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inetnum:        217.138.0.0 - 217.138.255.255
netname:        UK-DATASTATE-20010131
country:        GB
org:            ORG-DL5-RIPE
admin-c:        TK150-RIPE
tech-c:         DAT-RIPE
status:         ALLOCATED PA
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         VENUS-MNT
mnt-lower:      DATASTATE-MNT
mnt-lower:      VENUS-MNT
mnt-routes:     DATASTATE-MNT
created:        2001-12-14T14:09:05Z
last-modified:  2019-12-11T10:44:17Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-DL5-RIPE
org-name:       VENUS BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
country:        GB
org-type:       LIR
address:        Turing House, Archway 5
address:        M15 5RL
address:        Manchester
address:        UNITED KINGDOM
phone:          +44 20 7240 5858
admin-c:        AS38520-RIPE
abuse-c:        AR16121-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        VENUS-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         VENUS-MNT
created:        2004-04-17T11:39:12Z
last-modified:  2023-04-05T06:43:28Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

role:           Venus NOC
address:        25-27 Oxford Street
address:        London
address:        W1D 2DW
phone:          +44 020 7240 5858
admin-c:        JK445
tech-c:         JK445
nic-hdl:        DAT-RIPE
mnt-by:         DATASTATE-MNT
mnt-by:         VENUS-MNT
created:        2002-07-10T12:16:15Z
last-modified:  2016-08-23T14:43:51Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Thomas Kernen
address:        Route du Mandement 330
address:        1281 Russin
address:        Switzerland
phone:          +41 79 408 93 80
nic-hdl:        TK150-RIPE
mnt-by:         KERNEN-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2009-04-09T21:04:04Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '217.138.0.0/17AS16247'

route:          217.138.0.0/17
origin:         AS16247
mnt-by:         VENUS-MNT
mnt-by:         MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
mnt-by:         M247
mnt-by:         M247-UK-MNT
created:        2023-05-03T09:27:54Z
last-modified:  2023-05-03T09:27:54Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '217.138.0.0/17AS20952'

route:          217.138.0.0/17
origin:         AS20952
mnt-by:         VENUS-MNT
created:        2020-06-15T14:45:11Z
last-modified:  2020-06-15T14:45:11Z
source:         RIPE

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