It's worth remembering that the recent Biscit (V21) collapse has also impacted a multitude of smaller resellers. Since Biscit's original chaotic acquisition of V Two One (V21) last year, many clients have suffered problems.

In the case of one provider, DialupISP, the problems stemmed from a lack of payment and communication by Biscit charting several long months. Many vISP's have privately expressed similar concerns to us and today DialupISP paid the ultimate price:


Others, such as Naims, have suffered similar problems and ultimately sought refuge in the arms of a new supplier, but at least they survived. Many may not be so lucky and the future looks bleak.

Briefly surveying our list it's clear that some, such as Anispo and AccessTheNet, may not even be aware of the situation and still appear to use the old defunct signup system. We know that several wouldn't have even known about the problems had they not checked the Internet.