ASN AS22556 is an Autonomous System Number used to identify a network for BGP internet routing.

Who manages ASN AS22556?

AS22556 is listed under Blackboard Inc..

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AS22556 Blackboard Inc. | IPGeolocation.io

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Blackboard Inc. anthology.com

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AS Data

AS22556

AS22556 – Blackboard Inc.

AS Number	22556
AS Name	BLACKBOARD
Organization	Blackboard Inc. (blackb-2)
Country	US
Website	anthology.com
Number of IPv4 Routes	1
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	BUSINESS
Registry	ARIN
Date Allocated	2001-10-16

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IP Ranges

Route	Origin	Origin Name	ISP	# IPs
69.196.241.0/24	AS22556	Blackboard Inc.	Blackboard Inc.	256

Raw Whois Response

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ASNumber:       22556
ASName:         BLACKBOARD
ASHandle:       AS22556
RegDate:        2001-10-16
Updated:        2026-02-06
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/22556


OrgName:        Blackboard Inc.
OrgId:          BLACKB-2
Address:        11720 Plaza America Drive, Floor 11
City:           Reston
StateProv:      VA
PostalCode:     20190
Country:        US
RegDate:        1998-09-18
Updated:        2020-11-11
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/BLACKB-2


OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE3037-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Abuse
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-202-463-4860 
OrgAbuseEmail:  peering@anthology.com
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ABUSE3037-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: MHNET-ARIN
OrgTechName:   MHNetOps
OrgTechPhone:  +1-202-463-4860 
OrgTechEmail:  peering@anthology.com
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: MHNET-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   MHNetOps
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-202-463-4860 
OrgNOCEmail:  peering@anthology.com
OrgNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-ARIN

RAbuseHandle: MHNET-ARIN
RAbuseName:   MHNetOps
RAbusePhone:  +1-202-463-4860 
RAbuseEmail:  peering@anthology.com
RAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-ARIN

RNOCHandle: MHNET-ARIN
RNOCName:   MHNetOps
RNOCPhone:  +1-202-463-4860 
RNOCEmail:  peering@anthology.com
RNOCRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-ARIN

RTechHandle: MHNET-ARIN
RTechName:   MHNetOps
RTechPhone:  +1-202-463-4860 
RTechEmail:  peering@anthology.com
RTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-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" : "22556",
    "as_handle" : "AS22556",
    "as_name" : "BLACKBOARD",
    "tech_contacts" : [ "MHNET-ARIN", "MHNET-ARIN" ],
    "abuse_contacts" : [ "ABUSE3037-ARIN", "MHNET-ARIN" ],
    "date_created" : "2001-10-16",
    "date_updated" : "2026-02-06",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/22556"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "BLACKB-2",
    "name" : "Blackboard Inc.",
    "address" : [ "11720 Plaza America Drive, Floor 11", "Reston", "VA", "20190", "US" ],
    "street" : "Plaza America Drive",
    "city" : "Reston",
    "state" : "VA",
    "zip_code" : "20190",
    "country" : [ "US" ],
    "date_created" : "1998-09-18",
    "date_updated" : "2020-11-11",
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/BLACKB-2",
    "addressCountry" : "US"
  },
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "MHNET-ARIN",
    "name" : "MHNetOps",
    "email" : [ "peering@anthology.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-202-463-4860" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-ARIN"
  } ],
  "abuse_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "ABUSE3037-ARIN",
    "name" : "Abuse",
    "email" : [ "peering@anthology.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-202-463-4860" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/ABUSE3037-ARIN"
  }, {
    "handle" : "MHNET-ARIN",
    "name" : "MHNetOps",
    "email" : [ "peering@anthology.com" ],
    "phone" : [ "+1-202-463-4860" ],
    "source" : "https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/MHNET-ARIN"
  } ]
}

Peers

AS Number	Description	Country
AS54825	Packet Host, Inc.	US
AS15830	Equinix EMEA Acquisition Enterprises B.V.	NL
AS15830	Equinix (EMEA) Acquisition Enterprises B.V.	NL

Upstreams

AS Number	Description	Country
AS54825	Packet Host, Inc.	US
AS15830	Equinix EMEA Acquisition Enterprises B.V.	NL