Data as of Nov 4, 2026
168.167.168.0/24
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysBotswana Telecommunications Corporation
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Residential
Risk
0 / 100 · Low
Recent change
New origin May 2026
from AS14988 Botswana Telecommunications Corporation, after 4.8 years unannounced
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168.167.0.0/16 since May 2005 | AS14988 | Residential | 1,194 439 always on | Botswana Telecommunications Corporation |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168.167.0.0/16 | 65,536 | BTC | Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (ORG-BTC2-AFRINIC) · BW | ALLOCATED PA | — | — |
| └ 168.167.128.0/17 | 32,768 | BTCL_ | BTCL Assignment | ASSIGNED PA | — | — |
Network & registry
Registry
Holder
- Organization
- Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
- Handle
- ORG-BTC2-AFRINIC
- Range
- 168.
167. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
Origin network
AS14988
BW
- Name
- Botswana Telecommunications Corporation
- Type
- Internet provider
- Registered
- Mar 2, 2000
- Domain
- btc.bw
- Website
- www.btc.bw
- 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 2014
- Current origin since
- May 2026 · 6 mo
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168.167.0.0/16 | AS14988 | /24 | AFRINIC | RPKI valid |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 168.
167. 128. 0/ 17 - Netname
- BTCL_
AS14988 - Registrant
- BTCL Assignment
- Registrant country
- BW
- Organization
- BTCL Assignment
- Org country
- BW
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Parent
- 168.
167. 0. 0 - 168. 167. 255. 255 - Created
- Not stated by the registry
- Maintainer
- TF-196-1-130-0-196-1-133-255-MNT
- RIR
- AFRINIC
- Country
- BW
- Delegated
- Dec 12, 2008
- Status
- assigned