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inetnum:        109.40.0.0 - 109.43.255.255
netname:        DE-D2VODAFONE-20220628
country:        DE
admin-c:        MG29421-RIPE
mnt-routes:     MMO-MNT
mnt-domains:    MMO-MNT
mnt-lower:      MMO-MNT
mnt-routes:     ARCOR-MNT
tech-c:         MG29421-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         MMO-MNT
created:        2022-06-28T08:51:50Z
last-modified:  2023-01-20T12:08:11Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Michael Gerder
address:        Vodafone West GmbH
address:        Ferdinand-Braun-Platz 1
address:        D-40549 Düsseldorf
phone:          +49 221 8462702763
nic-hdl:        MG29421-RIPE
mnt-by:         CALLISTO-MNT
mnt-by:         MMO-MNT
created:        2022-12-12T12:38:23Z
last-modified:  2022-12-15T14:12:36Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '109.40.0.0/14AS3209'

route:          109.40.0.0/14
origin:         AS3209
mnt-by:         MMO-MNT
created:        2022-06-02T11:58:18Z
last-modified:  2022-06-02T11:58:18Z
source:         RIPE

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