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I am a domain name registrant. <br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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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