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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] change in fee increase limit for .org
by Andy Eskelson April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

I oppose any increase in domain fees. (for any domain not just .org) Domains are simply registrations, once made it costs virtually nothing. Renewals are automatic etc. This smells as a simple money grab by the relevant registrars. Rather than a fee limit increase, change the suggestion to a perpetual domain, once bought it's the owners property, with no further charges allowed. Apparently this money grab proposal was tried a few years ago. You seem to have forgot what the outcry was then. Andy

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Removal of price cap provisions
by Tim Small April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

I'd like to comment on the proposed removal of price caps on rewnewal of the .org registry agreement. I believe that the removal of the existing limitations on the price of registrations are not justified. There is no evidence of increased costs (it is likely that long term operating expenses have, and will continue to decline in real terms), so any price increases (above inflation) would seem to amount to rent-seeking. This seems more egregious given the use of the .org TLD by non-profits and other non-commercial entities. Regards, Tim Small.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org registry fee cap removal
by Ron Charlton April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Greetings, Please do not remove the 10% cap on fee increases for the .org domain registry. Costs to provide electronic services are continually decreasing due to technological advances, so there is no reason to allow increased fees when provider costs are going down. Thank you for your consideration, Ron ------- Ron Charlton 9002 BALCOR CIR KNOXVILLE TN 37923-2301 USA Cell Phone: 865-776-7345 E-mail: charltoncr(a)wowway.com Web Page: http://RonCharlton.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature! - George Bernard Shaw

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org - renewal rates
by David Schlabach April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

By allowing unlimited price increases on .org renewal fees many websites such as our own would literally be on sale to the highest bidder. This could lead to monopolies that allow only a few individuals or companies to own all the .org domains or at least those that would otherwise represent a specific company or group. Please reconsider this rule. David Schlabach - Senior Programmer Analyst - ElectriCities of NC 919.760.6125 - 1427 Meadow Wood Blvd, Raleigh NC, 27604 ________________________________ "E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law N.C.G.S. Chapter 132 and may be disclosed to third parties."

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Public Comment for Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Finkelstein, Mike April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Within Section 1 of the agreement, as part of Pricing for Domain Name Registrations and Registry Services (Section 2.10 of the .org renewal agreement), the prosed renewal seeks to remove price caps for .org domains. While the proposal suggests this is to "conform" the .org gTLD to current industry standards, this would have a chilling effect, long term, on the growth of the internet. Many open-source projects and communities use the .org gTLD to indicate a level of trustworthiness to their domains, but without a price cap, these domains could quickly become priced out of the hands of small groups or individuals. It would also set a precedent whereby the .com and .net gTLDs could soon follow, making the internet into a walled garden where only the rich are able to afford sites and the rest of the masses are left to either pay out the nose or not have websites. Price caps for this foundational gTLD should remain in place permanently. [idem regular logo] Mike Finkelstein Agency Lead Web Designer Indiana Department of Environmental Management Office of the Chief of Staff Creative Services 100 North Senate Ave Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-233-9336 800-451-6027 (toll free within Indiana) [cid:image019.png@01D16898.442FB530]<https://www.facebook.com/pages/Indiana-Department-of-Environmental-Manageme…>[cid:image020.png@01D16898.442FB530]<http://twitter.com/idemnews> [cid:image021.png@01D16898.442FB530] <http://www.youtube.com/idemvideo> [cid:image022.png@01D16898.442FB530] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/indiana-department-of-environmental-manage…> [cid:image034.png@01D40233.C1B92130]<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/idemcustserva>

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Re: [Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Jay Tolbert April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

Since the various domain registries are essentially utilities in that they are granted a regulated monopoly on dispensing a service - issuing domain names. So, like a utility, they should have to justify price increases to ICANN and have some formal review process open to third parties contesting the increase instead of just being able to raise their rates to whatever they want. Capping the rate of increase is somewhat reasonable like the current arrangement. Even that should be limited to something like the world GDP growth rate instead of a fixed value. Removing the limit completely makes no sense since there is no competition to issues the domain names. If you want to allow removal or the cap, it should only be if the domain has multiple independent registrars so there would be price competition. -- Jay Tolbert

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Limit Fee Increases
by Nathaniel B. Walters April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

I manage a website for a very small all-volunteer non profit, and generally cover registration costs out of my own meager personal budget, as the non-profit itself has a very limited budget. Removing the cap on fee increases will make it difficult for our non profit to maintain a web presence with the domain we've had for over a decade. Please continue to cap fee increases to make this affordable for all small organizations everywhere. Sincerely, Nathan Walters

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement
by Marshall Anderson April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

To the ICANN Staff and Board I am the IT department head for a non-profit organization, with multiple .org domains under our umbrella of services. While we can certainly understand and relate with the desire to streamline and optimize processes to reduce overhead, the .org gTLD is special both in its legacy and purpose, and should thus then be treated with the care and thoughtfulness that it deserves. I feel that removing fee caps for the .org domain poorly reflects upon ICANN’s mission to provide operational stability to the internet. In removing fee caps, you will remove the stability and dependability of access to millions of current and future non-profit organizations that use the .org gTLD to communicate and spread their community driven goals. In addition, implementing URS before the Rights Protection Mechanism Working Group finishes their review is outside of your mandate or authority. Until such time as the “Bottom up” approach that ICANN “supposedly” uses finishes its process, there is no authority entrusted to ICANN staff to implement such policy. -- Marshall Anderson

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Fee cap
by Jeff Dodge April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

There are over 10.5 million registered .org domain names according to pir.org's "history" page. At that scale, the 25K per year fees are negligible. A 10% increase cap still allows for almost doubling the fee in seven years. It seems odd to want to change that structure. Did they justify this need -- I cannot find any documentation to that effect. Absent incredibly good reasons for it's removal -- I feel that the cap should stand. -- Jeff Dodge

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed changes to .org organization and fee structure
by Seth Cenac April 24, 2019

April 24, 2019

To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to oppose the removals of price caps from .org registrations. This abrupt change in policy would directly harm not for profit community and other organizations and further harm efforts by these individuals and organizations to help their communities. With no competition in place, existing users of .org domains, who are least able to tolerate the types of price increases and gouging exhibited by other TLDs and registrars, Uniregistry being a great example, will be subject to tremendous harm with such a policy change. I ask that you oppose this change and ensure that price protection for .org domains and non-profit organizations be protected by ICANN. Thank you, Seth Cenac Gulfport, MS 39503 seth(a)cenac.org

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