This AS is not currently used to announce prefixes in the global routing table, nor is it used as a visible transit AS.
whois: 402603
IANA has recorded AS3956 as originally allocated by
/usr/bin/whois -h jwhois.apnic.netr "AS3956\n
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ASNumber: 3956
ASName: TX-METRO
ASHandle: AS3956
RegDate: 1994-10-21
Updated: 1994-10-21
Ref: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/autnum/3956
OrgName: Texas Metronet
OrgId: TEXASM-8
Address: 860 Kinwest Pkwy, ste 179
City:
StateProv: TX
PostalCode:
Country: US
RegDate: 1994-10-21
Updated: 2012-10-10
Ref: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/TEXASM-8
OrgTechHandle: SRL-ARIN
OrgTechName: Linebarger, Steven
OrgTechPhone: +1-972-488-2170
OrgTechEmail: accounts@metronet.com
OrgTechRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SRL-ARIN
OrgAbuseHandle: SRL-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: Linebarger, Steven
OrgAbusePhone: +1-972-488-2170
OrgAbuseEmail: accounts@metronet.com
OrgAbuseRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SRL-ARIN
RTechHandle: SRL-ARIN
RTechName: Linebarger, Steven
RTechPhone: +1-972-488-2170
RTechEmail: accounts@metronet.com
RTechRef: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/entity/SRL-ARIN
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