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

[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Bad Idea
by Ian McKinney April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

It's a very bad idea to give a single company the power to regulate .org domain names. By allowing one company the right to charge any fee they want, they control the cost of entry and ongoing maintenance for all .org sites. It's extremely disappointing that ICANN is even considering this change.

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] fees for .org domains
by Dave Miller April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear Sir or Madame, We are a not-for-profit website serving a faith community in Latin America and benefit from the fee structure as it is presently regulated. Were you to lift the 10% per year cap, which is already twice the GDP growth of most developed economies, it would adversely affect our operations. Please retain the present fee structure contract. Thank you very much, David Miller www.latrompeta.org

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] PLEASE DON'T
by Tanmai Arora April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear iCANN. I’m just a regular student. I got an email from my domain registrar NameCheap that you may be increase the price of .org domain by as much as 100x. I can bear 10% but definitely not 100x. Please reconsider this decision. When I first read the news, I thought you’re playing april fool LOL. But seriously, DON’T do this. Thanxx!

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] I oppose the fee gouging
by Paulo April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

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

April 26, 2019

I am a .org registrant in the capacity of a volunteer for a non-profit organization on a shoestring budget. Increasing price caps on legacy TLDs, especially those that would have a significant impact to non-profit and all volunteer organizations is completely unacceptable. I have seen no analysis or evidence that would justify a significant price increase, and I see no way that it would provide a benefit to registrants. Even the retail registrars seem to be opposed to it. The only party that could benefit is a wholesaler looking to skim a greater cut off the cash flow. Again, any significant increase in costs is unacceptable, and complete removal of price caps is out of the question. Jordan Mills

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Do the right thing
by Joe Previte April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Hi, It's not OK to remove these price caps. Please do your job and protect nonprofits from rent-seeking monopolies. Please do the right thing. JavaScript Joe

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

April 26, 2019

Greetings: I am writing to state my opposition to the plan to allow for unfettered price increases for .org domain names, and further to oppose continued price escalation by domain providers for any domain extensions. Doing so only creates further imbalance between the haves and have-nots. The growth of the internet and all the innovation resulting from it has been in large part due to the relatively low cost of entry for anyone - large corporations, governments, non-profits, and regular people all over the world. Creating an unregulated marketplace benefits only one group - the wealthy individuals and corporations who will be unaffected by price increases, and who will then squeeze even more out of the rest of us for the "privilege" of having a space of our own online. Please do not allow this to occur. Regards, Jonathan Davenport Glenview, IL orange(a)clockworklife.com

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

April 26, 2019

I am a domain name 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 .org 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 .org domain names. Why is ICANN trying to remove price protections for .org domain owners, so many of which are non-profits, so that they can be overcharged for their domain names?

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[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] .org comment
by Brad Arthur April 26, 2019

April 26, 2019

Dear ICANN, Please do not remove original contractual agreements and increase prices for .org Thank you, Bradley Arthur

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

April 26, 2019

Don't end the cap on the .org prices, please! These companies should not have to pay large fees just to be on the internet. Sincerely, Nick Leonard

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