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role:         NS Cell
address:      Internet Cell
address:      Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
address:      8th Floor,148-B Statesman House
address:      Barakhamba Road, New Delhi - 110 001
country:      IN
phone:        +91-11-23734057
phone:        +91-11-23710183
fax-no:       +91-11-23734052
e-mail:       hostmaster@sancharnet.in
admin-c:      CGMD1-AP
tech-c:       DT197-AP
nic-hdl:      NC83-AP
mnt-by:       MAINT-IN-DOT
changed:      dnwplg@sancharnet.in 20030120
changed:      hm-changed@apnic.net 20071227
source:       APNIC

person:       Chief General Manager Data Networks
nic-hdl:      CGMD1-AP
e-mail:       dnwadmin@sancharnet.in
address:      Chief General Manager (Data Networks)
address:      CTS Compound
address:      Netaji Nagar
address:      New Delhi -110 023
phone:        +91-11-24106782
fax-no:       +91-11-26116783
country:      IN
changed:      dnwplg@sancharnet.in 20030702
mnt-by:       MAINT-IN-DOT
source:       APNIC

person:       DGM Technical
nic-hdl:      DT197-AP
e-mail:       dnwplg@sancharnet.in
address:      Data Networks
address:      Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
address:      4th Floor , NMC, Kidwai Bhawan
address:      Janpath, New Delhi-110 001
phone:        +91-11-23737571
fax-no:       +91-11-23737573
country:      IN
changed:      dnwplg@sancharnet.in 20030702
mnt-by:       MAINT-IN-PER-DOT
source:       APNIC

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