Data as of Nov 7, 2026
142.173.232.0/21
Anonymizer · ISP proxy203 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysRCN · space held by TELUS Communications Inc.
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recent change
New origin Aug 2026
its first announcement on record
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
203
9.9% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
37
18% of its exits
Spread
7 of 8
/24s with at least one exit
Providers
26
selling exits here
Oct 8, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
Exits seen per day
211K observations
/24s with the most always-on exits
| /24 | Always-on exits | Proxy exits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 142.173.233.0/24 | 25 | 34 | |
| 142.173.238.0/24 | 12 | 67 | |
| 142.173.235.0/24 | 0 | 62 | |
| 142.173.232.0/24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 142.173.236.0/24 | 0 | 8 | |
| 142.173.234.0/24 | 0 | 3 | |
| 142.173.239.0/24 | 0 | 3 |
Proxy providers listing exits
- Ake.net
- BottingTools
- Byteful
- CatProxies
- ColaProxy
- DataImpulse
- Datarama
- EVOPROXY
- EZProxies
- Geonode
- IPRoyal
- InfiniteProxies
- KocerRoxy
- LemonBright
- MagneticProxy
- NextProxy
- PacketStream
- Proxmint
- Proxy4U
- ProxyGeo
- ProxyRack
- ProxyWing
- Proxying
- RH7Proxy
- Thordata
- WealthProxies
IPv4 market
Path
Announced by AS6079 since Aug 2026 · 13 wk ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named
Operators, sellers and brokers
Leased from
IP brokers
| Name | In 142.173.232.0/21 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| IPv4.Global | 2,048100% | 8 |
Leased from
Owners leasing their own space
| Name | In 142.173.232.0/21 | /24s |
|---|---|---|
| TELUS Communications Inc. | 2,048100% | 8 |
Lineage
How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →
142.173.232.0/21
From the registry to its use
Network & registry
Origin network
AS6079
US
- Name
- RCN
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Apr 4, 2001
- Domain
- astound.com
- Website
- www.astound.com
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Aug 2026
- Current origin since
- Aug 2026 · 3 mo
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142.173.232.0/21 | AS6079 | /21 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 142.173.224.0/20 | AS6079 | /20 | ARIN | Too specific |
IRR
Route objects on the exact prefix
| Origin | Registry | Description | Maintainer | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS6079 | ARIN | TELUS Communications Inc. | MNT-TACE | Aug 6, 2026 |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 142.
173. 0. 0/ 16 - Netname
- TELUS-142-173
- Registrant
- TELUS Communications Inc.
- Organization
- TELUS Communications Inc. (TACE)
- Org address
- 510 W Georgia St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2A3
- Org country
- CA
- Type
- Direct Allocation
- Handle
- NET-142-173-0-0-1
- Parent
- NET-142-0-0-0-0
- Created
- Aug 26, 1992
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- CA
- Delegated
- Aug 26, 1992
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
telus. com - Name
- Abuse at TELUS
- Phone
- +1-877-945-8220
- Handle
- AAT-ARIN