Another hijacked range???

[Roy <garlic () garlic com>]

Found this note in another mailing list.
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> From: Andrew - Supernews <andrew+nonews () supernews com>
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> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:49:17 -0000
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> In article <86u1ax6cdr.fsf () skylane kjsl com>, Javier Henderson wrote:
> > I'd get a local transit provider with good peering. I've been
> > entirely too happy with Layer42 <http://www.layer42.net>
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> interesting, given the other thread here on "IP address squatting":
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> www.layer42.net has address 166.88.4.14
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> OrgName:    CARABINEROS DE CHILE 
> OrgID:      CDC-38
> Address:    2336F Walsh Ave
> City:       Santa Clara
> StateProv:  CA
> PostalCode: 95051
> Country:    US
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> NetRange:   166.88.0.0 - 166.88.255.255 
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> A few years ago that record had this street address:
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> AMUNATEGUI 519 PISO 3
> SANTIAGO
> CHILE
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> why, one asks, would a provider in California be using IP addresses
> registered to Chilean police authorities?
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