[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] RE .org fees for domain registry

[Daren Coppock]

I'm writing to ask ICANN to reconsider removing the registration fee caps on .org domains.  These domains are used by nonprofit trade associations and individual member associations as well as tax-exempt charities.

Donors and members give us funds to accomplish our nonprofit missions, and while they understand there are essential operating costs, the idea of turning domain registries into a profit stream at our expense would not be well received.  For an organization of our size (less than $5 million revenue) the proposed registry fixed fee of $6250 per quarter ($25,000 per year) would be a material hit on our budget.

The current arrangements have worked well - please don't allow nonprofit organization to be subjected to this usurious fee increase.

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Daren Coppock
President & CEO
Agricultural Retailers Association
Suppliers to America's Farmers
1156 15th Street, NW | Suite 500 | Washington, D.C. 20005
Direct: 202.595.1724 | Main: 202.457.0825 | Fax: 202.457.0864
dcoppock at aradc.org<mailto:dcoppock at aradc.org>
www.aradc.org<http://www.aradc.org/>

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