SHARES in telecoms group Affinity Internet were suspended yesterday amid uncertainty about the company's financial position.

The Financial Services Authority announced trading in Affinity shares had been suspended at the company's request "pending clarification of its financial position".

The move follows the sale earlier this month of the group's Internet services business - which included the Internet service provider and entertainment website breathe.com - to Cleverview Investments for £250,000.

The company said at the time that the sale would enable it to focus on its communications operation which sells pay-as-you-go mobile phones and fixed line telephone services to businesses and individuals.

London-based Affinity continues to use breathe.com as a shop window to sell mobile phone handsets and top-up cards.