Thinkbroadband reports that a financial and legal dispute between 186k and their supplier Tiscali UK has resulted in some broadband ADSL customers being disconnected. 186k is owned by Dominic Marrocco and supplies several vISPs, including EzeeDSL, Mailbox Internet and EFH Broadband.

Tiscali has since confirmed that its Wholesale Broadband Agreement with 186k was terminated over the dispute, leaving an unknown number of customers without broadband. Tiscali has recommended that those affected contact 186k to gain their migration code (MAC).

Typically 186k has issued a statement of its own, noting that the problem only affects a small percentage of its users as most are already on their BT platform:


Regular readers will no doubt be able to recall that 186k was heavily involved in a lot of smaller ISP acquisitions some years back, although we've barely heard a peep out of them since 2007. The current trading environment for smaller providers is also incredibly difficult. Customers affected should contact their supplier 186k ASAP.