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Dear Sir/Madam,<br>
<br>
I understand that ICANN are considering amendments to the .COM
registry agreement.<br>
<br>
As a small-business owner and IT contractor for many companies and
charities I am concerned with several aspects of these proposed
changes.<br>
<br>
1. <b><u>Any increase</u></b><b><u> in the wholesale price</u></b>
of .COM domains will affect the often slim profit margins of
freelance web developers, and affect my customers decisions with
regard to whether a .COM, or even a website is worth their while.
Why not just have a Facebook page - they are free after-all.<br>
<br>
2. I am concerned with the <b><u>involvement of Verisign as a
controller of registrar pricing</u></b>... as well as a domain
registrar itself? That seems like a severe conflict of interest.<br>
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3. Apparently over 3,500 comments were submitted to a previous ICANN
consultation... but were ignored as being 'spam' due to a number of
them using an online tool. <br>
I hope ICANN will be considering more comments during this
consultation.<br>
<br>
I hope you will consider the above points, and please also note that
.COM domains are not all owned by large companies who can afford
price increases - many smaller companies will be affected if these
decisions are taken in haste.<br>
<br>
yours sincerely,<br>
Robin Gillett<br>
<br>
brocweb.com<br>
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