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% Information related to '149.221.0.0 - 149.221.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '149.221.0.0 - 149.221.255.255' is 'network@circit.de'

inetnum:        149.221.0.0 - 149.221.255.255
netname:        RBPD-DUS
descr:          Circ IT GmbH & Co KG
org:            ORG-cIGm1-RIPE
country:        DE
admin-c:        JOHO1-RIPE
tech-c:         GP1309-RIPE
tech-c:         JOHO1-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         AS9175-MNT
mnt-routes:     AS9175-MNT
mnt-domains:    AS9175-MNT
mnt-by:         NCORE-NOC
mnt-routes:     NCORE-NOC
mnt-domains:    NCORE-NOC
mnt-by:         tricus-mnt
mnt-routes:     tricus-mnt
mnt-domains:    tricus-mnt
mnt-by:         transfair-net
mnt-routes:     transfair-net
mnt-domains:    transfair-net
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2019-12-04T13:01:18Z
source:         RIPE

organisation:   ORG-cIGm1-RIPE
org-name:       circ IT GmbH & Co KG
country:        DE
org-type:       OTHER
address:        circ IT GmbH & Co KG
address:        Medientechnologie und Services
address:        Zuelpicher Str. 8a
address:        D-40549 Duesseldorf - Germany
phone:          +49 211 82824 5380
fax-no:         +49 82824 59 5380
admin-c:        JOHO1-RIPE
abuse-c:        CA6227-RIPE
mnt-ref:        NCORE-NOC
mnt-by:         NCORE-NOC
mnt-by:         AS9175-MNT
created:        2008-01-23T10:00:03Z
last-modified:  2022-12-01T16:20:16Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Guido Papen
address:        circ IT GmbH & Co KG
address:        Medientechnologie und Services
address:        Zuelpicher Str. 8a
address:        D-40549 Duesseldorf - Germany
phone:          +49 211 82824 5380
fax-no:         +49 211 82824 59 5380
nic-hdl:        GP1309-RIPE
mnt-by:         AS9175-MNT
mnt-by:         DTAG-NIC
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2008-12-11T20:25:50Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Johannes Otto
address:        Circ IT GmbH & Co KG
address:        Medientechnologie und Service
address:        Zuelpicher Strasse 8a
address:        40549 Duesseldorf - Germany
phone:          +49 211 82824 5200
mnt-by:         AS9175-MNT
nic-hdl:        JOHO1-RIPE
created:        2008-07-03T15:47:49Z
last-modified:  2015-07-08T17:33:50Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '149.221.0.0/16AS21461'

route:          149.221.0.0/16
descr:          Circ-IT
origin:         AS21461
mnt-by:         TRICUS-MNT
created:        2003-05-19T15:10:56Z
last-modified:  2012-10-23T11:01:12Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '149.221.0.0/16AS9175'

route:          149.221.0.0/16
descr:          Circ-IT
origin:         AS9175
mnt-by:         TRICUS-MNT
mnt-by:         AS9175-MNT
mnt-by:         TRANSFAIR-NET
created:        2012-10-24T20:45:31Z
last-modified:  2012-10-24T20:47:25Z
source:         RIPE

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