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% Information related to '82.163.72.0 - 82.163.72.255'

% Abuse contact for '82.163.72.0 - 82.163.72.255' is 'abuse@uk2group.com'

inetnum:        82.163.72.0 - 82.163.72.255
netname:        High-Volume-100TB
descr:          UK-2 Limited
country:        GB
remarks:        Abuse matters to: abuse@uk2.net
remarks:        Abuse mail to any other address may be ignored
org:            ORG-UL5-RIPE
admin-c:        UKAC-RIPE
tech-c:         UKAC-RIPE
status:         ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:         AS13213-MNT
created:        2014-12-01T12:09:38Z
last-modified:  2016-04-19T12:17:06Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-UL5-RIPE
org-name:       UK-2 Limited
country:        GB
org-type:       LIR
address:        Icon 1 7-9 Sunbank Lane, Ringway
address:        WA15 0AF
address:        Altrincham
address:        UNITED KINGDOM
phone:          +44 207 053 7676
fax-no:         +44 207 9870424
admin-c:        UK2
abuse-c:        AR17971-RIPE
mnt-ref:        RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        AS13213-MNT
mnt-by:         RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT
mnt-by:         AS13213-MNT
created:        2004-04-17T12:23:06Z
last-modified:  2023-03-29T09:52:11Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

person:         Abuse Contact
address:        The Old Truman Brewery
address:        91 Brick Lane
address:        London
address:        E1 6QL
phone:          +44 (0)2070537676
mnt-by:         AS13213-MNT
nic-hdl:        UKAC-RIPE
created:        2014-04-09T15:07:03Z
last-modified:  2017-04-27T17:44:14Z
source:         RIPE # Filtered

% Information related to '82.163.72.0/23AS13213'

route:          82.163.72.0/23
descr:          UK2.NET announcement
origin:         AS13213
mnt-by:         AS13213-MNT
created:        2015-09-16T11:15:35Z
last-modified:  2015-09-16T11:15:35Z
source:         RIPE

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