UPDATE: Tiscali has denied talk of a sale, rebuffing 'The Independents' article as being without foundation. Tiscali has placed the UK division of its ISP up for sale at £600m. The provider will be looking towards the likes of BSkyB, Orange, Carphone Warehouse, NTL or BT to take the strain:


The Independent on Sunday item reports that none of the most likely buyers have offered any comment. Most of the major providers, bar BT and Orange, are also being kept busy with restructuring and existing consolidation.

This all begs the question, who will buy Tiscali? There is no doubt that the provider is a prominent force in the UK ISP market, so there's bound to be interest, but anything this big requires strong commitment and deep pockets.