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mntner:         MAINT-AP-ECL
descr:          ECL maintainer object
descr:          for some historical records
country:        JP
admin-c:        MM485-AP
tech-c:         MM485-AP
upd-to:         mitsuru@core.ecl.net
auth:           # Filtered
mnt-by:         MAINT-AP-ECL
referral-by:    APNIC-HM
notify:         mitsuru@core.ecl.net
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:28:25Z
source:         APNIC

person:         Mitsuru Maruyama
address:        Electrical Communications Laboratories
address:        9-11 Midori-cho 3-Chome
address:        Musashino-shi
address:        Tokyo
address:        180
country:        JP
phone:          +81 422 59 3284
fax-no:         +81 422 59 4369
e-mail:         mitsuru@ntt-20.ecl.net
nic-hdl:        MM485-AP
remarks:        ----------
remarks:        imported from ARIN object:
remarks:
remarks:        poc-handle:  MM1965-ARIN
remarks:        is-role:     N
remarks:        last-name:   Maruyama
remarks:        first-name:  Mitsuru
remarks:        street:      Electrical Communications Laboratories
remarks:        9-11 Midori-cho 3-Chome
remarks:        Musashino-shi
remarks:        Tokyo
remarks:        180
remarks:        country:     JP
remarks:        mailbox:     mitsuru@ntt-20.ecl.net
remarks:        fax-phone:   +81 422 59 4369
remarks:        bus-phone:   +81 422 59 3284
remarks:        reg-date:    1996-03-16
remarks:        changed:     hostmaster@arin.poc 19970224
remarks:        source:      ARIN
remarks:
remarks:        ----------
notify:         mitsuru@ntt-20.ecl.net
mnt-by:         MAINT-JPNIC
last-modified:  2008-09-04T07:29:38Z
source:         APNIC

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