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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please Don't Do This
by George Schiro April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, My name is George Schiro. I manage a .ORG domain owned by a tiny not-for-profit organization. Our organization offers low-cost automation for the management, distribution and installation of free digital certificates (from letsencrypt.org) for use by small server farms (also typically non-profits). Here are the original top level domains (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_top-level_domains ): .com .org .net .int .edu .gov .mil This list does not include the many top-level domains by Country. As you can see, there are many choices for well-moneyed organizations to choose from. Until now, ".ORG" has been the only truly affordable choice for non-profits. Please don't take that away from us. If you do, you will make it much harder for tiny not-for-profit organizations to offer their much needed low-cost services to other tiny organizations that need them. Sincerely, George Schiro

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Caps on Domain Price Increases
by Patrick DiLeonardo April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please continue to enforce a limit on domain price increases. Patrick M. DiLeonardo +1 919-314-3710

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Negative Impact for Non-Profits
by Bivens, Grant April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I would urge you to reconsider removing the limitation of yearly rate increase. As someone who works for a non-profit with many domains I can’t stress enough how this would effect the work we are able to do in other areas. Grant Bivens

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org
by David Smith April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it concerns, We cannot possible afford for .org names to go up in cost. As a web design company we are already running at very tight margins. It seems as though pricing for everything is going up so where can we get relief. Please consider not raising prices and leave this cap in place. Because the only thing we will do if you raise your prices is we will double our cist out to consumers. So where does it all end?? Keep the cap in place so we can continue to sell .org names. Otherwise we will simply restructure to sell these names at all. Let's work till keep consumer web costs down David Smith ⁣Get BlueMail for Android

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Increase in fees of .org
by Aziza Uko April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

We wish to express concern over the plan to remove the cap on domain name registration fees registrants have to pay and it will adversely affect the cost of domain names. I understand a 10% increase annually was permitted. Now there is a plot to remove the cap. This should be considered. It will raise the cost of owning a domain beyond what is profitable considering too that .org are for non-profits. Thank you. Peace, Riches, and Blessings, Aziza Uko Executive Editor | The Trent azizauko(a)thetrentonline.com Visit: The Trent www.thetrentonline.com Inform I Empower I Entertain

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removing Fee Increase Limits Will Significantly Impact Small Non-Profits Like Us
by Milwaukee Christians on Campus April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, We would like to submit our concern for the .org domain renewal that removes price increase limits for PIR. We are a small non-profit that provides a great social, psychological, and spiritual service to students at the University of Wisconsin. Our funding comes from just a few individuals in the community that support many students on campus. Our .org website is a very important avenue to connect with many students seeking help. We are limited in our financial resources, so if our domain cost increases, it could dramatically impact us and the students we support in a significant way. And we believe this not only applies to us but to many small non-profits operating in this country that provide great services to our society. We would like you to consider to continue to set price and price limits to PIR .org domain names. Thank you Milwaukee Christians on Campus

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removal of price caps for wholesale registries of legacy TLDs
by George Kosovic April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a marketing communications consultant who has counseled for-profit and not-for-profit clients alike for many years on their options and decisions regarding domain naming, registrar selection, and options regarding TLD. The registrants of millions of legacy TLDs count on their domain expenses remaining reasonable, affordable and stable. Therefore, I write to oppose the removal of price caps on any of the legacy TLDs. The most likely effect of removing such caps would be a limitless free-for-all within the legacy TLD market. George Kosovic Capture 540-353-5282 george.kosovic(a)capturemarketing.com

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I strongly object
by H.Ghassan April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

removal of price cap provisions for the renewal of the .org agreement. -- Ghassen Hedhli Tunisia +216 22 888 481

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org domains
by Brandon Lee April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

If my understanding is correct in that PIR would be able to charge whatever price they want for .org domains, that is not good business. Many of the .org domains are run by non-profits. To be able to hike prices without a limits will cause organizations over time to not use the .org extension which I would think you wouldn’t want to have happen. Everyone understands there are increased costs of operating a business or organization, but reasonable limits should exist as they do currently. I would suggest that you keep the current rate of increase to avoid upsetting a huge customer base. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, Brandon Lee -- Brandon Lee 310.382.0248

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org caps
by stan＠freewolf.com April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Absolutely do not remove the price caps for the .org domains. It is time to consider the well being of those who actually purchase and use these!

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