ARIN Confirms AS6553 Issued to Digital Island on Aug 29, 1996

ARIN Registration Services ticket response from Lisa Liedel dated January 26 2026 confirming autonomous system number AS6553 was originally issued August 29 1996 to Digital Island Inc at 45 Fremont Street Suite 1200 San Francisco — AS6553, issued August 29, 1996, by the InterNIC; the record is maintained today in ARIN’s registry, where the original registration date is preserved. ARIN confirmation by Lisa Liedel, Director, Registration Services, American Registry for Internet Numbers, Ltd., dated January 26, 2026: AS6553 originally issued to Digital Island, Inc. on August 29, 1996, which is independent registry proof of named-company routing identity in 1996. Exhibit 16.

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ARIN Confirms AS6553 Issued to Digital Island on Aug 29, 1996

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