<div dir="ltr"><div><p>To Whom It May Concern</p>
<p>I am both a customer of the .COM domain system and a seller as a through my Hosting Business.</p>
<p>The .COM domain name enjoys a de facto "default" status that
encourages most new domain names to flow through to the .COM registrar,
even after the introduction of the new gTLDs and country-specific TLDs.
In the same way that the .ORG domain name should be managed and reserved
for the enrichment of public organisations, .COM domain name should be
made freely available to all people at a relatively cheap price. As we
see an ever increasing amount of entrepreneurship, we see a massive
decrease in the cost of compute; if anything we should see the wholesale
prices for domain names lower. This should be done to make the internet
more free and open, and encourage everyone to get domain names. I love
domain names, and for me I would love it if domain names proliferated to
the same extent as email addresses.</p>
<p>I make a note of ICANN's vision which is "To be a champion of the
single, open, and globally interoperable Internet". I do not see how
increasing the price of Domain Names, which will only increase the
operating costs of small business and individuals and not affect
incumbent players in all markets (which the price increase will not even
be noticeable). This action is completely in opposition of this vision.
Please also refer to one of ICANN's Strategic Goals: "Sustain and
improve openness, inclusivity, accountability, and transparency". How
are you making the system more inclusive if the cost of a .COM domain
name is about eight times more than what one third of the world's
population makes per day? If anything, ICANN should be focusing on
reducing the wholesale .COM domain price to make it more open and
available.</p>
<p>I wholeheartedly disagree with this move to make obtaining .COM domains harder. ICANN should reconsider this decision.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
</div><div>DD</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://dev.to/hammotime/don-t-let-icann-increase-the-wholesale-domain-name-price-la4">https://dev.to/hammotime/don-t-let-icann-increase-the-wholesale-domain-name-price-la4</a></div></div>