RIPE Network Coordination Center

The Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) is an independent, non-profit, membership-based organization in the Netherlands, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Amsterdam, to provide technical coordination of Internet infrastructure in its service area. Members of the RIPE NCC include Internet Service Providers (ISPs), telecommunications organizations, and large companies located in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.