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inetnum:        176.109.16.0 - 176.109.31.255
netname:        CONTACTTV-NET
country:        RU
org:            ORG-CTI2-RIPE
admin-c:        SAA161-RIPE
tech-c:         SAA161-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PI
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-END-MNT
mnt-by:         MNT-CONTACTTV
mnt-routes:     MNT-CONTACTTV
mnt-domains:    MNT-CONTACTTV
created:        2012-02-20T13:09:28Z
last-modified:  2019-03-28T13:03:51Z
source:         RIPE
sponsoring-org: ORG-CS216-RIPE

organisation:   ORG-CTI2-RIPE
org-name:       CJSC Contact TV
country:        RU
org-type:       OTHER
address:        Russia, 430005, Saransk, Kommunisticheskaya st., 14a
abuse-c:        AR23122-RIPE
mnt-ref:        MNT-CONTACTTV
mnt-by:         MNT-CONTACTTV
created:        2007-07-30T08:30:54Z
last-modified:  2024-04-16T10:19:42Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Aleksey Karpov
address:        Russia, 430005, Saransk, Kommunisticheskaya st., 14a
phone:          +7 8342 32-89-65
nic-hdl:        SAA161-RIPE
created:        2007-07-30T08:30:52Z
last-modified:  2019-05-08T13:05:25Z
source:         RIPE
mnt-by:         MNT-CONTACTTV

% Information related to '176.109.31.0/24AS43434'

route:          176.109.31.0/24
descr:          RU-CONTACTTV
origin:         AS43434
mnt-by:         MNT-CONTACTTV
created:        2012-04-06T07:04:29Z
last-modified:  2012-04-06T07:04:29Z
source:         RIPE

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