Data as of Nov 6, 2026

204.217.239.0/24

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

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

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
record created Dec 29, 1994 · reallocated to Aventice LLC Nov 26, 2021
2 · Leased from
3 · Announced by
AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
since Jun 2023 · 3.4 yr ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 204.217.239.0/24/24s
Aventice
256100%
1
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 204.217.239.0/24/24s
Cogent Communications, LLC
256100%
1

Lineage

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

204.217.239.0/24

From the registry to its use

  1. Dec 29, 1994
    Registry record
    Cogent Communications, LLC
    Direct Allocation (legacy, pre-1997)
    204.217.0.0/16
  2. May 9, 2005– today
    Announced
    AS174 Cogent Communications, LLC
    as part of 204.217.0.0/16
    204.217.0.0/16
  3. Nov 26, 2021
    Reallocated
    Aventice LLC
    Reallocated
    204.217.128.0/17
  4. Nov 29, 2021– Jul 9, 2023
    Announced
    AS4181 TDS Telecom
    Internet provider
  5. Jun 28, 2023– today
    Announced
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    Internet provider
  6. Jun 29, 2023
    Route object
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    RADB route object for AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS5650
  7. today
    Leased from
    Aventice
    IP broker

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesLeased fromHolderRPKI
204.217.0.0/16
since May 2005
AS174Internet provider5,3768.2%ISP proxyIP broker Aventice (part)Cogent 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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
204.217.0.0/1665,536COGENT-204-217-16Cogent Communications, LLC (COGC) · USDirect AllocationDec 29, 1994abuse@cogentco.com
└ 204.217.128.0/1732,768NET-204-217-128-0-1Aventice LLC (AL-584) · USReallocatedNov 26, 2021abuse@aventice.com

Network & registry

IPv4 market

Holder

Organization
Cogent Communications, LLC
Handle
COGC
Range
204.217.0.0/16
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Dec 29, 1994
Legacy
yes
Reallocated to
Aventice LLC (AL-584)
Reallocated range
204.217.128.0/17
Reallocated
Nov 26, 2021
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