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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Against unrestricted .org pricing
by Todd Fincannon April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I run websites for a number of nonprofits with .org domains as a volunteer. They would not be able to afford a large price increase in .org domain registration. I see no reason to permit price increases larger than the current arrangement. Please do not allow this. Todd Fincannon Berkeley, California

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Don't remove the cap on .org renewal pricing
by Kevin Rolfes April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

As the long-time holder of rolfes.org I am writing to urge you to maintain a price cap on .org domain renewals, and furthermore, to continue to regulate the price of renewals to ensure affordability. There are many people and organizations with email, web sites, and other infrastructure based upon their .org domain, and if the price cap is lifted and the pricing becomes outrageous, you will be responsible for a lot of unnecessary work as people change change to different domain names with a different suffix in order to avoid paying high renewal fees. Sincerely, Kevin Rolfes

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Ed Brannin April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant (non-profit). Legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs and should be treated that way. Legacy TLDs are what the internet was built on. They are essentially a public trust. They are very different than new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private parties. Registrants of these legacy extensions should be entitled to price predictability & stability. Advancements in technology should be driving the cost of operating a registry down, yet prices keep going up? Removing price caps is unfair to the millions of domain registrants. They will have no price protections. Every registrant will be at the complete mercy and whims of the registry. This could result in a transfer of funds from millions of non-profits to one non-profit, with no benefits to the domain registrants. ICANN is supposed to represent a "bottom up, consensus-driven multistakeholder model". ICANN should not unilaterally impose URS in legacy TLDs when that issue is precisely what is being examined by the volunteer ICANN Working Group who has been mandated to review this issue. ICANN should be looking out for the .org registrants, in particular the non-profits. There is no "public benefit" justification to these changes. It is just a handout to business at the expense of registrants’ rights and protections. Where are the protections for the millions of domain registrants that this could effect in a negative way? These changes would give way too much power to the registry. This is not acceptable for a "public benefit" organization that exists to represent many stakeholders. Grace be with you, -Ed

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org renewal
by Monique Noel-Gunter April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

It has come to my attention that the typical 10% max increases for renewing a domain may be removed and replaced with a deregulated policy. As a small business owner and parent, I budget for my annual expenses very carefully. Not being able to predict the max renewal fees for something as important as my website would be detrimental to whether or not I maintain a domain. Please do not allow the 10% max policy to expire. Thank you. Best regards, Monique Noel Gunter

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Avoid Domain Price Increases
by Kelly B April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I own .org domains and I am opposed to the proposal for the price increase cap (10%) being removed. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .org registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Kelly Bradicich *Our response to temptation is an accurate barometer of our love for God. ~ **Erwin W. Lutzer*

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Pricing
by David Pazer April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

It is come to my attention that your organization is considering unlimited fee increases for the cost of maintaining website Domain names. As somebody who works in a not-for-profit organization, this could be extraordinarily difficult to sustain and would limit And possibly illuminateour access to vital Internet traffic. I am Ploor you to consider continuing limits on the cost of maintaining domain names for you or not for profit organizations. Sincerely Dr David Pazer Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Otto Béatrice April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear ICANN, I am a .org registrant (non-profit). ICANN staff should not unilaterally impose URS in legacy TLDs when that issue is precisely what is being examined by the volunteer ICANN Working Group who has been mandated to review this issue. ICANN policy making is supposed to be a ‘bottom up, multi-stakeholder model’. I believe that legacy gTLDs are fundamentally different from for-profit new gTLDs. Legacy TLDs are essentially a public trust, unlike new gTLDs which were created, bought and paid for by private interests. 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. Unrestrained price increases on the millions of .org registrants who are not-for-profits or non-profits would be unfair to them. Unchecked price increases have the potential to result in hundreds of millions of dollars being transferred from these organizations to one non-profit, the Internet Society, with .org registrants receiving no benefit in return. ICANN should not allow one non-profit nearly unlimited access to the funds of other non-profits. This feels like an abuse of more or less a monopoly position. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants! Thank you for reversing the decision to remove price caps on .org gTLDs. Beatrice Otto

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] DO NOT REMOVE PRICE INCREASE CAPS!
by Eric H. Jung April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hello, Please do not remove price increase limits on the .ORG domain. I need this for business purposes. Raising it will increase business costs that we CANNOT pass onto our customers. Eventually, if the cost is too high, we will lose the domain name and close business. That is because our domain name is tied to our company name inextricably. The other TLDs are taken for our domain and we cannot buy them without also going out of business. Eric Jung Littleton, Colorado, USA

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Please continue to require price increase limits for .org domains
by Rob Emmons April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

I understand that your proposing a new and revised contract for .org domain management. My concern is that the new contract does not cap price increases. Please continue to cap price increases as you have historically done. Rob Emmons

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] keep the cap on .org !!!
by dkz April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

That is ISANE to have no control and cap on .org for non-profit organization. What is going on in this country!

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