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% Information related to '62.96.221.196 - 62.96.221.199'

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inetnum:        62.96.221.196 - 62.96.221.199
netname:        NET-DE-MPC-MUENCHMEYER-PETERSEN-IT-SERVICES-GMBH-AND-CO-KG
descr:          MPC MUENCHMEYER  PETERSEN IT SERVICES GMBH AND CO. KG
country:        DE
admin-c:        BS7494-RIPE
tech-c:         BS7494-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         DE-COLT-MNT
created:        2014-04-30T14:42:27Z
last-modified:  2014-04-30T14:42:27Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Felix Austen
address:        MPC MUENCHMEYER PETERSEN IT SERVICES GMBH
address:        Palmaille, Palmaille, 71, 22767, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
phone:          +4940380221317
nic-hdl:        BS7494-RIPE
mnt-by:         DE-COLT-MNT
created:        2014-04-30T14:42:27Z
last-modified:  2022-02-25T04:33:48Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '62.96.0.0/16AS8220'

route:          62.96.0.0/16
descr:          COLT-DE
origin:         AS8220
mnt-by:         DE-COLT-MNT
created:        2002-06-25T13:11:57Z
last-modified:  2002-06-25T13:11:57Z
source:         RIPE

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3 records found for '62.96.221.198'
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