Data as of Nov 8, 2026
72.56.163.0/24
No anonymizer space · no proxy exits in 30 daysWS Telecom Inc · reallocated from Net Inc.
Announcement
this exact prefix
RPKI valid
Announced by
Type
Hosting
Risk
50 / 100 · Medium
Recently moved
Recent change
New origin Jul 2026
from AS213541 WS Telecom 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.
| Range | Addresses | Netname | Holder | Type | Created | Abuse contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.56.0.0/16 | 65,536 | US-NET-20080226 | Net Inc. (ORG-NI139-RIPE) · US | ALLOCATED PA | Aug 11, 2025 | abuse@ |
| └ 72.56.128.0/18 | 16,384 | CLIENT-LEASE | WS Telecom Inc (ORG-WTI4-RIPE) · US | SUB-ALLOCATED PA | Feb 27, 2026 | abuse@ |
| └ 72.56.163.0/24 | 256 | WST-NET-72-56-160-0-24 | Customer assignment | ASSIGNED PA | Sep 15, 2025 | abuse@ via CLIENT-LEASE |
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
- Net Inc.
- Handle
- ORG-NI139-RIPE
- Range
- 72.
56. 0. 0/ 16 - Registration type
- ALLOCATED PA
- Record created
- Aug 11, 2025
- Reallocated to
- WS Telecom Inc (ORG-WTI4-RIPE)
- Reallocated range
- 72.
56. 128. 0/ 18 - Reallocation type
- SUB-ALLOCATED PA
- Reallocated
- Feb 27, 2026
Origin network
AS209372
US
- Name
- WS Telecom Inc
- Type
- Hosting
- Registered
- Aug 23, 2019
- Domain
- wstelecom.us
- Spamhaus ASN-DROP
- not listed
Routing timeline
Who has announced this prefix
Summary
Routing history
- Pattern
- Rotating
- First seen
- Jan 2026
- Current origin since
- Jul 2026 · 4 mo
- Origin networks
- 2
- Last change of origin
- Jul 2026
Recorded history
History
- Handoffs
- 1
RPKI
Route origin authorizations
| ROA prefix | ASN | Max len | Anchor | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.56.128.0/18 | AS209372 | /24 | RIPE | RPKI valid |
| 72.56.128.0/18 | AS213541 | /24 | RIPE | Another network |
Whois
Registration for this announcement
- Range
- 72.
56. 163. 0/ 24 - Netname
- WST-NET-72-56-160-0-24
- Registrant
- Customer assignment
- Registrant country
- PT
- Organization
- Customer assignment
- Org country
- PT
- Type
- ASSIGNED PA
- Created
- Sep 15, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Maintainer
- wst-mnt
- RIR
- RIPE NCC
- Country
- US
- Delegated
- Feb 26, 2008
- Status
- assigned
Report abuse
Abuse contact
- abuse@
wstelecom. us - Name
- WS Telecom Inc
- Handle
- WTI9-RIPE