Network · AS7988

AS7988 CenturyLink Communications, LLC

AS7988 (CenturyLink Communications, LLC) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS7988

OwnerCenturyLink Communications, LLC
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses768
IPv4 ranges2
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

148.156.112.0/23
148.156.116.0/24

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-21.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS7988 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])

const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);

Questions

About AS7988

Is AS7988 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS7988 (CenturyLink Communications, LLC) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS7988?

AS7988 is registered to CenturyLink Communications, LLC. It announces about 768 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS7988?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.