[Comments-org-renewal-18mar19] Proposed .org rule changes

[Chris Gernand]

First, I am grateful that after having difficulty submitting my comments, I
received a prompt and quickly accessible link for submission from ICAAN.
However, as clearly a non-tech user of electronic communications, I wish to
express my concern for the proposed rule change allowing removal of price
cap provisions for registration of ".org" domain names.

While there are many non-profit organizations with large budgets whose
operations will not be seriously hampered by a financial hit to keep their
electronic communications operating smoothly, there are countless small
non-profit organizations operating on shoe-string budgets.  Organizations
like Lux Cantorum Chicago struggle with increasing costs to meet regulatory
requirements to maintain or enhance their non-profit status.  The prospect
of facing serious cost increases to keep our legitimacy seems unnecessary
and counter intuitive to the purposes of non-profit status.

I strongly advocate to maintain current restrictions on the renewal price
cap for domain name registrations using the legacy ".org" designation.

-- 
Christopher J. Gernand,
Board President,  Lux Cantorum Chicago
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