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% Information related to '217.26.240.0 - 217.26.247.51'

% Abuse contact for '217.26.240.0 - 217.26.247.51' is 'abuse@nynex.de'

inetnum:        217.26.240.0 - 217.26.247.51
netname:        NYNEX-OTN
descr:          Nynex Network Solutions Customer Pool
remarks:        INFRA-AW
country:        DE
org:            ORG-ABuG1-RIPE
admin-c:        NX911
tech-c:         NX123
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         MNT-NY
mnt-irt:        IRT-DE-NYNEX
created:        2012-08-16T14:01:12Z
last-modified:  2012-08-16T14:01:12Z
source:         RIPE

organisation:   ORG-ABuG1-RIPE
org-name:       NYNEX satellite OHG
country:        DE
org-type:       LIR
address:        Robert-Bosch-Str. 20
address:        64293
address:        Darmstadt
address:        GERMANY
phone:          +496151500740
admin-c:        NX123
admin-c:        NX911
abuse-c:        NX111-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        MNT-NY
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         MNT-NY
created:        2008-04-11T07:33:42Z
last-modified:  2020-12-16T13:42:31Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Frederik Kriewitz
address:        NYNEX satellite OHG
address:        Robert-Bosch-Str. 20
address:        64293 Darmstadt
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6151 50074-009
nic-hdl:        NX123
mnt-by:         MNT-NY
created:        2011-07-13T10:58:34Z
last-modified:  2019-09-18T10:27:42Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Andreas Buxbaum
address:        NYNEX satellite OHG
address:        Robert-Bosch-Str. 20
address:        64293 Darmstadt
address:        Germany
phone:          +49 6151 50074-0
nic-hdl:        NX911
mnt-by:         MNT-NY
created:        2008-04-11T08:24:15Z
last-modified:  2019-09-18T10:28:27Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '217.26.240.0/24AS62023'

route:          217.26.240.0/24
descr:          NYNEX
mnt-by:         MNT-NY
origin:         AS62023
created:        2014-03-25T16:32:42Z
last-modified:  2014-03-25T16:32:42Z
source:         RIPE

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