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inetnum:        77.40.8.0 - 77.40.79.255
netname:        MARI-VOLGATELECOM
descr:          xDSL dynamic pools
country:        RU
admin-c:        BEH-RIPE
tech-c:         KMA-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         MNT-VTC
created:        2009-12-25T09:30:16Z
last-modified:  2009-12-25T09:30:16Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Vasiliy Golovin
address:        VolgaTelecom Mari El branch
address:        Sovetskaya 138
address:        424000 Yoshkar-Ola
phone:          +78362664526
nic-hdl:        BEH-RIPE
mnt-by:         BEH-MNT
created:        2006-08-22T08:13:35Z
last-modified:  2020-06-30T11:30:44Z
source:         RIPE

person:         Konstantin A Maryshev
address:        Sovetskaya 138
address:        424000 Yoshkar-Ola
mnt-by:         KMA-MNT
phone:          +7-8362-664404
phone:          +7-8362-231719
nic-hdl:        KMA-RIPE
created:        2006-10-20T11:19:22Z
last-modified:  2015-01-21T09:20:40Z
source:         RIPE

% Information related to '77.40.40.0/21AS12389'

route:          77.40.40.0/21
origin:         AS12389
mnt-by:         MNT-VOLGATELECOM
created:        2021-05-07T05:45:11Z
last-modified:  2021-05-07T05:45:11Z
source:         RIPE

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