Data as of Nov 3, 2026

216.42.0.0/20

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

RCN · space held by NTT America, Inc.

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

Path

1 · Holder
record created Mar 29, 2000
2 · Leased from
for its owner NTT America, Inc.
3 · Announced by
AS6079 RCN
since Dec 2025 · 11 mo ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 216.42.0.0/20/24s
Rackdog
4,096100%
16
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 216.42.0.0/20/24s
NTT America, Inc.
4,096100%
16

Lineage

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

216.42.0.0/20

From the registry to its use

  1. Mar 29, 2000
    Registry record
    NTT America, Inc.
    Direct Allocation
    216.42.0.0/16
  2. May 9, 2005– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS2914 NTT America, Inc.
    as part of 216.42.0.0/16
    216.42.0.0/16
  3. Dec 2, 2025– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS6079 RCN
    Internet provider
  4. Dec 9, 2025
    Route object
    Rackdog
    RADB route object for AS6079 RCN, maintainer MAINT-AS398465
  5. May 19, 2026
    Assigned
    RCN
    Reassigned
    216.42.0.0/17
  6. today
    Leased from
    Rackdog
    IP broker

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeAnonymizer addressesProxy exitsHolderRPKI
216.42.0.0/16
since May 2005
AS2914Internet provider7681.2%ISP proxy2
1 always on
NTT America, Inc.

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
216.42.0.0/1665,536NTTA-216-42NTT America, Inc. (NTTAM-1) · USDirect AllocationMar 29, 2000[email protected]
└ 216.42.0.0/1732,768RCN-216-42RCN (C11598232) · USReassignedMay 19, 2026[email protected]
via NTTA-216-42

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
NTT America, Inc.
Handle
NTTAM-1
Range
216.42.0.0/16
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Mar 29, 2000
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