Data as of Nov 3, 2026

172.98.185.0/24

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

Frontier Communications of America, Inc. · space held by BraveWay LLC

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Jun 16, 2015
2 · Leased from
its owner, directly
3 · Announced by
AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
since Aug 2024 · 2.2 yr ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 172.98.185.0/24/24s
BraveWay LLC
256100%
1

Lineage

How this block came to its use, oldest first. The whole IPv4 market →

172.98.185.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Jun 16, 2015
    Registry record
    BraveWay LLC
    Direct Allocation
    172.98.160.0/19
  2. Jul 13, 2015
    Assigned
    Libelty SEO
    Reassigned
    172.98.185.0/24
  3. Sep 4, 2015
    Route object
    AS46261 QuickPacket, LLC
    RADB route object for AS46261 QuickPacket, LLC, maintainer MAINT-AS46261
  4. Jan 16, 2022– Aug 20, 2024
    Announced
    AS46261 QuickPacket, LLC
    Hosting
  5. Apr 3, 2022
    Route object
    AS46261 QuickPacket, LLC
    ARIN route object for AS46261 QuickPacket, LLC, maintainer MNT-BL-216
  6. Aug 9, 2024– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    Internet provider
  7. Aug 10, 2024
    Route object
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    ARIN route object for AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc., maintainer MNT-BL-216
  8. Aug 12, 2024
    Route object
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    RADB route object for AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS46261

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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
172.98.160.0/198,192BWAY-19BraveWay LLC (BL-216) · USDirect AllocationJun 16, 2015[email protected]
└ 172.98.185.0/24256BWAY-19Libelty SEO (C05803554) · USReassignedJul 13, 2015[email protected]
via BWAY-19

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

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
BraveWay LLC
Handle
BL-216
Range
172.98.160.0/19
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Jun 16, 2015
Origin network

AS5650

US
Name
Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
Type
Internet provider
Registered
Jul 25, 1995
Domain
verizonbusiness.com
Website
www.frontier.com
Industry
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Spamhaus ASN-DROP
not listed