-comain without huge disruption to their businesses. Allowing unconstrained price increases would amount to extortion. Caoimhín P. Ó Donnaíle (owner of several .info domains)

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] rate increase proposal
by P Lewis April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I understand that the new rate proposal will significantly increase fees to me as a buyer from the 10% increase to a no cap increase. What expenses are there that call for such a change? I’m requesting, since I don’t understand, does your company do towards this service. Why besides inflation should the cap go beyond 10% a year and why is there a 10% increase per year much less no cap for increases? I use over 30 domain names presently so would like some understanding. Thank you.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Price Increase on .info
by Todd Wolven April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I fail to see how a 10% discount on .org domains is worth increasing prices on other domains. This proposal deal to remove price caps on .org, .info, and .biz is a poor business decision and should not be supported. -- Todd Wolven CEO/Co-Owner <https://www.facebook.com/NeoTitanIndustries/> *Tel:* 757-349-6342 <tel:757-349-6342> *Mob:* 208-874-7514 <tel:208-874-7514> *Email:* twolven(a)ntillc.tk <mailto:twolven@ntillc.tk> NeoTitan Industries LLC This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the intended recipients. If you are not an intended recipient you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify us immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore we do not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to the proposed amendment to allow increases in annual fees in excess of 10%
by Michael McCall April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN I understand that ICANN is proposing to allow Afilias Limited, in its new proposed contract to allow PIR set whatever prices it chooses in annual increases. This change should be rejected. The current provision which allows Afilias Limited to do an annual increase of up to 10% a year is more than adequate, considering that the costs of inflation is well below 10%. If anything, ICANN should propose limiting annual increases to less than 10% but 10% should be the ceiling in order to not allow price-gouging of small entities which use the .info domain. Sincerely, Michael C. McCall

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Keep Price Caps
by Spencer k April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

The proposal to lift price caps on legacy TLDs will only serve to allow unfettered "taxing" of the current domain holders. In effect, TLD holders will be held hostage by their vendor, as the TLD is often synonymous with the brand. This is a bad idea and contrary to the public interest. S Kendall Principal Bryggen Group Liberty Hill, TX USA

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Section 2.10 of the .info renewal agreement
by Anthony Bologna April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern, As an employee of a non-profit organization that owns multiple types of domains, I strongly disagree with the decision to remove the price cap provisions in the current .info agreement. Removing that price cap is something that wholesale registries can and *will* take advantage of, potentially charging astronomical prices for new domains. We already see .com and other popular domains at ridiculous prices. Please ensure the accessibility to domains such as .info by maintaining. Maintain the current .info price cap provisions. -- [image: photo] Anthony Bologna Harvest Church Media A 303 Grooms Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065 P (518) 371-2997 <(518)+371-2997> E anthony(a)soldoutforjesus.com <anthony(a)soldoutforjesus.com> W soldoutforjesus.com

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Don’t do it!
by Justice Goble April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Running a small business is hard and expensive enough. Don’t allow this change to happen so we can still run our businesses and have an affordable online presence! Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] domain prices increase
by john＠heartcorerecruiting.com April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I totally agree what CEO Michael Keegan said from Yellow Pages Directory Inc. " As the owner of many domain names, I do not want to see price-caps removed and believe price increases would be unfair. Further, legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different and registrants of legacy TLDs are entitled to price stability and predictability, and should not be subject to price increases with no maximums. Unlike new gTLDs, registrants of legacy TLDs registered their names and made their online presence on legacy TLDs on the basis that price caps would continue to exist. " Prices need to be set. The markup on domains is basically pure profit anyhow. John Gyorke Project Recruiter HEARTCORE RECRUITING (678) 580-3599 Office (404) 200-2251 Mobile <http://www.heartcorerecruiting.com> www.heartcorerecruiting.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jgyorke> www.linkedin.com/in/jgyorke Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01D4A775.9A3B5960 "Sourcing, Recruiting and Placing the Best & Brightest Construction Professionals Nationwide!

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to the removal of price caps for .info TLD
by Matthew Rasnake April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am writing in opposition to the proposed changes which remove price caps for the .info TLD. The internet exists in its current state because it has always been an open platform for innovation and creativity. Part of the internet's openness has resulted from pragmatic, responsible management by organizations such as ICANN, which has kept prices reasonably low and critical services and infrastructure accessible to just about anyone. As we've seen with the recent creation of a plethora of new TLDs, the absence of price caps will allow, and in some cases encourage, price gouging and extortion. Domain squatting and secondary domain sales have become a blight on the internet, hampered the proliferation of ideas, and hamstrung the internet's growth to some extent, and if domain names are only available to organizations with deep pockets this will only get worse, leaving the internet less open and innovative. As an unrestricted domain, .info has served a vital purpose as an alternative to the .com and .org TLDs, offering a place for a wide variety of domains with a wide range of purposes. Nevertheless, allowing registrars to raise prices on this TLD may cause material harm to individuals and organizations which have owned and operated .info domains for decades, and would be tantamount to extortion. I would hope that, should this policy change go into effect, a class action suit would be brought against both ICANN and the registrars responsible for managing and selling .info domains to replace the price caps, and enact a suitable punishment for the extortion of nearly six-million current registrants. Please reconsider this ill-advised and harmful policy change. Thanks for your time. -- Matthew Rasnake Writer of Science-Fiction For All Ages P.S. If you're interested in my work, my two latest short stories are available for free <https://www.matthewrasnake.com/signup>!

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Stop increasing .info renewal fees
by Joe Perryman April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern, Please stop increasing domain renewal fees. Thank you.

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