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% Information related to '62.172.164.0 - 62.172.167.255'

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inetnum:        62.172.164.0 - 62.172.167.255
netname:        TELEPHONE-INFORMATION-MASTER
descr:          FTIP003439487 Telephone Information Masters Ltd
country:        GB
admin-c:        TN2040-RIPE
tech-c:         TN2040-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         BTNET-MNT
mnt-lower:      BTNET-MNT
mnt-routes:     BTNET-MNT
remarks:        Please send abuse notification to abuse@bt.net
remarks:        Please send delisting issues to ip.address.management.account@bt.com
remarks:        ip.address.management.account@bt.com
remarks:        This range is statically assigned
created:        2014-01-30T10:57:59Z
last-modified:  2016-02-17T11:58:41Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Tim Newman
address:        Civic Centre
address:        North Walk
address:        Barnstaple
address:        Devon
address:        EX31 1EA
phone:          +44 7010 700 600
nic-hdl:        TN2040-RIPE
mnt-by:         BTNET-MNT
remarks:        Please send abuse notification to abuse@bt.net
created:        2012-10-12T08:31:46Z
last-modified:  2014-05-02T12:06:46Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '62.172.0.0/16AS2856'

route:          62.172.0.0/16
descr:          BTnet UK Core
origin:         AS2856
mnt-by:         BTNET-INFRA-MNT
created:        1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
last-modified:  2014-07-30T09:33:44Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

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