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NetRange:       173.240.128.0 - 173.240.143.255
CIDR:           173.240.128.0/20
NetName:        NORTH-CENTRAL-TELEPHONE-ISP
NetHandle:      NET-173-240-128-0-1
Parent:         NET173 (NET-173-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Direct Allocation
OriginAS:       
Organization:   North Central Communications (NCTC-9)
RegDate:        2010-04-16
Updated:        2014-08-27
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/173.240.128.0

OrgName:        North Central Communications
OrgId:          NCTC-9
Address:        872 highway 52 Bypass East
City:           Lafayette
StateProv:      TN
PostalCode:     37083
Country:        US
RegDate:        2007-09-05
Updated:        2023-03-01
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NCTC-9

OrgAbuseHandle: NA175-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Network Administrator
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-270-982-8860 
OrgAbuseEmail:  adminblue@blue.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NA175-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: CSM72-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Smith, Corey 
OrgTechPhone:  +1-615-388-6864 
OrgTechEmail:  nctcadmin@nctc.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/CSM72-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: NA175-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Network Administrator
OrgTechPhone:  +1-270-982-8860 
OrgTechEmail:  adminblue@blue.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NA175-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: NA175-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Network Administrator
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-270-982-8860 
OrgNOCEmail:  adminblue@blue.net
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NA175-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: WELLS303-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Wells, Troy  
OrgTechPhone:  +1-615-666-2151 
OrgTechEmail:  troy.wells@nctc.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/WELLS303-ARIN

RAbuseHandle: NA175-ARIN
RAbuseName:   Network Administrator
RAbusePhone:  +1-270-982-8860 
RAbuseEmail:  adminblue@blue.net
RAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NA175-ARIN

RTechHandle: NA175-ARIN
RTechName:   Network Administrator
RTechPhone:  +1-270-982-8860 
RTechEmail:  adminblue@blue.net
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NA175-ARIN

RNOCHandle: NA175-ARIN
RNOCName:   Network Administrator
RNOCPhone:  +1-270-982-8860 
RNOCEmail:  adminblue@blue.net
RNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/NA175-ARIN

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