{"classifier_version":"1.4.0","documentation":"https://rirtracker.com/api/","disclaimer":"This site independently analyzes publicly available Internet number-resource records. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by ARIN, the RIPE NCC, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, the Number Resource Organization (NRO), or any other Regional Internet Registry. Classifications and hold-expiration dates are evidence-based interpretations and do not constitute confirmation that a resource is available for issuance or transfer.","resource":"AS8898","resource_type":"asn","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/8898/","statistics_now":{"registry":"RIPE NCC","status":"allocated (dated 2015-10-08)"},"current_holder":{"rir":"RIPE NCC","org":"High-Speed Universal Broadband Services C.I.C.","how":"The RIPE NCC's latest statistics and the latest transfer record"},"rdap_snapshots":[],"transfers":[{"id":56482,"date":"2018-01-30T19:00:00Z","type":"RESOURCE_TRANSFER","source_rir":"RIPE NCC","recipient_rir":"RIPE NCC","source_org":"West Highland Access Network CIC","recipient_org":"High-Speed Universal Broadband Services C.I.C.","range":"AS8898","log":"RIPE NCC"}],"events":[{"event_id":"27b0d96638bfee47","registry":"RIPE NCC","report_date":"2018-01-30","source":"transfers","raw_action":"TRANSFER","raw_line":null,"resource_type":"asn","resource":"AS8898","start":8898,"end":8898,"classification":"INTRA_RIR_TRANSFER","classification_label":"Intra-RIPE NCC transfer","confidence":"CONFIRMED","source_rir":"RIPE NCC","recipient_rir":"RIPE NCC","source_organization":"West Highland Access Network CIC","recipient_organization":"High-Speed Universal Broadband Services C.I.C.","inventory_effect":"No effect on RIPE NCC applicant inventory","inventory_effect_code":"NO_EFFECT","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:47:28+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/8898/#e-27b0d96638bfee47","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/ripe/reports/2018-01-30/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/asn/8898.json","observed":"Transfer: West Highland Access Network CIC (RIPE NCC) to High-Speed Universal Broadband Services C.I.C. 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The tracker saw this range released from hold on 2013-02-05 (AS8898), so it appears to have been issued again from the RIPE NCC's pool.","evidence":[{"type":"statistics_diff","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2015/delegated-ripencc-extended-20151008.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T20:41:55+00:00","summary":"Found by comparing the RIPE NCC's daily statistics: AS8898 available on 2015-10-07, allocated on 2015-10-08"},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2015/delegated-ripencc-extended-20151007.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T20:41:52+00:00","summary":"RIPE NCC delegated statistics 2015-10-07 (produced 2015-10-07T21:59:59+00:00), before the change: available"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2015/delegated-ripencc-extended-20151008.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T20:41:55+00:00","summary":"RIPE NCC delegated statistics 2015-10-08 (produced 2015-10-08T21:59:59+00:00), after the change: allocated (dated 2015-10-08)"}]},{"event_id":"62e0be7fdcc61a8d","registry":"RIPE NCC","report_date":"2013-02-05","source":"statistics","raw_action":"RELEASED","raw_line":null,"resource_type":"asn","resource":"AS8898","start":8898,"end":8898,"classification":"HOLD_RELEASED","classification_label":"Released from hold (the RIPE NCC lists it as 'available')","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","source_rir":null,"recipient_rir":null,"source_organization":null,"recipient_organization":null,"inventory_effect":"The RIPE NCC's statistics now list it as 'available'; reissue not confirmed","inventory_effect_code":"RELEASED","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:56:57+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/8898/#e-62e0be7fdcc61a8d","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/ripe/reports/2013-02-05/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/asn/8898.json","observed":"AS8898 reserved on 2013-02-04, available on 2013-02-05","explanation":"The RIPE NCC's statistics show it reserved on 2013-02-04 and available on 2013-02-05. The RIPE NCC moved it from its reserved (held) records to the status it calls 'available'. The tracker saw it removed from registration on 2012-07-30, 190 days earlier. That is the RIPE NCC's own label: whether and when it is reissued is not confirmed.","evidence":[{"type":"statistics_diff","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2013/delegated-ripencc-extended-20130205.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T19:31:35+00:00","summary":"Found by comparing the RIPE NCC's daily statistics: AS8898 reserved on 2013-02-04, available on 2013-02-05"},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2013/delegated-ripencc-extended-20130204.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T19:31:27+00:00","summary":"RIPE NCC delegated statistics 2013-02-04 (produced 2013-02-04T22:59:59+00:00), before the change: reserved"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2013/delegated-ripencc-extended-20130205.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T19:31:35+00:00","summary":"RIPE NCC delegated statistics 2013-02-05 (produced 2013-02-05T22:59:59+00:00), after the change: available"}]},{"event_id":"b12c9953f79d28b6","registry":"RIPE NCC","report_date":"2012-07-30","source":"statistics","raw_action":"REMOVED","raw_line":null,"resource_type":"asn","resource":"AS8898","start":8898,"end":8898,"classification":"REMOVED_REASON_UNKNOWN","classification_label":"Removed (return, revocation or reclamation not publicly distinguishable)","confidence":"STRONG_INFERENCE","source_rir":null,"recipient_rir":null,"source_organization":null,"recipient_organization":null,"inventory_effect":"Possible future reissue candidate after hold","inventory_effect_code":"HOLD_CANDIDATE","provisional":false,"classifier_version":"1.4.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T23:56:30+00:00","page":"https://rirtracker.com/asn/8898/#e-b12c9953f79d28b6","report_page":"https://rirtracker.com/ripe/reports/2012-07-30/","evidence_url":"https://rirtracker.com/api/v1/resources/asn/8898.json","observed":"AS8898 allocated on 2012-07-29, reserved on 2012-07-30","explanation":"Removed from active registration. 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This does not confirm availability.","evidence":[{"type":"statistics_diff","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2012/delegated-ripencc-extended-20120730.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T19:20:28+00:00","summary":"Found by comparing the RIPE NCC's daily statistics: AS8898 allocated on 2012-07-29, reserved on 2012-07-30"},{"type":"delegated_before","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2012/delegated-ripencc-extended-20120729.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T19:20:25+00:00","summary":"RIPE NCC delegated statistics 2012-07-29 (produced 2012-07-29T21:59:59+00:00), before the change: allocated (dated 1998-07-23)"},{"type":"delegated_after","url":"https://ftp.ripe.net/pub/stats/ripencc/2012/delegated-ripencc-extended-20120730.bz2","retrieved_at":"2026-10-12T19:20:28+00:00","summary":"RIPE NCC delegated statistics 2012-07-30 (produced 2012-07-30T21:59:59+00:00), after the change: reserved"}]}],"classification_history":{"27b0d96638bfee47":[{"raw_change_id":55707,"classification_code":"INTRA_RIR_TRANSFER","confidence":"CONFIRMED","classifier_version":"1.3.0","classified_at":"2026-10-13T02:44:04+00:00","current":0,"public_explanation":"The RIPE NCC's transfer log records a transfer from West Highland Access Network CIC (RIPE NCC) to High-Speed Universal Broadband Services C.I.C. 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