Data as of Nov 3, 2026
216.96.78.0/23
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysWindstream Communications LLC
Announcements
Less specific
Covering announcements
| Prefix | Origin | Type | Proxy exits | Holder | RPKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216.96.0.0/17 since May 2005 | AS7029 | Residential | 64 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216.96.0.0/17 | 32,768 | WINDSTREAM | Windstream Communications LLC (WINDS-6) · US | Direct Allocation | Sep 29, 1998 | [email protected] |
| └ 216.96.78.0/23 | 512 | 216-96-78-0 | Windstream Communications LLC (C11218910) · US | Reassigned | May 23, 2025 | [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
- 216.96.0.0/17
- Registration type
- Direct Allocation
- Record created
- Sep 29, 1998
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 2025
- Current origin since
- Jun 2025 · 1.4 yr
- Origin networks
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 216.96.78.0/23 | AS7029 | /23 | ARIN | RPKI valid |
| 216.96.0.0/17 | AS7029 | /17 | ARIN | Too specific |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 216.96.78.0/23
- Netname
- 216-96-78-0
- Registrant
- Windstream Communications LLC
- Organization
- Windstream Communications LLC (C11218910)
- Type
- Reassigned
- Handle
- NET-216-96-78-0-1
- Parent
- NET-216-96-0-0-1
- Created
- May 23, 2025
- RIR
- ARIN
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Sep 29, 1998
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- [email protected]
- Name
- Windstream Abuse
- Phone
- +1-800-347-1991
- Handle
- WINDS1-ARIN