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

[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Do not remove price caps for domains
by Leonard Law April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Removing the price cap will make it harder for individuals, students, and small businesses to get a web presence in this continually connected world. We need to keep the web an open place by keeping it financially accessible.

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Re: [Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by Greg Nejedly April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear Sir, Madam, I am writing to you in response to the proposed renewal agreement regarding removing price caps on all .org, .info, and .biz top level domains. I have grave concern regarding this proposal because of the potential consequences that can seriously affect businesses that rely heavily on purchasing domains. I am therefore writing to you to request the cap is not removed. Regards, Greg Nejedly

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Don't remove the Price Cap
by Amos Wachanga April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Coming from a country in Africa, removal of the price cap will definitely getting organizations online which is one of our goals. The cost will obviously be moved to the clients which will be a deterrent to getting everyone online. I definitely do not support it! Amos Wachanga @wachanga Sibasi Ltd Nairobi, Kenya

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Cap price increases
by Brian Laberge April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This is not in the best interest of the public have agreements that so not limit price increases. In business I would never agree to a contract like that. Why should you(unless you just want to screw the public over...)? Be smart about this a 10% cap on a price increase is more than fair.

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] The proposed .info agreement is a bad idea
by Sally Sutton April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern: I am a .info 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, so many of which are small businesses, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names? Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10

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Re: [Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org, .info, .biz Registry Agreement
by Ryan Holder April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

ICANN should not allow the renewing of a contract without any pricing restrictions in place. Such a loophole shouldn’t need to exist and fair prices should be charged. Anything else will hinder businesses getting started. We’ve seen the same with rental pricing, This will only serve to incentivise and contribute to companies maximizing profit on single transactions. The same goes for any and all domains including .org, .info and .biz I look forward to your response Kind Regards, Ryan Holder

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Don't allow unlimited price increases on .info domains
by Christine Mann April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

In a monopoly situation where there is only one option for people who want to renew a domain, allowing the vendor who controls the domain registration to set unlimited price increases is an abuse of the monopoly power and a blow to ordinary people who don’t have thousands of dollars available to pay for access to a website. Please drop that provision from your future agreement. Keep reasonable price controls in place. Sent from Mail for Windows 10

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Please don't Increase Price Caps
by Mary-Margaret Walker April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear ICANN: One of the domains I own is nogreedybastards.com because I strongly object to businesses charging high prices just because people want something. Especially when scarcity is not an issue. Please don't increase the price cap on any of the domains. Thanks! MM Walker -- Mary-Margaret Walker (M&M) mipser(a)gmail.com WhatsApp: +49 (0)151 1479 5100

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .info Registry Agreement
by Antonio Vaz April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Dear Sirs, I hereby wand to manifest my complete disagreement with the proposed removal of the price cap provisions, which limited the price of registrations and allowable price increases for registrations. Not only this is a onerous action to be reflected on Registrants but it constitutes an abusive stance in regards to one of the more antique and known TLDs. It is this price cap that in fact has promoted the success of this TLD over the years, as it has happened with .COM and .NET TLDs. The lack of price cap is also one of the biggest problems and one of the ultimate reasons for the failure of the new gTLDs. The registry operators of these antique TLDs have enjoyed very good profit margins precisely from the success of these TLDs under this method. It has been a win-win situation for Registries and Registrants. Hoping that my voice as a public user will be taken into account. Regards, Antonio Vaz

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[Comments-info-renewal-18mar19] Opposing the proposed removal of gTLD fee increase caps
by Rose Ziech April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I'm writing to strongly oppose the proposed removal of gTLD fee increase caps for .org, .info, and .biz domains. Unlimited price increases on these TLDs will harm nonprofits and libraries working for the public. I manage .org and .info domains on behalf of public libraries in Wisconsin's South Central Library System. Access to affordably-priced domains remains important to being able to effectively provide library services. It is not realistic to go back to using the old .lib.wi.us domain names, which are clunky, error-prone, and hated by both librarians and the public. Library users know and trust libraries' .org and .info domain names. Higher prices and price fluctuation on .org and .info domains will siphon public libraries' and nonprofits' limited budget dollars away from providing materials and services to the public. Library service to the public should never be reduced simply to increase profits for the Public Interest Registry. I oppose removing price caps on .org, .info, and .biz top level domains. -- Rose Ziech Web Services Specialist South Central Library System http://www.scls.info/ rziech(a)scls.info

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