<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am writing to say <b>I strongly oppose Proposed Amendment No. 3</b> to the .COM Registry Agreement (Amendment 3), and accompanying framework for ICANN org and VeriSign, Inc. (Verisign).<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This is a shameful, shady backroom deal that should never have been proposed. This so-called "deal" is nothing but Verisign paying a $20M bribe to ICANN so Verisign can engage in price-fixing and other corrupt practices.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The proposed amendment perverts the idea of free and fair market competition, and harms both independent domain registrars as well as the consumers who do business with them.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b>NO to Amendment #3!!</b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b><br></b></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Scott Whisenhunt</div></div></body></html>