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% Information related to '217.173.20.0 - 217.173.23.255'

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inetnum:        217.173.20.0 - 217.173.23.255
netname:        INTELSET-KAZAN
descr:          "MTS" OJSC
descr:          Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
country:        RU
admin-c:        IIT100-RIPE
tech-c:         IIT100-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         TVT-NOC-MNT
created:        2005-10-04T07:26:24Z
last-modified:  2014-11-12T08:23:00Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Roman Titov
address:        MTS PJSC
address:        Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia
address:        420100
address:        Zakieva 14
phone:          +7 987 2900801 89255
nic-hdl:        IIT100-RIPE
mnt-by:         TVT-NOC-MNT
created:        2009-08-12T10:26:06Z
last-modified:  2017-11-14T05:58:57Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '217.173.16.0/21AS29194'

route:          217.173.16.0/21
descr:          "MTS" OJSC
descr:          Tatarstan, Russia
origin:         AS29194
mnt-by:         TVT-NOC-MNT
created:        2010-09-02T07:24:26Z
last-modified:  2014-11-11T13:29:48Z
source:         RIPE

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3 records found for '217.173.21.18'
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