[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] ICANN is creating an unregulated monopoly

[greg.pote at apsca.org]

This proposal is nothing short of outrageous!

 

Public Interest Registry (PIR) - the Registry Operator for the .org
top-level domain (TLD) - is currently allowed to operate a regulated
monopoly. ICANN's "Proposed Renewal of .org Registry Agreement" will
effectively create an unregulated monopoly and hand PIR carte blanche
authority to charge whatever prices they choose thereby severely
disadvantaging all owners of .ORG website.

 

Internet domain registration fees are already at astronomical levels and
continue to rise. The current PIR "regulated monopoly" arrangement allows
for fees to rise by 10%/annum - this is already extremely high. Since when
are the costs of doing business increasing by 10% every year?

 

If ICANN wants to change the existing arrangement then they should allow for
other registry companies to offer .ORG domains, thereby removing the
uncapped monopoly and allowing market forces to determine appropriate domain
registration fees.

 

 

 


Greg Pote
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