London - British telecommunications operator BT Group has wired up a church in Wales to allow the congregation to hook onto local high-speed Internet connections when they want a break from the sermon.
Britain's largest fixed-line telecoms operator said on Tuesday it had installed a Wi-Fi wireless network access point, known as a hotspot, in Reverend Keith Kimber's St John's Rectory church in the city of Cardiff.
"The church has to move with the times and I wanted to make St John's a sanctuary for everyone, including business people with laptops and mobiles," Kimber said in a statement issued by BT.
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"I have no problem with people quietly sending an email or surfing the Internet in church, as long as they respect the church."
Wi-Fi - a medium-range wireless network that is often rolled out in coffee shops and airport lounges - allows users of laptop computers and other gadgets to access fast Internet connections without having to struggle with wires and mismatched phone plugs.
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