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Data as of Nov 3, 2026

217.78.40.0/21

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

Frontier Communications of America, Inc. · space held by Bredband2 AB

Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
AS5650
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
Recently moved
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Bredband2 AB
record created Oct 1, 2001 · reallocated to a party the registry does not name Sep 9, 2025
2 · Leased from
IPXO
for its owner Bredband2 AB
3 · Announced by
AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
since Sep 2025 · 14 mo ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 217.78.40.0/21/24s
IPXO
2,048100%
8
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 217.78.40.0/21/24s
Bredband2 AB
2,048100%
8

Lineage

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

217.78.40.0/21

From the registry to its use

  1. Oct 1, 2001
    Registry record
    Bredband2 AB
    ALLOCATED PA
    217.78.32.0/20
  2. Sep 9, 2025– Sep 20, 2025
    Announced
    AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
    Internet provider
  3. Sep 9, 2025– today
    Announced
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    Internet provider
  4. Sep 12, 2025
    Route object
    AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
    RADB route object for AS5650 Frontier Communications of America, Inc., maintainer MAINT-AS1020
  5. Nov 8, 2025– Nov 19, 2025
    Announced
    AS834 IPXO LLC
    Hosting
  6. Apr 21, 2026
    Route object
    IPXO
    RADB route object for AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC, maintainer MAINT-AS834
  7. Jul 6, 2026– Jul 17, 2026
    Announced
    AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
    Internet provider
  8. Jul 11, 2026
    Route object
    IPXO
    RADB route object for AS12083 WideOpenWest Finance LLC, maintainer MAINT-AS834
  9. Jul 11, 2026
    Route object
    IPXO
    RADB route object for AS13347 Midwest Cable, maintainer MAINT-AS834
  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
217.78.32.0/204,096SE-BREDBAND2-20001206Bredband2 AB (ORG-LA21-RIPE) · SEALLOCATED PAOct 1, 2001[email protected]
└ 217.78.40.0/212,048RCN-CableunknownSUB-ALLOCATED PASep 9, 2025[email protected]

Network & registry

AnnouncementRouting historyRPKI & IRRWhois & abuse
IPv4 market

Holder

Holder in the market →
Organization
Bredband2 AB
Handle
ORG-LA21-RIPE
Range
217.78.32.0/20
Registration type
ALLOCATED PA
Record created
Oct 1, 2001
Reallocated to
Not named in the registry
Reallocated range
217.78.40.0/21
Reallocation type
SUB-ALLOCATED PA
Reallocated
Sep 9, 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