The debate raged on: BTC, faced with a severe cash flow problem, refused to make the payment due at the half-way point of data migration. As a result Billco pulled out and the project came to a stand still. At present BTC cannot bill the majority of its customers whilst the billing system remains half complete and without any possibility of its being made functional as it stands. Billco is considering international arbitration in terms of the Implementation Agreement for payment of the monies owing to it under the agreement, but has been persuaded to try mediation.