Data as of Nov 3, 2026
166.82.179.0/24
7 residential-proxy exits · 30 daysWindstream Communications LLC
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Residential
Risk
0 / 100 · Low
Recent change
New origin Aug 2026
from AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC, after 13.7 years unannounced
Residential-proxy exits
Proxy exits
7
2.7% of its addresses · 30 days
Always-on exits
2
29% of its exits
Providers
39
selling exits here
Oct 4, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026
Exits seen per day
2.9K observations
Proxy providers listing exits
- 711Proxy
- Ake.net
- AnyIP
- B2Proxy
- ByteProxies
- Byteful
- CatProxies
- ColaProxy
- Decodo
- EZProxies
- EnigmaProxy
- FastProxy
- FlexyProxies
- FloppyData
- GSocks
- Geonode
- GloryCloud
- IPFly
- IPPeak
- IPRoyal
- Infatica
- Kookey
- LemonBright
- LemonPrime
- LudaxProxy
- NodeProxy
- NovaProxy
- Oxylabs
- Proxiware
- ProxyEmpire
- ProxyGeo
- Proxying
- PuraRoute
- RainProxy
- Thordata
- ThunderProxy
- VantageProxies
- VitalExclusive
- WealthProxies
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166.82.0.0/16 since Dec 2012 | AS7029 | Residential | 103 9 always on | Windstream Communications LLC |
Registrations in this block
The registry's network records over the announcement: those covering it, widest first, then every record inside it, under its parent.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166.82.0.0/16 | 65,536 | WINDSTREAM | Windstream Communications LLC (WINDS-6) · US | Direct Allocation | Nov 9, 1993 | [email protected] |
| └ 166.82.179.0/24 | 256 | 166-82-179-0 | Windstream Communications LLC (C11675039) · US | Reassigned | Aug 8, 2026 | [email protected] via WINDSTREAM |
A contact marked “via” is the registry's: the record names none of its own, so the registry hands down its parent's.
Network & registry
Registry
Holder
- Organization
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Handle
- WINDS-6
- Range
- 166.82.0.0/16
- Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Nov 9, 1993
- Legacy
- yes
Origin network
AS7029
US
- Name
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Jul 30, 1996
- Domain
- uniti.com
- Website
- www.uniti.com/
- Industry
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Covering aggregate above, the prefix's own history below
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Stable
- First seen
- Jun 2009
- Current origin since
- Aug 2026 · 2 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Dec 2012
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166.82.179.0/24 | AS7029 | /24 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 166.82.176.0/22 | AS7029 | /22 | ARIN | Too specific |
| 166.82.0.0/16 | AS7029 | /16 | ARIN | Too specific |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 166.82.179.0/24
- Netname
- 166-82-179-0
- Registrant
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Organization
- Windstream Communications LLC (C11675039)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-166-82-179-0-1
- Parent
- NET-166-82-0-0-1
- Created
- Aug 8, 2026
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Nov 9, 1993
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- Windstream Abuse
- Phone
- +1-800-347-1991
- Handle
- WINDS1-ARIN