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inetnum:        138.40.0.0 - 138.40.255.255
status:         LEGACY
netname:        UKCITY-NET
descr:          City, University of London
remarks:        was, City University London
org:            ORG-CUL15-RIPE
country:        GB
admin-c:        EM11653-RIPE
tech-c:         EM11653-RIPE
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2017-04-27T13:35:59Z
source:         RIPE
sponsoring-org: ORG-UA23-RIPE

organisation:   ORG-CUL15-RIPE
org-name:       City, University of London
country:        GB
org-type:       OTHER
address:        Computer Unit
address:        10 Northampton Square
address:        London
address:        EC1V 0HB
address:        UK
abuse-c:        CULA1-RIPE
mnt-ref:        JANET-HOSTMASTER
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
created:        2016-05-03T11:02:17Z
last-modified:  2022-12-01T17:31:05Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Eric McIntosh
address:        City, University of London
address:        10 Northampton Square
address:        London
address:        EC1V 0HB
phone:          +44 20 7040 5060
nic-hdl:        EM11653-RIPE
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
created:        2016-12-08T11:57:02Z
last-modified:  2017-04-27T13:36:00Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '138.40.0.0/16AS786'

route:          138.40.0.0/16
descr:          City, University of London
descr:          10 Northampton Sq.
descr:          London EC1V 0HB
descr:          UNITED KINGDOM
origin:         AS786
mnt-by:         JIPS-NOSC
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2017-04-27T13:46:53Z
source:         RIPE

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