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AS2905

AS2905 – MTN SA

AS Number	2905
AS Name	TICSA-ASN
Organization	MTN SA (org-vsa1-afrinic)
Country	ZA
Number of IPv4 Routes	0
Number of IPv6 Routes	0
ASN type	ISP
Allocation Status	ASSIGNED
Registry	AFRINIC
Date Allocated	N/A

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% This is the AfriNIC Whois server.
% The AFRINIC whois database is subject to  the following terms of Use. See https://afrinic.net/whois/terms

% Note: this output has been filtered.
%       To receive output for a database update, use the "-B" flag.

% Information related to 'AS2905'

% No abuse contact registered for AS2905

aut-num:        AS2905
as-name:        TICSA-ASN
descr:          Verizon South Africa
status:         ASSIGNED
admin-c:        DM117-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AT32-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AM158-AFRINIC
admin-c:        MS161-AFRINIC
tech-c:         DM117-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AT32-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AM158-AFRINIC
org:            ORG-VSA1-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-lower:      MTNBUSINESS-MNT
mnt-routes:     MTNSA-MNT
mnt-routes:     MTNBUSINESS-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

organisation:   ORG-VSA1-AFRINIC
org-name:       MTN SA
org-type:       LIR
country:        ZA
address:        216 14th Avenue
address:        Fairland
address:        Johannesburg 2196
phone:          tel:+27-11-912-3000
admin-c:        DM117-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AT32-AFRINIC
admin-c:        AM158-AFRINIC
admin-c:        MS161-AFRINIC
tech-c:         DM117-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AT32-AFRINIC
tech-c:         AM158-AFRINIC
mnt-ref:        AFRINIC-HM-MNT
mnt-ref:        MTNSA-MNT
mnt-by:         AFRINIC-HM-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Alan McKinnon
nic-hdl:        AM158-AFRINIC
address:        216 14th Avenue
address:        Fairland
address:        Johannesburg 2196
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-11-912-3000
mnt-by:         GENERATED-UT5UMLTTEHMTSJAQCJWBQJCTVQ9AI6BE-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Antonio Teixeira
nic-hdl:        AT32-AFRINIC
address:        216 14th Avenue, Fairland
address:        Roodepoort, 2195.
address:        Roodepoort
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-11-912-3000
mnt-by:         GENERATED-U9MUUZCT6LZSJ6CZU7EJCT62JKCIEW3M-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Dijon Mannie
nic-hdl:        DM117-AFRINIC
address:        216 14th Avenue
address:        MTN Innovation Centre
address:        Fairland
address:        Roodepoort
address:        2195
address:        Johannesburg
address:        South Africa
address:        South Africa
address:        Other
phone:          tel:+27-83-912-3000
mnt-by:         GENERATED-C8SUDYYLB1HFQ4IWUKAD8NC3ZGJ4ZYPJ-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

person:         Mike Silber
address:        MTN Group
address:        216 14th Ave
address:        Fairlands
address:        Roodepoort
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-11-912-4000
nic-hdl:        MS161-AFRINIC
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered
mnt-by:         GENERATED-K1GUDID9VRZ0H0BVXEMJ1SVX7GYGQHX2-MNT

% Information related to 'ai1-AFRINIC'

person:         as2905 ip-maint
address:        MTN Business
address:        Heron Place
address:        c/o Century Boulevard and Heron Crescent
address:        Stand no 6465
address:        Century City
address:        Cape Town
address:        South Africa
phone:          tel:+27-21-658-8700
nic-hdl:        ai1-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         GENERATED-QIXNEODNNAWAOSWCWUCABCUA5YTRVGEH-MNT
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered

% Information related to 'ai2-AFRINIC'

person:         as2905 ip-maint
address:        1st floor, great westerford,
                newlands, cape town,
                south africa
phone:          tel:+27-21-658-8700
nic-hdl:        ai2-AFRINIC
mnt-by:         MAINT-AS2905
source:         AFRINIC # Filtered




#
# 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:       2905
ASName:         AFRINIC-ASNBLOCK-2905
ASHandle:       AS2905
RegDate:        2005-02-21
Updated:        2005-02-21
Comment:        This AS number block is under AFRINIC responsibility.
Comment:        Please see http://www.afrinic.net/ for further details,
Comment:        or check the WHOIS server located at whois.afrinic.net).
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/2905

ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query
ResourceLink:  whois.afrinic.net


OrgName:        African Network Information Center
OrgId:          AFRINIC
Address:        Level 11ABC
Address:        Raffles Tower
Address:        Lot 19, Cybercity
City:           Ebene
StateProv:      
PostalCode:     
Country:        MU
RegDate:        2004-05-17
Updated:        2015-05-04
Comment:        AfriNIC - http://www.afrinic.net
Comment:        The African & Indian Ocean Internet Registry
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/AFRINIC

