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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Committee members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are some industry trends that need to be considered when voting on the proposed Amendment 3.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the technology field, cost of compute resources is decreasing exponentially. The speed and density are increasing exponentially and driving the “more for less” precedence. For example, if a DNS entry is 10,000 bytes of data to store and manage, the cost to do that has diminished 10-fold in the last ten years. Asking for more to manage something that is going to cost you less is not logical. On the reverse track, the number of DNS registrations is also increasing, meaning they are getting an annual increase in volume, providing them with a much large revenue stream strictly by the increasing volume in number of units. The high volume also drives down costs. Facts should reject increases and actual propose an Amendment to reduce the cost per DNS entry.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Switching the topic to the security side of the infrastructure is a valid topic that needs to combat in a real time manner by the provider awarded the contract. Security is a single part of the provider’s services that were awarded and should be covered within the provider’s deliverables. Provider should be including normal maintenance for their infrastructure. Security is never completed, as fast as you close holes in a system new holes will be discovered. Thinking you have to ask for more money to do your basic maintenance just tells me they were the lowest cost provider because they offered a subpar solution to under bid the competition that probably included these mandatory required maintenance items in their cost (forcing them to lose the bid award).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been working in this industry since the before the internet existed and this proposed Amendment seems to be a political ploy like purchasing $10,000.00 dollar hammers the public can by at any local hardware store for $10.00 dollars.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please do you due diligence and reject the proposed Amendment 3. Registrants should be getting fair market value for services rendered.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mark Murnighan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Brooksville, FL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NOTE: This is my personal view and has no relationship or backing from my employer or customers that I may provide services for.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>