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% Information related to '51.179.167.192 - 51.179.167.199'

% Abuse contact for '51.179.167.192 - 51.179.167.199' is 'ticket@m247.com'

inetnum:        51.179.167.192 - 51.179.167.199
netname:        METRONET-CUSTOMER-ID-001D000001qRlBnIAK
descr:          CUSTOMER-CONTACT-ID-003D000001zCQqeIAG
country:        GB
admin-c:        MMH33-RIPE
tech-c:         SA4679-RIPE
org:            ORG-MML1-RIPE
status:         LEGACY
mnt-by:         MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
created:        2016-09-13T14:10:09Z
last-modified:  2016-09-13T14:10:09Z
source:         RIPE

organisation:   ORG-MML1-RIPE
org-name:       M247 UK Ltd
country:        GB
org-type:       LIR
address:        Turing House, Archway 5, Manchester
address:        M15 5RL
address:        Manchester
address:        UNITED KINGDOM
phone:          +44 800 066 2739
fax-no:         +44 161 226 0658
admin-c:        JM3746-RIPE
admin-c:        SA4679-RIPE
admin-c:        MN5372-RIPE
abuse-c:        MNA103-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
created:        2007-05-02T05:11:04Z
last-modified:  2022-05-31T10:14:24Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Metronet UK LTD trading as M247
address:        Unit1-3, Greenheys Data Centre
address:        Manchester Science Park
address:        Pencroft Way
address:        MANCHESTER
address:        M15 6JJ
phone:          +44 161 822 2580
fax-no:         +44 1239 621 407
nic-hdl:        MMH33-RIPE
remarks:        trouble: Information: https://m247.com/
remarks:        trouble: Questions? mailto:ticket@m247.com
remarks:        trouble: Problems? mailto:abuse@m247.com
mnt-by:         MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
created:        2007-05-11T03:19:15Z
last-modified:  2024-01-16T11:09:49Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Steven Axon
address:        Unit1-3, Greenheys Data Centre
address:        Manchester Science Park
address:        Pencroft Way
address:        MANCHESTER
address:        M15 6JJ
phone:          +44 161 822 2580
fax-no:         +44 1239 621 407
nic-hdl:        SA4679-RIPE
mnt-by:         MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
created:        2007-05-09T14:09:42Z
last-modified:  2010-05-21T23:05:21Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '51.179.160.0/19AS42973'

route:          51.179.160.0/19
descr:          MML-ROUTE-51.179.160
descr:          Original MML Block 12
descr:          ALLOCATED PA Space do not break up
origin:         AS42973
mnt-by:         MNT-MANCHESTERMETRONET
created:        2015-06-05T07:39:40Z
last-modified:  2015-06-05T07:39:40Z
source:         RIPE

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