Church aerials.London (ENI)--England's historic parish churches will soon be doing double duty as hosts for telecom antennae as phone companies set up third-generation mobile phone networks which allow for Internet access See how to access the Internet. . One-quarter of the Church of England's 16,000 parishes have shown interest in hosting masts A mast is a man-made support structure, commonly used on sailing ships as support for sails, or on land as radio masts and towers used to support telecommunication equipment such as radio antennas ("aerials" in the UK). This is a list of masts 300 meters or higher. or aerials on church spires, in spite of reported safety fears over radiation risks. Some medieval cathedrals and churches already have antennae for second-generation mobile phone networks, but Rev. William Beaver beaver, either of two large aquatic rodents, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, known for their engineering feats. They were once widespread in N and central Eurasia except E Siberia, and in North America from the arctic tree line to the S United , a spokesman for the Archbishops' Council, said those number in the hundreds, rather than the thousands showing interest now. The financial incentive is strong. Annual rental paid by telecom companies to churches hosting aerials can be up to $12,000. Local churches will make their own decision about aerials but the diocese DIOCESE, eccl. law. The district over which a bishop exercises his spiritual functions. 1 B1. Com. 111. will have the final say, said Mr. Beaver. |
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