Tiscali Press Release - TISCALI LAUNCHES ENERGY BILL-CUTTING SERVICE WITH ENERGYHELPLINE.COM

Tiscali, the broadband, telephone and media company today announces its partnership with energy saving and switching service energyhelpline.com. Hosted in the money section of Tiscali's popular portal, www.tiscali.co.uk/energyhelpline will help guide Tiscali's seven million users that visit the portal each month to potential savings on their energy bills and take the hassle out of switching provider.

The partnership follows a strategic review of a short list of four potential partners. energyhelpline.com was selected as its service compares all tariffs from all energy providers in the marketplace and offers an intuitive process for obtaining quotes, making comparisons and switching providers. Tiscali will also have a unique telephone number and bespoke call centre solution to ensure the user-friendly experience is consistent both on and offline.

As part of the partnership Tiscali will feature energy related stories and articles on the portal homepage and deliver highly targeted email campaigns throughout the year as well as providing readers with advice on how to become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

Mark Vickery, senior marketing manager, energyhelpline.com says: "Tiscali's online money channel provides us with highly targeted access to our core demographic. We're looking forward to working with Tiscali to help British consumers get the best deals on their energy supply needs."

Alex Hole, online media director, Tiscali UK says: "The rising cost of energy bills has become a significant issue for Tiscali customers. We identified a major need for a robust service that compared all tariffs across the entire UK gas and electricity market. It is important for our users that they can search not only by price but also by energy efficiency and green rating, and that they have access to dedicated customer service representatives. The service we have implemented with Energy Help Line has met all of these key requirements and we look forward to working with them over the coming year."

The energy helpline service can be found at www.tiscali.co.uk/energyhelpline