Over 3,000 oppositions, `` .org '' domain registration price upper limit was decided to be removed, and there is a possibility of price increase in the future



Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a non-profit organization that maintains a domain database, and Public Interest Registry (PIR), a registry of .org domains, renewed their registry agreement as of June 30, 2019. Announced. The new contract includes ' removing the upper limit of the .org domain registration price ', and it has been reported that the renewal of the contract has been enforced despite many negative opinions.

PIR Welcomes Renewed .ORG Agreement | Your Public Interest Registry
https://pir.org/pir-welcomes-renewed-org-agreement/



Staff Report of Public Comment Proceeding
(PDF file) https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-org-renewal-03jun19-en.pdf

ICANN eliminates .org domain price caps despite lopsided opposition | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/icann-eliminates-org-domain-price-caps-despite-lopsided-opposition/

In the contract signed in 2013, the registration fee that PIR can charge to domain registrars was capped at $ 9.05 per domain per year (approximately 980 yen). Of course, there is no upper limit on the registration fee charged by domain registrars, but Ars Technica appreciates that 'the price cap imposed on PIR also has the effect of curbing unfair price hikes by registrars.'

However, the new contract proposed by ICANN on March 18, 2019 has removed domain price caps in addition to several contract changes. The top-level domain of .org is used by many organizations, organizations, and open source projects, and about 10 million .org domains are registered at the time of article creation. If the price increases due to the removal of the price cap, it is expected that some organizations will not be able to maintain the domain they have used so far, and the impact can never be ignored.


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According to the ICANN report, 3309 individuals and organizations have received public comments on the proposed new agreement, 3252 of which mentioned the removal of the price limit on the .org domain. And only 6 of them supported the removal of the price cap, and the rest all objected.

Also, out of the six comments supporting the removal of the upper limit, two were from VeriSign officials, the .com domain registry, but the rest of the opinions were ironically expressed.

In terms of percentage, 98% of public comments were against objection to price ceilings, but ICANN and PIR signed a new agreement on June 30, 2019. Even though ICANN solicited public comments, all over 3000 disagreements were ignored.


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“I would like to emphasize that PIR itself is a not-for-profit organization and there are no specific plans for price changes in the .org domain so far. If price increases are needed in the future, We will make a public announcement in advance. ' However, Ars Technica agrees that VeriSign officials agreed to abolish the price cap, saying, “When VeriSign, a .com domain registry and commercial company, renews its contract with ICANN in 2024, There is a possibility that the price limit will be removed. '

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