Online utility firm Servista.com has been chosen by World Online, the Tiscali-owned internet service provider, to take over its phone service which has 58,000 UK customers.

Tiscali announced earlier this year it would stop offering phone services through World Online and concentrate instead on providing internet access.

In a deal to be announced later this week World Online plans to recommend its UK customers switch to the Servista.Call service.

Servista, which offers customers a single online bill for gas, electricity and telecoms, is now looking for further deals to increase its customer base.