ASN AS6501 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS6501?

AS6501 is listed under The Southern Company.

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The Southern Company southernco.com

US 26 Routes

AS Data

AS6501

AS6501 – The Southern Company

AS Number	6501
AS Name	SOUTHERNET
Organization	The Southern Company (thesou-13)
Country	US
Website	southernco.com
Number of IPv4 Routes	26
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	BUSINESS
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	1996-05-09

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
148.199.160.0/19	AS6501	The Southern Company	Georgia Power Company	8192
146.126.51.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.4.0/22	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	1024
146.126.68.0/23	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	512
146.126.21.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.73.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.43.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.86.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.35.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.134.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.74.0/23	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	512
146.126.0.0/16	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	65536
146.126.132.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.111.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.92.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.15.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.17.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.49.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.88.0/22	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	1024
146.126.56.0/22	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	1024
146.126.188.0/22	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	1024
148.115.224.0/19	AS6501	The Southern Company	Alabama Power Co.	8192
146.126.2.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
148.115.0.0/18	AS6501	The Southern Company	Alabama Power Co.	16384
146.126.14.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256
146.126.61.0/24	AS6501	The Southern Company	Southern Company Services, Inc.	256

Raw Whois Response

#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#


ASNumber:       6501
ASName:         SOUTHERNET
ASHandle:       AS6501
RegDate:        1996-05-09
Updated:        2019-04-11
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/6501


OrgName:        The Southern Company
OrgId:          THESOU-13
Address:        64A Perimeter Center East
City:           Atlanta
StateProv:      GA
PostalCode:     30346
Country:        US
RegDate:        1996-05-09
Updated:        2012-10-10
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/THESOU-13


OrgAbuseHandle: JB620-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   SoCoDNSAdministrator
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-770-313-5220 
OrgAbuseEmail:  SoCoDNSAdmin@southernco.com
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/JB620-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: JB620-ARIN
OrgTechName:   SoCoDNSAdministrator
OrgTechPhone:  +1-770-313-5220 
OrgTechEmail:  SoCoDNSAdmin@southernco.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/JB620-ARIN

RTechHandle: JB620-ARIN
RTechName:   SoCoDNSAdministrator
RTechPhone:  +1-770-313-5220 
RTechEmail:  SoCoDNSAdmin@southernco.com
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/JB620-ARIN

RAbuseHandle: JB620-ARIN
RAbuseName:   SoCoDNSAdministrator
RAbusePhone:  +1-770-313-5220 
RAbuseEmail:  SoCoDNSAdmin@southernco.com
RAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/JB620-ARIN


#
# ARIN WHOIS data and services are subject to the Terms of Use
# available at: https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/tou/
#
# If you see inaccuracies in the results, please report at
# https://www.arin.net/resources/registry/whois/inaccuracy_reporting/
#
# Copyright 1997-2026, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd.
#

Parsed Whois Response

{
  "status" : true,
  "whois_server" : "whois.arin.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "6501",
    "as_handle" : "AS6501",
    "as_name" : "SOUTHERNET",
    "tech_contacts" : [ "JB620-ARIN", "JB620-ARIN" ],
    "abuse_contacts" : [ "JB620-ARIN", "JB620-ARIN" ],
    "date_created" : "1996-05-09",
    "date_updated" : "2019-04-11",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/6501"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "THESOU-13",
    "name" : "The Southern Company",
    "address" : [ "64A Perimeter Center East", "Atlanta", "GA", "30346", "US" ],
    "street" : "Perimeter Center East",
    "city" : "Atlanta",
    "state" : "GA",
    "zip_code" : "30346",
    "country" : [ "US" ],
    "date_created" : "1996-05-09",
    "date_updated" : "2012-10-10",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/THESOU-13",
    "addressCountry" : "US"
  },
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "JB620-ARIN",
    "name" : "SoCoDNSAdministrator",
    "email" : [ "SoCoDNSAdmin@southernco.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-770-313-5220" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/JB620-ARIN"
  } ],
  "abuse_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "JB620-ARIN",
    "name" : "SoCoDNSAdministrator",
    "email" : [ "SoCoDNSAdmin@southernco.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-770-313-5220" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/JB620-ARIN"
  } ]
}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS7018	AT&T Enterprises, LLC	US

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS7018	AT&T Enterprises, LLC	US