Data as of Nov 3, 2026

216.97.236.0/23

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

Frontier Communications of America, Inc. · space held by HostPapa

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

Path

1 · Holder
record created Aug 11, 2008 · reallocated to Internet Utilities NA LLC Jan 7, 2025
2 · Leased from
for its owner HostPapa
3 · Announced by
AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
since Sep 2025 · 13 mo ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 216.97.236.0/23/24s
IPXO
512100%
2
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 216.97.236.0/23/24s
HostPapa
512100%
2

Lineage

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

216.97.236.0/23

From the registry to its use

  1. Aug 11, 2008
    Registry record
    HostPapa
    Direct Allocation
    216.97.224.0/20
  2. Oct 12, 2021– Aug 31, 2022
    Announced
    AS1239 Cogent Communications, LLC
  3. Apr 5, 2023– Sep 8, 2025
    Announced
    AS200017 Elisteka UAB
    Hosting
  4. Jan 7, 2025
    Reallocated
    Internet Utilities NA LLC
    Reallocated
    216.97.224.0/20
  5. Aug 28, 2025– Sep 20, 2025
    Announced
    AS834 IPXO LLC
    Hosting
  6. Sep 14, 2025
    Route object
    IPXO
    RADB route object for AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS834
  7. Sep 14, 2025
    Route object
    IPXO
    ARIN route object for AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc., maintainer MNT-DCL-577
  8. Sep 17, 2025
    Assigned
    Internet Utilities NA LLC
    Reassigned
    216.97.236.0/23
  9. Sep 21, 2025– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    Internet provider
  10. today
    Leased from
    IPXO
    IP broker

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
216.97.224.0/204,096NET-216-97-224-0-1HostPapa (HOSTP-7) · USDirect AllocationAug 11, 2008[email protected]
└ 216.97.224.0/204,096IPXOIPXO LLC (IL-845) · USReallocatedAug 26, 2021[email protected]
└ 216.97.224.0/204,096NETUTILSInternet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577) · USReallocatedJan 7, 2025[email protected]
└ 216.97.236.0/23512NET-216-97-236-0-23unknownReassignedSep 17, 2025[email protected]
via NET-216-97-224-0-1

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
HostPapa
Handle
HOSTP-7
Range
216.97.224.0/20
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Aug 11, 2008
Reallocated to
Internet Utilities NA LLC (DCL-577)
Reallocated
Jan 7, 2025
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