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Data as of Nov 3, 2026

96.46.76.0/22

Anonymizer · ISP proxy

Windstream Communications LLC · space held by Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.

Announcement
this exact prefix
No RPKI
Announced by
AS7029
Type
ISP proxy
Risk
90 / 100 · Critical
IPv4 market

Path

1 · Holder
Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
record created Oct 28, 2009 · reallocated to Northern Cable and Fiber, LLC Sep 4, 2025
2 · Leased from
Rackdog
for its owner Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
3 · Announced by
AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
since Aug 2025 · 14 mo ago
4 · Use
ISP proxy
anonymizer space, operator not named

Operators, sellers and brokers

Leased from

IP brokers

NameIn 96.46.76.0/22/24s
Rackdog
1,024100%
4
Leased from

Owners leasing their own space

NameIn 96.46.76.0/22/24s
Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
1,024100%
4

Lineage

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

96.46.76.0/22

From the registry to its use

  1. Oct 28, 2009
    Registry record
    Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
    Direct Allocation
    96.46.64.0/20
  2. Nov 8, 2009– Jun 27, 2016
    Announced
    AS30329 Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
    as part of 96.46.64.0/20
    96.46.64.0/20
  3. Sep 15, 2013– Jun 27, 2016
    Announced
    AS18990 Airband Communications, Inc
  4. Sep 8, 2016– May 3, 2022
    Announced
    AS30329 Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
    as part of 96.46.64.0/20
    96.46.64.0/20
  5. Sep 8, 2016– Oct 28, 2020
    Announced
    AS18990 Airband Communications, Inc
  6. Apr 29, 2023– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS3257 GTT Communications Inc.
    as part of 96.46.64.0/20
    96.46.64.0/20
  7. Aug 28, 2025– Nov 2, 2026
    Announced
    AS7029 Windstream Communications LLC
    Internet provider
  8. Sep 4, 2025
    Reallocated
    Northern Cable and Fiber, LLC
    Reallocated
    96.46.76.0/22
  9. today
    Leased from
    Rackdog
    IP broker

Announcements

Less specific

Covering announcements

PrefixOriginTypeProxy exitsHolderRPKI
96.46.64.0/20
since Apr 2023
AS3257Unknown2Sparkplug Southwest, 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.

RangeAddressesNetnameHolderTypeCreatedAbuse contact
96.46.64.0/204,096SPARKPLUG-SW-03Sparkplug Southwest, LLC. (SSL-162) · USDirect AllocationOct 28, 2009[email protected]
└ 96.46.76.0/221,024RACKDOG-GTTRackdog, LLC (RL-859) · USReallocatedApr 25, 2025[email protected]
└ 96.46.76.0/221,024WINDSTREAMNorthern Cable and Fiber, LLC (NCFL-7) · USReallocatedSep 4, 2025[email protected]
└ 96.46.76.0/221,024WINDSTREAMWindstream (C11341783) · USReassignedSep 4, 2025[email protected]
via RACKDOG-GTT

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

AnnouncementRouting historyWhois & abuse
IPv4 market

Holder

Holder in the market →
Organization
Sparkplug Southwest, LLC.
Handle
SSL-162
Range
96.46.64.0/20
Registration type
Direct Allocation
Record created
Oct 28, 2009
Reallocated to
Northern Cable and Fiber, LLC (NCFL-7)
Reallocated range
96.46.76.0/22
Reallocated
Sep 4, 2025
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