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	Apr. 11, 2025	May 02, 2024	Mar. 31, 2025
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio			6.0
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes
Subsequent Events
Face amount		$ 206.0	$ 206.0
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.924%	7.924%
Proceeds from issuance of secured debt		$ 198.4
Maturity date		May 31, 2054
Percentage of additional interest on debt		5.00%
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Minimum \| Issue additional Class A Notes
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio		1.00
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Minimum \| Dispose of IPv4 addresses owned by the IPv4 Issuer
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio		1.00
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Minimum \| Substitute new IPv4 addresses
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio		1.00
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Maximum \| Issue additional Class A Notes
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio		6.10
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Maximum \| Dispose of IPv4 addresses owned by the IPv4 Issuer
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio		7.10
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Maximum \| Substitute new IPv4 addresses
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio		6.10
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| Base rate
Subsequent Events
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			5.00%
Secured IPv4 address revenue notes \| United States Treasury interest
Subsequent Events
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			3.40%
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events
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Restricted	72.6
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Subsequent Events \| Secured IPv4 Notes
Subsequent Events
Face amount	$ 380.4
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.646%
Subsequent Events \| Secured IPv4 address revenue notes
Subsequent Events
Percentage of noteholders voting rights	50.00%
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes
Subsequent Events
Face amount	$ 174.4
Maturity date	Apr. 30, 2055
Percentage of additional interest on debt	5.00%
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Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio	1.00
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| Minimum \| Dispose of IPv4 addresses owned by the IPv4 Issuer
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio	1.00
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| Minimum \| Substitute new IPv4 addresses
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio	1.00
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| Maximum \| Issue additional Class A Notes
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio	7.25
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| Maximum \| Dispose of IPv4 addresses owned by the IPv4 Issuer
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio	7.25
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| Maximum \| Substitute new IPv4 addresses
Subsequent Events
Consolidated leverage ratio	7.25
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| Base rate
Subsequent Events
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	5.00%
Subsequent Events \| New IPv4 Notes \| United States Treasury interest
Subsequent Events
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%