ReferralServer:  whois://whois.afrinic.net
ResourceLink:  http://afrinic.net/en/services/whois-query

OrgAbuseHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Generic POC
OrgAbusePhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgAbuseRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: GENER11-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Generic POC
OrgTechPhone:  +230 4666616 
OrgTechEmail:  abusepoc@afrinic.net
OrgTechRef:    https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/GENER11-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.afrinic.net",
  "aut_nums" : [ {
    "aut_num" : "AS2905",
    "as_name" : "TICSA-ASN",
    "description" : [ "Verizon South Africa" ],
    "status" : "ASSIGNED",
    "organization" : "ORG-VSA1-AFRINIC",
    "admin_contacts" : [ "DM117-AFRINIC", "AT32-AFRINIC", "AM158-AFRINIC", "MS161-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "DM117-AFRINIC", "AT32-AFRINIC", "AM158-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_lower" : [ "MTNBUSINESS-MNT" ],
    "mnt_routes" : [ "MTNSA-MNT", "MTNBUSINESS-MNT" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  } ],
  "organization" : {
    "handle" : "ORG-VSA1-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "MTN SA",
    "type" : "LIR",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue", "Fairland", "Johannesburg 2196" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue",
    "city" : "Johannesburg",
    "zip_code" : "2196",
    "country" : [ "ZA" ],
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-912-3000" ],
    "admin_contacts" : [ "DM117-AFRINIC", "AT32-AFRINIC", "AM158-AFRINIC", "MS161-AFRINIC" ],
    "tech_contacts" : [ "DM117-AFRINIC", "AT32-AFRINIC", "AM158-AFRINIC" ],
    "mnt_ref" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT", "MTNSA-MNT" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "AFRINIC-HM-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC"
  },
  "administrative_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "DM117-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Dijon Mannie",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue", "MTN Innovation Centre", "Fairland", "Roodepoort", "2195", "Johannesburg", "South Africa", "South Africa", "Other" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue Mtn Innovation Centre",
    "city" : "Johannesburg",
    "zip_code" : "2195",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA OTHER",
    "phone" : [ "+27-83-912-3000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-C8SUDYYLB1HFQ4IWUKAD8NC3ZGJ4ZYPJ-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA OTHER"
  }, {
    "handle" : "AT32-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Antonio Teixeira",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue, Fairland", "Roodepoort, 2195.", "Roodepoort", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue",
    "city" : "Roodepoort",
    "zip_code" : "2195",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-912-3000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-U9MUUZCT6LZSJ6CZU7EJCT62JKCIEW3M-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "AM158-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Alan McKinnon",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue", "Fairland", "Johannesburg 2196", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue",
    "city" : "Johannesburg",
    "zip_code" : "2196",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-912-3000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-UT5UMLTTEHMTSJAQCJWBQJCTVQ9AI6BE-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "MS161-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Mike Silber",
    "address" : [ "MTN Group", "216 14th Ave", "Fairlands", "Roodepoort", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "14th Ave",
    "city" : "Roodepoort",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-912-4000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-K1GUDID9VRZ0H0BVXEMJ1SVX7GYGQHX2-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  } ],
  "technical_contacts" : [ {
    "handle" : "DM117-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Dijon Mannie",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue", "MTN Innovation Centre", "Fairland", "Roodepoort", "2195", "Johannesburg", "South Africa", "South Africa", "Other" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue Mtn Innovation Centre",
    "city" : "Johannesburg",
    "zip_code" : "2195",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA OTHER",
    "phone" : [ "+27-83-912-3000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-C8SUDYYLB1HFQ4IWUKAD8NC3ZGJ4ZYPJ-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA OTHER"
  }, {
    "handle" : "AT32-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Antonio Teixeira",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue, Fairland", "Roodepoort, 2195.", "Roodepoort", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue",
    "city" : "Roodepoort",
    "zip_code" : "2195",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-912-3000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-U9MUUZCT6LZSJ6CZU7EJCT62JKCIEW3M-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  }, {
    "handle" : "AM158-AFRINIC",
    "name" : "Alan McKinnon",
    "address" : [ "216 14th Avenue", "Fairland", "Johannesburg 2196", "South Africa" ],
    "street" : "14th Avenue",
    "city" : "Johannesburg",
    "zip_code" : "2196",
    "country" : "SOUTH AFRICA",
    "phone" : [ "+27-11-912-3000" ],
    "mnt_by" : [ "GENERATED-UT5UMLTTEHMTSJAQCJWBQJCTVQ9AI6BE-MNT" ],
    "source" : "AFRINIC",
    "addressCountry" : "SOUTH AFRICA"
  } ]
}

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