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% Information related to '139.143.0.0 - 139.143.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '139.143.0.0 - 139.143.255.255' is 'network.manager@npl.co.uk'

inetnum:        139.143.0.0 - 139.143.255.255
netname:        NPL-LEGACY
org:            ORG-NPL11-RIPE
descr:          NPL Management Ltd
descr:          National Physical Laboratory
descr:          Hampton Road
descr:          Teddington
descr:          Middlesex
descr:          TW11 0LW
country:        GB
admin-c:        DG13162-RIPE
admin-c:        NPL13-RIPE
tech-c:         NPL13-RIPE
tech-c:         DG13162-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-LEGACY-MNT
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
mnt-routes:     EXPONENTIAL-E-MNT
mnt-routes:     JIPS-NOSC
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2022-08-04T09:50:24Z
source:         RIPE
sponsoring-org: ORG-UA23-RIPE

organisation:   ORG-NPL11-RIPE
org-name:       NPL Management LTD
country:        GB
org-type:       OTHER
address:        National Physical Laboratory
address:        Hampton Road
address:        Teddington
address:        Middlesex
address:        TW11 0LW
address:        United Kingdom
phone:          +44 208 943 6000
admin-c:        DG13162-RIPE
admin-c:        NPL13-RIPE
tech-c:         DG13162-RIPE
tech-c:         NPL13-RIPE
abuse-c:        NPLA2-RIPE
mnt-ref:        JANET-HOSTMASTER
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
mnt-by:         JIPS-NOSC
created:        2019-03-11T12:30:26Z
last-modified:  2022-12-01T17:21:06Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

role:           NPL Network Manager
address:        NPL Management LTD
address:        National Physical Laboratory
address:        Hampton Road
address:        Teddington
address:        Middlesex
address:        TW11 0LW
address:        United Kingdom
phone:          +44 208 943 6000
nic-hdl:        NPL13-RIPE
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
mnt-by:         JIPS-NOSC
created:        2019-03-11T11:58:03Z
last-modified:  2019-03-11T12:05:25Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Daniel Galbraith
address:        National Physical Laboratory
address:        Hampton Road
address:        Teddington
address:        Middlesex
address:        TW11 0LW
address:        GB
phone:          +44 2089437016
nic-hdl:        DG13162-RIPE
mnt-by:         JANET-HOSTMASTER
created:        2022-08-04T09:40:29Z
last-modified:  2022-08-04T09:40:29Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '139.143.0.0/16AS209237'

route:          139.143.0.0/16
descr:          NPL Management Ltd
origin:         AS209237
mnt-by:         JIPS-NOSC
created:        2019-03-29T08:16:34Z
last-modified:  2019-03-29T08:16:34Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '139.143.0.0/16AS25180'

route:          139.143.0.0/16
descr:          NPL Management Ltd
origin:         AS25180
mnt-by:         EXPONENTIAL-E-MNT
mnt-by:         JIPS-NOSC
created:        2019-03-29T08:16:34Z
last-modified:  2019-03-29T08:16:34Z
source:         RIPE

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