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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Opposition to Price Cap Removal
by Derek DeVries April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To whom it may concern, I would like to express my objection to the proposed removal of the price cap for wholesale domain registrars like Public Interest Registry (PIR). The Internet is a utility, and given PIR's position as a natural monopoly, costs must be controlled by government oversight to protect citizens and businesses. Thank you. - Derek Derek DeVries Director Digital & Social Strategy Direct: 616.258.5782 Mobile: 616.723.1073 www.lambert.com<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lambert…> [signature_104015828]<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flambert.co…> 47 Commerce Ave Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Detroit | New York | PROI Worldwide Partner

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Limit price increases!
by Deb Tjoa April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Hello, I just learned that ICANN is proposing extending the contract to operate .org but letting PIR set whatever prices it wants. This could result in unchecked price increases that are passed through to the consumer. As someone who manages a .org site, such increases would cause us to shut our website down completely. We are a small nonprofit, hence the .org extension. We can't absorb such price increases. Even if we could, the donors would not want a large chunk of funds to suddenly be spent on more overhead. We are a PTA and likely would move all our pages to the school-offered hosting site, which is uglier and less flexible, never mind lacking any branding in the URL, but free. Our registrar and--in turn--ICANN and PIR, would lose our revenue altogether. Please reconsider this proposal and keep the 10% annual increase cap. Sincerely, Debra Tjoa -- Debra Tjoa VP Special Events Lakeshore Elementary PTA Parent of a fourth-grader and first-grader

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org price caps
by Wendy Bardsley April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

As a nonprofit .org with limited funds, the price caps are necessary for survival and planning. It's hard enough to calculate and plan expenses as is. Please please please don't lose this price cap! Many worthy organizations will be affected.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] org-renewalls
by August Wusterhausen April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

stop these price increases -- August Wusterhausen

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Philippe Verreault-Julien April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am a .org registrant (not-for-profit). 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. ICANN appears to be entirely catering to registries by removing price caps. ICANN should stand up for the public interest and registrants!

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] price hike
by Carmel of the Assumption April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

I am writing in regard to the "Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement". I want to voice my opposition to any increase in the rate increases already included in the ICANN agreement. Unrestricted rate hikes are unacceptable. Please do NOT pass this change. It will hurt all the non-profits who use the internet. Thank you for reconsidering this. Carmel of the Assumption, Inc. 5206 Center Dr. Latrobe, PA 15650

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Jose Barajas April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

Please do NOT allow the Public Interest Registry (PIR) to set whatever price it wants!

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Request care related to pricing for .org domains
by Tara Hollander April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

To Whom It May Concern: I am the Web Manager and Product Manager for the Foundation for Inner Peace, a nonprofit 501c3 with multiple domains registered for the sake of our Foundation’s brand and influence in the industry in which we serve. Increased costs to domains is something we ask you to please limit as much as possible to allow us to continue to do the good work that we do without additional financial constraints. With thanks for your attention to this matter. With gratitude and warmest wishes, Tara Tara Hollander Foundation for Inner Peace Phone: 207.323.5413 Email: tara(a)acim.org <mailto:tara@acim.org>

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do not increase prices
by Steve Lapin April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

This is a terrible idea to allow .org and other web addresses to be increased to whatever the provider wants. Aren’t you supposed to be working for the public good? Have you been infiltrated by right wing Trump supporters? What is wrong with you? Sent from my iPhone

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org Domain pricing
by Kenn Bordas April 25, 2019

April 25, 2019

My two cents.... Leave the greed at the door, and move forward without effecting domain expenses. Leave them reasonable, affordable and stable.

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