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NetRange:       198.142.0.0 - 198.142.255.255
CIDR:           198.142.0.0/16
NetName:        APNIC-ERX-198-142-0-0
NetHandle:      NET-198-142-0-0-1
Parent:         NET198 (NET-198-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        Early Registrations, Transferred to APNIC
OriginAS:       
Organization:   Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)
RegDate:        2004-08-30
Updated:        2009-10-08
Comment:        This IP address range is not registered in the ARIN database.
Comment:        This range was transferred to the APNIC Whois Database as
Comment:        part of the ERX (Early Registration Transfer) project.
Comment:        For details, refer to the APNIC Whois Database via
Comment:        WHOIS.APNIC.NET or http://wq.apnic.net/apnic-bin/whois.pl
Comment:        
Comment:        ** IMPORTANT NOTE: APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry
Comment:        for the Asia Pacific region.  APNIC does not operate networks
Comment:        using this IP address range and is not able to investigate
Comment:        spam or abuse reports relating to these addresses.  For more
Comment:        help, refer to http://www.apnic.net/apnic-info/whois_search2/abuse-and-spamming
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/198.142.0.0

ResourceLink:  https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/query
ResourceLink:  whois.apnic.net


OrgName:        Asia Pacific Network Information Centre
OrgId:          APNIC
Address:        PO Box 3646
City:           South Brisbane
StateProv:      QLD
PostalCode:     4101
Country:        AU
RegDate:        
Updated:        2012-01-24
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/APNIC

ReferralServer:  whois://whois.apnic.net
ResourceLink:  https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/query

OrgTechHandle: AWC12-ARIN
OrgTechName:   APNIC Whois Contact
OrgTechPhone:  +61 7 3858 3188 
OrgTechEmail:  search-apnic-not-arin@apnic.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AWC12-ARIN

OrgAbuseHandle: AWC12-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   APNIC Whois Contact
OrgAbusePhone:  +61 7 3858 3188 
OrgAbuseEmail:  search-apnic-not-arin@apnic.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AWC12-ARIN


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Found a referral to whois.apnic.net.

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% Whois data copyright terms    http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html

% Information related to '198.142.0.0 - 198.142.255.255'

% Abuse contact for '198.142.0.0 - 198.142.255.255' is 'abuse@optusnet.com.au'

inetnum:        198.142.0.0 - 198.142.255.255
netname:        OPTUSCOM-AU
descr:          SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
country:        AU
org:            ORG-SOPL2-AP
admin-c:        OA3-AP
tech-c:         OA3-AP
abuse-c:        AO399-AP
status:         ASSIGNED PORTABLE
remarks:        --------------------------------------------------------
remarks:        To report network abuse, please contact mnt-irt
remarks:        For troubleshooting, please contact tech-c and admin-c
remarks:        Report invalid contact via www.apnic.net/invalidcontact
remarks:        --------------------------------------------------------
notify:         domain@optusnet.com.au
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
mnt-routes:     MAINT-OPTUSCOM-AP
mnt-irt:        IRT-OPTUSCOM-AU
last-modified:  2025-01-20T03:38:39Z
source:         APNIC

irt:            IRT-OPTUSCOM-AU
address:        SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
address:        Optus Macquarie Park (OCS)
address:        1 Lyonpark Road
address:        Macquarie Park NSW 2113
e-mail:         abuse@optusnet.com.au
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@optusnet.com.au
admin-c:        OA3-AP
tech-c:         OA3-AP
auth:           # Filtered
remarks:        abuse@optusnet.com.au was validated on 2025-06-18
mnt-by:         MAINT-OPTUSCOM-AP
last-modified:  2025-09-04T01:00:31Z
source:         APNIC

organisation:   ORG-SOPL2-AP
org-name:       SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
org-type:       LIR
country:        AU
address:        Optus Macquarie Park (OCS)
address:        1 Lyonpark Road, Macquarie Park
phone:          +61-2-8082-7800
fax-no:         +61-2-8082-7100
e-mail:         irr-admin@optus.com.au
mnt-ref:        APNIC-HM
mnt-by:         APNIC-HM
last-modified:  2025-09-25T13:05:45Z
source:         APNIC

role:           ABUSE OPTUSCOMAU
country:        ZZ
address:        SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
address:        Optus Macquarie Park (OCS)
address:        1 Lyonpark Road
address:        Macquarie Park NSW 2113
phone:          +000000000
e-mail:         abuse@optusnet.com.au
admin-c:        OA3-AP
tech-c:         OA3-AP
nic-hdl:        AO399-AP
remarks:        Generated from irt object IRT-OPTUSCOM-AU
remarks:        abuse@optusnet.com.au was validated on 2025-06-18
abuse-mailbox:  abuse@optusnet.com.au
mnt-by:         APNIC-ABUSE
last-modified:  2025-06-18T01:06:45Z
source:         APNIC

role:           OPTUS IP ADMINISTRATORS
address:        SingTel Optus Pty Ltd
address:        Optus Macquarie Park (OCS)
address:        1 Lyonpark Road
address:        Macquarie Park  NSW 2113
address:        AUSTRALIA
country:        AU
phone:          +61 2 8082 7800
fax-no:         +61 2 8082 7100
e-mail:         ipadmin@optus.net.au
remarks:        send spam/abuse reports to abuse@optus.net.au
remarks:        please use http://www.apnic.net/db/spam.html
remarks:        to identify networks before sending reports and
remarks:        always include full headers/logs.
admin-c:        NC8-AP
admin-c:        IA65-AP
tech-c:         NC8-AP
tech-c:         IA65-AP
tech-c:         OH23-AP
nic-hdl:        OA3-AP
notify:         hostmaster@optus.net.au
mnt-by:         MAINT-OPTUSCOM-AP
last-modified:  2011-12-06T00:10:13Z
source:         APNIC

% Information related to '198.142.0.0/16AS4804'

route:          198.142.0.0/16
descr:          Singtel Optus Pty ltd
origin:         AS4804
mnt-by:         MAINT-OPTUSCOM-AP
mnt-routes:     MAINT-OPTUSCOM-AP
last-modified:  2025-01-20T03:42:25Z
source:         APNIC

% This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.88.34 (WHOIS-UK2)